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RFC 21: Hard Knocks PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandor Clegane (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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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sandor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clegane lands a nice shot that snaps Dragon's head back.
Dragon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clegane slips under a jab from Dragon.
Clegane now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dragon misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Clegane. No joy for Dragon on that attempt.
Dragon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clegane avoids it really well and circles away.
Clegane just misses with a punch to the body.
Clegane digs a good body shot into Dragon's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragon walks into a left hand.
Dragon is breathing heavily.
Dragon fails with the takedown
and Clegane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Dragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clegane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clegane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Clegane lands a slapping body shot.
Clegane drops Dragon with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dragon looks back up at him and smiles so Clegane waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dragon is rocked!
Clegane lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Dragon - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Clegane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sandor Clegane!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Hippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis has chosen The Butterfly Effect - Sweet and Low as his entrance music. Justin Lewis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Hippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis has Hippo up against the cage in a clinch.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hippo blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Hippo circles away.
Lewis closes the distance and pushes Hippo back into the cage.
Lewis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like King Hippo has been cut.
Lewis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hippo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lewis's coach down at Finch Farm was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lewis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lewis throws a leg kick which misses Hippo's front leg but catches the back leg as Hippo tries to avoid it.
Lewis forces Hippo back against the cage and clinches.
Lewis tries to break free but Hippo pushes him back against the cage.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hippo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewis wants to clinch.
Lewis throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Lewis has managed to clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lewis.
King Hippo's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lewis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hippo wants a takedown.
Hippo tries to break free but Lewis pushes him back against the cage.
Lewis stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lewis is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Hippo has been working on his balance at Beat Down Under, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Lewis.
Hippo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lewis has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis lands an elbow inside.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
King Hippo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewis gets a clinch.
Lewis lands a good knee to the midsection. Hippo won't want to take too many of those.
Hippo is breathing heavily.
Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Lewis instigates a clinch.
Lewis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lewis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lewis breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis keeps Hippo at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hippo gets tackled into the cage by Lewis. Lewis maintains the clinch.
Lewis breaks the clinch.
Lewis drives through and clinches with Hippo against the cage.
Lewis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lewis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lewis has Hippo up against the cage in a clinch.
Lewis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis tries to clinch up but Hippo circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hippo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hippo is looking for a counter combo.
Lewis closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to stall but Hippo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hippo seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Lewis shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Hippo is backing up but Lewis catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Hippo covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Lewis Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Lewis!
After the fight, Justin Lewis was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Yento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Neville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yento might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to LA Beast Official Theme . King Yento is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Yento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Neville!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yento misses with a double jab
and Neville moves into the clinch.
Neville is trying to pull guard but Yento turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Neville tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yento's elbow.
Neville is trying to drag Yento to the mat but Yento just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yento is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Neville is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yento gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
King Yento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Neville.
Yento can't break the clinch.
Yento wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yento wants to break the clinch but can't.
Neville breaks the clinch.
Neville tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yento paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yento jabs Neville right on the nose. Neville blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yento lands a jab to Neville's midsection.
Yento lands a lovely overhand right.
Neville shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yento sprawls well. Yento wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Neville gets slowly back to his feet.
Yento misses with a series of wild punches.
As Yento backs off Neville throws a huge counter combo but Yento manages to avoid it all.
Neville ducks under a wild hook from Yento.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yento.
It looks like Barry Neville has been cut.
Yento falls off balance throwing a combination
and Neville counters with a low kick, right behind Yento 's knee.
Neville fails with the takedown
enabling Yento to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neville throws a head kick but Yento moves out of range.
Neville fails with the takedown
enabling Yento to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neville is defended easily by Yento.
Yento lands a jab to the head.
Yento scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neville shoots and misses
and Neville takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Neville is rocked!
Neville drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Neville is still on wobbly legs! Can Yento finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Yento. Neville does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neville seems to have recovered his senses.
Neville throws a push kick but Yento slaps the foot to one side.
