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BFT-298 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Zertiis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Canedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond Zertiis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eugene Canedo!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zertiis thuds his right hand into Canedo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Eugene Canedo has been cut.
Canedo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zertiis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Canedo wants to clinch.
Zertiis misses with a leg kick
and Canedo counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zertiis slips a jab from Canedo.
Zertiis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been told by Zertiis's head coaches at Finch Farm that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zertiis shoots in and bounces Canedo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Canedo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zertiis is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Canedo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Canedo keeping moving, preventing Zertiis from controlling successfully.
Zertiis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zertiis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Desmond Zertiis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zertiis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Canedo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Canedo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Canedo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zertiis.
Zertiis misses with a straight left.
Canedo waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Zertiis. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Zertiis to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Zertiis is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canedo wants to stand but Zertiis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Oh Zertiis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zertiis seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zertiis seems keen to control Canedo's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zertiis wants to sweep here but Canedo controlling him for the moment.
Zertiis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Canedo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Canedo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zertiis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Canedo scrambles back to his feet.
Canedo wants to clinch up but Zertiis keeps it at a distance.
Canedo has Zertiis up against the cage in a clinch.
Canedo lands a left hand.
Canedo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zertiis backwards.
Canedo stops a takedown attempt from Zertiis.
Zertiis misses with a punch on the inside.
Zertiis lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zertiis takes a shot to the head.
Canedo prevents a body shot from Zertiis.
Canedo's coach down at Madz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Canedo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zertiis is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Zertiis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canedo has a couple of punches blocked by Zertiis.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zertiis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Canedo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zertiis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Canedo gets underhooks to prevent Zertiis's takedown attempt.
Canedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zertiis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Canedo lands an uppercut.
Zertiis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zertiis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Canedo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zertiis is breathing heavily.
Canedo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Canedo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Canedo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zertiis tightens his grip and picks Canedo up, before dumping him to the ground. Canedo manages to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canedo wants to get back to his feet but Zertiis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zertiis trying to control but Canedo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canedo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canedo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zertiis.
Canedo keeping moving, preventing Zertiis from controlling successfully.
Canedo is looking to stand up but Zertiis isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Canedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zertiis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zertiis fails with the takedown.
Canedo throws an off balance right hand
and Zertiis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zertiis slips a straight right by Canedo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Canedo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eugene Canedo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Canedo checks a leg kick.
Eugene Canedo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zertiis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Zertiis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zertiis scores with a shot to the side of Canedo's head.
Zertiis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zertiis misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zertiis.
Zertiis moves away from the strike by Canedo.
Zertiis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Canedo sprawls well. Canedo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zertiis gets slowly back to his feet.
Zertiis throws a leg kick but Canedo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Canedo clinches with his opponent.
Zertiis trying to land knees to the body.
Canedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zertiis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Canedo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canedo.
Zertiis working Canedo over with knees to the body.
Zertiis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Canedo gets underhooks to prevent Zertiis's takedown attempt.
Canedo has a couple of punches blocked by Zertiis.
Canedo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zertiis takes a shot to the head.
Eugene Canedo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Canedo gets through Zertiis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zertiis is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Zertiis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zertiis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zertiis scores with a decent looking hook.
Canedo misses with an uppercut
and Zertiis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eugene Canedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canedo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zertiis tries to bum rush Canedo with a series of wild strikes but Canedo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Canedo scores with a nice strike.
Canedo is looking to clinch but Zertiis is avoiding it.
Zertiis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Canedo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zertiis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Canedo drops his shoulder and cracks Zertiis with a huge uppercut! Zertiis goes down! Can Canedo finish him?
Canedo gets to his feet - Zertiis follows without any prompting.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zertiis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zertiis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Canedo tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Canedo. No joy for Zertiis on that attempt.
Zertiis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Canedo is looking to clinch but Zertiis is avoiding it.
Canedo throws a lazy right hand but Zertiis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zertiis blocks a jab.
Zertiis defending well as Canedo loads up on a big left hand.
Canedo tries to clinch but Zertiis is having none of it.
Zertiis throws a sloppy head kick and Canedo moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canedo misses with an uppercut. Zertiis saw that one coming.
