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BFT-273: Mazzarri vs Atsushi 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Ozone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Tyzzkling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyzzkling is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dagger (mustasch). Clayton Ozone has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clayton Ozone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Tyzzkling!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyzzkling misses with a takedown attempt - Ozone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ozone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ozone lands a left and a right that send Tyzzkling crashing to the mat, dazed. Ozone thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tyzzkling is rocked!
It looks like Peter Tyzzkling has been cut.
Tyzzkling has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozone works Tyzzkling's body with a nice hook.
Tyzzkling is still on wobbly legs! Can Ozone finish him?
Ozone connects with a stiff jab that staggers Tyzzkling - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Clayton Ozone!
An out of breath and clearly excited Clayton Ozone thanked CEC Nutrition Q160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wietrzny comes to the cage accompanied by Hunter-Fallen. Axe has chosen For Whom the Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Igor Wietrzny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Axe!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe scores with a nice right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Wietrzny.
Igor Wietrzny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wietrzny moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wietrzny defending well as Axe loads up on a big left hand.
Wietrzny lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wietrzny scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Axe misses with a series of wild punches.
Axe ducks right into an uppercut from Wietrzny.
Axe misses with a wild body shot.
Wietrzny lands a nice looking kick to the body. Axe takes a step back to recover.
Wietrzny tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Axe ducks under a wild hook from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny scores with a jab. Axe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny looks for a takedown but Axe sprawls well.
Wietrzny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wietrzny closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wietrzny misses with a straight left.
Wietrzny looks to score with a jab to the body but Axe is just out of range.
Wietrzny throws a sloppy head kick and Axe moves out of range easily.
Axe connects with a solid leg kick.
Wietrzny takes a swing at Axe's ribcage but misses.
Axe misses with a wild body shot.
Wietrzny shoots in and bounces Axe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wietrzny showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Axe is keeping the position for now.
Axe has an active guard here but Wietrzny has managed to pass into half guard.
Wietrzny seems to be looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wietrzny seems to be looking for submissions.
We've been hearing good reports from Wietrzny's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wietrzny uses his free foot to push down on Axe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Axe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe is looking to get to half guard.
Wietrzny works his way to his opponent's back.
Wietrzny is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Axe surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Axe preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Wietrzny.
Axe won't enjoy being in this position. Wietrzny looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Axe is tapping - it's over boys! Wietrzny picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Igor Wietrzny!
An out of breath Igor Wietrzny 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Gryphen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gryphen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tubthumping. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Gryphen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gryphen scores with a nice strike.
Robinson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gryphen. Gryphen obviously looking to wear him down.
Robinson blocks a head kick by Gryphen.
Robinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gryphen.
Robinson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gryphen defends well and Robinson ends up having to push Gryphen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Robinson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gryphen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Robinson can't get the takedown.
Forrest Gryphen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Robinson.
Gryphen is pressed up against the cage. Robinson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gryphen down to the mat. Gryphen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gryphen throws a nice looking combination but Robinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gryphen throws a leg kick
and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gryphen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gryphen lands with a slapping head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Robinson blocks the leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Robinson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gryphen misses with a low kick.
Gryphen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gryphen motions for Robinson to come forward. Gryphen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gryphen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Forrest Gryphen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Gryphen misses
and Gryphen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gryphen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gryphen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gryphen throws out a leg kick but Robinson moves out of range and Gryphen only half commits.
Robinson connects with a body shot that sends Gryphen's belly button to the back.
Robinson looking to score a takedown here. Gryphen is defending well but Robinson drives through and ends up in Gryphen's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Robinson looking to pass the guard.
Robinson is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gryphen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Robinson, into his guard.
Gryphen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gryphen trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Robinson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Robinson working for a triangle but Gryphen defends it easily.
Gryphen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gryphen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gryphen trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gryphen stopping the sweep attempt from Robinson.
Gryphen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Forrest Gryphen.
Robinson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Robinson postures up.
Gryphen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Gryphen is retaining full guard.
Gryphen working a defensive guard here.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gryphen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson throwing strikes but missing.
Gryphen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robinson is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Gryphen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gryphen misses with a head kick.
Gryphen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gryphen scores with a sloppy right hand. Robinson should have avoided that one.
Gryphen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson missing with a left hand there. Gryphen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robinson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Robinson throwing strikes but Gryphen manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Robinson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Robinson is pushing Gryphen's head away, looking to escape. Gryphen manages to hold on to the position though.