Yento circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neville doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yento counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Neville lands a head kick. Yento smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yento slaps away a takedown attempt from Neville, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yento drops Neville with a beautiful combination! Neville stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yento is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neville tries to clinch up
and Yento counters with a crisp right that sends Neville to the canvas! Yento follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Yento!
Post fight, an emotional King Yento said 'I don't try to intimidate anybody before a fight. That's nonsense. I intimidate people by hitting them and winning.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between De Angelo Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pratt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Goldie - A$AP Rocky. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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265 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, De Angelo Pratt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Stephens!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens throws a right hand that Pratt ducks under and follows up with a left that Pratt also avoids with ease.
Pratt tries to counter with a takedown but Stephens is quick to defend against it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pratt is defended easily by Stephens.
Stephens feints the counter takedown.
Pratt gets the takedown into side control.
Pratt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pratt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stephens knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens wants to control but Pratt postures up.
Pratt swings around for an armbar but Stephens sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pratt's guard.
Stephens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pratt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pratt wants to sweep but no luck.
Pratt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pratt keeping moving, preventing Stephens from controlling successfully.
Stephens passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stephens has hold of Pratt's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Pratt seems comfortable defending it but Stephens has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Pratt is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Pratt is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Stephens couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Stephens!
Steve Stephens very nearly forgot to thank Top Dogs amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mubaracus Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Ding is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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235 lbs
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278 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mubaracus Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Ding!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin darts in and clinches Ding up against the cage.
Ding has Carwin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carwin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ding has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Carwin after a bit of a struggle.
Ding wants to take the fight to the mat but Carwin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mubaracus Carwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Ding.
Ding changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carwin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Carwin lands a big uppercut and Ding crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ding looks OK. Carwin waves Ding back to his feet!
It looks like Bill Ding has been cut.
Carwin scores with a jab to the body.
Ding looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carwin has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carwin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carwin.
Ding is rocked!
Nice body punch from Carwin - that landed with a thud.
Carwin works on Ding's body with a couple of short punches.
Carwin lands a hook that snaps the head of Ding backwards.
Ding is still on wobbly legs! Can Carwin finish him?
Carwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carwin throws a big uppercut that drops Ding! More strikes from Carwin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ding lies dazed against the cage as Carwin celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mubaracus Carwin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Behnder Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Behnder Jr is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdul Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Behnder Jr!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Behnder Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Behnder Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abdullah's head.
Abdullah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abdullah tries to clinch up.
Abdullah wants to clinch.
Behnder Jr scores with a head kick.
Abdullah throws a lazy right hand but Behnder Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdullah loads up on a big right hand but Behnder Jr slips the punch.
Behnder Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdullah is just out of range.
Abdullah misses with a looping right.
Behnder Jr with the counter takedown but Abdullah avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah blocks a head kick by Behnder Jr.
Behnder Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Behnder Jr 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.
Abdullah moves in looking to clinch but Behnder Jr pushes him off.
Behnder Jr follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Abdullah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Behnder Jr.
Behnder Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Behnder Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Behnder Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice leg kick lands there from Behnder Jr.
A slow jab from Abdullah misses its intended target.
Abdullah misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Behnder Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abdullah clinches up with Behnder Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Behnder Jr is trying to break the clinch but Abdullah has him pressed against the cage.
Abdullah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abdullah is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Behnder Jr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Abdullah throws an elbow that misses.
Abdullah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abdullah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abdullah misses with a punch to the body.
Abdullah looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abdullah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Behnder Jr's brow.
Behnder Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Behnder Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Abdullah.
Abdullah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behnder Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abdullah tries to close the distance and clinch but Behnder Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Behnder Jr.
Abdul Abdullah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abdullah misses with an uppercut. Behnder Jr saw that one coming.
Abdullah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Behnder Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Behnder Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Behnder Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Abdullah pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Behnder Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Abdullah's calf.
Abdullah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Behnder Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Abdullah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Abdullah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Behnder Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdullah throws a right hand that Behnder Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Behnder Jr also avoids with ease.
Behnder Jr connects with a single shot there.
Abdullah is rocked!