Canedo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Canedo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zertiis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zertiis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Canedo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Canedo moves into range and clinches up with Zertiis.
Zertiis lands a knee to the body.
Zertiis pushes Canedo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zertiis takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Zertiis.
Canedo working aggressively here.
Canedo throws a punch but it's blocked by Zertiis.
Canedo swings wildly with an uppercut but Zertiis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canedo gets through Zertiis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zertiis tries to work over Canedo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zertiis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Canedo avoids it.
Zertiis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zertiis wants to take the fight to the mat but Canedo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zertiis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Canedo.
Zertiis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Canedo gets underhooks to prevent Zertiis's takedown attempt.
Canedo throws a head punch that misses.
Canedo swings wildly with an uppercut but Zertiis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zertiis can't find room to land a body shot as Canedo controls the action.
Zertiis working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Canedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Canedo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zertiis backwards.
Zertiis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canedo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Canedo lands an uppercut that drops Zertiis! Canedo follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Canedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eugene Canedo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Canedo fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Zertiis out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Eugene Canedo!
Eugene Canedo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Brennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Crocop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Brad Brennan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Brad Brennan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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4 - 9 - 0 |
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220 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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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
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Brennan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Crocop!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crocop misses with a body kick.
Brennan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crocop.
Crocop lands a really nice looking cross but Brennan seems unphased.
Crocop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brennan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brennan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brennan tries to bum rush Crocop with a series of wild strikes but Crocop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brennan closes the distance but Crocop moves to the side
and Crocop counters with a body kick.
Brennan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crocop throws a jab when Brennan was well out of range.
Brennan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Crocop. That one must have hurt.
Brennan avoids the head kick by Crocop.
Brennan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crocop.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brennan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brennan moves into the clinch.
Brennan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crocop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brennan's head backwards.
It looks like Brad Brennan has been cut.
Brennan loads up on a big right hand but Crocop slips the punch.
Crocop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Brennan. Those never looked like landing.
Crocop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Brennan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brennan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brennan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brennan moves to clinch but Crocop breaks away
and Crocop counters with a good, hard body kick but Brennan shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crocop misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crocop scores with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Crocop there.
Brennan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crocop misses with a looping left.
Crocop throws a right and a left that Brennan avoids nicely.
Crocop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crocop throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crocop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brennan misses with a combination
and Crocop counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Crocop throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brennan is breathing heavily.
Donk. Crocop catches Brennan right on the button with a cross.
Brad Brennan's cut is getting worse.
Crocop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brennan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crocop lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brennan throws an off balance right hand
and Crocop counters with a one-two to the body.
Brennan needs to keep his hands up - Crocop had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brennan tries to close the distance and clinch but Crocop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brennan tries to close the distance and clinch but Crocop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooh!!! Crocop has knocked Brennan down with a huge combo! Crocop steps away and waves a wobbly Brennan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Crocop throws a head kick that Brennan semi-blocks.
Brad Brennan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Crocop circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crocop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crocop lands a jab.
Jeez, Brad Brennan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocop scores with a jab to the head.
Crocop lands a big head kick that sends Brennan tumbling to the mat! Crocop takes a step backwards and waves Brennan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brad Brennan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mirko Crocop!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vin Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalifa Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalifa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Habibi Ya Nour El Ain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vin Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalifa Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel moves into the clinch.
Diesel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diesel scores with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diesel.
Diesel breaks from the clinch.
Vin Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whack! Diesel lands a heavy head kick that drops Khalifa. The ref tackles Diesel to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Khalifa was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Vin Diesel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lambo Aventador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and January Kwiecinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). January Kwiecinski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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264 lbs
10 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lambo Aventador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, January Kwiecinski!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwiecinski keeps the fight on the outside.
Kwiecinski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aventador looks to land a combination. Kwiecinski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Aventador uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwiecinski.
Kwiecinski throws a looping overhand right but Aventador ducks down to avoid it.
January Kwiecinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kwiecinski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aventador moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aventador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kwiecinski throws a series of punches but Aventador avoids them all with ease.
Kwiecinski fails with a takedown attempt.
