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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gandalf Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalifa Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grey comes to the cage accompanied by You shall not pass. Khalifa has chosen Habibi Ya Nour El Ain 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gandalf Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalifa Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khalifa misses with a lunging right hand
letting Grey counter with a right hand.
Khalifa shoots for a takedown but Grey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grey misses with a leg kick.
Khalifa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A leg kick checked by Khalifa.
A little jabbing left from Khalifa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khalifa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Grey works his way to full guard. Good work.
Grey has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Khalifa has passed into side control.
Grey takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Khalifa swings around for an armbar but Grey sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Khalifa's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Grey passes Khalifa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Grey wants to control but Khalifa is keeping him busy.
Grey is pressing down on Khalifa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Khalifa is holding on for now.
Khalifa tries to get to full guard but Grey has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalifa manages to get to full guard.
Grey trying to control but Khalifa is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Grey looking to pass the guard.
Khalifa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khalifa being controlled here, momentarily.
Grey preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa is trying to control the position but Grey postures up.
Khalifa controlling the position.
Khalifa wants to stand but Grey is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khalifa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khalifa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khalifa feints the counter takedown.
Khalifa closes the distance and clinches up with Grey, looking for a takedown. Khalifa pushes Grey against the cage but Grey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khalifa.
Grey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Grey.
Grey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Khalifa.
Gandalf Grey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalifa Khalifa.
Khalifa darts in looking for a takedown but Grey gets double underhooks and turns Khalifa into the cage.
Grey misses the body punch
enabling Khalifa to counter with a crisp jab.
Khalifa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grey. Grey obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khalifa.
Khalifa feints the counter takedown.
Grey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khalifa manages to avoid it.
Grey looks to score with a jab to the body but Khalifa is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gandalf Grey dominated that round.
That's time! Grey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khalifa shoots in for a double leg but Grey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khalifa Khalifa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grey moves into range and clinches up with Khalifa.
Grey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grey.
Grey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Khalifa is working for takedown but Grey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Khalifa wants a takedown but no success here.
Gandalf Grey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalifa Khalifa.
Grey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khalifa backwards.
Grey lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalifa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khalifa.
Khalifa is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Grey.
Khalifa is still on wobbly legs! Can Grey finish him?
Grey lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gandalf Grey!
Gandalf Grey thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Ka Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bong comes to the cage accompanied by ULTRAMAGNETIC MCs - Ego Trippin. Lesner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: down with the sickness. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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248 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, El Ka Bong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Lesner!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Darius Henderson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lesner.
Bong misses with a hook. Lesner ducked under it nicely.
Lesner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bong is able to avoid easily.
Bong seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lesner throws a low kick but Bong avoids it.
Bong misses with a body shot.
Lesner looks to land a combination but Bong avoids it well.
Bong misses with a hook.
Lesner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bong finds it's way round the side to connect with Lesner's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Bong misses the target.
Lesner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bong. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lesner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like El Ka Bong has been cut.
Lesner takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bong catches Lesner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bong lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesner moves away from the strike by Bong.
Lesner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bong.
Lesner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lesner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bong.
Bong moves into the clinch.
Bong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Bong misses.
Lesner slips under a jab from Bong.
Bong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lesner slips under a jab from Bong.
Lesner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lesner tries a quick counter leg kick but Bong is wise to it.
Bong forces Lesner back against the cage and clinches.
Bong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lesner lands with a nice combination. Bong backs away looking to recover.
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!
A jab from Bong misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lesner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Bong.
Bong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lesner.
Lesner throws a body shot but no joy.
Lesner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lesner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bong throws a body punch but Lesner moves out of range.
Bong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesner appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesner was well out of range. Poor timing from Bong.
A little jabbing left from Lesner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesner.
Lesner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bong misses with a double jab
and Lesner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesner lands a front kick.
Lesner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lesner scores with a nice body kick.
Bong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lesner as he jumps to the side.
Bong is breathing heavily.
Bong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lesner can pounce on him.
Bong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesner now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lesner throws a right hand that Bong ducks under and follows up with a left that Bong also avoids with ease.
Lesner fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bong. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Lesner.
Lesner scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lesner has Bong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lesner.
Bong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bong backing away here, and Lesner unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lesner throws a head kick that Bong semi-blocks.
Bong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lesner.
A countering left hand to the body from Lesner misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lesner - that will leave a mark!
Lesner slips a straight right by Bong.
Bong decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lesner looking for submissions off his back.
Bong is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesner wants to improve his position but Bong is controlling well.
Bong is looking for a kimura but Lesner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bong to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brock Lesner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on El Ka Bong's cut.
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.
Bong throws the left hand but Lesner avoids the punch easily.
Bong tries to sprawl but Lesner drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lesner is working away from the top position though.