Behnder Jr manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Abdullah on his heels. He'll look to pass Abdullah's guard now, I'm sure.
Oh Abdullah is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Behnder Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Behnder Jr stands and throws Abdullah's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Behnder Jr has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Abdullah is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Behnder Jr yanks on the arm and Abdullah is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Behnder Jr.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Behnder Jr!
A victorious Marcus Behnder Jr 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson has chosen Dark Tranquility - The Final Resistance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinya Aoki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki cracks Gustafsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aoki throws a looping overhand right but Gustafsson ducks down to avoid it.
Gustafsson lands with a right hand.
Aoki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aoki defending well as Gustafsson loads up on a big left hand.
Gustafsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aoki .
Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gustafsson.
Aoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gustafsson swivels and escapes.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but Gustafsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Aoki . That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Gustafsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aoki doesn't seem phased though.
Gustafsson scores with a hook to the body. Aoki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aoki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gustafsson's waist but Gustafsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aoki off to one side.
Aoki looks to land a left hand but Gustafsson moved out of range nicely.
Gustafsson moves in looking to clinch but Aoki pushes him off.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustafsson.
Aoki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aoki showed some decent athleticism there.
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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki is trying to work for a kimura but Gustafsson is defending well.
Aoki prevents Gustafsson from standing back up.
Aoki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson moves into full guard.
Gustafsson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Aoki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gustafsson keeping full guard, as Aoki tries to pass.
Gustafsson seems keen to control Aoki 's posture.
Gustafsson is looking to stand up but Aoki isn't so interested in that idea.
Aoki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gustafsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gustafsson tries to kick Aoki off but Aoki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aoki is working for a submission of some sort.
Gustafsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aoki throwing shots but Gustafsson is blocking nicely.
Aoki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gustafsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Gustafsson tries to kick Aoki off but Aoki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gustafsson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Aoki is on him like a limpet, forcing Gustafsson back against the cage.
Gustafsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aoki looks for a takedown but Gustafsson sprawls well.
Aoki with a poor takedown
enabling Gustafsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Aoki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gustafsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Gustafsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gustafsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gustafsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gustafsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gustafsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gustafsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gustafsson connects with a single shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Aoki . Those never looked like landing.
Gustafsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Aoki . Aoki gets slowly back to his feet.
Gustafsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki .
Gustav Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson darts in and clinches Aoki up against the cage.
Gustafsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gustafsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki misses with a body shot.
Gustafsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aoki eats them both and turns towards Gustafsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gustafsson has closed the distance and engaged Aoki in a clinch.
Gustafsson breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki shoots in looking for a takedown but Gustafsson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aoki 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gustafsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aoki feinted with a counter takedown.
Gustafsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Gustafsson finds it's way through Aoki 's defenses.
Gustafsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aoki misses with a body shot.
Gustafsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aoki eats them both and turns towards Gustafsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gustafsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aoki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aoki has a takedown stuffed.
Gustafsson throws out a counter right but Aoki avoids it with no problem.
Aoki shoots in for a double leg but Gustafsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gustafsson throws a good cross that connects.
Aoki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gustafsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Gustafsson throws a hook but Aoki avoids it easily.
Gustafsson 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Aoki .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Gustafsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gustafsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Aoki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustafsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Aoki .
Gustafsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Gustafsson finds it's way through Aoki 's defenses.
Aoki is rocked!
Gustafsson lands an overhand right.
Oh Aoki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki . Gustafsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustafsson circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Aoki to the canvas! Aoki doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Gustafsson keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Gustafsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Gustav Gustafsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Silsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silsa has chosen Candy by Robbie Williams as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 Pertti Silsa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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224 lbs
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203 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tong Po !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pertti Silsa!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po moves into range and clinches up with Silsa.
Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silsa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Po .
Silsa has managed to clinch.
Silsa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Silsa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silsa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Po has him pressed against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Po has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Po lands with a right to the head.
Silsa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silsa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Po tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silsa counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Po throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Po .
Silsa scores with a punch to the head.
