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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sweet Child of Mine. Tran comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blockbuster Night Part 1 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Boris Brown has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boris Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Tran!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tran is looking to clinch.
Tran is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tran shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Brown wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tran clinches with his opponent.
Tran successfully pulls guard.
Tran is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brown is aware though and is defending well.
Tran is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
Brown gets to his feet - Tran follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tran with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brown tries to stall but Tran uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tran fails to pull guard.
Boris Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Tran.
Tran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran clinches with his opponent.
Brown decides to pull guard.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tran showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tran working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tran drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick Tran off! Tran jumps back into Brown's guard.
Tran throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tran accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tran advances to half guard.
Brown is trying to stand.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Tran from controlling successfully.
Tran has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown wants to stand but Tran is controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brown manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tran has Brown in his guard.
Tran looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tran on the ground.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown drops back looking for a leg! Tran is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tran manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Tran's guard.
Brown postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tran is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brown, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tran is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tran slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrew Tran will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tran shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown throws a big counter combination but Tran scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tran tries to clinch up.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Tran feints the counter takedown.
Tran fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Tran blocks it.
Tran stalling.
Tran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tran tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tran jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boris Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Tran.
Brown has Tran pressed against the cage.
Tran fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Tran.
Brown instigates a clinch.
Brown wants to stall.
Brown has picked Tran up - he's going for a ride! Brown dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tran is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.
Brown is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tran doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Tran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tran trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Tran tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran is trying to stand.
Tran moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brown decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tran forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Brown decides to pull guard.
Tran stops Brown from standing up.
Brown is trying to control the position but Tran postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tran stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Tran from controlling successfully.
Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tran throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tran looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown blocks a head kick by Tran.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tran moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Tran pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Tran moved away.
Tran closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Tran tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown dives in and scores a takedown into Tran's guard.
Brown decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tran, up you get!
Andrew Tran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown throws a front kick that sends Tran stumbling back into the cage.
Tran is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Tran, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tran is looking to clinch.
Brown looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown is looking to counter the offense by Tran and move into the clinch.
Tran darts in looking for a takedown but Brown gets double underhooks and turns Tran into the cage.
Boris Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Tran.
Tran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tran has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Tran is trying to pull guard but Brown turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tran wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown tries to stall but Tran uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tran managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Tran drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tran has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brown is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran working hard to break the clinch.
Tran drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown looks for the body kick but Tran saw that one coming.
Brown feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brown is in close to Tran's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Tran is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran being controlled here, momentarily.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Tran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tran trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Brown trying to control but Tran is working from the bottom.
Brown gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four 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.
Tran fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a big counter combination but Tran scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tran tries to clinch up.
Brown is looking for a counter combo.
Tran tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tran fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brown looking to score a takedown here. Tran is defending well but Brown drives through and ends up in Tran's guard.
Brown trying to control but Tran is working from the bottom.
Brown forces his way into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tran does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tran's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brown 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Brown!
Boris Brown was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Andrew Tran spoke after the fight, saying 'Well It Wasn't My Best Fight, But I Will Train Hard To Get Back In The Game And Win My Next Fight.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hossam El Masry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polibotes Titan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hossam El Masry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hossam El Masry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Polibotes Titan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching El Masry on his heels. He'll look to pass El Masry 's guard now, I'm sure.
Titan postures up and lands a big shot to El Masry 's brow.
Titan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of El Masry 's head.
El Masry wants to sweep but no luck.
El Masry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
El Masry has momentary wrist control but Titan slips an elbow through the middle.
Titan stands up over El Masry , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Titan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Titan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
El Masry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Titan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Titan is in close to El Masry 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titan scoring with some ground and pound.
Titan distracts El Masry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Titan connects with a couple of short punches.
Titan connects with a couple of short punches.
Titan cracks El Masry with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Titan chips away with some ground and pound.
Titan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Titan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Titan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Titan working some strikes from top position.
Titan is in close to El Masry 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Titan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Titan is working El Masry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Titan stands up over El Masry , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Titan postures up and lands a big shot to El Masry 's brow.