Bong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lesner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lesner is just content to waste time from the top position. Bong takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bong pulls Lesner in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lesner trying to control the position from guard on top but Bong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesner being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lesner defends well.
Lesner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lesner is still trying to improve position.
Bong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lesner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lesner staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lesner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bong instigates a clinch.
Lesner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bong stops a takedown attempt from Lesner.
Bong is defending well against a takedown attempt.
El Ka Bong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesner.
Bong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lesner's elbow.
Lesner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bong after a bit of a struggle.
Bong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bong breaks the clinch.
Bong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesner was well out of range. Poor timing from Bong.
Lesner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lesner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lesner ducks right into an uppercut from Bong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesner slips under a jab from Bong.
Lesner scores with a nice right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lesner has picked Bong up - he's going for a ride! Lesner dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lesner in particular looking to stall.
Bong is trying to get back to full guard.
Bong wants to control but Lesner is keeping busy.
Bong actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bong's head.
Bong is trying to get back to full guard.
Lesner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brock Lesner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on El Ka Bong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lesner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bong tries to clinch up but Lesner circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lesner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lesner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bong throws out the jab.
Brock Lesner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Bong.
Lesner shoots in for a takedown but Bong shows good takedown defense.
Bong clinches.
Bong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brock Lesner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bong cracks a nice hook into Lesner's ribs.
Bong throws a poor cross that misses
and Lesner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lesner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bong.
Lesner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bong.
Bong closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bong lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bong defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesner has his foot on Bong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bong works his way back into a safe position though.
Lesner working a defensive guard here.
Lesner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bong defends it easily.
Lesner working for a triangle but Bong defends it easily.
Lesner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lesner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lesner working for a triangle but Bong defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bong postures up and lands a big shot to Lesner's brow.
Bong stopping the sweep attempt from Lesner.
Bong trying to control but Lesner is working from the bottom.
Lesner pulls Bong in close to prevent any damage.
Bong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lesner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lesner throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bong uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lesner some visible discomfort.
Bong is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lesner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A lull in the action here.
Brock Lesner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bong connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lesner some visible discomfort.
Lesner is looking to regain half guard here but Bong keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Lesner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bong wants to control but Lesner is keeping him busy.
El Ka Bong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lesner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesner keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bong takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bong lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lesner is looking to improve his position.
Bong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lesner is just riding it out for now. Bong eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesner tries to roll over but Bong keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Ka Bong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lesner 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Lesner!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jari Byczynski!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byczynski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stevenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stevenson cracks Byczynski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Byczynski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stevenson.
It looks like Jari Byczynski has been cut.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that Byczynski avoids nicely.
Byczynski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byczynski.
Jon Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson throws a lazy right hand but Byczynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Stevenson.
Byczynski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stevenson misses with the combination.
Stevenson misses with a left hand
and Byczynski counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byczynski forces Stevenson back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Stevenson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stevenson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Byczynski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Byczynski has Stevenson pushed against the cage.
Stevenson tries to score a body lock takedown but Byczynski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Byczynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevenson's elbow.
Stevenson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byczynski keeps control of Stevenson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Byczynski breaks the clinch.
Byczynski pushes Stevenson up against the cage in a clinch.
Byczynski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stevenson.
Byczynski tries to work over Stevenson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byczynski can't find room to land a body shot as Stevenson controls the action.
Stevenson tries to break free but Byczynski pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski lands with a short shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Byczynski.
Byczynski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
Byczynski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Byczynski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Byczynski manages to break the clinch.
Byczynski scores with the left hand. Stevenson knows he should have avoided that one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Byczynski.
Byczynski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Byczynski.
Byczynski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Byczynski lands a body shot.
Stevenson avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
Byczynski lands a left hand.
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stevenson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Byczynski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Byczynski.
Byczynski stalling against the cage.
Byczynski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stevenson.
Byczynski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stevenson letting Byczynski take a breather here.
Stevenson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Byczynski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Byczynski clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski stalls.
Byczynski lands a left hand.
Byczynski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Byczynski working Stevenson over with knees to the body.
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.
Stevenson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stevenson can't break the clinch.
Byczynski lands a nice knee to the body.
Stevenson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Byczynski after a bit of a struggle.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevenson is defending well for now.
Byczynski is stalling here.
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!
Byczynski is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Byczynski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Byczynski's cut.
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.
Byczynski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Byczynski connects with a jab.
Stevenson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Byczynski.
Byczynski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stevenson tries to keep at a distance but Byczynski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Byczynski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stevenson's defenses.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Byczynski scores a nice knee to the body.
Byczynski stalling against the cage.
Byczynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczynski lands the left hand.
Byczynski lands with an overhand left.
Byczynski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for Byczynski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byczynski, right into the meat.
Byczynski scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson connects with a looping right hand.
