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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davi Lucca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davi Lucca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddy Royal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Davi Lucca!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucca swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Royal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Royal doesn't manage to clinch there - Lucca circles away.
Lucca avoids the head kick by Royal.
Lucca is looking to land body kicks.
Royal tries to clinch up.
Lucca pushes Royal up against the cage in a clinch.
Royal wants to stall.
Royal wants to break free but Lucca has control.
Royal tries to circle away but Lucca has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Royal tries to clinch there but Lucca circles away.
Royal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Royal closes the distance and clinches up with Lucca, looking for a takedown. Royal pushes Lucca against the cage but Lucca circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Royal.
Lucca closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Royal did well to prevent Lucca getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucca controlling the action here.
Royal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Royal is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lucca jumps into side control!
Lucca stands up and beckons Royal to his feet.
Lucca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Royal.
Lucca instigates a clinch.
Lucca wants the takedown. Royal is fighting it off but Lucca persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Royal's guard against the cage.
Lucca is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucca's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lucca loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lucca's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lucca postures up in Royal's guard and throws a big left but Royal blocks it.
Royal tries to strike from the bottom.
Lucca slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Royal.
The fight stays on the outside here - Royal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lucca scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Royal is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Royal's face as Lucca controls the position.
Lucca in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Royal is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Davi Lucca!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Gustilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zibraaz Cava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marvin Gustilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zibraaz Cava!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cava scores with a head kick.
Gustilo misses with a takedown attempt
and Cava counters with a head kick that drops Gustilo to the mat! Gustilo scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Gustilo is rocked!
A head kick misses from Cava.
Cava looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cava lands a big head kick that sends Gustilo tumbling to the mat! Cava takes a step backwards and waves Gustilo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Gustilo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zibraaz Cava 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.
Cava feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Gustilo collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zibraaz Cava!
Our winner, Zibraaz Cava, 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.
Marvin Gustilo was interviewed post fight and said 'Im getting too old for this shit.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johann Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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179 lbs
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johann Kessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Kessler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wagner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wagner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kessler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kessler misses with a two punch combination.
Wagner slips a straight right by Kessler.
Kurt Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kessler throws a big shot that misses.
Kessler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Wagner. Those never looked like landing.
Wagner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wagner throws a right hand that Kessler ducks under and follows up with a left that Kessler also avoids with ease.
Wagner throws a body shot but no joy.
Wagner throws a right hand that Kessler ducks under and follows up with a left that Kessler also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagner misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler misses with a kick to the body.
Wagner misses with the combination.
The crowd cheers as Wagner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kessler doesn't seem phased though.
Wagner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wagner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kessler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wagner misses with a wild body shot.
Kessler scores with a hook to the body. Wagner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wagner scores with a three punch combo!
Wagner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wagner looks winded!
Kessler dodges the punch combination from Wagner.
Wagner throws a lazy uppercut
and Kessler counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kessler slips a jab from Wagner.
Wagner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kessler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wagner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kessler counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kessler.
Kessler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kessler connects with an inside leg kick.
Wagner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kessler jabs at Wagner's body.
Kessler jabs Wagner right on the nose. Wagner blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Kurt Wagner has been cut.
Kessler lands a nice hook to Wagner's body. Wagner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kessler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wagner walks into a left hand.
Kessler stuns Wagner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kessler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wagner's head.
Wagner is rocked!
Kessler scores with a shot to the body.
Kessler lands a head shot.
Wagner looks to score with a jab to the body but Kessler is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kessler cracks Wagner with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kessler has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wagner to stand back up!
Wagner is still on wobbly legs! Can Kessler finish him?
Decent striking displayed by Kessler there.
Wagner looks up at the clock. Bad move! Kessler lands a right hand from hell, dropping Wagner. Kessler pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johann Kessler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Dapalong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Regan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dapalong comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast by Rammstein. On his way into the cage it seems that Vincent Dapalong has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vincent Dapalong seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 lbs
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186 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Dapalong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Regan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dapalong misses with a hook. Regan ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Regan misses the target.