Gryphen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gryphen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Robinson, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Robinson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gryphen pulls his head out easily.
Gryphen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Robinson!
Robinson is trying to stand.
Gryphen looking to control but Robinson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Robinson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Robinson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen controlling from mount.
Robinson stops Gryphen from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Robinson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gryphen tries to control but Robinson wriggling away.
Robinson can't escape the position.
Gryphen controlling the position easily from mount.
Robinson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Robinson regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Robinson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Robinson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gryphen pulls his head out easily.
Gryphen trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Robinson is in trouble now - Gryphen has advanced to mount!
Chris Robinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Robinson is looking to improve his position but Gryphen isn't that keen on the idea.
Robinson wants to hold on but Gryphen pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Robinson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gryphen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Robinson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gryphen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gryphen content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Forrest Gryphen 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gryphen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gryphen stuffs the takedown attempt from Robinson. Robinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gryphen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robinson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gryphen.
Gryphen misses with a low kick.
Gryphen connects with a solid leg kick.
Gryphen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Robinson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gryphen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gryphen's half guard.
Robinson is thwarting Gryphen's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gryphen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Robinson in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Gryphen tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Robinson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Robinson!
A victorious Chris Robinson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spar Bjj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer comes to the cage accompanied by We are the Champions. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Spar Bjj enters the cage!
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spar Bjj!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frank Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hammer connects with a nice looking jab.
Hammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bjj shoots in for a double leg but Hammer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hammer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hammer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Bjj circles away.
Bjj with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hammer steps into range and cracks Bjj with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Bjj flops backwards and Hammer dives into his guard looking to finish!
Bjj is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bjj keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.
Bjj is still in real trouble! Can Hammer finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer stopping the sweep attempt from Bjj.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Bjj keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bjj seems to have recovered his senses.
Bjj can't keep his opponent in guard - Hammer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bjj looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bjj is trying to maintain the position but Hammer is very close to passing his half guard.
Hammer wants to take a breather but Bjj is having none of it.
Bjj is looking for a sweep. Hammer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammer is looking for a kimura but Bjj is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hammer to get the leverage.
Bjj moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer trying to control but Bjj is working from the bottom.
Bjj working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hammer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hammer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bjj is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hammer defends well.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Bjj keeps moving.
Bjj pulls Hammer in close to his closed guard and prevents Hammer from doing any damage or advancing position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjj keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjj is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hammer defends well.
Hammer trying to control but Bjj is working from the bottom.
Bjj working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hammer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hammer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bjj keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.
Hammer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammer trying to control but Bjj is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjj working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hammer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hammer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bjj tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hammer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hammer trying to control the position but Bjj is working away.
Hammer is really struggling to control Bjj but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hammer content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bjj is pushing Hammer's head away, looking to escape. Hammer manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hammer dominated that round.
That's time! Hammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bjj fails to land the takedown.
Bjj fails with a takedown attempt.
Hammer lands a right hook to the body.
Hammer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bjj at a distance.
Hammer lands with a hook. Bjj tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bjj shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bjj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frank Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spar Bjj.
Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bjj is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer clinches with his opponent.
Hammer pushes Bjj back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer digs a right hand into Bjj's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bjj's gas tank.
Bjj is breathing heavily.
Hammer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bjj backwards.
A short body shot lands from Hammer as the two fighters clinch.
Hammer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bjj wants to take the fight to the mat but Hammer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hammer taking a breather.
Hammer prevents the takedown attempt.
Hammer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bjj up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bjjs head.
A hook to the body from Hammer.
Still in the clinch, Hammer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bjj changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hammer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hammer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjj takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hammer cracks Bjj with a good jab.
Hammer moves into the clinch successfully.
Bjj has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hammer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer stalls.
Nice body punch from Hammer.
Hammer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bjj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hammer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hammer leaning against his opponent.
Hammer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bjj has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hammer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hammer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hammer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hammer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bjjs head.
Nice body punch from Hammer.
A body shot lands from Hammer.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hammer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hammer for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Frank Hammer.
Bjj takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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.
Hammer scores with a hook to the body. Bjj takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hammer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Hammer.
Hammer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjj is just out of range.
Hammer lands with a shot to the body.
Hammer lands a nice hook to Bjj's body. Bjj takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bjj takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hammer lands with an overhand left.
Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Hammer lands a lovely overhand right.
Hammer drops Bjj with a naaaaasty hook - Bjj is in real trouble here! Hammer dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Hammer!