Kwiecinski swats away the attempt to clinch by Aventador.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kwiecinski, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwiecinski wants to land a leg kick but Aventador is out of range.
Aventador fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwiecinski manages to avoid it.
Aventador with a jab.
Kwiecinski lands with a hook. Aventador tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kwiecinski defending well as Aventador loads up on a big left hand.
Kwiecinski connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aventador moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aventador lands a big uppercut and Kwiecinski crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kwiecinski looks OK. Aventador waves Kwiecinski back to his feet!
Kwiecinski is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aventador moves into range and clinches up with Kwiecinski.
Aventador stalling the fight.
Kwiecinski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aventador avoids it.
Kwiecinski can't break the clinch.
Kwiecinski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aventador lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aventador will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kwiecinski up against the cage.
Aventador lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aventador misses with some punches.
Kwiecinski is trying to push Aventador away but Aventador has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aventador fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kwiecinski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aventador lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kwiecinski backwards.
Kwiecinski misses with a body punch.
Aventador digs a right hand underneath Kwiecinski's ribcage. Kwiecinski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kwiecinski looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aventador lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
I was talking to Aventador's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kwiecinski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aventador to keep the fight standing.
Kwiecinski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aventador smiles and moves away.
Lambo Aventador has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of January Kwiecinski.
Aventador slips under a jab from Kwiecinski.
Aventador drops Kwiecinski with a beautiful combination! Kwiecinski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Aventador is looking for the KO!
Kwiecinski is still on wobbly legs! Can Aventador finish him?
It looks like January Kwiecinski has been cut.
Aventador swats away the attempt to clinch by Kwiecinski.
Kwiecinski is aggressively charging in as Aventador backs up avoiding any damage. Aventador tosses out a jab and Kwiecinski runs right into it face first! Kwiecinski is out cold! Aventador dropped down on all fours and is barking in Kwiecinski's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lambo Aventador!
A very excited looking Lambo Aventador made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kimmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimmo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Roni Size-Bite The Bullet. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
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194 lbs
19 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Kimmo!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Topper Green and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kimmo's waist but Kimmo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Robinson off to one side.
Kimmo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Kimmo dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Kimmo moves into the clinch.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kimmo tries to stall but Robinson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Robinson is working for takedown but Kimmo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Robinson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kimmo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson wants the takedown. Kimmo is fighting it off but Robinson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kimmo's guard against the cage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kimmo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Robinson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kimmo keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Robinson sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control but Kimmo is working from the bottom.
Robinson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimmo keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Robinson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Robinson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kimmo is retaining full guard.
Robinson is pushing down on Kimmo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kimmo is fighting to maintain full guard but Robinson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kimmo is trying to stand.
Robinson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Robinson content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Robinson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kimmo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Robinson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Robinson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson controlling the action here.
Kimmo is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control from half guard but Kimmo is working away.
Robinson trying to pass the guard but Kimmo defending well.
Robinson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kimmo defends it well.
Robinson is trying to control. Kimmo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kimmo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Robinson.
Robinson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kimmo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kimmo is trying to get back to full guard.
Robinson is working for a kimura but Kimmo is defending it quite comfortably.
Robinson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kimmo defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kimmo pushes Robinson off looking to stand but Robinson dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Robinson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kimmo scores with a head kick.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Kimmo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kimmo throws a nice looking combination but Robinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kimmo tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kimmo.
Robinson throws a low kick but Kimmo moves out of range easily.
Kimmo tries to land a front kick but Robinson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kimmo misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Kimmo.
Kimmo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kimmo wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Kimmo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimmo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kimmo digs a good hook to Robinson's body.
Robinson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kimmo to the ground. Robinson is now in Kimmo's guard.
Robinson lands a couple of digs.
Kimmo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Robinson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Robinson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kimmo can't keep his opponent in guard - Robinson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Robinson wants to work for an arm triangle but Kimmo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Robinson is looking for a kimura but Kimmo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Robinson to get the leverage.
Kimmo is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kimmo sees it coming and defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson stops Kimmo from getting back to his feet.
Kimmo missing with punches from the bottom.
Robinson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Robinson is looking for a kimura here.
