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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe has chosen For Whom the Bell Tolls as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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177 lbs
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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
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Axe!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp lands a really nice looking cross but Axe seems unphased.
We've been told by Sharp's head coaches at Madz that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sharp feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Axe's calf.
Sharp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Axe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sharp somewhat.
Sharp throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Axe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sharp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Axe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sharp looks to land a left hand but Axe moved out of range nicely.
Sharp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Axe tries to bum rush Sharp with a series of wild strikes but Sharp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sharp jabs at Axe's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axe thows a body shot but no joy.
Sharp swings for the body but Axe moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sharp.
Axe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Axe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Axe slips a jab from Sharp.
Sharp dodges the punch combination from Axe.
Sharp lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sharp works Axe's body with a nice hook.
Axe avoids the head kick by Sharp.
Sharp connects with a good right hand that stumbles Axe. Axe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Sharp cracks Axe with a hook to the temple - Axe is on wobbly legs here! Sharp swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Axe falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Sharp wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Curtis Sharp!
Curtis Sharp 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 Shananigan Lurendrejer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyov Kirijenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lurendrejer comes to the cage accompanied by Blunt - Reggae Da Nation . Shananigan Lurendrejer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lyov Kirijenko's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shananigan Lurendrejer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lyov Kirijenko!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lurendrejer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirijenko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kirijenko avoids the head kick by Lurendrejer.
Kirijenko misses with a hook.
Lurendrejer leaves Kirijenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kirijenko.
Kirijenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer drives through and clinches with Kirijenko against the cage.
Lurendrejer being controlled against the cage.
Lurendrejer breaks the clinch.
Kirijenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lurendrejer.
Kirijenko swings widly with a right hand
and Lurendrejer counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Kirijenko with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lurendrejer moves away from the strike by Kirijenko.
Lurendrejer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirijenko ducks under a wild hook from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer gets caught flat footed, as Kirijenko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lurendrejer wants to stand and escape but Kirijenko is having none of it.
Kirijenko told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Lurendrejer wants to sweep but no luck.
Kirijenko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kirijenko wants to control from the top but Lurendrejer keeps moving.
Lurendrejer scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Kirijenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lurendrejer is keeping the position for now.
Kirijenko throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lurendrejer is looking for a triangle but Kirijenko pushes his legs off easily.
Kirijenko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirijenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lurendrejer tries to strike from the bottom.
Kirijenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lurendrejer wants to stand but Kirijenko is controlling the position.
Lurendrejer trying to strike off his back.
Kirijenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lurendrejer keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Lurendrejer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kirijenko scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lurendrejer trying to keep a closed guard but Kirijenko is proving a slippery customer.
Kirijenko preventing the sweep.
Lurendrejer keeping moving, preventing Kirijenko from controlling successfully.
Kirijenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kirijenko stops Lurendrejer from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirijenko throwing strikes but missing.
Kirijenko won't allow Lurendrejer to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer has control of Kirijenko's left arm, preventing Kirijenko from doing any damage.
Kirijenko throwing strikes from guard but Lurendrejer blocks nicely.
Kirijenko passes into half guard.
Lurendrejer pushes Kirijenko off looking to stand but Kirijenko dives back in and keeps control.
Lurendrejer has hold of Kirijenko's hands but Kirijenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lurendrejer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kirijenko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lurendrejer is trying to maintain the position but Kirijenko is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirijenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kirijenko stalling away here and it's allowed Lurendrejer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lyov Kirijenko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lurendrejer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kirijenko.
Kirijenko tries to clinch but Lurendrejer is having none of it.
Shananigan Lurendrejer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirijenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lyov Kirijenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lurendrejer throws a one two combo.
Lurendrejer lands a leg kick that knocks Kirijenko off balance momentarily.
Lurendrejer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lurendrejer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lurendrejer moves in looking to clinch but Kirijenko pushes him off.
Kirijenko looks to land a combination but Lurendrejer avoids it well.
Lurendrejer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kirijenko lands with an overhand left.
Lurendrejer throws a sloppy head kick and Kirijenko moves out of range easily.
