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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao comes into the arena with Its Time for War blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan Belfort !
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Belfort .
Belfort lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Belfort moves out of range.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao looks to land a right hand but Belfort moved out of range.
And Belfort tries to counter it with a takedown but Pacquiao pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pacquiao misses with a looping right.
Pacquiao throws a combination that misses
and Belfort counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Belfort .
Belfort is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pacquiao wants to stand up but Belfort is controlling him.
Belfort is looking to work some ground and pound but Pacquiao has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pacquiao holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belfort throwing strikes from guard but Pacquiao blocks nicely.
Belfort loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belfort won't allow Pacquiao to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Belfort connects with a solid leg kick.
Pacquiao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pacquiao takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pacquiao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Belfort - the referee stops the clock and Pacquiao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Belfort . Pacquiao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belfort sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belfort .
Pacquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belfort lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pacquiao takes a step back to recover.
A shot to the liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belfort fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pacquiao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Belfort avoids nicely.
And Belfort tries to counter it with a takedown but Pacquiao pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Belfort pushes Pacquiao away with a front kick.
Belfort avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Belfort gets a takedown into half guard.
Belfort is trying to control. Pacquiao wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is trying to work for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending well.
Pacquiao is trying to stand back up but Belfort is controlling him
Belfort looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Belfort landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belfort lands a nice short elbow.
Belfort perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four 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.
Belfort is pressing down on Pacquiao's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pacquiao is holding on for now.
Pacquiao is trying to stand back up but Belfort is controlling him
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Belfort winds up and cracks Pacquiao with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Belfort moves into full mount! Pacquiao won't be happy about that!
Belfort pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Belfort throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Belfort dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Belfort bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Belfort wants to take a breather but Pacquiao manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Belfort .
Belfort pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pacquiao is keeping the position for now.
Belfort trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belfort content to stall in guard here.
Belfort trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Belfort wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pacquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Jordan Belfort has been cut.
Pacquiao misses with a combination
and Belfort counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Belfort 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Belfort tries for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending well.
Belfort takes a little break here. Pacquiao wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Belfort working the ground and pound from side control.
Pacquiao takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belfort laying and praying for a moment but Pacquiao takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is looking to take a break and control but Pacquiao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pacquiao is trying to stand up here but Belfort is controlling him well.
Belfort sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pacquiao defending well though.
Belfort missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belfort is working for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending it quite comfortably.
Belfort is trying to work for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending well.
That's four 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.
Belfort thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pacquiao's head.
Belfort is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pacquiao has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belfort missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Belfort showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jordan Belfort 's cut.
That's time! Pacquiao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Belfort lands a high kick!
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Belfort avoids it well.
Belfort lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pacquiao's sensitive parts.
A jab from Pacquiao does it's job there.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Pacquiao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belfort .
Belfort uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Belfort lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belfort drops his hands momentarily and Pacquiao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Belfort connects with a jab.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab
and Belfort counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pacquiao won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort is trying to get an arm triangle but Pacquiao is defending well.
Pacquiao is looking for a sweep.
Belfort wants to control but Pacquiao is keeping him busy.
The referee asks Belfort politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Belfort prefers to stall for the moment though.
Belfort working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Belfort tries to score with some ground and pound. Pacquiao controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Belfort has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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.
Pacquiao is letting Belfort control him for a moment.
Belfort lands an elbow.
Belfort controls the position from side control.
Pacquiao wants to control but Belfort postures up.
Belfort working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Belfort working away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belfort .
A nice inside leg kick there by Belfort . That's going to slow Pacquiao down.
Pacquiao connects with a crisp jab.
Pacquiao throws an overhand right that lands on Belfort 's shoulder, as Belfort tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Belfort does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pacquiao takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Belfort looks for a takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well.
A slow jab from Pacquiao misses its intended target.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Belfort throws a leg kick which misses Pacquiao's front leg but catches the back leg as Pacquiao tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Belfort .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Belfort does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belfort fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pacquiao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pacquiao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belfort moves away.
Belfort scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Belfort . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belfort .
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Belfort avoids it well.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belfort dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacquiao. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belfort .
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Belfort comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Belfort has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Belfort !
A relieved looking Jordan Belfort thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiles's entrance music is Iron Maiden- Ghostface Killah. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Smiles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiles works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Smiles scores with a jab.
Gracie scores with the left hand. Smiles knows he should have avoided that one.
Smiles lands with a shot to the body.
Smiles throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a counter combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smiles!
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Smiles sprawls well.
