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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Boshesh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Dmitrigorbachovovonovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Boshesh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vyacheslav Dmitrigorbachovovonovich!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boshesh shoots in and drives through. Dmitrigorbachovovonovich sprawls well.
Boshesh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boshesh wants it to stay on the feet.
Boshesh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boshesh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boshesh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dmitrigorbachovovonovich but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Boshesh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boshesh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich counters with a straight right hand.
Boshesh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is trying to control Boshesh's posture but Boshesh avoids it.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boshesh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dmitrigorbachovovonovich with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich trying to control but Boshesh postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Team Hopkins. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Boshesh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich wants to sweep here but Boshesh controlling him for the moment.
Boshesh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boshesh postures up in Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's guard and throws a big left but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich blocks it.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich working a defensive guard here.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boshesh.
Boshesh with a nice head shot there.
Boshesh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boshesh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boshesh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boshesh defends well.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Boshesh has one foot on Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boshesh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to avoid it but Boshesh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dmitrigorbachovovonovich to the ground. Dmitrigorbachovovonovich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich wants it to stay on the feet.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a nice strike.
Boshesh looks for a takedown but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich sprawls well.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich works the jab nicely.
Boshesh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich forces Boshesh back against the cage and clinches.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boshesh can't get the takedown.
Boshesh has Dmitrigorbachovovonovich pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dmitrigorbachovovonovich manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boshesh is breathing heavily.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich cracks Boshesh with a nice body shot.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands an uppercut.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich decides to pull guard.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich wants to sweep here but Boshesh controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich working a defensive guard here.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boshesh manages to get himself to full guard.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich passes Boshesh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich trying to control the action but Boshesh is working from the bottom.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich controlling from side mount.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich trying to control the position but Boshesh is working away.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to move to mount but Boshesh blocks the move with his legs.
Boshesh tries to buck Dmitrigorbachovovonovich off but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is having none of it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boshesh is not content to let Dmitrigorbachovovonovich control the position.
Boshesh sneaks back into half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyacheslav Dmitrigorbachovovonovich dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boshesh doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot lands for Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a nice right hand.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boshesh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boshesh.
Kim Boshesh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boshesh misses with a takedown
and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vyacheslav Dmitrigorbachovovonovich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boshesh tries to sprawl but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vyacheslav Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is looking to advance position but Boshesh won't allow it.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to take his opponent's back but Boshesh turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Boshesh connects with a couple of short punches.
Boshesh throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've been hearing that Boshesh has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Boshesh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's head.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boshesh is one step ahead there.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich working for a triangle but Boshesh defends it easily.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich working for a triangle but Boshesh defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boshesh preventing the sweep.
Boshesh tries to free his leg and advance position but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is retaining full guard.
Boshesh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boshesh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boshesh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boshesh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boshesh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boshesh has managed to get both his arms back between Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's legs - danger averted.
Boshesh connects with a couple of short punches.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boshesh.
Boshesh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boshesh is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is on top in guard.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich stands and throws Boshesh's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich won't let Boshesh get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Boshesh is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has taken his back.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to keep control of the position but Boshesh is staying busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tightening his grip on Boshesh, looking for the choke.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich trying to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boshesh wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyacheslav Dmitrigorbachovovonovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a hook.
Boshesh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dmitrigorbachovovonovich defends it nicely.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a jab to the head.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich cracks Boshesh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a body shot.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boshesh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boshesh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boshesh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Boshesh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boshesh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boshesh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boshesh doesn't seem bothered though.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a nice shot that snaps Boshesh's head back.
Boshesh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich circles away.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich with a jab.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes the fight into the clinch.
Boshesh wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Still in the clinch, Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boshesh is rocked!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Boshesh with a big uppercut! Boshesh tries to clinch up but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Boshesh to the mat! Boshesh covers up and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vyacheslav Dmitrigorbachovovonovich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Barnett slips under a jab.
Barnett manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Santos on his heels. He'll look to pass Santos's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Barnett wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Barnett throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnett is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Barnett passes Santos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Santos wants to sweep but Barnett has passed to side control!
Barnett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnett is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barnett trying to control the position but Santos is working away.
Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barnett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barnett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Santos struggling a bit here.