Frank Hammer tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pat Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Pat Small has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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176 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
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small slips a jab and a cross from Sharp.
Sharp misses with a body shot
and Small counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sharp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Small misses with an uppercut.
Small keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sharp throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Small's waist but Small gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sharp off to one side.
Sharp shoots in but no luck this time.
Small tests Sharp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharp lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Small attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Small throws a right hand that misses
and Sharp counters with a straight right hand.
Sharp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Small cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sharp throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Small was covering up waiting for the punch and Sharp finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sharp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Small controlling Sharp's posture.
Small working a defensive guard here.
Sharp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Small bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sharp's guard.
Small trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Small tries to stand but Sharp is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Small passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sharp is trying to improve his position.
Small decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Small tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A good leg kick by Sharp.
A lazy left from Sharp finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Small takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sharp misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Sharp misses.
Small connects with the punch.
Small moves away from the strike by Sharp.
Sharp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sharp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sharp throws a low kick but Small moves out of range easily.
Small scores with a shot to the body.
Sharp throws the left hand but Small avoids the punch easily.
Sharp throws a hook but Small avoids it easily.
Sharp looks to land a left hand but Small moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Sharp finds it's way through Small's defenses.
Small scores with a jab.
Pat Small is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a hook. Small ducked under it nicely.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.
Small misses with a leg kick.
Small looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Small takes a jab right on the kisser.
Small throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
Small chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sharp can pounce on him.
Small jabs at Sharp's body.
Small fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sharp checks it well.
Small tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sharp moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Small escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Small does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pat Small will probably get the nod.
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.
Small takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Small manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Small does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Small.
Sharp thows a leg kick but Small checks it
and Small counters with a three punch combo that has Sharp backing up. Sharp nods at Small to acknowledge the strikes.
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
Small throws a low kick but Sharp moves out of range easily.
Sharp throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Small to counter with a crisp jab.
Sharp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Small has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sharp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Small makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sharp is trying to break free.
Sharp pushes Small back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Small gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Small breaks the clinch.
Sharp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sharp misses with a few strikes there.
Sharp missing with a left hand there. Small was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Small misses with a wild body shot.
Sharp misses with a hook.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Small.
Sharp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Small looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sharp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Small.
Sharp gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Small.
Good exchange - Small coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Small scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Small lands a jab.
Sharp shoots for a double leg takedown but Small sprawls well. He's pushed Sharp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Small will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sharp takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sharp blocks a jab.
Sharp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Small can pounce on him.
Sharp checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A swing and a miss from Sharp.
Sharp jabs Small to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Small tries to work over Sharp's front leg with a kick but Sharp checks it.
Sharp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pat Small is winning the standup battle so far.
Small lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Small.
Sharp misses the jab.
Small tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sharp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Small keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Small.
Sharp lands a slapping body shot.
Curtis Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small slips a jab and a cross from Sharp.
Sharp lands a head shot.
Small throws a leg kick but Sharp moved away.
Small bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sharp's head backwards.
Sharp throws out a loose jab but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sharp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Small misses.
Small throws an off balance right hand
and Sharp counters with a right hand to the body.
Sharp fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Sharp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Small connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sharp feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Small's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Small. Sharp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Small scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Small pinned against the cage. Small gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sharp checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Small dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Small walks into a jab.
Sharp throws a push kick but Small slaps the foot to one side.
Sharp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Small pinned against the cage. Small gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sharp checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Small. That snapped Sharp's head back.
Small avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Small keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Small displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sharp is rocked!
Sharp looks to land a left hand but Small moved out of range nicely.
Sharp fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Small has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Small waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small misses with a straight left.
A big right from Sharp misses.
Small looks to land a right hand but Sharp moved out of range.
Sharp fails with the takedown.
Sharp fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Sharp misses.
Sharp feints and then cracks Small's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Small down.
Sharp checks a leg kick nicely.
Sharp tries to land a leg kick but Small saw it coming and moves away.
Sharp lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sharp lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Small throws the left hand but Sharp avoids the punch easily.
Small is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small slips a straight right by Sharp.
Small tries to clinch up.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Small slips a jab from Sharp.
Sharp's jab looks to have found its range, popping Small under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Small bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sharp's head.
Curtis Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharp pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Small back to the cage. Sharp follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Small looks to land a combination but Sharp avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sharp.
Pat Small has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Sharp.