Kimmo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Robinson is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Robinson is working for a submission of some sort.
Robinson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kimmo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kimmo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Robinson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Robinson's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo is hanging on to Robinson's back as he tries to escape.
Robinson trying to control but not successfully.
Robinson staying busy and making it hard for Kimmo to control.
Kimmo throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Robinson is in bad spot here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kimmo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
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 Chris Robinson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kimmo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robinson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chris Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kimmo swivels and escapes.
Kimmo wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Kimmo dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Kimmo misses with a head kick.
Kimmo cracks Robinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kimmo. That's going to slow Robinson down.
Kimmo rushes Robinson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Robinson wants to take the fight to the mat but Kimmo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson avoids the elbow strike from Kimmo, against the cage.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kimmo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Robinson's calf.
Robinson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Michael Kimmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson ducks right into an uppercut from Kimmo.
Robinson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kimmo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robinson.
Robinson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kimmo fails to land with a series of punches.
Kimmo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kimmo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kimmo darts in and clinches Robinson up against the cage.
Michael Kimmo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kimmo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Robinson passes to full mount!
Robinson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kimmo turns into him and now he's in Robinson's guard.
Kimmo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Robinson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kimmo has managed to get both his arms back between Robinson's legs - danger averted.
Kimmo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kimmo 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kimmo postures up in Robinson's guard and throws a big left but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson is looking for a triangle but Kimmo pushes his legs off easily.
Kimmo wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Robinson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kimmo defends it easily.
Kimmo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kimmo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kimmo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chris Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kimmo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kimmo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Robinson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kimmo defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Robinson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kimmo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chris Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kimmo throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Kimmo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Robinson 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chris Robinson!
Our winner, Chris Robinson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leg Sweeperton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweeperton comes to the cage accompanied by Sexy Body Girl. Frankie Russo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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35
167 lbs
28 - 11 - 0 |
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39
165 lbs
21 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leg Sweeperton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Russo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo with a hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Russo 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.
Russo throws a jab when Sweeperton was well out of range.
Russo fails to land with a series of punches.
Russo throws a hook to the side of Sweeperton's head but Sweeperton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Russo throws a right and a left that Sweeperton avoids nicely.
Sweeperton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Russo's half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sweeperton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Russo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sweeperton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Russo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sweeperton is one step ahead there.
Russo keeping full guard, as Sweeperton tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sweeperton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Russo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Russo is pulling down on Sweeperton's head. It's preventing any offense from Sweeperton, at least for the moment.
Sweeperton throwing strikes from guard but Russo blocks nicely.
Sweeperton postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sweeperton won't allow Russo to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton trying to control but Russo is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Frankie Russo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sweeperton takes a swing at Russo's ribcage but misses.
Russo looking to score a takedown here. Sweeperton is defending well but Russo drives through and ends up in Sweeperton's guard.
Russo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Russo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Russo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Russo throws a strike but Sweeperton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Russo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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!
Russo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Russo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sweeperton trying to control the position from guard on top but Russo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sweeperton tries to free his leg and advance position but Russo is retaining full guard.
Russo working a defensive guard here.
Sweeperton tries to free his leg and advance position but Russo is retaining full guard.
Sweeperton trying to move into half guard but instead Russo has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton trying to control the position.
Russo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Russo throws an elbow that misses. Sweeperton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Russo's guard. Nice move by Sweeperton!
Russo is trying to control the position but Sweeperton postures up.
Russo keeping moving, preventing Sweeperton from controlling successfully.
Russo keeping full guard, as Sweeperton tries to pass.
Sweeperton lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo keeping moving, preventing Sweeperton from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sweeperton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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 Leg Sweeperton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Russo missing with a left hand there. Sweeperton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Russo misses with a two punch combination.
Russo throws a hook but Sweeperton avoids it easily.
Russo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Russo showed some decent athleticism there.
Sweeperton 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.
Russo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sweeperton to regain full guard.
Russo throws a strike but Sweeperton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sweeperton won't allow Russo to sweep him here.
Sweeperton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sweeperton trying to control the position from guard on top but Russo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeperton throwing strikes but missing.
Russo wants to sweep here but Sweeperton controlling him for the moment.