Po moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silsa has had enough of the clinch but Po keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silsa.
Po lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silsa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silsa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Po lands a front kick.
Po 's corner calls for a 1-2. Po obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Po swings widly with a right hand
letting Silsa counter with a right hand.
Po closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Po misses with a head kick.
Po connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silsa. Silsa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Po throws a poor cross that misses
and Silsa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Po is rocked!
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silsa lands a big right hook! Po looks hurt but is still standing! Silsa lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Po falls down and Silsa dives in with a huge hammer fist! Po 's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Silsa runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pertti Silsa!
Pertti Silsa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tel Britton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Del Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Del Rosario has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tel Britton's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tel Britton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Del Rosario!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Britton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Britton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Britton swats away the attempt to clinch by Del Rosario.
The fighters circling - Del Rosario throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Britton lands with an uppercut that bounces Del Rosario off the cage and back into range.
A left and a right from Britton both land. Nice combination.
Britton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Rosario.
Britton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Del Rosario scores with a hook to the body. Britton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Britton. Del Rosario does a little dance to reset his feet.
Britton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Del Rosario.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Britton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Britton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Britton loads up on a big right hand but Del Rosario slips the punch.
Del Rosario connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Britton is rocked!
Britton scores with a body shot.
Oh Britton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Britton blocks a jab.
Britton seems to have got his legs back now.
Del Rosario uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Britton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Rosario shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Britton takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Del Rosario sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Britton bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shane Del Rosario! Shane Del Rosario retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Shane Del Rosario thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Tel Britton spoke after the fight, saying '...Next time.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Duhrover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duhrover comes to the cage accompanied by Doggystyle. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Duhrover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksey Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov lands a body shot.
Ivanov throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Duhrover misses the target.
Duhrover moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duhrover seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Duhrover misses with a body shot.
Duhrover shoots in for a double leg but Ivanov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ivanov misses with a looping right.
Duhrover shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ivanov pinned against the cage. Ivanov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ivanov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duhrover momentarily.
Duhrover is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ivanov's half guard.
Ivanov is looking for a sweep. Duhrover is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ivanov trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duhrover looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ivanov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Duhrover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to get back to full guard.
Ivanov wants to control but Duhrover is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Duhrover is looking to pass Ivanov's guard but actually Ivanov recovers to full guard.
Duhrover wants to pass the guard but Ivanov is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ivanov is on top in guard.
Ivanov wants to control from the top but Duhrover keeps moving.
Ivanov stopping the sweep attempt from Duhrover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duhrover working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ivanov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ivanov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Duhrover not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Duhrover is looking for a triangle here but Ivanov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ivanov trying to control the position but Duhrover is working away.
Duhrover is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ivanov wants to control but Duhrover is keeping him busy.
Duhrover tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ivanov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ivanov moves into full mount!
Duhrover can't escape the position.
Duhrover is squirming around, avoiding Ivanov's attempts to control the action.
Duhrover keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duhrover wants to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
Ivanov trying to control but Duhrover is having none of it.
Ivanov goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Duhrover turns into him and now he's in Ivanov's guard.
Ivanov seems keen to control Duhrover's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duhrover postures up in Ivanov's guard and throws a big left but Ivanov blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksey Ivanov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Duhrover displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ivanov.
Ivanov gets a takedown into half guard.
Ivanov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Duhrover is staying active underneath Ivanov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov is looking for a kimura but Duhrover is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ivanov to get the leverage.
Ivanov has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Laoch Den. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Duhrover is trying to get back to full guard.
Duhrover makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Duhrover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duhrover keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
Ivanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duhrover swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Duhrover is on top in guard.
Duhrover wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Duhrover throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duhrover accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ivanov is looking for a triangle but Duhrover pushes his legs off easily.
Duhrover wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Ivanov has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Duhrover doesn't defend quickly enough and Ivanov has managed to lock this one up! Can Duhrover escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ivanov on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aleksey Ivanov!
After winning the bout, Aleksey Ivanov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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