Sharp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Small catches Sharp with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Small thuds a left hand into Sharp's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Small coming out on top.
Small avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Small misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Small does a little dance to reset his feet.
Small jabs Sharp right on the nose. Sharp blinks but takes it well.
Small lands a nice looking body shot.
Sharp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Small pinned against the cage. Small gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sharp blocks a head kick by Small.
Sharp scores with a nice head shot.
Sharp walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Small can pounce on him.
Small connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sharp. Sharp circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Small missing with a left hand there. Sharp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Small with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sharp to score with a decent uppercut.
Good exchange - Small coming out on top.
Sharp is still on wobbly legs! Can Small finish him?
Sharp swings away with a body shot that misses
and Small makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pat Small is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sharp seems to have recovered his senses.
Small throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sharp on the side of the head.
Small connects with a body shot that sends Sharp's belly button to the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Small takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sharp throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Small on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Small as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Small showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Small 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Small!
Pat Small seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Emelianenko acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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280 lbs
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255 lbs
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Great elbows
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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 - 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Overeem , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Overeem lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Overeem throws an elbow but misses.
Overeem misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Emelianenko throws an elbow but misses.
Overeem breaks from the clinch.
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Overeem . Those never looked like landing.
Overeem looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Overeem .
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Overeem circles away.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Overeem moves out of range.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Overeem circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Emelianenko misses with an elbow strike.
Emelianenko misses with an elbow strike.
Overeem pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Overeem throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with an elbow strike.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko trying to control the position but instead, Overeem has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emelianenko into the cage.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
It looks like Alistair Overeem has been cut.
Overeem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Overeem just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emelianenko's brow.
Overeem takes an elbow to the temple.
Overeem misses with an elbow strike.
Emelianenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Overeem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Overeem has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Emelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Overeem s head.
Overeem 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Overeem misses.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Overeem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Overeem , pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko lands a body shot.
Overeem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko gets a clinch.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Overeem pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Overeem avoiding damage as Emelianenko throws knees to the body.
Emelianenko blocks an elbow strike.
Emelianenko blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Emelianenko.
Overeem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Overeem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Overeem just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emelianenko's brow.
Overeem throws an elbow but it misses.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Overeem tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Emelianenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Emelianenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Overeem leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Overeem throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Emelianenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Overeem 's brow.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelianenko lands an elbow that stopped Overeem in his tracks for a moment.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Overeem misses with an elbow over the top.
Overeem blocks an elbow strike.
Overeem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Emelianenko lands a nice elbow.
Alistair Overeem 's cut is getting worse.
Overeem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Emelianenko.
Overeem swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko is looking to control Overeem 's arms but Overeem gets an underhook and turns him. Now Emelianenko has his back to the cage.
Overeem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Emelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alistair Overeem 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect 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!
Emelianenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Overeem .
Overeem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Overeem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Overeem is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Overeem lands an elbow inside.
Overeem breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem misses with an uppercut. Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Emelianenko lands with a straight right. Overeem didn't see that one coming.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Overeem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Overeem misses with a wild combination.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Overeem .
A lazy left from Overeem finds it's target.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overeem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko connects with a body shot that sends Overeem 's belly button to the back.
Good shot there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko drops Overeem with a big left hand and mounts him. Overeem is in big trouble!
Overeem is rocked!
Jeez, Alistair Overeem 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alistair Overeem 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fedor Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Janek Smok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bonhomme Sept Heures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sept Heures is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Monster Mash. 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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28
160 lbs
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30
165 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Janek Smok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bonhomme Sept Heures!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Topper Green and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smok shoots in for a takedown but Sept Heures shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've been informed that Sept Heures 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.
Sept Heures closes the distance and pushes Smok back into the cage.
Sept Heures struggles to land a body shot inside as Smok controls his hands.
Smok wants to take the fight to the mat but Sept Heures manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sept Heures gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smok.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janek Smok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sept Heures using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smok is working for takedown but Sept Heures is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smok drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smok drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sept Heures pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck for Smok with that takedown attempt.
Smok's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sept Heures connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smok scrambles back to his feet.
Smok fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smok shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sept Heures napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sept Heures wants to control but Smok postures up.
Smok is looking to take a break and control but Sept Heures is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Sept Heures's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sept Heures is looking for a sweep.
Smok tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sept Heures prevents Smok from moving into mount.
Smok is staying tight to Sept Heures's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Smok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sept Heures keeps working.