Dapalong stuns Regan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Regan shoots in looking for a takedown. Dapalong tries to sprawl out of it but Regan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dapalong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Regan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Regan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dapalong!
Dapalong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Regan is working Dapalong over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dapalong is trying to control Regan's posture but Regan avoids it.
Regan lands an elbow.
Dapalong parries the strikes from Regan easily there. Regan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dapalong to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dapalong tries to bench press Regan off him but Regan keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regan is looking to take a break and control but Dapalong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dapalong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Regan 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dapalong pushes Regan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Regan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Regan working away.
Regan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dapalong keeps working.
Regan working away.
Regan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Regan cracks Dapalong with a big right hand but Dapalong just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Regan is chipping away with strikes.
Dapalong taking punishment in the form of punches.
Regan looks up at the clock and then as Dapalong takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Regan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dapalong dodges the ground and pound from Regan.
Dapalong tries to bench press Regan off him but Regan keeps the position.
The referee asks Regan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Regan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dapalong is looking for a sweep.
Dapalong taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dapalong is trying to get back to half guard.
Regan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dapalong keeps working.
Dapalong's coaches at The Clinic have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Regan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Regan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Regan trying to control the position but Dapalong is working away.
Dapalong tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dapalong wants to control but Regan postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dapalong is trying to get back to his feet.
Dapalong is looking to regain half guard here but Regan keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dapalong bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
A shot to the liver by Dapalong. Beautiful body shot.
Regan looks to land a left hand but Dapalong moved out of range nicely.
Regan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dapalong misses with a double jab.
Regan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dapalong to the mat! Dapalong manages to get full guard.
Regan scoring with some ground and pound.
Regan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dapalong is trying to keep Regan in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regan tries to free his leg and advance position but Dapalong is retaining full guard.
Regan trying to control but Dapalong is working from the bottom.
Dapalong wants to stand but Regan is controlling the position.
Regan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dapalong working a defensive guard but Regan manages to pass into side control anyway.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Regan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dapalong pushes Regan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Regan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Regan working away.
Dapalong is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Regan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Regan moves out of range as Dapalong strikes.
Dapalong throws a one two combo.
It looks like Larry Regan has been cut.
Regan throws the left hand but Dapalong avoids the punch easily.
Regan darts in looking for a takedown but Dapalong gets double underhooks and turns Regan into the cage.
Dapalong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dapalong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Regan throws out the jab.
Regan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dapalong was well out of range. Poor timing from Regan.
Regan motions for Dapalong to come forward. Regan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dapalong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dapalong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Regan shoots in for a takedown but Dapalong shows good takedown defense.
Regan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Regan throws a jab when Dapalong was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dapalong connects with the punch.
Regan is rocked!
Regan moves away from the strike by Dapalong.
Regan is still on wobbly legs! Can Dapalong finish him?
Regan defending well as Dapalong loads up on a big left hand.
Dapalong throws a shot from downtown. Regan moves away and avoids it.
Regan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dapalong.
Horrible takedown attempt by Regan or perhaps it was just good defense by Dapalong, which made it look bad.
Vincent Dapalong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Regan.
Regan staying out of range there.
Regan misses with a body punch
and Dapalong scores with a counter punch that sends Regan to the canvas! Dapalong smells blood - he's punishing Regan with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Regan has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Dapalong!
During a confident post fight interview, Vincent Dapalong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Moo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julius Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Moo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson is looking to chop away at Moo's legs.
Julius Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson misses with a kick to the body.
Henderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Moo persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henderson.
Henderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moo's calf.
Nice straight punches there by Henderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henderson.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moo.
Moo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Henderson is predictable there
and Moo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Moo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Henderson sees it coming and defends easily.
Moo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Henderson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moo.
Henderson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henderson defends it well.
Moo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Henderson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moo.
Moo seems to be working for a kimura but Henderson defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henderson won't allow Moo to pass to mount.
Moo is working for a submission of some sort.
Henderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Moo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Henderson wants to improve his position but Moo is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Henderson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Moo is looking for a kimura here.
Moo wants to pass the guard but Henderson is defending well.
Moo 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henderson wants to control but Moo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working.