Stevenson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Byczynski in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Stevenson.
Stevenson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Byczynski blocks a jab.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byczynski moves away.
Byczynski lands with a nice body kick.
Byczynski dodges the punch combination from Stevenson.
Jon Stevenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice combination there by Byczynski.
Byczynski connects with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Byczynski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevenson throws an off balance right hand
and Byczynski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Byczynski has Stevenson up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevenson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevenson is defending well for now.
Byczynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byczynski tries to work over Stevenson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stevenson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Byczynski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stevenson managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
Stevenson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Byczynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson lands a jab to the head.
Stevenson misses the jab.
Stevenson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Byczynski.
Stevenson misses with a straight left.
Byczynski moves into the clinch.
Byczynski misses with a punch to the body.
Jari Byczynski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Byczynski lands an elbow inside.
Byczynski tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to take the fight to the mat but Byczynski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Byczynski prevents Stevenson from breaking the clinch.
Byczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevenson avoids the damage to the body.
Stevenson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Byczynski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Byczynski.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stevenson is trying to break free.
Byczynski breaks the clinch.
Byczynski ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a jab when Byczynski was well out of range.
Stevenson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Byczynski lands a nice hook to Stevenson's body. Stevenson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Byczynski moves into the clinch successfully.
Byczynski works on Stevenson's body with a couple of short punches.
Byczynski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Byczynski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Byczynski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Byczynski.
Byczynski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stevenson's sensitive parts.
Byczynski scores with a nice right hand.
Jari Byczynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Byczynski.
Byczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but Byczynski moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Byczynski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stevenson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Byczynski throws a good cross that connects.
Stevenson walks into a stiff left hand from Byczynski.
Byczynski closes the distance and clinches.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevenson avoids it.
Byczynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevenson's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Byczynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jari Byczynski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Byczynski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stevenson if he has to take too many more of those.
Byczynski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stevensons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice combination there by Byczynski.
Byczynski throws a series of strikes that have Stevenson backpedaling.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevenson misses with a left hand
and Byczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jon Stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Byczynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that Byczynski avoids nicely.
Byczynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byczynski has Stevenson up against the cage in a clinch.
Byczynski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevenson tries to score a body lock takedown but Byczynski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevenson is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right hook to the body lands for Byczynski.
Stevenson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevenson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Byczynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Byczynski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byczynski gets a clinch.
Byczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byczynski fails to land with a series of punches.
Stevenson misses with a combination
and Byczynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Byczynski closes the distance and clinches.
Byczynski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stevenson avoids the head kick by Byczynski.
Stevenson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a lazy uppercut
and Byczynski counters with a thumping low kick.
Byczynski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevenson misses with a straight left.
Stevenson throws a jab but it's blocked by Byczynski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byczynski.
Stevenson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body.
Byczynski clinches up with Stevenson and pushes him back against the cage.
Byczynski scores a nice knee to the body.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevenson.
Byczynski lands a nice uppercut.
Stevenson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Byczynski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Byczynski looking to throw knees to the head but Stevenson is blocking nicely.
Byczynski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Byczynski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Byczynski.
Byczynski lands a good knee to the midsection. Stevenson won't want to take too many of those.
Byczynski breaks from the clinch.
Byczynski fails to land with a series of punches.
Byczynski clinches up with Stevenson and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Byczynski.
Byczynski lands a knee to the head.
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.
Byczynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevenson's elbow.
Byczynski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Byczynski is leaning against Stevenson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Byczynski.
Jari Byczynski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevenson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byczynski scores a nice knee to the body.
Byczynski is working Stevenson over against the cage.
Byczynski avoiding damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Byczynski.
Byczynski is working Stevenson over against the cage.
Byczynski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Byczynski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Byczynski avoiding damage.
Stevenson is trying to force a seperation but Byczynski has the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Byczynski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Byczynski 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Byczynski!
After winning the bout, Jari Byczynski 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimura comes to the cage accompanied by Seek and Destroy . Joe Kimura could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Desmond Hume's chin.
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250 lbs
22 - 27 - 0 |
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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
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond Hume!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kimura throws out the jab.
Hume has Kimura up against the cage in a clinch.
Hume lands a knee to the head.
Kimura has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kimura drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hume pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kimura shoots and misses
and Hume counters with a head kick.
Hume throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kimura wants to clinch.
Kimura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hume sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch but Hume swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hume clinches.
Hume is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kimura has Hume pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hume manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Kimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hume prevents the takedown attempt.
Hume lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Kimura goes for a takedown attempt but Hume pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura tries to clinch but Hume moves out of range.
Kimura scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Desmond Hume has been cut.
Kimura tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kimura takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joe Kimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimura shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hume manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kimura stopping the sweep attempt from Hume.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hume can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kimura drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kimura jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kimura is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hume is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hume has escaped and now he's on top!