Smok landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smok is looking to take a break and control but Sept Heures is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sept Heures stops Smok from passing to mount.
Smok lands some shots froms side control.
Smok is chipping away with strikes.
Smok wants to control but Sept Heures is keeping him busy.
Smok sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sept Heures is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smok is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sept Heures knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures wants to control but Smok postures up.
Smok trying to control the position but Sept Heures is working away.
Smok taking a break here but Sept Heures is having none of it and regains half guard.
Smok has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sept Heures is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sept Heures tries to lock up and control but Smok gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smok controlling from mount.
Sept Heures reaches up and holds on to Smok to control the position.
Smok really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smok looking to control but Sept Heures is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sept Heures can't escape the position.
Smok controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smok swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sept Heures is now in Smok's guard. A big mistake from Smok there, giving up the dominant position!
Smok is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janek Smok dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smok dives in for a single leg takedown but Sept Heures sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sept Heures prevents the takedown attempt.
Sept Heures lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smok turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
You can see the frustration on Sept Heures's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smok laying and praying for a moment but Sept Heures takes advantage and regains half guard.
Smok tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sept Heures knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sept Heures actively working from the bottom here.
Smok trying to control from half guard but Sept Heures is working away.
Smok tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sept Heures knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sept Heures is defending against the submission attempts here by Smok.
Sept Heures is looking to improve his position.
Smok is trying to work for a kimura but Sept Heures is defending well.
We've been hearing good reports from Smok's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sept Heures is not content to let Smok control the position.
Smok is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sept Heures has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smok trying to mount his opponent but Sept Heures defends it.
Sept Heures avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smok.
Smok working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Sept Heures's thigh. Sept Heures counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Smok stands and throws Sept Heures's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sept Heures struggling a bit here.
Sept Heures managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smok.
Sept Heures being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smok tries to advance to mount but can't.
Smok thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smok controlling the position from side mount.
Sept Heures is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smok off and has taken his back!
Sept Heures is trying to stick to Smok's back but Smok is turning into Sept Heures. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sept Heures's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Smok.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smok will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smok is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Janek Smok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smok is looking to advance position but Sept Heures has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sept Heures prevents Smok from getting the reversal.
Smok gets back to half guard.
Smok moves into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smok is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sept Heures is aware though and is defending well.
Sept Heures pushes down on Smok's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smok tries to roll over but Sept Heures keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janek Smok dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Sept Heures throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smok dives in and grabs Sept Heures's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sept Heures pushes down on Smok's head and hops out.
Sept Heures stuffs the takedown attempt from Smok. Smok gets slowly back to his feet.
Sept Heures throws a leg kick which misses Smok's front leg but catches the back leg as Smok tries to avoid it.
Sept Heures stuffs the takedown attempt from Smok. Smok gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janek Smok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smok on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sept Heures thumps Smok with a low kick.
Smok takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sept Heures stuffs the takedown.
Sept Heures throws a leg kick which misses Smok's front leg but catches the back leg as Smok tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sept Heures misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sept Heures lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sept Heures scores with a nice right hand.
Smok takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smok tries to keep at a distance but Sept Heures has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sept Heures is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Sept Heures.
A nice left hand lands by Sept Heures.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sept Heures connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smok's face.
Nice body punch from Sept Heures - that landed with a thud.
Sept Heures tries to land a knee to the head but Smok blocks with his arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Sept Heures.
Sept Heures lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sept Heures using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smok has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sept Heures after a bit of a struggle.
Sept Heures lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sept Heures landing knees to the head.
Sept Heures lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sept Heures - that landed with a thud.
Sept Heures unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sept Heures tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sept Heures crunches a lovely knee into Smok's ribcage.
Sept Heures lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sept Heures lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sept Heures.
Sept Heures using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sept Heures unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures misses with a knee to the head.
Smok is looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Sept Heures.
Smok avoiding damage as Sept Heures throws knees to the body.
Smok has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sept Heures after a bit of a struggle.
Sept Heures stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sept Heures utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sept Heures lands a knee to the head.
Sept Heures throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smoks head.
Sept Heures lands a knee to the head.
Sept Heures lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sept Heures - that landed with a thud.
Smok is looking for a takedown.
Sept Heures lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smok is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A knee to the head by Sept Heures.
Sept Heures lands a body punch.
Sept Heures scores with a shot to the side of Smok's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sept Heures landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sept Heures lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sept Heures is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sept Heures lands a knee to the head.