Moo throwing shots but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Henderson is trying is best to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Moo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Henderson lands a front kick.
Henderson scores with a jab.
Moo tries to clinch but Henderson moves away
and Henderson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Moo goes for a double leg but Henderson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Henderson continues to drive forward.
Moo wants a takedown but no success here.
Henderson avoiding damage as Moo throws knees to the body.
Moo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Henderson is defending well.
Julius Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Moo.
Henderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Moo blocks with his arms.
Moo is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moo has his back to the cage.
Henderson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Moo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Henderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Henderson managing to block the knees to the body from Moo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moo tries to pull guard but Henderson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Moo wants to take the fight to the mat but Henderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Henderson gets through Moo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Moo wants to take the fight to the mat but Henderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moo avoids it.
Henderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moo is breathing heavily.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Henderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
Henderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Henderson throws a body punch but Moo moves out of range.
Moo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
Mikey Moo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Moo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henderson's waist but Henderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moo off to one side.
Moo fails with a takedown attempt.
Moo avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moo can do to turn this around?
Some bone on bone action there as Moo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Henderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Julius Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Moo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Henderson. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moo is defended easily by Henderson.
Moo shoots and misses
and Henderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Henderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.
Moo dives in for a single leg takedown but Henderson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Moo tries to score a body lock takedown but Henderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Moo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Henderson is defending well.
Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Henderson dominated that second round.
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!
Henderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moo shoots in looking for a takedown but Henderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Henderson digs a good body shot into Moo's ribs.
Henderson scores with a nice right hand.
Moo takes a kick to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moo is defended easily by Henderson.
Moo fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moo misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Julius Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Moo.
Moo slips a jab from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Henderson.
Moo dives in for a single leg takedown but Henderson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Henderson lands with a left to the head.
Moo looking for a takedown.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Moo moved out of range nicely.
Moo blocks a jab.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moo moves out of range as Henderson throws a body kick.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Moo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henderson lands with a nice body punch.
Moo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henderson.
Moo misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Moo shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looks for the body kick but Moo saw that one coming.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Moo off the cage and back into range.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Moo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moo checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Henderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henderson throws the left hand but Moo avoids the punch easily.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Henderson thuds his shin into the meat of Moo's side.
Moo goes for a double leg but Henderson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Henderson continues to drive forward.
Moo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Henderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Moo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moo avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Henderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henderson 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Henderson!
An out of breath Julius Henderson 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Smok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wietrzny might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hunter-Fallen. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Janek Smok!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smok shoots and misses
so Wietrzny counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smok is trying to control the position but Wietrzny postures up.
Smok is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wietrzny 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.
Wietrzny in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wietrzny trying to control the position from guard on top but Smok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smok lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wietrzny looking for a guillotine here but Smok defends easily.
Smok pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wietrzny is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smok is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wietrzny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smok is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smok avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wietrzny might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smok passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wietrzny is looking for a sweep.
Smok lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wietrzny down.
Smok is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wietrzny will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Smok scoring with punches from side control.
Wietrzny can't do much from the bottom here.
Smok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wietrzny keeps working.
Smok tries for a kimura but Wietrzny is defending well.
Wietrzny gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Smok.
Smok dominating with strikes here.
Wietrzny regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wietrzny looking for submissions off his back.
Smok moves nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Wietrzny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smok tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smok is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Check out the look on Smok's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smok is looking to take a break and control but Wietrzny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smok tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wietrzny's legs.
Smok trying to control the action but Wietrzny is working from the bottom.
Smok landing a few strikes.
Wietrzny seems a little lost for a moment, as Smok dominates the positioning.
Smok has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wietrzny!
Smok has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wietrzny's face.
Wietrzny 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 trying to control but Wietrzny is having none of it.
Smok looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Smok blocks Wietrzny's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Wietrzny is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wietrzny wants to control but Smok is having none of it.
Wietrzny regains half guard.
Smok has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smok wants to control but Wietrzny is keeping him busy.
Wietrzny has hold of Smok's hands but Smok slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janek Smok dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smok shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wietrzny makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smok gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Wietrzny counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smok pulls Wietrzny in close to prevent any damage.