Kimura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hume can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hume not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura working for a triangle but Hume defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kimura is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kimura is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hume defends well.
Hume avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hume's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kimura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hume can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hume wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kimura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kimura has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hume doesn't defend quickly enough and Kimura has managed to lock this one up! Can Hume escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kimura on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joe Kimura!
A victorious Joe Kimura 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soprano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Got Yourself a Gun . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson shoots in but no luck this time.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt
and Soprano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soprano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Soprano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Robinson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Robinson lands in his opponent's guard.
Soprano is controlling Robinson's posture.
Soprano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Robinson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Robinson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Soprano is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Soprano has escaped and now he's on top!
Soprano trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to hold Soprano in close to prevent damage but Soprano has managed to pass into half guard.
Robinson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Robinson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Soprano from controlling successfully.
Soprano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson wants to sweep here but Soprano controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Soprano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robinson is keeping the position for now.
Soprano advances to half guard.
Soprano is looking to advance position but Robinson won't allow it.
Robinson's coaches at War Hogs Academy have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Soprano wants to stand up but Robinson is controlling the position.
Soprano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robinson defending well though.
Robinson manages to get to full guard.
Robinson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Robinson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Soprano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Robinson is out of range.
Robinson misses with a takedown
and Soprano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soprano thows a leg kick but Robinson checks it
and Robinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robinson throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Soprano to counter with a crisp jab.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soprano throws out the jab.
Soprano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Robinson shoots in for a double leg but Soprano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soprano. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soprano looks to land a combination. Robinson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soprano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soprano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Robinson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Soprano quickly recovers to half guard.
Soprano works his way to full guard. Good work.
Robinson is looking to work some ground and pound but Soprano has wrist control.
Robinson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soprano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soprano pulls Robinson in to control the position.
Robinson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Soprano keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Soprano 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.
Soprano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soprano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Soprano lands an overhand right.
Soprano tries a head kick but it misses.
Soprano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Soprano.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Soprano enables Robinson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Soprano manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Soprano trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson trying to control but Soprano is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soprano is adopting a defensive guard.
Chris Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soprano is controlling Robinson's posture.
Soprano trying to keep a closed guard but Robinson is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Robinson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Robinson forces Soprano back against the cage and clinches.
Soprano lands with a short shot to the head.
Robinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robinson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Robinson scores with a shot to the body.
Soprano scores with a hook to the body. Robinson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Soprano stuffs the takedown.
Soprano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soprano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Robinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Soprano gets caught flat footed, as Robinson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Soprano is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soprano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robinson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Soprano avoids it really well and circles away.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Soprano circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Soprano manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Soprano uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Soprano.
Robinson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Soprano avoids it really well and circles away.
Soprano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Robinson shoots in but Soprano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Soprano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Robinson rather than just go for the knockout.
Robinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soprano was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chris Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soprano lunges at Robinson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robinson's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson misses with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Robinson fails with the takedown.
It seemed like Soprano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Soprano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soprano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robinson momentarily.
Robinson throws a chopping leg kick but Soprano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Soprano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soprano scores with a leg kick.
Soprano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Soprano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Robinson checks the leg kick.
Robinson throwing a counter right hand but Soprano manages to avoid it.
Soprano connects with a body shot that sends Robinson's belly button to the back.
Soprano is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Robinson shoots in but no luck this time.
Soprano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Soprano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Soprano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Robinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Soprano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chris Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Soprano throws a wild body kick that Robinson sees coming a mile off.
Robinson tried to counter with a leg kick but Soprano avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson thows a leg kick but Soprano checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Soprano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson shoots in for a double leg but Soprano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Soprano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Soprano.
Robinson has his takedown stuffed
and Soprano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soprano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
A low kick from Robinson misses
and Soprano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Soprano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Soprano thows a body kick. Robinson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Robinson lands a two punch combo.
Soprano scores with a kick to the midsection.
Robinson looks for a takedown but Soprano sprawls well.
Robinson dives in and grabs Soprano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soprano pushes down on Robinson's head and hops out.
Robinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soprano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soprano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Robinson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Soprano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Robinson fails with the takedown
and Soprano counters with a nice leg kick.
Soprano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Robinson tries to move into range but Soprano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Robinson takes one to the chin there.
Soprano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soprano connects with a leg kick. Robinson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch combination from Soprano misses.
Robinson moves out of range of the body kick from Soprano.
Horrible takedown attempt by Robinson or perhaps it was just good defense by Soprano, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson shoots in looking for a takedown. Soprano tries to sprawl out of it but Robinson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Soprano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Soprano scores with a hook to the body. Robinson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Robinson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Robinson has his takedown stuffed
and Soprano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robinson walks into a left hand.