Smok is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sept Heures pushes Smok back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smok managing to block the knees to the body from Sept Heures.
Smok has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sept Heures is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sept Heures.
Sept Heures is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smok is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Sept Heures.
Sept Heures throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smok blocks it with crossed arms.
Sept Heures lands a body shot.
Sept Heures lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Sept Heures.
Smok wants to take the fight to the mat but Sept Heures manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sept Heures lands a good knee to the midsection. Smok won't want to take too many of those.
Bonhomme Sept Heures has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sept Heures lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sept Heures lands with a left to the head.
Sept Heures gets through Smok's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sept Heures.
Sept Heures lands an uppercut.
Bonhomme Sept Heures seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sept Heures tries to land knees in the clinch but Smok avoids the damage to the body.
Sept Heures misses with a knee to the head.
Smok drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sept Heures gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees to the body from Sept Heures.
Sept Heures gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smok.
Sept Heures lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smok is looking for a takedown.
Smok tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sept Heures lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bonhomme Sept Heures comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smok has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janek Smok!
Janek Smok decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir connects with the punch.
Mir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mir thuds his right hand into Lesnar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mir shoots in but no luck this time.
Mir throws a nice looking combination but Lesnar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mir tries for a takedown but Lesnar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mir loads up on a big right hand but Lesnar slips the punch.
A slow jab from Mir misses its intended target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mir!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lesnar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Mir. That snapped Lesnar's head back.
Mir throws a right hand that Lesnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesnar also avoids with ease.
Lesnar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mir pinned against the cage. Mir gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lesnar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mir misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Mir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mir gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lesnar keeps working.
Mir just content to control the position.
Mir looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mir creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lesnar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lesnar is trying to escape the position but Mir is controlling the position.
Mir thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar gets back to half guard.
Lesnar looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir trying to control from Lesnar's half guard. Lesnar has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mir lands a couple of digs.
Mir has gone for a leg lock! Lesnar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mir's guard.
Mir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lesnar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lesnar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lesnar working away.
Lesnar lands an elbow.
Mir is trying to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Lesnar punches Mir on the ear.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is hanging on to Mir's back as he tries to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lesnar is landing with strikes from the back.
Lesnar is hanging on to Mir's back as he tries to escape.
Lesnar seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mir breaks Lesnar's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mir wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Lesnar trying to keep a closed guard but Mir is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar can't keep his opponent in guard - Mir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lesnar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mir dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brock Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.
Mir lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mir lands an overhand right.
Mir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lesnar but Lesnar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brock Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir is trying to stand up here but Lesnar is controlling him well.
Lesnar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lesnar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lesnar.
Lesnar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lesnar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mir is looking to escape.
Lesnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mir has one foot on Lesnar's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lesnar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mir sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lesnar somewhat.
Mir closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lesnar did well to prevent Mir getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir is looking for a kimura here.
Lesnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mir is trying to control the action in half guard but Lesnar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir trying to mount his opponent but Lesnar defends it.
Mir looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lesnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to control from the bottom.
My spies in The Shield inform me that Mir has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Lesnar is looking to improve his position.
Mir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lesnar sees it coming and defends easily.
Lesnar is looking to improve his position.
Mir is keen to just control but Lesnar is a slippery customer.
Lesnar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mir sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lesnar's guard.
Lesnar is trying to control but can't.
Brock Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lesnar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lesnar tries to roll over but Mir keeps him under control.
Lesnar is staying active underneath Mir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesnar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mir closes the distance and clinches up with Lesnar, looking for a takedown. Mir pushes Lesnar against the cage but Lesnar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mir throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lesnar counters with a shoot takedown. Mir fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Mir will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mir!
Lesnar gets caught flat footed, as Mir shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mir wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Lesnar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mir can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lesnar keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
Mir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lesnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mir is one step ahead there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Lesnar is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mir postures up.
Lesnar looking for a triangle here. Mir is fighting it but it looks tight! Lesnar pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Mir is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Brock Lesnar!
After winning the bout, Brock Lesnar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enrico Mazzarri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuroda Atsushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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158 lbs
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159 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Enrico Mazzarri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kuroda Atsushi!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mazzarri.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mazzarri.
Mazzarri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mazzarri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atsushi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mazzarri throws a jab but it's blocked by Atsushi.
Mazzarri misses with a hook. Atsushi ducked under it nicely.
Mazzarri avoids the head kick by Atsushi.
Atsushi throws the kick towards the body but Mazzarri avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atsushi.