Barnett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barnett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Santos felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Santos is trying to stand up.
Barnett goes for an armbar but Santos turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Santos.
Barnett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barnett is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnett is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Santos rolls with it to try and escape but Barnett cranks on the arm and Santos is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh Barnett!
Josh Barnett thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kova Tangis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imran Khan (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kova Tangis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Imran Khan!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tangis tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tangis tries for a takedown but Khan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tangis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tangis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Imran Khan has been cut.
Tangis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tangis showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tangis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khan as he avoids it easily.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tangis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan looks to land a combination but Tangis avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangis sizes up Khan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tangis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tangis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kova Tangis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tangis scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tangis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tangis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tangis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan crunches a lovely knee into Tangis's ribcage.
Khan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Khan lands a damaging elbow.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan is looking to clinch but Tangis is avoiding it.
Imran Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangis clinches up against the cage.
Khan taking a breather.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tangis is keeping busy.
Khan stalling the fight.
Tangis tries to pull guard but Khan holds him up against the cage and eventually Tangis drops back down to his feet.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Tangis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Tangis is blocking nicely.
Tangis wants a takedown.
Tangis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Khan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tangis misses with an uppercut.
Tangis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan avoids the head kick by Tangis.
Khan moves into range and clinches up with Tangis.
Khan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tangis dodges an elbow strike from Khan.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Khan.
Khan gets tackled into the cage by Tangis. Tangis maintains the clinch.
Khan lands an elbow inside that Tangis shrugs off.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tangis lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tangis is looking to break free of the clinch but Khan has double underhooks.
Khan stops a takedown attempt from Tangis.
Khan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangis wants to stall.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tangis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tangis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tangis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khan instigates a clinch.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Tangis controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Khan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
Tangis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
Khan with a knee to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Imran Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Imran Khan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tangis is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Khan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've been informed that Khan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tangis looks to land a body kick but Khan moved away.
Kova Tangis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tangis has managed to clinch.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Khan has Tangis pressed against the cage.
Tangis goes for a takedown attempt but Khan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Khan pushes Tangis up against the cage in a clinch.
Tangis wants a takedown.
Tangis trying to control the position but instead, Khan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tangis into the cage.
Khan lands an elbow that stopped Tangis in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khan stalling in the clinch.
Tangis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kova Tangis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tangis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Khan prevents it.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tangis throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Tangis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khan counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tangis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Khan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Khan manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Khan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tangis is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan lands an uppercut.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tangis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tangis tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Tangis tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Tangis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan tries to clinch up but Tangis circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to clinch but Tangis moves out of range.
Tangis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Tangis.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
Khan gets tackled into the cage by Tangis. Tangis maintains the clinch.
Tangis goes for a takedown attempt but Khan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tangis clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands an elbow that stopped Tangis in his tracks for a moment.
Imran Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan digs a right hand underneath Tangis's ribcage. Tangis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tangis avoids it.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan throws a leg kick which misses Tangis's front leg but catches the back leg as Tangis tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tangis walks into a jab.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan has Tangis up against the cage in a clinch.
Tangis takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Tangis tries to score a body lock takedown but Khan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Imran Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Imran Khan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Khan avoids the head kick by Tangis.
Tangis throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Tangis tries to keep at a distance but Khan has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
Khan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Khan is pressed up against the cage. Tangis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khan down to the mat. Khan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
Khan tries to clinch up but Tangis circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tangis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tangis misses with a takedown
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Tangis with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kova Tangis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tangis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tangis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tangis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Khan kicks Tangis off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangis goes for a double leg but Khan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Khan continues to drive forward.
Khan lands an elbow just above Tangis 's eye.
Tangis has Khan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Khan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khan obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Khan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan moves into the clinch.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tangis up against the cage.
Tangis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tangis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan stuffs the takedown attempt from Tangis. Tangis gets slowly back to his feet.
Khan forces Tangis back against the cage and clinches.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khan effectively controlling the action here.
Imran Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tangis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tangis tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Kova Tangis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Khan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tangis tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tangis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Khan defends well and Tangis ends up having to push Khan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tangis has Khan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Khan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Khan landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tangis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khan scores with a knee to the head.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Tangis tries to score a body lock takedown but Khan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Imran Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Imran Khan!