Sweeperton postures up in Russo's guard and throws a big left but Russo blocks it.
Russo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sweeperton.
Sweeperton is working Russo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sweeperton postures up in Russo's guard and throws a big left but Russo blocks it.
Leg Sweeperton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sweeperton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Russo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sweeperton postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Russo is keeping the position for now.
Russo keeping moving, preventing Sweeperton from controlling successfully.
Sweeperton throws an elbow that misses. Russo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sweeperton's guard. Nice move by Russo!
Russo throwing strikes but missing.
Sweeperton wants to sweep here but Russo controlling him for the moment.
Sweeperton looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Russo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sweeperton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Russo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Russo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sweeperton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Russo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Russo misses with a head shot. Sweeperton uses the momentum to regain guard.
Russo looking to sit in guard and control but Sweeperton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sweeperton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Russo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Russo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sweeperton postures up in Russo's guard and throws a big left but Russo blocks it.
Russo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Russo wants to stand up but Sweeperton is controlling him.
Sweeperton looking to sit in guard and control but Russo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sweeperton controls Russo momentarily but Russo frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo is looking to work some ground and pound but Sweeperton has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frankie Russo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sweeperton thows a body shot but no joy.
Russo gets the takedown into side control.
Sweeperton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Russo's best efforts.
Russo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sweeperton flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Russo is nestled in close to Sweeperton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Russo throwing shots but Sweeperton is blocking nicely.
Sweeperton is pressing down on Russo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Russo throws a big elbow that misses.
Russo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sweeperton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sweeperton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeperton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Russo stands up over Sweeperton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Russo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sweeperton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Russo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sweeperton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Russo postures up.
Russo wants to control from the top but Sweeperton keeps moving.
Russo throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Russo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton keeping full guard, as Russo tries to pass.
Russo postures up in Sweeperton's guard and throws a big left but Sweeperton blocks it.
Russo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Russo throwing strikes but missing.
Sweeperton trying to control the position.
Sweeperton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Russo manages to get himself to full guard.
Russo keeping full guard, as Sweeperton tries to pass.
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!
Russo looking for a sweep. Not yet Russo, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton throwing strikes from guard but Russo blocks nicely.
Sweeperton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sweeperton throws a big right hand that misses.
Sweeperton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Russo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sweeperton trying to control the position from guard on top but Russo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton forces his way into half guard.
Russo is looking to improve his position.
Sweeperton is trying to control the action in half guard but Russo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Russo wants to improve his position but Sweeperton is controlling well.
Sweeperton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Russo defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sweeperton is keen to just control but Russo is a slippery customer.
Sweeperton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Russo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frankie Russo.
Well Russo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Russo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Mageramsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Mageramsky will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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29
260 lbs
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242 lbs
23 - 21 - 0 |
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Solid 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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Mageramsky!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo Nogueira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mageramsky.
Rodrigo Nogueira closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mageramsky is looking for a sweep.
Rodrigo Nogueira is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Mageramsky looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rodrigo Nogueira gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Mageramsky is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rodrigo Nogueira lets go of the hold and Mageramsky can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Nuclear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes to the cage accompanied by Pray by Jay-Z feat. Rob Dougan. Nuclear has chosen Nuclear Assault - Critical Mass as his entrance music. David Nuclear will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, David Nuclear!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nuclear manages to avoid it.
Nuclear stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nuclear wants it to stay on the feet.
Wallace scores with a sloppy right hand. Nuclear should have avoided that one.
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nuclear counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Wallace misses.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wallace. That's going to slow Nuclear down.
Antoine Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuclear looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a looping overhand right but Nuclear ducks down to avoid it.
Nuclear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallace jabs Nuclear to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wallace.
Wallace working away.
Nuclear is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wallace sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nuclear is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nuclear dodges the ground and pound from Wallace.
Nuclear is looking to regain half guard here but Wallace keeps moving and retains side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nuclear is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace working the ground and pound but Nuclear is defending the strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wallace lands some shots froms side control.
We've been hearing that Wallace has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wallace in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wallace lands an elbow.