Smok keeping moving, preventing Wietrzny from controlling successfully.
Smok is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wietrzny defends well.
Wietrzny trying to control but Smok is working from the bottom.
Janek Smok has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smok had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wietrzny defends it easily.
Wietrzny preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smok is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wietrzny is aware though and is defending well.
Wietrzny trying to control but Smok is working from the bottom.
Smok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wietrzny has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smok had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wietrzny defends it easily.
Smok avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smok is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smok looking for a guillotine here but Wietrzny defends easily.
Smok has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wietrzny can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny trying to control the position from guard on top but Smok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smok is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wietrzny wants to get back to full guard.
Smok is pressing down on Wietrzny's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wietrzny is holding on for now.
Smok prevents Wietrzny from improving his position.
Wietrzny looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smok passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wietrzny!
Wietrzny is squirming around, avoiding Smok's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smok cracks Wietrzny with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wietrzny wants to hold on but Smok pushes him away.
Wietrzny is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Smok prevents Wietrzny from getting the reversal.
Smok raining down shots from the mount!
Smok wants to control the pace but Wietrzny is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smok cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smok unloading with bombs!
Wietrzny is looking to improve his position but Smok isn't that keen on the idea.
Wietrzny wants to hold on but Smok pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smok fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Wietrzny that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smok connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wietrzny wants to hold on but Smok pushes him away.
Wietrzny regains half guard.
Smok is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smok wants to pass to mount but Wietrzny is defending the position.
Smok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wietrzny keeps working.
Wietrzny looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wietrzny is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janek Smok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wietrzny lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smok shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wietrzny as he jumps to the side.
Wietrzny uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smok tries for a takedown but Wietrzny circles away easily
and Wietrzny counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smok won't be happy with that.
Wietrzny is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smok is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smok tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wietrzny wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smok struggling a bit here.
Wietrzny trying to control the action but Smok is working from the bottom.
Wietrzny tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wietrzny has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Wietrzny seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Smok is looking to regain half guard here but Wietrzny keeps moving and retains side control.
Wietrzny working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smok is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smok regains half guard.
Smok looking for submissions off his back.
Smok wants to improve his position but Wietrzny is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smok wants to control but Wietrzny is keeping busy.
Smok is looking to improve his position.
Wietrzny is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smok defends it well.
Smok gets full guard.
Smok wants to sweep here but Wietrzny controlling him for the moment.
Smok trying to control the position.
Wietrzny trying to control the position from guard on top but Smok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smok controls Wietrzny momentarily but Wietrzny frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smok looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wietrzny is one step ahead there.
Our spies down at at Great Bash Heel inform us that Smok has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Smok working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wietrzny.
Smok bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wietrzny's guard.
Smok is working Wietrzny over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wietrzny wants to get back to his feet but Smok is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wietrzny throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smok trying to control the position from guard on top but Wietrzny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wietrzny will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smok is pushing down on Wietrzny's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wietrzny is fighting to maintain full guard but Smok has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wietrzny is trying to get back to full guard.
Wietrzny is trying to stand.
Smok takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Igor Wietrzny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smok is looking for a kimura here.
Smok is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smok blocks the strikes from Wietrzny.
Smok is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wietrzny!
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Wietrzny showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smok has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janek Smok!
A victorious Janek Smok 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Nitschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Nitschke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Kim!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nitschke shoots in looking for a takedown. Kim tries to sprawl out of it but Nitschke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nitschke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nitschke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nitschke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nitschke is defended easily by Kim.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Nitschke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nitschke has his takedown stuffed
and Kim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.
Nitschke fails with the takedown
and Kim counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nitschke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nitschke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Nitschke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kim gets back to half guard.
Nitschke misses with a head shot. Kim uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nitschke throws a big right hand that misses.
Nitschke is in close to Kim's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nitschke is fighting to break Kim's control of his arms but Kim is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nitschke is one step ahead there.
Nitschke landing some decent shots from guard.
Nitschke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nitschke trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nitschke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kim told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke won't allow Kim to sweep him here.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nitschke throws a strike but Kim rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nitschke controlling Kim's posture.