In his post fight interview, Imran Khan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shananigan Lurendrejer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Sir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lurendrejer comes to the cage accompanied by Blunt - Reggae Da Nation . Sir has chosen Kickstart as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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205 lbs
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shananigan Lurendrejer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Sir!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lurendrejer slips a straight right by Sir.
Lurendrejer ducks under a wild hook from Sir.
Sir cracks Lurendrejer with a good jab.
Sir throws a poor cross that misses
and Lurendrejer counters with an outside leg kick.
Sir swinging wildly here.
Sir throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Lurendrejer to counter with a crisp jab.
Sir loads up on a big right hand but Lurendrejer slips the punch.
Sir's coach down at Team Hopkins was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sir's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sir misses with a right hand
and Lurendrejer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lurendrejer moves away from the strike by Sir.
Sir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lurendrejer moves away.
Sir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lurendrejer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lurendrejer was well out of range. Poor timing from Sir.
Lurendrejer ducks under a wild hook from Sir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lurendrejer gets the takedown into side control.
Sir tries to buck Lurendrejer off but Lurendrejer is having none of it.
Lurendrejer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sir is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sir is trying to improve his position.
Lurendrejer trying to control the action but Sir is working from the bottom.
Lurendrejer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sir is trying to buck Lurendrejer off.
Lurendrejer is trying to get an arm triangle but Sir is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lurendrejer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lurendrejer stands up and beckons Sir to his feet.
Sir throws a jab when Lurendrejer was well out of range.
Sir throws a shot from downtown. Lurendrejer moves away and avoids it.
Lurendrejer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Sir misses.
Sir throws a shot from downtown. Lurendrejer moves away and avoids it.
Sir misses with a combination
and Lurendrejer counters with a big head kick but Sir shrugs it off.
Lurendrejer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sir looks to land a right hand but Lurendrejer moved out of range.
Lurendrejer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lurendrejer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sir stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A lazy left from Sir finds it's target.
It looks like Shananigan Lurendrejer has been cut.
Good shot there by Sir.
Sir throws a head kick that misses.
Lurendrejer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lurendrejer slips under a jab from Sir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sir throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lurendrejer counters with an outside leg kick.
Sir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sir throws the left hand but Lurendrejer avoids the punch easily.
Lurendrejer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lurendrejer.
Sir bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lurendrejer's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sir bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lurendrejer's head backwards.
Lurendrejer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sir as he avoids it easily.
Lurendrejer tries to move into range but Sir moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sir is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lurendrejer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Sir.
Sir misses with a right hand
and Lurendrejer counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Sir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shananigan Lurendrejer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sir scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lurendrejer.
A telegraphed right hand from Sir misses the target.
Pablo Sir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lurendrejer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sir throws a poor cross that misses
and Sir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lurendrejer closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sir's guard.
Sir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lurendrejer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sir keeping moving, preventing Lurendrejer from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sir looking for a guillotine here but Lurendrejer defends easily.
Lurendrejer wants to control from the top but Sir keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lurendrejer wants to stand but Sir is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lurendrejer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lurendrejer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lurendrejer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sir had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lurendrejer defends it easily.
Lurendrejer connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer slips nicely into half guard.
Lurendrejer seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sir wants to get back to full guard.
Lurendrejer drops an elbow to the side of Sir's head.
Lurendrejer uses his free foot to push down on Sir's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sir.
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!
Lurendrejer goes for an armbar but Sir turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sir.
Lurendrejer looking for a guillotine here but Sir defends easily.
Lurendrejer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sir is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lurendrejer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lurendrejer is looking for a triangle but Sir pushes his legs off easily.
Lurendrejer trying to control the position.
Lurendrejer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sir!
Sir is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sir manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lurendrejer lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lurendrejer lands a nice short elbow.
Lurendrejer seems to be looking for submissions.
Lurendrejer throwing shots but Sir is blocking nicely.
Sir wants to improve his position but Lurendrejer is controlling well.
Sir is pressing down on Lurendrejer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lurendrejer passes into half guard.
Lurendrejer wants to get back to his feet.
Lurendrejer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sir defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lurendrejer trying to pass the guard but Sir defending well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Shananigan Lurendrejer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shananigan Lurendrejer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lurendrejer on the side of the head.