Nice cross by Soprano.
Soprano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tony Soprano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Robinson!
Soprano thuds his right hand into Robinson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Robinson throws a hook but Soprano blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson dives in and grabs Soprano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soprano pushes down on Robinson's head and hops out.
Soprano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crunch! Soprano slams his shin into Robinson's torso.
Soprano jabs Robinson right on the nose. Robinson blinks but takes it well.
Chris Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Soprano.
Soprano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Robinson.
Soprano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Robinson's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Soprano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soprano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Soprano!
Tony Soprano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Faaloua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Opdauhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Faaloua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Opdauhl!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faaloua loads up on a big right hand but Opdauhl slips the punch.
Opdauhl cracks Faaloua with a good jab.
Faaloua tries to clinch there but Opdauhl circles away.
Opdauhl takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab lands there for Opdauhl.
A head kick misses from Faaloua.
Faaloua has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Faaloua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl lands a nice looking body kick.
Faaloua takes the fight into the clinch.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it misses.
Opdauhl gets through Faaloua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Faaloua.
It looks like Barry Opdauhl has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Opdauhl blocks an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Opdauhl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faaloua blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Faaloua lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faaloua blocks a body shot from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Opdauhl avoids a wild elbow strike from Faaloua.
Faaloua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Faaloua lands an elbow that stopped Opdauhl in his tracks for a moment.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it misses.
Opdauhl lands a right hand.
Opdauhl lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Faaloua.
Faaloua misses with an elbow strike.
Opdauhl breaks from the clinch.
Opdauhl clobbers Faaloua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like James Faaloua has been cut.
Opdauhl throws a lazy head kick
and Faaloua counters with a head kick.
Faaloua tries to clinch up but Opdauhl circles away and keeps his distance.
Opdauhl doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Faaloua counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Faaloua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Faaloua throws a head kick that misses.
Opdauhl wants to counter with a clinch but Faaloua pushes him away.
Nice straight punches there by Opdauhl. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Opdauhl.
Faaloua wants to clinch.
Faaloua pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice sprawl there from Faaloua as Opdauhl shoots in.
Faaloua tries to clinch but Opdauhl moves out of range.
Faaloua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faaloua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James Faaloua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faaloua scores with a push kick.
Opdauhl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Opdauhl misses with a body kick.
Faaloua is looking to counter with head kicks.
Faaloua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Opdauhl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua rushes Opdauhl and presses him up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Faaloua.
Opdauhl dodges an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Faaloua pushes off an throws an elbow but Opdauhl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faaloua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Opdauhl throws a punch but it's blocked by Faaloua.
Opdauhl lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Opdauhl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Opdauhl scores with a nice hook to the head.
Faaloua misses with an elbow over the top.
Faaloua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Opdauhl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Opdauhl dodges an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Opdauhl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faaloua moves in looking to clinch but Opdauhl pushes him off.
Faaloua wants to clinch but Opdauhl slips to the side
and Opdauhl makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua lands a head kick!
Faaloua clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it misses.
Faaloua misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Opdauhl.
Opdauhl working aggressively here.
Opdauhl has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Faaloua seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Opdauhl can turn it around.
Faaloua throws an elbow that misses.
Faaloua lands an elbow just above Opdauhl 's eye.
Faaloua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Faaloua leaning his opponent against the cage.
Opdauhl drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Faaloua gets the underhooks and prevents it.
James Faaloua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Opdauhl.
Opdauhl blocks an elbow strike from Faaloua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Faaloua will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Faaloua misses with a head kick.
Opdauhl is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Faaloua with a body shot.
Faaloua tries to close the distance and clinch but Opdauhl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Opdauhl there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Opdauhl avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Opdauhl misses with a low kick.
Opdauhl lands a leg kick that knocks Faaloua off balance momentarily.
Faaloua tries to clinch up but Opdauhl circles away and keeps his distance.
Faaloua lands with a shot to the body.
Opdauhl thows a left - swing and a miss!
Faaloua appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Faaloua is looking to clinch.
Faaloua throws a head kick but Opdauhl moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faaloua gets a clinch.
Opdauhl tries to circle away but Faaloua has him pinned against the cage.
Opdauhl avoids the elbow strike from Faaloua, against the cage.
Faaloua is looking to control Opdauhl's arms but Opdauhl gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faaloua has his back to the cage.
Opdauhl avoids a wild elbow strike from Faaloua.
A short left from Opdauhl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl is trying to drag Faaloua to the mat but Faaloua just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Faaloua blocking some punches.
Opdauhl lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Opdauhl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Faaloua.
Opdauhl dodges an elbow strike from Faaloua.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faaloua throws an elbow but misses.
Opdauhl blocks an elbow strike.
Opdauhl misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Opdauhl.