Lurendrejer walks into a left hand.
Kirijenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lurendrejer as he avoids it easily.
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!
Kirijenko swings widly with a right hand
enabling Lurendrejer to counter with a crisp jab.
Lurendrejer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirijenko is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirijenko with a poor takedown
and Kirijenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kirijenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lurendrejer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kirijenko throws a nice looking combination but Lurendrejer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kirijenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirijenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lurendrejer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lurendrejer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kirijenko misses with a leg kick
and Lurendrejer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kirijenko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kirijenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kirijenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lurendrejer.
Kirijenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lurendrejer circles away.
Shananigan Lurendrejer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyov Kirijenko.
A swing and a miss from Lurendrejer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirijenko shoots in for a takedown but Lurendrejer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kirijenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer throws an overhand right that lands on Kirijenko's shoulder, as Kirijenko tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer is looking to clinch but Kirijenko is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Kirijenko.
Lurendrejer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lurendrejer moves into the clinch.
Lurendrejer stalling the fight.
Kirijenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lurendrejer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lurendrejer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kirijenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kirijenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lurendrejer wants to clinch up but Kirijenko keeps it at a distance.
Lurendrejer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lurendrejer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot lands for Kirijenko.
Kirijenko keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko lands with a right hand.
Kirijenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Lurendrejer sprawls well. He's pushed Kirijenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kirijenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lurendrejer pinned against the cage. Lurendrejer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lurendrejer looks to throw the jab but Kirijenko is out of range.
Kirijenko misses with a straight left.
Lurendrejer lands with a hook. Kirijenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lurendrejer just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirijenko throws a body punch but Lurendrejer moves out of range.
Shananigan Lurendrejer is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirijenko misses with a body shot.
Kirijenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lurendrejer moves out of range as Kirijenko strikes.
Nice defenses there by Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kirijenko walks into a stiff left hand from Lurendrejer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko looks to land a right hand but Lurendrejer moved out of range.
Kirijenko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lurendrejer won't allow Kirijenko to sweep him here.
Lurendrejer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lurendrejer 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.
Lurendrejer trying to control but Kirijenko is working from the bottom.
Kirijenko is looking for a triangle here but Lurendrejer uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The strikes coming from Lurendrejer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lyov Kirijenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kirijenko is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lurendrejer connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shananigan Lurendrejer dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lurendrejer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lurendrejer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kirijenko.
Lurendrejer misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kirijenko.
Kirijenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lurendrejer is able to avoid easily.
Lurendrejer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kirijenko fails with the takedown
and Lurendrejer counters with a straight right hand.
Kirijenko stuns Lurendrejer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kirijenko misses with a low kick.
Kirijenko misses with a straight right.
Kirijenko misses with a two punch combination.
Kirijenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Lurendrejer scores with a four punch combination!
Lurendrejer checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirijenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lurendrejer.
Kirijenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Lurendrejer sprawls well. He's pushed Kirijenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lurendrejer looks to land a combination but Kirijenko avoids it well.
Lurendrejer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lurendrejer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lurendrejer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lurendrejer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lurendrejer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
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!
Kirijenko tries to improve position but can't.
The referee asks Lurendrejer politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lurendrejer prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kirijenko tries to improve position but can't.
Lurendrejer tries to score with some ground and pound. Kirijenko controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko is looking for a sweep.
Lurendrejer tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lurendrejer wants to stand but Kirijenko has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Kirijenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Kirijenko, not yet.
Kirijenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kirijenko working for a triangle but Lurendrejer defends it easily.
Lurendrejer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kirijenko is proving hard to escape from.
Kirijenko is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lurendrejer dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lurendrejer wants to stand but Kirijenko is controlling his arm.
Lurendrejer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kirijenko is trying to improve his position.
Kirijenko keeping his opponent close.
Kirijenko is trying to get back to half guard.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kirijenko down.
Lurendrejer wants to stand but Kirijenko has his arm trapped.
Kirijenko manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lurendrejer is not content to let Kirijenko control the position.
Kirijenko prevents Lurendrejer from standing back up.