Sir connects with a jab.
Horrible takedown by Sir or perhaps it was just good defense by Lurendrejer which made him look bad.
Sir misses with a jab to the body
and Sir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lurendrejer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sir to score with a decent uppercut.
Lurendrejer tries to clinch up.
Sir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lurendrejer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sir.
Lurendrejer staying out of range there.
Lurendrejer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sir lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sir throws a body punch but Lurendrejer moves out of range.
Pablo Sir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sir looks to throw the jab but Lurendrejer is out of range.
Sir throws a lazy uppercut
and Lurendrejer counters with a body kick.
Lurendrejer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lurendrejer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sir looks to throw the jab but Lurendrejer is out of range.
Sir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lurendrejer moves out of range as Sir strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer rushes Sir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lurendrejer tries to score a body lock takedown but Sir shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lurendrejer fails to pull guard.
Sir struggles to land a body shot inside as Lurendrejer controls his hands.
Sir tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lurendrejer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shananigan Lurendrejer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Sir.
Sir tries to work over Lurendrejer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lurendrejer tries to pull guard but Sir won't allow it.
Lurendrejer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sir prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Sir fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sir tries to throw a body punch but Lurendrejer avoids it by throwing Sir back against the cage.
Sir lands with a left to the head.
Sir is trying to force a seperation but Lurendrejer has the dominant position.
Sir is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lurendrejer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sir prevents the takedown attempt.
Lurendrejer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lurendrejer blocking some punches.
Sir working aggressively here.
Lurendrejer gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sir regains guard.
Sir has his foot on Lurendrejer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lurendrejer works his way back into a safe position though.
Sir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shananigan Lurendrejer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lurendrejer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sir is proving hard to escape from.
Lurendrejer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lurendrejer closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sir quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sir works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lurendrejer lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sir's guard.
Sir regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lurendrejer pushes down on Sir's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lurendrejer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sir is just riding it out for now. Lurendrejer eventually gives up the hold.
Sir looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lurendrejer tries to stand and escape but Sir is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lurendrejer is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sir!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pablo Sir.
I think Sir has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Sir!
An out of breath Pablo Sir thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ante Delija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brick Lesnar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ante Delija's chin.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brick Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ante Delija!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delija closes the distance and clinches.
Lesnar misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Lesnar.
Delija should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Delija is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee calls for Lesnar to work.
Delija is looking to break free of the clinch but Lesnar has double underhooks.
Lesnar gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lesnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lesnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lesnar postures up and lands a big shot to Delija's brow.
Delija being controlled here, momentarily.
Lesnar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Delija's head.
Delija looks winded!
Lesnar connects with a couple of short punches.
Lesnar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Delija keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lesnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lesnar with a nice head shot there.
Lesnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Delija on the ground.
Lesnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Delija swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar lands a couple of elbows.
Lesnar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar connects with a couple of short punches.
Delija has momentary wrist control but Lesnar slips an elbow through the middle.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Delija is on top in guard.
Delija trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Lesnar, not yet.
Delija is looking to stand up but Lesnar won't let him.
Lesnar has Delija pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delija loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lesnar jabs at Delija's body.
Delija is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lesnar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Delija gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lesnar counters with a takedown into side control.
Lesnar controlling the position.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delija tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lesnar is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Delija's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lesnar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lesnar landing strikes.
Lesnar taking a breather here.
Delija taking punishment in the form of punches.
Delija is rocked!
Lesnar scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Delija is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Lesnar can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brick Lesnar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Fistface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Tyzzkling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyzzkling has chosen Dagger (mustasch) as his entrance music. Matt Fistface has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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187 cm
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250 lbs
14 - 30 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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, Matt Fistface!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Tyzzkling!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyzzkling pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyzzkling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fistface manages to avoid it.
Tyzzkling moves out of range as Fistface throws a body kick.
Tyzzkling throws a series of punches but Fistface moves out of range.
Tyzzkling takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fistface cracks Tyzzkling with an open hand slap.
Tyzzkling shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fistface but Fistface pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tyzzkling looks winded!
and Fistface counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Tyzzkling! He's just covering up as Fistface starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Fistface!
Matt Fistface decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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