Atsushi throws a right hand that Mazzarri ducks under and follows up with a left that Mazzarri also avoids with ease.
Mazzarri digs a good body shot into Atsushi's ribs.
Kuroda Atsushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atsushi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mazzarri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Atsushi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushi fakes the leg kick and cracks Mazzarri in the body.
Mazzarri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atsushi.
Mazzarri throws a jab but it's blocked by Atsushi.
Atsushi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Atsushi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mazzarri.
Mazzarri slips under a jab.
Atsushi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mazzarri did well to prevent Atsushi getting side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Atsushi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mazzarri is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Atsushi pulls his head out easily.
My spies in Masaru Fighting Systems inform me that Atsushi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mazzarri tries to roll over but Atsushi keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzarri is working hard here to advance position.
Atsushi lands strikes from half guard.
Atsushi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atsushi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mazzarri!
Mazzarri is trying desperately to improve position.
Atsushi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mazzarri hang on?
Atsushi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Atsushi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mazzarri is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzarri tries to lock up and control but Atsushi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Atsushi with good strikes from the mount here!
Atsushi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mazzarri is looking to escape.
Atsushi looking to finish Mazzarri with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mazzarri!
Atsushi lands a heavy elbow.
Mazzarri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Atsushi breaks from Mazzarri's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mazzarri is looking to improve his position but Atsushi isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atsushi controlling his opponent.
Mazzarri gets back to half guard.
Atsushi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Atsushi wants to free his trapped foot but Mazzarri is holding on for dear life with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mazzarri slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Atsushi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mazzarri gets the takedown into side control.
Mazzarri working away.
Atsushi is looking to reverse the position.
Atsushi wants to control but Mazzarri postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atsushi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Atsushi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mazzarri grinds an elbow into Atsushi's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atsushi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mazzarri's best efforts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mazzarri looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mazzarri is thwarting Atsushi's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzarri is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Atsushi is trying to get back to full guard.
Atsushi gets back to full guard.
Mazzarri sitting in guard here, content to control.
Atsushi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mazzarri looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mazzarri wants to control but Atsushi is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzarri slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Atsushi wants to control from the top but Mazzarri keeps moving.
Atsushi is looking to advance position but Mazzarri has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Atsushi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mazzarri with shots to the head and body - Atsushi looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mazzarri scoring with strikes but Atsushi is staying in there.
Atsushi is trying desperately to improve position.
Atsushi holds on for dear life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi wants to control but Mazzarri is having none of it.
Atsushi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Atsushi wants to improve his position but Mazzarri is controlling well.
Mazzarri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Atsushi is looking to control Mazzarri's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Atsushi avoid being mounted?
Atsushi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Atsushi wants to control but Mazzarri is keeping busy.
Atsushi is looking for a sweep. Mazzarri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi has hold of Mazzarri's hands but Mazzarri slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Atsushi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mazzarri seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mazzarri trying to control from half guard but Atsushi is working away.
Atsushi wants to control but Mazzarri is keeping busy and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazzarri scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Atsushi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mazzarri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atsushi is trying to get back to full guard.
Mazzarri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrico Mazzarri dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Atsushi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mazzarri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Atsushi misses with an uppercut. Mazzarri saw that one coming.
Atsushi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mazzarri.
Atsushi connects with an inside leg kick.
Mazzarri moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Atsushi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mazzarri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mazzarri slaps away a takedown attempt from Atsushi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Atsushi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atsushi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mazzarri moves away.
Mazzarri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuroda Atsushi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atsushi misses with a leg kick
and Mazzarri counters with a shoot takedown. Atsushi fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atsushi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mazzarri can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzarri postures up in Atsushi's guard and throws a big left but Atsushi blocks it.
Kuroda Atsushi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Atsushi is trying to control the position but Mazzarri postures up.
Mazzarri postures up in Atsushi's guard and throws a big left but Atsushi blocks it.
Mazzarri avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mazzarri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mazzarri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Atsushi has his foot on Mazzarri's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mazzarri works his way back into a safe position though.
Atsushi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Atsushi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mazzarri postures up.
Atsushi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzarri passes Atsushi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Atsushi has hold of Mazzarri's hands but Mazzarri slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Atsushi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mazzarri is working away from the top position though.
Mazzarri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Atsushi's head.
Mazzarri throwing shots but Atsushi is blocking nicely.
Mazzarri lands strikes from half guard.
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!
Nice strikes from Mazzarri there.