Wallace throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Nuclear's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wallace sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nuclear is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nuclear is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wallace looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nuclear is avoiding damage well.
Nuclear controls the position for a moment.
Nuclear tries to improve position but can't.
Nuclear regains half guard.
Nuclear wants to control but Wallace is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wallace lands a nice short elbow.
Wallace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nuclear's head.
Wallace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nuclear's head.
Wallace 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.
Nuclear is looking for a sweep. Wallace is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nuclear won't allow Wallace to pass to mount.
Nuclear is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wallace working over Nuclear with some ground and pound. Nuclear looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nuclear has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wallace is working away from the top position though.
Wallace passes to side control.
Wallace creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace lands an elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nuclear can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wallace grinds an elbow into Nuclear's temple.
The ground and pound from Wallace seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nuclear is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wallace misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear struggling a bit here.
Wallace tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wallace looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nuclear is avoiding damage well.
Wallace looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nuclear tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nuclear struggling a bit here.
Nuclear tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wallace in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nuclear is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wallace asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Wallace dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wallace looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nuclear is trying to stand up here but Wallace is controlling him well.
Wallace looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nuclear with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nuclear avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wallace.
Nuclear is trying to stand back up but Wallace is controlling him
Wallace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wallace is trying to control the action in half guard but Nuclear is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Wallace there.
Nuclear wants to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nuclear with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nuclear is looking to improve his position.
Wallace trying to pass the guard but Nuclear defending well.
Nuclear avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wallace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nuclear wants to control but Wallace is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throwing shots but Nuclear is blocking nicely.
Nuclear wants to get back to full guard.
Wallace not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wallace seems to be looking for submissions.
Wallace working the head and body with strikes.
Nuclear gets full guard.
Nuclear working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wallace.
Wallace is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nuclear controls Wallace momentarily but Wallace frees himself.
Antoine Wallace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nuclear wants to stand up but Wallace is controlling him.
Wallace trying to control but Nuclear is working from the bottom.
Wallace scoring with some ground and pound.
Wallace scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace stopping the sweep attempt from Nuclear.
Nuclear really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wallace. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wallace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nuclear keeping full guard, as Wallace tries to pass.
Wallace working some strikes from top position.
Nuclear working a defensive guard here.
Wallace postures up and lands a big shot to Nuclear's brow.
Wallace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nuclear is looking to stand up but Wallace isn't so interested in that idea.
Wallace won't allow Nuclear to sweep him here.
Wallace throws a big right hand that misses.
Nuclear wants to sweep here but Wallace controlling him for the moment.
Nuclear wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace stopping the sweep attempt from Nuclear.
Wallace scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wallace landing with the ground and pound.
Wallace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nuclear works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wallace is in close to Nuclear's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wallace connects with a couple of short punches.
Wallace distracts Nuclear with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wallace throws a big right hand that misses.
Wallace stopping the sweep attempt from Nuclear.
Wallace might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Nuclear keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to free his leg and advance position but Nuclear is retaining full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nuclear working a defensive guard here.
Nuclear is controlling Wallace's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. David Nuclear wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nuclear throws a leg kick but Wallace sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nuclear uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Nuclear does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Wallace misses with a body punch
and Nuclear counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Wallace dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nuclear was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Nuclear fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wallace.
Wallace scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Nuclear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nuclear sprawls well. Nuclear wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Nuclear is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
David Nuclear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallace misses with a looping left.
Wallace misses with a looping left.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a straight right.
Nuclear on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wallace. Wallace obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice jab there from Wallace.
Wallace tries for a takedown but Nuclear sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wallace looks to land a left hand but Nuclear moved out of range nicely.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Wallace fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoine Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear lands with an overhand left.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wallace misses with a hook
and Nuclear counters with a slapping leg kick.
David Nuclear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallace attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wallace misses with a kick to the body
letting Nuclear counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Wallace misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Nuclear connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wallace's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nuclear. Wallace shrugs it off though.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nuclear takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Antoine Wallace.
Well Wallace 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 30:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoine Wallace!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Antoine Wallace waved his t-shirt featuring Tokyo United Fightwear 's logo in front of the cameras.
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