Kim sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nitschke is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nitschke pushes a forearm under Kim's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kim is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damian Nitschke!
Damian Nitschke made sure to mention his sponsor, BeastMode in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hussak Claw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer comes to the cage accompanied by We are the Champions. Frank Hammer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 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
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hussak Claw!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer tries for a takedown but Claw circles away easily
and Claw counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hammer won't be happy with that.
Claw working the ground and pound but Hammer is defending the strikes.
Hammer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Claw is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hammer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hammer tries to roll over but Claw keeps him under control.
Claw is working for a submission of some sort.
Hammer won't allow Claw to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Claw is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Claw wants to work for an arm triangle but Hammer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer trying to hold on to Claw's head to control him but Claw postures up.
Claw is pressing down on Hammer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hammer is holding on for now.
Hammer is trying to control but can't.
Hammer gets full guard.
Hammer working a defensive guard here.
Hammer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Claw avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Claw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammer looking for a sweep. Not yet Hammer, not yet.
Hammer looking for a guillotine here but Claw defends easily.
Claw works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw is working for an americana but Hammer has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Claw was thinking about the submission.
Hammer is looking to cinch up a triangle. Claw throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hammer's body to avoid the submission. Hammer has instead reached around Claw's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hammer arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Frank Hammer!
A very excited looking Frank Hammer 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Vimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wu-Tang - "Think Differently" (feat. Roc Marciano). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Samuel Vimes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
40 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Vimes!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vimes throws a body shot but no joy.
Marciano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marciano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot lands for Marciano.
Marciano pushes Vimes up against the cage in a clinch.
Vimes looking to stall.
Vimes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Vimes.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Vimes controls his hands.
Marciano lands with a short shot to the head.
Vimes tries a body shot but Marciano blocks it.
Vimes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vimes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marciano's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano stalling.
Vimes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marciano after a bit of a struggle.
Vimes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rocky Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Vimes.
Vimes struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Vimes is trying to stall.
Marciano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vimes ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
Vimes throws a body punch but Marciano moves out of range.
A jab from Marciano does it's job there.
Marciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vimes manages to avoid it.
Vimes throws an off balance right hand
and Marciano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Marciano tries to free his leg and advance position but Vimes is retaining full guard.
Vimes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marciano.
Marciano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marciano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marciano is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano passes into half guard.
Vimes trying to hold on to Marciano's head to control him but Marciano postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marciano takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Vimes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Marciano.
Marciano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vimes throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano throws a low kick but Vimes avoids it.
A jab from Vimes misses.
Vimes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Marciano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vimes tries to move into range but Marciano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vimes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marciano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marciano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vimes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marciano moves out of range as Vimes strikes.
Vimes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marciano.
Vimes connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vimes looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Marciano avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Marciano.
Marciano has managed to clinch.
Marciano scores with a shot to the side of Vimes's head.
Vimes throws a punch but it's blocked by Marciano.
Vimes struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
Vimes lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vimes is trying to break free.
Vimes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vimes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marciano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Marciano dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A shot to the liver by Vimes. Beautiful body shot.
Vimes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rocky Marciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Vimes blocks the body kick.
Vimes throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Vimes throws a series of punches but Marciano avoids them all with ease.
Samuel Vimes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marciano lands a leg kick that knocks Vimes off balance momentarily.
Vimes misses with an uppercut
and Marciano counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marciano.
Marciano throws a big elbow that misses.
Marciano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Marciano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marciano wants to pass the guard but Vimes is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano 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.
Marciano looking to sit in guard and control but Vimes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marciano 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.
Vimes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vimes preventing the sweep.
Marciano managing to control the position.
Vimes trying to control but Marciano is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vimes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marciano circles away quickly and effectively.
Marciano moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vimes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marciano.
Vimes pulls guard effortlessly.
Marciano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marciano trying to control but Vimes is working from the bottom.
Marciano throws a strike but Vimes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vimes trying to control but Marciano is working from the bottom.
Vimes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marciano working a defensive guard here.
Vimes preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano pulls Vimes in to control the position.
Marciano's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Marciano.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marciano wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marciano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vimes throws a right and a left that both miss.