Lurendrejer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kirijenko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kirijenko's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lurendrejer punches Kirijenko on the ear.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lurendrejer lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lurendrejer throwing wild punches that miss their target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shananigan Lurendrejer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lurendrejer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shananigan Lurendrejer!
Shananigan Lurendrejer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John MacTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Brennan (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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John MacTavish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Brennan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, John Mangel and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Brennan.
It looks like John MacTavish has been cut.
MacTavish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brennan takes one on the button.
It looks like Brad Brennan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacTavish slips a jab and a cross from Brennan.
Brennan tries to clinch up but MacTavish circles away and keeps his distance.
Brennan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. MacTavish is trying to defend but Brennan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
MacTavish wants to get back to his feet.
Brennan wants to pass to mount but MacTavish is defending the position.
Brennan moves nicely into side control.
Brennan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brennan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear MacTavish down.
Brennan decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brennan misses with a wild combination.
Brennan tries to clinch there but MacTavish circles away.
Brennan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling MacTavish to counter with a crisp jab.
MacTavish throws a nice looking combination but Brennan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MacTavish has Brennan up against the cage in a clinch.
MacTavish wants to break the clinch but can't.
MacTavish is trying to break free.
Brennan lands a shot to the body.
MacTavish is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacTavish gets underhooks to prevent Brennan's takedown attempt.
Brennan manages to break the clinch.
Brennan is looking to clinch but MacTavish is avoiding it.
Brennan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
MacTavish tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brennan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brennan tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacTavish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brennan doesn't manage to clinch there - MacTavish circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish misses with a few strikes there.
MacTavish circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacTavish keeps the fight on the outside.
Brennan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
MacTavish takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brennan in side control, throwing shots but MacTavish defends.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
MacTavish avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brennan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacTavish is not content to let Brennan control the position.
Brennan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ground and pound from Brennan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish taking punishment in the form of punches.
Brennan trying to control the position but MacTavish is working away.
Brennan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but MacTavish sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brennan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brennan cracks MacTavish with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brennan looks up at the clock and then as MacTavish takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brennan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Brennan landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacTavish wants to control but Brennan postures up.
MacTavish defending against the ground and pound.
Brennan landing strikes.
Brennan scoring with punches and elbows.
Brennan grinds an elbow into MacTavish's temple.
The strikes coming from Brennan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brennan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
MacTavish is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brennan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by MacTavish, who protects the arm well.
Brennan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Brennan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
MacTavish avoids a punch combination nicely.
John MacTavish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice cross by MacTavish.
Brennan darts in and clinches MacTavish up against the cage.
Brennan prevents MacTavish from breaking the clinch.
Brennan breaks the clinch.
Brennan closes the distance and pushes MacTavish back into the cage.
MacTavish avoiding damage as Brennan throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brennan.
MacTavish is defending well against a takedown attempt.
MacTavish is trying to force a seperation but Brennan has the dominant position.
Brennan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
MacTavish with a nice head shot there.
MacTavish passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brennan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brennan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
MacTavish cracks Brennan with a solid left hand.
Brennan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. MacTavish manages to get himself to full guard.
Brennan landing some decent shots from guard.
Brennan wants to control from the top but MacTavish keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brennan throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brennan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brennan postures up in MacTavish's guard and throws a big left but MacTavish blocks it.
Brad Brennan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brennan throws a strike but MacTavish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brennan lands a good elbow from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacTavish throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
MacTavish is fighting to break Brennan's control of his arms but Brennan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brennan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brennan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Brennan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Brennan has escaped and now he's on top!
Brennan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brennan is working MacTavish over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brennan distracts MacTavish with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
MacTavish working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brennan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brennan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
MacTavish is working an open guard so Brennan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
MacTavish misses with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brennan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brennan moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brennan stops a takedown attempt from MacTavish.
Brennan has MacTavish pressed against the cage, preventing MacTavish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brennan breaks the clinch.
Brennan moves into the clinch.
Brennan lands a nice shot to the body.
MacTavish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brennan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brennan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brennan manages to break the clinch.
MacTavish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brennan.