Titan postures up in El Masry 's guard and throws a big left but El Masry blocks it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Titan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
El Masry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titan chips away with some ground and pound.
Titan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of El Masry 's head.
Titan landing some decent shots from guard.
Titan lands a couple of digs.
Titan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Titan stands up over El Masry , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Titan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Titan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Titan working some strikes from top position.
Titan postures up and lands a big shot to El Masry 's brow.
Titan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Titan connects with a couple of short punches.
Titan scoring with some ground and pound.
Titan lands a couple of elbows.
Titan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Titan got a little sloppy there for a moment and El Masry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Titan has managed to get both his arms back between El Masry 's legs - danger averted.
El Masry is breathing heavily.
Titan stands up over El Masry , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
El Masry is rocked!
Titan postures up and lands a big shot to El Masry 's brow.
Oh El Masry is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Titan with a nice head shot there.
Titan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Titan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Titan stands up over El Masry , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titan cracks El Masry with a solid left hand.
Titan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Titan chips away with some ground and pound.
Titan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Titan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Titan is in close to El Masry 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Titan scoring with some ground and pound.
Titan works over El Masry with some ground and pound from guard.
El Masry has momentary wrist control but Titan slips an elbow through the middle.
Titan scoring with some ground and pound.
Titan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Titan with a nice head shot there.
Titan lands a couple of digs.
Titan postures up and lands a big shot to El Masry 's brow.
Titan gets to his feet and stands over El Masry , holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! El Masry felt that one! Titan unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save El Masry from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Polibotes Titan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Bungy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Green told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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, Bill Bungy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Green!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bungy is trying to defend but Green finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Green throwing shots but Bungy is blocking nicely.
Bungy is looking to control Green's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bungy avoid being mounted?
Green looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Green tries to pass to full mount but Bungy defends it.
Bungy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bungy is trying to stand back up but Green is controlling him
Green not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Green missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Green throws a right hand that Bungy ducks under and follows up with a left that Bungy also avoids with ease.
Green moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bungy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Green defends it nicely.
Green takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bungy takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
Green fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bungy checks a low kick from Green.
Bungy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Green lands with a nice combination. Bungy backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch but Bungy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bungy wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
As Bungy backs off Green throws a huge counter combo but Bungy manages to avoid it all.
Bungy moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Bungy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Green is fending him off so far but Bungy persists. Nope, Green circles away and we're back to standing.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bungy is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green jabs Bungy right on the nose. Bungy blinks but takes it well.
Bungy tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Bungy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Green swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Bungy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bungy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bungy is breathing heavily.
Bungy preventing the sweep.
Bungy is fighting to break Green's control of his arms but Green is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Green wants to improve his position but instead Bungy has moved into half guard.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bungy trying to control the pace.
Bungy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Green looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green is looking for a sweep. Bungy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Green throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
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.
Ron Green dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Green wants to clinch
and Bungy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Green's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green wants to stand and escape but Bungy is having none of it.
Bungy won't allow Green to sweep him here.
Green has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bungy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Green is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bill Bungy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bungy manages to get himself to full guard.
Green working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bungy's head.
Green trying to control but Bungy is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bungy with a poor takedown
letting Green counter with a right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bungy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bungy gets caught napping as Green dives in and scores a takedown. Bungy manages to retain guard.
Bungy throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Green cracks Bungy with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Green throws a big right hand that misses.
Green throws a big right hand that misses.
Green is looking to work some ground and pound but Bungy has wrist control.
Green makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Green postures up in Bungy's guard and throws a big left but Bungy blocks it.
Bungy keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Green content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Green stands and steps away. Bungy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bungy tries to counter with a takedown but Green is quick to defend against it.
Green throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bungy tries to counter by clinching up but Green breaks away and moves out of range.
Green bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bungy's head backwards.
Ron Green seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bungy blocks a head kick by Green.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Green, as that shot connected.
Green scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Green tries to bum rush Bungy with a series of wild strikes but Bungy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bungy wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Green is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
Green lands a body shot.
Green lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Green scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bungy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Green circles away.