Mazzarri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mazzarri landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Atsushi is trying to control but can't.
Mazzarri is looking for a kimura but Atsushi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mazzarri to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mazzarri is working away from the top position though.
Mazzarri is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Atsushi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mazzarri.
Atsushi is looking for a sweep. Mazzarri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atsushi keeps trying to improve his position.
Atsushi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mazzarri pulls his head out easily.
Atsushi is looking for a sweep. Mazzarri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mazzarri 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.
Atsushi trying to control but Mazzarri postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzarri takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Atsushi trying to control from the bottom.
Mazzarri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Atsushi is trying to maintain the position but Mazzarri 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.
Mazzarri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Atsushi's head.
Mazzarri takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mazzarri moves into full mount! Atsushi won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrico Mazzarri clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mazzarri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mazzarri checks a leg kick.
Mazzarri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Atsushi scoring well with a low kick there.
Atsushi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Atsushi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good work by Atsushi as he checks the leg kick.
Atsushi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Atsushi.
Mazzarri shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Atsushi trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Atsushi is refusing to be controlled, as Mazzarri sits in half guard.
Mazzarri is really struggling to control Atsushi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Atsushi is looking for a sweep. Mazzarri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atsushi wants to control but Mazzarri is keeping busy.
Mazzarri lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Atsushi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Atsushi is looking to improve his position.
Atsushi is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzarri is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Atsushi!
Atsushi wants to control but Mazzarri is having none of it.
Atsushi is looking to improve his position but Mazzarri isn't that keen on the idea.
Atsushi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mazzarri has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Atsushi's face.
Atsushi is trying desperately to improve position.
Mazzarri trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mazzarri putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Atsushi is trying desperately to improve position.
Mazzarri breaks from Atsushi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi is bucking up trying to escape but Mazzarri cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mazzarri landing strikes, looking to finish!
Atsushi tries to lock up and control but Mazzarri gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Atsushi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Atsushi is rocked!
Mazzarri with the ground and pound from mount.
Atsushi is still in real trouble! Can Mazzarri finish him?
Atsushi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mazzarri looking for a sweep. Not yet Mazzarri, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazzarri is looking for a triangle but Atsushi pushes his legs off easily.
Atsushi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mazzarri has an active guard here but Atsushi has managed to pass into half guard.
Atsushi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mazzarri keeps working.
Atsushi seems to have recovered his senses.
Atsushi trying to pass the guard but Mazzarri defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzarri wants to control but Atsushi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mazzarri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Atsushi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mazzarri wants to improve his position but Atsushi is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atsushi controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrico Mazzarri had his way with Kuroda Atsushi in 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. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mazzarri.
Mazzarri connects with a nice looking jab.
Atsushi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mazzarri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mazzarri drives through with a takedown into Atsushi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mazzarri landing with the ground and pound.
Atsushi controls Mazzarri momentarily but Mazzarri frees himself.
Atsushi working for a triangle but Mazzarri defends it easily.
Mazzarri avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushi is trying to control the position but Mazzarri postures up.
Atsushi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mazzarri trying to control the position from guard on top but Atsushi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mazzarri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mazzarri chips away with some ground and pound.
Atsushi wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mazzarri is now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mazzarri lands a nice short elbow.
Atsushi wants to control but Mazzarri is keeping busy.
Kuroda Atsushi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzarri working the head and body with strikes.
Mazzarri looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mazzarri not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mazzarri looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Atsushi wants to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atsushi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mazzarri is working away from the top position though.
Atsushi tries to roll over but Mazzarri keeps him under control.
Mazzarri tries to pass to full mount but Atsushi defends it.
Atsushi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mazzarri.
Atsushi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mazzarri pulls his head out easily.
Mazzarri working Atsushi over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzarri passes to side control.
Mazzarri wants to control but Atsushi is keeping him busy.
Mazzarri working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mazzarri in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Atsushi is trying to control Mazzarri's posture but Mazzarri avoids it.
Atsushi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mazzarri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzarri in side control lands a decent elbow.
Atsushi wants to control but Mazzarri postures up.
Mazzarri misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Atsushi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Atsushi tries to control but Mazzarri manages to take his back.
Mazzarri not allowing Atsushi to control his hands.
Enrico Mazzarri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mazzarri trying to control momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atsushi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Atsushi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrico Mazzarri showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mazzarri has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrico Mazzarri!
Enrico Mazzarri retains his lightweight title!
Enrico Mazzarri took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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