Smiles swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie scores with a spinning back kick!
A combination from Smiles does no damage.
Smiles misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Smiles swinging wildly here.
Smiles throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie gets a double leg takedown into Smiles's guard.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Smiles's brow.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Smiles on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smiles tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smiles's head.
Smiles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smiles keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie trying to control but Smiles is working from the bottom.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie postures up in Smiles's guard and throws a big left but Smiles blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie landing with the ground and pound.
Smiles has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Gracie is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Gracie has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Smiles regains guard immediately.
Gracie postures up in Smiles's guard and throws a big left but Smiles blocks it.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Smiles blocks nicely.
Smiles 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.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smiles has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smiles has his feet on Gracie's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie prevents Smiles from breaking the clinch.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Smiles uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smiles goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gracie prevents it.
Gracie gets through Smiles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smiles prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gracie gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Smiles is retaining full guard.
Smiles is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Smiles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rickson Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smiles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Smiles throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smiles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smiles jabs at Gracie's body.
Smiles throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie throws a counter combo.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Smiles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alex Smiles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Smiles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Jab, jab by Smiles - just one landing.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smiles avoids it really well and circles away.
Alex Smiles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smiles.
Smiles throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Alex Smiles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A swing and a miss from Smiles.
Smiles jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
No joy there for Smiles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Smiles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alex Smiles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie slips a jab from Smiles.
Alex Smiles is winning the standup battle so far.
Smiles lands a nice looking body shot.
Smiles slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smiles swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Smiles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smiles throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Smiles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
A swing and a miss from Smiles.
Smiles looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Smiles as Gracie shoots in.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smiles pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smiles throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Smiles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smiles throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Smiles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smiles digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smiles looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Check out the look on Gracie's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smiles throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Smiles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Smiles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smiles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Smiles lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles misses with a double jab.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Smiles.
A punch lands to the side of Smiles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smiles slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smiles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smiles!
Nice takedown defense from Smiles. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Smiles tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage.
Smiles fails to pull guard.
Gracie pushes Smiles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smiles tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Smiles dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A combination from Smiles does no damage.
A shot to the body from Smiles misses
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Smiles gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smiles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smiles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rickson Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smiles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie postures up in Smiles's guard and throws a big left but Smiles blocks it.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smiles's head.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smiles's head.
Smiles pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Smiles has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smiles defends it nicely.
A punch combination from Smiles misses.
A swing and a miss from Smiles.
Smiles keeps the fight on the outside.
Smiles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Smiles.
Gracie dives in and grabs Smiles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smiles pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Smiles to the ground. Gracie is now in Smiles's guard.
Gracie stops Smiles from standing up.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Smiles's brow.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow Smiles to get back to his feet.
Gracie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smiles wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Smiles has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smiles lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smiles, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a takedown into guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smiles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickson Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dre Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan McAlister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McAlister has chosen Althia and Donna - Uptown Top Ranking as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dre Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Duncan McAlister!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big head kick from Parker and McAlister is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Duncan McAlister has been cut.
McAlister is trying to keep Parker in close.
McAlister has a closed guard, preventing Parker from standing up.
McAlister looking to control.
McAlister looking to control but Parker passes into half guard.
McAlister works his way to full guard. Good work.
Parker is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Madz that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
McAlister is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Parker is aware though and is defending well.
McAlister trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McAlister is trying to control the position but Parker postures up.
Parker wants to get up but he can't break McAlister's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McAlister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McAlister doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McAlister lands a two punch combo.
McAlister looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAlister throws a hook to the side of Parker's head but Parker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McAlister throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McAlister looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McAlister misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Parker.
McAlister walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker thows a leg kick but McAlister checks it
and McAlister counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McAlister misses with a two punch combination.
McAlister throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McAlister takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Parker takes one to the chin there.
Dre Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker misses with a hook.
McAlister listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Parker throws a left that rocks McAlister and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Parker dives into side control, looking to finish! Can McAlister regain composure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAlister struggling a bit here.
Parker decides to stand back up. Parker steps back and let's McAlister get back to his feet.
McAlister is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Parker Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! McAlister is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dre Parker!
Dre Parker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Chikatilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong comes into the arena with Nobody Nobody blaring out of the sound system. Chikatilo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Sunshine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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290 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Chikatilo!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatilo tries to move into range but Jong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jong tries a head kick but it misses.
Jong lands a big head kick that sends Chikatilo to the canvas! Jong follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Jong!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kim Jong thanked //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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