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 Rocky Marciano will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vimes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marciano scores with a hook.
Marciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vimes.
Vimes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marciano.
Vimes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marciano throws a lazy right hand but Vimes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vimes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marciano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vimes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vimes looks to land a left hand but Marciano moved out of range nicely.
Marciano misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano slips under a jab from Vimes.
Vimes throws an overhand right that lands on Marciano's shoulder, as Marciano tries to avoid the shot.
Vimes thuds a left hand into Marciano's body.
Vimes scores with a sloppy right hand. Marciano should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vimes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vimes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marciano.
Vimes throws a right hand that misses
and Marciano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Marciano 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.
Vimes keeping moving, preventing Marciano from controlling successfully.
Vimes has Marciano pulled in close to control his posture.
Marciano wants to control from the top but Vimes keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Marciano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Vimes misses its intended target.
Vimes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marciano thuds his shin into the meat of Vimes's side.
Vimes with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Vimes.
Vimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Vimes lands with a nice body punch.
Marciano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vimes has time to react.
Marciano misses the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vimes is trying to maintain a safe position but Marciano gets an underhook and turns Vimes into the cage.
Vimes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marciano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vimes's hands.
Marciano lands with a shot to the body.
Vimes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vimes connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vimes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vimes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Marciano counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Marciano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marciano looking to pass the guard.
Vimes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marciano is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vimes pulls Marciano in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vimes 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rocky Marciano did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Vimes swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vimes's head backwards.
Marciano cracks the inside of Vimes's front leg.
Marciano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vimes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vimes misses with an uppercut
and Marciano counters with a takedown into side control.
Marciano wants to control but Vimes is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throws a strike aimed at the side of Vimes's head but Vimes avoids it well.
Vimes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marciano looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vimes is avoiding damage well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marciano connects with a single shot there.
Vimes misses with a series of wild punches.
Marciano moves away from the strike by Vimes.
Marciano moves away from the strike by Vimes.
A big right from Vimes misses.
Vimes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marciano counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vimes won't be happy with that.
Marciano misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Marciano trying to control the position but Vimes is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vimes tries to improve position but can't.
Marciano tries to advance to mount but Vimes denies him.
Marciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vimes can do to turn this around?
An elbow from Marciano crashes against the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marciano is trying to get an arm triangle but Vimes is defending well.
Marciano working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marciano trying to control the action but Vimes is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Marciano had his way with Samuel Vimes in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marciano throws a series of punches but Vimes avoids them all with ease.
Vimes ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
Vimes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vimes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marciano lands a head shot.
Marciano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marciano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vimes misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vimes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vimes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vimes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marciano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Marciano looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vimes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Vimes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marciano stopping the sweep attempt from Vimes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Vimes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marciano tries to free his leg and advance position but Vimes is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vimes lands a jab.
Vimes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marciano.
Vimes throws a hook to the side of Marciano's head but Marciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Vimes misses.
Vimes misses with an uppercut.
Vimes looks to land a left hand but Marciano moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano with a nice cross.
Vimes moves out of range of the body kick.
Vimes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vimes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vimes moves out of range as Marciano throws a body kick.
Marciano dodges the punch combination from Vimes.
Nice straight punches there by Marciano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marciano.
Samuel Vimes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vimes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marciano.
A slow jab from Marciano misses its intended target.
Vimes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marciano finds it's way round the side to connect with Vimes's head.
Marciano tries to work over Vimes's front leg with a kick but Vimes checks it.
Vimes lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vimes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marciano. Marciano obviously looking to wear him down.
Vimes throws a series of punches but Marciano moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vimes lands with a right hand.
Marciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vimes.
Marciano staying out of range there.
Marciano fails to land with a series of punches.
Vimes lands a slapping body shot.
Vimes misses the shot to the body.
Marciano swings for the body but Vimes moves out of range.
Vimes throws a lazy uppercut
and Marciano counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marciano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rocky Marciano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marciano not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Marciano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marciano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:47
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 48:47
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Marciano!
Rocky Marciano retains his lightweight title!
Rocky Marciano spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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