Faaloua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Opdauhl manages to break the clinch.
Nice cross by Opdauhl.
Opdauhl avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faaloua throws a sloppy head kick and Opdauhl moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Faaloua.
Opdauhl tries to land a front kick but Faaloua steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Opdauhl swats away the attempt to clinch by Faaloua.
Faaloua tries to clinch but Opdauhl is having none of it.
Faaloua gets a clinch.
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!
Faaloua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Faaloua lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Opdauhl's brow.
Opdauhl blocks the elbow strike.
Faaloua taking a breather.
Faaloua prevents a body shot from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Opdauhl lands a body punch.
Faaloua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua throws an elbow that misses.
Faaloua pushes off an throws an elbow but Opdauhl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Opdauhl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faaloua taking a breather.
Faaloua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Faaloua blocking some punches.
Opdauhl has a couple of punches blocked by Faaloua.
Faaloua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Faaloua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faaloua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Faaloua takes a shot to the head.
Faaloua pushes off an throws an elbow but Opdauhl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Opdauhl's brow.
Faaloua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faaloua is pressed up against the cage. Opdauhl has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Faaloua down to the mat. Faaloua avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua wants to clinch.
Opdauhl misses with a body kick.
Faaloua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faaloua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Opdauhl counters with a nice uppercut.
Opdauhl misses with a looping right.
Opdauhl keeps the fight on the outside.
Faaloua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Faaloua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Opdauhl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Faaloua doesn't seem bothered though.
Faaloua moves in looking to clinch but Opdauhl pushes him off.
Faaloua misses the shot to the body.
Faaloua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Barry Opdauhl will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Opdauhl misses with a straight right.
Opdauhl lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Faaloua cracks the inside of Opdauhl's front leg.
Faaloua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Faaloua pushes off an throws an elbow but Opdauhl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faaloua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Opdauhl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faaloua slips a jab from Opdauhl.
Barry Opdauhl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Faaloua avoids the body shot from Opdauhl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faaloua clinches up with Opdauhl and pushes him back against the cage.
Opdauhl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faaloua pushes off an throws an elbow but Opdauhl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faaloua misses with an elbow over the top.
Faaloua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Opdauhl breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faaloua throws a head kick but Opdauhl moves out of range.
Faaloua throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Opdauhl.
Good exchange - Opdauhl coming out on top.
Faaloua throws a push kick but Opdauhl slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Opdauhl misses.
Faaloua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faaloua scores with a leg kick.
Faaloua is looking to clinch but Opdauhl is avoiding it.
And Opdauhl responds with a good body kick, but Faaloua manages to step out the way in time.
Opdauhl moves out of range of the body kick from Faaloua.
Opdauhl is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Opdauhl or perhaps it was just good defense by Faaloua, which made it look bad.
Opdauhl blocks a head kick by Faaloua.
Opdauhl looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Opdauhl keeps the fight on the outside.
Faaloua ducks under a wild hook from Opdauhl.
A quick step to the side and Faaloua tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua wants to clinch.
Opdauhl takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Opdauhl swings away with a body shot that misses
and Faaloua counters with a nice uppercut.
Faaloua tries to clinch up but Opdauhl circles away and keeps his distance.
Opdauhl doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Faaloua tries to clinch but Opdauhl is having none of it.
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!
Opdauhl throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Opdauhl shoots in for a takedown but Faaloua shows good takedown defense.
Faaloua checks the leg kick nicely there.
Faaloua clinches up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Opdauhl's brow.
Opdauhl working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl swings wildly with an uppercut but Faaloua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Opdauhl misses with the head strike.
Faaloua misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Opdauhl's brow.
Opdauhl drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Faaloua gets the underhooks and prevents it.
James Faaloua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Opdauhl.
Opdauhl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Opdauhl can't find room to land a body shot as Faaloua controls the action.
Opdauhl avoids the elbow strike from Faaloua, against the cage.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Opdauhl.
Opdauhl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Opdauhl shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Faaloua eats them both and turns towards Opdauhl to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Faaloua throws a sloppy head kick and Opdauhl moves out of range easily.
Faaloua misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl throws a shot from downtown. Faaloua moves away and avoids it.
Faaloua looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Opdauhl throws a leg kick that misses.
Faaloua closes the distance and clinches.
James Faaloua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Opdauhl lands with a short shot to the head.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it misses.
Opdauhl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Faaloua misses with an elbow over the top.
Faaloua is pushing Opdauhl up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Opdauhl breaks the clinch.
Faaloua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Opdauhl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faaloua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Opdauhl just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Barry Opdauhl.
I think Opdauhl 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Opdauhl!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanjay Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Christopher's choice of entrance music: LA Beast Official Theme . Sanjay Singh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sanjay Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Christopher!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Singh closes the distance but Christopher moves to the side
and Christopher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Singh cracks Christopher with an open hand slap.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Christopher.