As Bungy backs off Green throws a huge counter combo but Bungy manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Bungy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green moves into the clinch.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Green closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bungy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green manages to break the clinch.
Bill Bungy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bungy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Green throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on Green's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green has managed to clinch.
Green breaks from the clinch.
Bungy darts in looking for a takedown but Green gets double underhooks and turns Bungy into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungy wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Bungy is looking to clinch.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bungy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Green. No joy for Bungy on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bungy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Green counters with a one-two to the body.
Bungy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Bungy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Bungy.
Green now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Green instigates a clinch.
Bungy jumps guard but Green stands there with Bungy around his waist. Bungy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bungy wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bungy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Green did well to prevent Bungy getting side control.
Green wants to improve his position but Bungy is controlling well.
Green punching from the bottom.
Bungy prevents Green from standing back up.
Green moves into full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Green manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Ron Green is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Green.
Green throws a right and a left that Bungy avoids nicely.
Green swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bungy backs up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bungy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Green tries to avoid it but Bungy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Green to the ground. Green escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bill Bungy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab lands there for Green.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Green 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Green!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Firm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuk Tuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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18
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dante Firm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tuk Tuk!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuk throws an off balance right hand
and Firm counters with a nice uppercut.
Tuk throws a poor cross that misses
and Firm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Firm looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Firm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tuk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tuk misses with a shot to the body
and Firm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tuk is rocked!
Tuk throws a lazy uppercut
and Firm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tuk is still on wobbly legs! Can Firm finish him?
Tuk throws a hook but Firm blocks it.
Firm appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Firm fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tuk on the side of the head.
Firm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Firm seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tuk misses with a right hand
letting Firm counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuk tries to bum rush Firm with a series of wild strikes but Firm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tuk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tuk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Firm is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Firm scores with a shot to the body.
Tuk Tuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuk looks winded!
Firm connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Tuk! He's out on his feet! Firm rushes in and drops Tuk with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dante Firm!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garbutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Dolinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dolinger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Can't Be Touched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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207 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Garbutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Dolinger!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garbutt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dolinger.
Dolinger misses with a takedown
and Garbutt counters with a right hand to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Garbutt.
A jab lands there for Garbutt.
We've been hearing reports that Garbutt has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Garbutt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garbutt feints and then cracks Dolinger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dolinger down.
Dolinger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dolinger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garbutt as he jumps to the side.
Dolinger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garbutt as he jumps to the side.
Garbutt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kevin Garbutt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Dolinger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garbutt.
Garbutt works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garbutt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Dolinger misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dolinger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dolinger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garbutt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dolinger is out of range.
Dolinger should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Garbutt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dolinger shoots in looking for a takedown. Garbutt tries to sprawl out of it but Dolinger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garbutt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garbutt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dolinger misses with a takedown attempt - Garbutt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dolinger scores with a one two! Garbutt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Garbutt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Garbutt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That kick from Garbutt tenderised Dolinger's leg. Dolinger is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolinger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Garbutt.
Dolinger misses with a takedown attempt
and Garbutt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dolinger looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garbutt feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dolinger sprawling to the canvas! Dolinger rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Garbutt finish him?!
Dolinger is rocked!
Garbutt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dolinger's sensitive parts.
Dolinger is still on wobbly legs! Can Garbutt finish him?
Dolinger tries to clinch
and Garbutt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garbutt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dolinger doesn't seem bothered though.
Dolinger seems to have recovered his senses.
Garbutt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dolinger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crack! Garbutt connects with the perfect overhand right and Dolinger falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Garbutt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Garbutt!
The defeated Sean Dolinger had this to say: 'You know, I came into this thinking I was gonna win, but I didn't. I'll watch the fight, see what went wrong, fix it, and hopefully next time I'll get the win.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leigh Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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201 lbs
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208 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leigh Adams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Virgil Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with an uppercut
and Danzig counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Danzig lands a big uppercut and Adams crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Adams looks OK. Danzig waves Adams back to his feet!
Danzig cracks Adams with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Adams looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Danzig finish him?
Adams is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danzig knocks out Adams with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Danzig before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Danzig picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Virgil Danzig!
Virgil Danzig is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Virgil Danzig thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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