Brennan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacTavish misses with a hook
and Brennan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brennan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brennan lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Brennan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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! This is the final round!
Brennan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Brennan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brennan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brennan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacTavish.
MacTavish keeps the fight on the outside.
Brennan throws a head kick but MacTavish moves out of range.
MacTavish throws a body punch but Brennan moves out of range.
Brennan throws a series of punches but MacTavish moves out of range.
Brennan closes the distance and pushes MacTavish back into the cage.
Brennan can't find room to land a body shot as MacTavish controls the action.
Brennan is trying to pull guard but MacTavish turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brennan breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - MacTavish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brennan throws a right hand that MacTavish ducks under and follows up with a left that MacTavish also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacTavish misses with a right hand
and Brennan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brennan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from MacTavish misses.
Brennan slips a straight right by MacTavish.
John MacTavish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacTavish slips a jab and a cross from Brennan.
MacTavish wants to clinch up but Brennan keeps it at a distance.
Brennan throws the left hand but MacTavish avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for MacTavish.
MacTavish is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brennan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brennan throws a body punch but MacTavish moves out of range.
Brad Brennan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brennan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacTavish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brennan throws a right and a left that MacTavish avoids nicely.
Brennan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brennan lands a slapping body shot.
MacTavish takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brennan breaks the clinch.
MacTavish gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brennan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brennan is looking to clinch but MacTavish is avoiding it.
Good exchange - MacTavish coming out on top.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brennan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brennan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MacTavish circles away quickly and effectively.
MacTavish jabs Brennan right on the nose. Brennan blinks but takes it well.
MacTavish throws a right hand that misses
and Brennan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brennan feints and as MacTavish raises his hands in defense, Brennan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brennan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brennan gets to his feet - MacTavish follows without any prompting.
MacTavish misses with a double jab.
Brennan feints a jab promting MacTavish to slip. Brennan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. MacTavish slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brennan tries to clinch but MacTavish moves out of range.
Brennan is looking to clinch.
MacTavish on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brennan misses with a two punch combination.
Brennan fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish misses with an uppercut. Brennan saw that one coming.
MacTavish lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That has opened up Brad Brennan's cut even more.
MacTavish looks to land a left hand but Brennan moved out of range nicely.
MacTavish throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brennan.
A telegraphed right hand from MacTavish misses the target.
Brennan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brad Brennan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
MacTavish is trying to control Brennan's posture but Brennan avoids it.
Brennan controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Brennan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brennan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Brennan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Nuclear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diziz Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuclear comes to the cage accompanied by Nuclear Assault - Critical Mass. Sparta has chosen Just like you imagined - 300 theme as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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32
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220 lbs
27 - 31 - 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
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, David Nuclear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diziz Sparta!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparta instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nuclear scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nuclear makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sparta lands an elbow that stopped Nuclear in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like David Nuclear has been cut.
Sparta prevents a body shot from Nuclear.
Sparta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nuclear backwards.
Sparta misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Nuclear.
Nuclear lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparta lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nuclear pushes Sparta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nuclear tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nuclear is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sparta is keeping busy.
Sparta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sparta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sparta throws a poor cross that misses
and Nuclear counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nuclear uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sparta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparta closes the distance and pushes Nuclear back into the cage.
Nuclear is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sparta is keeping busy.
I was talking to Nuclear's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sparta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sparta lands a nice elbow.
Nuclear scores a nice knee to the body.
Nuclear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nuclear ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparta moves away.
Sparta misses with a lunging right hand
and Nuclear makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sparta really felt that one!
Nuclear connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparta throws a series of punches but Nuclear moves out of range.
Sparta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nuclear fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sparta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sparta looks winded!
Nuclear drives through and clinches with Sparta against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nuclear tries a body shot but Sparta blocks it.
Nuclear trying to control the position but instead, Sparta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nuclear into the cage.
Nuclear lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Nuclear.
Nuclear digs a right hand underneath Sparta's ribcage. Sparta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nuclear digs a right hand into Sparta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sparta's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nuclear creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nuclear blocking some punches.
Nuclear throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spartas head.