Singh lands a jab.
A head kick misses from Singh.
Singh thuds his right hand into Christopher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Singh lands a big head kick that sends Christopher tumbling to the mat! Singh takes a step backwards and waves Christopher back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Christopher is rocked!
It looks like Leonard Christopher has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh cracks Christopher with a left hook right on the temple and Christopher goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Singh lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Christopher is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sanjay Singh!
A very excited looking Sanjay Singh made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Leonard Christopher stepped up to the mic, saying 'Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Togi Makabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Fistface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makabe comes to the cage accompanied by Immigrant Song. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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235 lbs
14 - 18 - 0 |
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Togi Makabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Fistface!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fistface tries to keep at a distance but Makabe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fistface tries to break free but Makabe pushes him back against the cage.
Makabe has a couple of punches blocked by Fistface.
Makabe throws a head punch that misses.
Makabe breaks the clinch.
Makabe moves into the clinch.
Makabe lands a right hand.
Makabe working aggressively here.
Makabe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fistface's efforts to push away.
Makabe misses with a knee strike.
Fistface wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Makabe lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Matt Fistface has been cut.
Makabe tries a knee to the head but Fistface blocks it.
Makabe tries to land a knee to the head but Fistface blocks with his arms.
Makabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fistface is trying to force a seperation but Makabe has the dominant position.
Makabe keeps control of Fistface as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Makabe looking to throw knees to the head but Fistface is blocking nicely.
Makabe lands an uppercut.
Fistface swings wildly with an uppercut but Makabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makabe slowing the pace effectively.
Makabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Makabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fistface blocks a body shot from Makabe.
Makabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fistface has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Makabe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fistface's efforts to push away.
Makabe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fistface managing to block the knees to the body from Makabe.
Fistface is looking to break free of the clinch but Makabe has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fistface escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been told by Makabe's head coaches at Fokai Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fistface misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fistface throws a series of punches but Makabe avoids them all with ease.
Makabe tries to clinch up but Fistface circles away and keeps his distance.
Makabe avoids a kick to the body.
Makabe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fistface connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Makabe scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Togi Makabe has been cut.
Makabe rushes Fistface and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makabe tries a body shot but Fistface blocks it.
Fistface lands with a light punch inside.
Fistface looking to stall.
Makabe tries a body shot but Fistface blocks it.
Makabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Makabe controlling the action here for a moment.
Makabe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fistface's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fistface will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Makabe is looking for a counter combo.
Makabe forces Fistface back against the cage and clinches.
Makabe prevents Fistface from breaking the clinch.
Makabe throws a punch but it's blocked by Fistface.
Fistface is looking to break free of the clinch but Makabe has double underhooks.
Makabe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Makabe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fistface's efforts to push away.
Makabe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Makabe misses with the head strike.
Makabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Makabe.
Makabe breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fistface throws a body punch but Makabe moves out of range.
Fistface throws a nice looking combination but Makabe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fistface misses with a double jab.
Makabe moves into range and clinches up with Fistface.
Makabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Matt Fistface's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fistface wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Makabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Makabe misses with a knee strike.
Makabe misses with a knee to the head.
Makabe misses with a knee strike.
Makabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fistface blocks it with crossed arms.
Fistface blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makabe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fistface escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Togi Makabe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Fistface dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fistface fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Makabe staying out of range there.
Makabe lands a jab to the nose.
Fistface swats away the attempt to clinch by Makabe.
Makabe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Makabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Makabe cracks Fistface with a nice body shot.
Makabe misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fistface avoiding damage as Makabe throws knees to the body.
Makabe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fistface can do to turn this around?
Makabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fistface's elbow.
Fistface is breathing heavily.
Makabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fistface has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Makabe fails to land.
Makabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makabe tries a body shot but Fistface blocks it.
Fistface blocks an elbow strike.
Fistface trying to control the position but instead, Makabe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fistface into the cage.
Makabe taking a breather.
Fistface wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Makabe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Makabe breaks the clinch.
Fistface scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fistface gets tackled into the cage by Makabe. Makabe maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makabe looking to throw knees to the head but Fistface is blocking nicely.
Makabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Makabe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fistface up against the cage.
Fistface blocks an elbow strike from Makabe.
Makabe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Makabe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A frustrated look appears on Fistface's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Makabe scores with a knee to the head.
Makabe scores with a knee to the head.
Fistface can't break the clinch.
Makabe misses with a knee strike.
Makabe can't find room to land a body shot as Fistface controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fistface blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makabe misses with a knee strike.
Makabe misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Makabe.
Fistface is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Makabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fistface blocks it with crossed arms.
Makabe prevents Fistface from breaking the clinch.
Makabe missing with knees to the body.
Makabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fistface avoids it.
Knees to the body from Makabe.
Fistface blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fistface blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fistface trying to control the position but instead, Makabe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fistface into the cage.
Fistface working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fistface wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Makabe misses with a knee strike.
Fistface is looking to control Makabe's arms but Makabe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fistface has his back to the cage.
Makabe can't find room to land a body shot as Fistface controls the action.
Makabe misses with the head strike.
Makabe is stalling here.
Fistface working hard to break the clinch.
Makabe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fistface.
Makabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fistface avoids it.
Makabe presses Fistface against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Makabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fistface is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Togi Makabe dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Makabe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fistface misses with a takedown attempt - Makabe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No joy there for Fistface, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Fistface catches Makabe right on the button with a cross.
Fistface throws a one two combo.
Togi Makabe's cut is getting worse.
Makabe wants to clinch but Fistface slips to the side
enabling Fistface to counter with a crisp jab.
Makabe wants to clinch.
Makabe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fistface, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makabe tries to land a knee to the head but Fistface blocks with his arms.
Makabe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fistface has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makabe misses with a knee strike.
Makabe has a couple of punches blocked by Fistface.
Makabe swings wildly with an uppercut but Fistface uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makabe throws a head punch that misses.
Togi Makabe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fistface pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fistface avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makabe checks a leg kick.
Makabe clinches with his opponent.
Makabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Makabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Makabe missing with knees to the body.
Makabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fistface is looking to break free of the clinch but Makabe has double underhooks.
Fistface tries to break the clinch but Makabe is controlling the position.
Togi Makabe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fistface wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Makabe has him pressed against the cage.
Makabe tries to land a knee to the head but Fistface blocks with his arms.
Makabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Makabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fistface's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makabe has Fistface pressed against the cage, preventing Fistface from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fistface blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makabe has Fistface pressed against the cage, preventing Fistface from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fistface breaks the clinch.
Fistface keeps the fight on the outside.
Makabe slips a jab and a cross from Fistface.
Makabe clinches.
Makabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Makabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fistface's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fistface throws a series of punches but Makabe avoids them all with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Makabe - that will leave a mark!
Fistface misses with a hook. Makabe ducked under it nicely.
Matt Fistface has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makabe rushes Fistface and presses him up against the cage.
Makabe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Togi Makabe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Makabe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Togi Makabe!
A victorious Togi Makabe 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Doom is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 lbs
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35
215 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
24 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Stien!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, John Mangel and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Ben Stien has been cut.
Doom feints and then cracks Stien's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stien down.
Stien fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Doom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stien lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doom circles away quickly and effectively.
Stien takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doom throws a head kick that Stien semi-blocks.
Stien throws a leg kick
and Doom counters with a leg kick.
Doom lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Stien slips under a jab from Doom.
Nice jab there from Stien.
Doom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stien works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doom slips a jab from Stien.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stien 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.
Doom throws a right hand that Stien ducks under and follows up with a left that Stien also avoids with ease.
Stien misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stien closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good shot there by Stien.
Stien is looking to clinch.
Stien turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stien dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doom. That did some damage!
Doom swings for the body but Stien moves out of range.
Stien looks to land a right hand but Doom moved out of range.
Ben Stien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doom feints and then cracks Stien's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stien down.
Doom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stien tries a quick counter leg kick but Doom is wise to it.
Stien takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Doom moves out of range as Stien strikes.
Doom has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stien lands a hook that snaps the head of Doom backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stien tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doom manages to break the clinch.
Doom throws a lazy body kick
and Stien counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Doom to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Stien!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ben Stien!
Ben Stien seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Barnett has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Stevens's chin.
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett throws a shot to the body.
Stevens has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Barnett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevens feinted with a counter takedown.
Barnett lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Frank Stevens has been cut.
Stevens instigates a clinch.
Barnett works on Stevens's body with a couple of short punches.
Stevens pulls guard effortlessly.
Barnett landing some decent shots from guard.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Stevens throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barnett controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stevens wants to sweep but no luck.
Barnett scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett stands up over Stevens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stevens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnett defends it easily.
Barnett works over Stevens with some ground and pound from guard.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Barnett advances to half guard.
Stevens looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barnett is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stevens defends it well.
Barnett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barnett is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stevens sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stevens is trying to maintain the position but Barnett is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Barnett there.
Barnett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stevens with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stevens works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stevens throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barnett postures up.
Barnett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stevens's head.
Stevens is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens being controlled here, momentarily.
Stevens is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barnett defends well.
Barnett is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Barnett pushing down on Stevens's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barnett is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Stevens is hurt! He's hurt bad - Barnett fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Stevens from any more punishment! Congratulations to Barnett! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Barnett!
A victorious Josh Barnett thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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