A short right from Nuclear on the inside.
Nuclear blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nuclear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sparta clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nuclear breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparta closes the distance and clinches.
Nuclear pushes Sparta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nuclear lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sparta or not.
Sparta takes a shot to the head.
Nuclear avoids a wild elbow strike from Sparta.
Sparta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nuclear breaks from the clinch.
Sparta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nuclear counters with a nice right hand that sends Sparta toppling to the canvas! Sparta scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Nuclear finish him?!
It looks like Diziz Sparta has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparta has closed the distance and engaged Nuclear in a clinch.
Nuclear scores with a knee to the head.
Nuclear scores with a shot to the side of Sparta's head.
Sparta tries to break the clinch but Nuclear is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Nuclear.
Nuclear lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sparta or not.
Nuclear is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear breaks from the clinch.
Sparta digs a good hook to Nuclear's body.
Sparta clinches.
Nuclear lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sparta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nuclear looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sparta looking to slow down the pace here.
Nuclear working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nuclear misses with a knee strike.
Nuclear tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sparta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nuclear lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sparta backwards.
Nuclear connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sparta's face.
Knees to the body from Nuclear.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Nuclear dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nuclear lands a big right hand that sends Sparta crashing to the mat! Nuclear stays standing though and waves Sparta back to his feet!
Sparta is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Sparta misses
and Nuclear counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Nuclear!
David Nuclear decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Suneet Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Mega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chandler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Trendy. Mega has chosen Black and Yellow as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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33
157 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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155 lbs
19 - 19 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Suneet Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Mega!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mega lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chandler backs up against the cage.
Chandler throws a leg kick but Mega sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chandler shoots in looking for a takedown but Mega manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chandler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mega throws a right hand that Chandler ducks under and follows up with a left that Chandler also avoids with ease.
Chandler misses with the combination.
Chandler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mega fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mega.
Mega shoots in and gets a takedown into Chandler's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mega looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler looking for a guillotine here but Mega defends easily.
Chandler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mega can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chandler is looking to cinch up a triangle. Mega throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Chandler's body to avoid the submission. Chandler has instead reached around Mega's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Chandler arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Suneet Chandler!
Suneet Chandler decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Tompkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tompkins has chosen Dying Fetus - One Shot, One Kill as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
280 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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34
277 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alistair Overeem !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Tompkins!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem drops Tompkins with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tompkins looks back up at him and smiles so Overeem waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Steve Tompkins has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tompkins slips under a jab from Overeem .
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem throws an overhand right that drops Tompkins like a sack of potatoes! Overeem dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Overeem !
A very excited looking Alistair Overeem made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucjan Anielski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Legionarivs Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakara has chosen The Rise of Sakara as his entrance music. Lucjan Anielski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
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29
197 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lucjan Anielski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Legionarivs Sakara!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anielski on the side of the head.
Sakara clinches.
Anielski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anielski misses with a punch to the body.
Sakara is leaning against Anielski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anielski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sakara scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sakara fails to land.
Sakara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sakara lands an uppercut.
Anielski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sakara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sakara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakara.
Sakara throws a head punch that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sakara lands a left hand.
Sakara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anielskis head.
Anielski tries to land a knee to the head but Sakara blocks with his arms.
Sakara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anielski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sakara working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakara'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.
A short left from Sakara.
Sakara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sakara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Sakara on the inside.
Sakara has a couple of punches blocked by Anielski.
Sakara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sakara has a couple of punches blocked by Anielski.
Anielski blocks an uppercut.
Sakara throws a head punch that misses.
Sakara trying to control the position but instead, Anielski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sakara into the cage.
A body shot lands from Sakara.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've been informed that Sakara 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.
Anielski breaks from the clinch.
Legionarivs Sakara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakara's corner calls for a 1-2. Sakara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakara. Anielski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakara misses with a wild body shot.
Sakara throws a lazy uppercut
and Anielski counters with a left and a right that stings Sakara.
Sakara takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sakara drops Anielski with a huge uppercut! Anielski drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Sakara is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Legionarivs Sakara!
Legionarivs Sakara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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