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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike McGoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
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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
23 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond Hume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike McGoo!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume has taken the fight to the clinch.
McGoo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hume after a bit of a struggle.
McGoo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hume throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGoo blocks it with crossed arms.
Hume tries a knee to the head but McGoo blocks it.
McGoo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGoo shoots for a takedown but Hume saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGoo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hume sprawls well. Hume wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGoo gets slowly back to his feet.
Desmond Hume has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike McGoo.
Hume rushes McGoo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hume is trying to pull guard but McGoo has him pressed against the cage.
McGoo wants a takedown but no success here.
McGoo avoiding damage as Hume throws knees to the body.
Hume throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGoo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGoo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hume gets underhooks to prevent McGoo's takedown attempt.
McGoo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hume walks away with a smile on his face. McGoo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hume lands a head kick!
McGoo gets tackled into the cage by Hume. Hume maintains the clinch.
McGoo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hume walks away with a smile on his face. McGoo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hume lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGoo at a distance.
Hume stuffs the takedown attempt from McGoo. McGoo gets slowly back to his feet.
McGoo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hume but Hume pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hume looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hume lands with an uppercut that bounces McGoo off the cage and back into range.
Hume scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hume moves into the clinch.
Hume misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hume lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mike McGoo has been cut.
Hume is looking to take this one to the mat.
McGoo is looking for a takedown.
Hume lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hume is pressed up against the cage. McGoo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hume down to the mat. Hume avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hume closes the distance and clinches.
McGoo is working for takedown but Hume is calmly controlling the position for now.
McGoo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hume is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hume is pressed up against the cage. McGoo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hume down to the mat. Hume avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hume gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McGoo looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGoo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hume looking to throw knees to the head but McGoo is blocking nicely.
McGoo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hume stalling in the clinch.
Hume with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hume turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hume manages to end up in side control.
McGoo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
McGoo taking shots to the head.
McGoo tries to hold on but Hume postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGoo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hume avoids the attempt from McGoo to control.
Hume sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hume looking to finish McGoo with some ground and pound. This is bad for McGoo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGoo is desperately trying to improve his position but Hume has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns McGoo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McGoo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
McGoo 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.
McGoo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hume dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Hume dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike McGoo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McGoo shoots for a double leg takedown but Hume sprawls well. He's pushed McGoo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hume.
McGoo shoots and misses
and Hume counters with a nice body shot.
Mike McGoo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Hume as McGoo shoots in.
Desmond Hume has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike McGoo.
McGoo shoots in but Hume avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hume closes the distance and clinches.
Hume lands a knee to the head.
McGoo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McGoo goes for a takedown attempt but Hume pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGoo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hume in his tracks.
Hume tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGoo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hume counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGoo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hume sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hume throws a sloppy head kick and McGoo moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGoo! But no joy.
Hume throws a nice head kick!
McGoo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hume counters with a head kick. That will keep McGoo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That has opened up Mike McGoo's cut even more.
Hume scores with a head kick. McGoo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hume tries to clinch up but McGoo circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Hume as McGoo shoots in.
Hume is looking to counter with head kicks.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hume here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
McGoo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGoo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hume lands a head kick. McGoo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McGoo has a takedown stuffed.
McGoo is breathing heavily.
No luck for McGoo with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGoo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hume's waist but Hume gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGoo off to one side.
Hume forces McGoo back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGoo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McGoo can't break the clinch.
Hume misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGoo.
Hume with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hume is trying to pull guard but McGoo has him pressed against the cage.
Hume turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hume manages to end up in side control.
Hume creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hume trying to control the action but McGoo is working from the bottom.
McGoo manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume drops an elbow to the side of McGoo's head.
McGoo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hume pulls his head out easily.
Hume is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The cut above Mike McGoo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hume is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hume looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hume is taking a breather. McGoo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hume lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McGoo is rocked!
Mike McGoo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike McGoo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Desmond Hume!
After the fight, Desmond Hume was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gandalf Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Average Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grey comes to the cage accompanied by You shall not pass. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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30
217 lbs
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202 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gandalf Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Average Joe!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grey.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grey misses the shot to the body.
Joe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A combination from Joe does no damage.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grey.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Joe, right into the meat.
Joe moves out of range as Grey strikes.
Grey moves to clinch but Joe breaks away
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe misses with an uppercut
and Grey counters with a right hand to the body.
Joe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grey under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grey lands with a hook. Joe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joe misses with a jab to the body
enabling Grey to counter with a crisp jab.
Grey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joe misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Grey misses the target.
No joy there for Grey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joe throws a right hand that Grey ducks under and follows up with a left that Grey also avoids with ease.
Grey sizes up Joe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grey moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Grey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A decent looking cross lands there for Joe.
Grey misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Joe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe looks to land a combination but Grey avoids it well.
Grey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grey throws a leg kick but Joe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Average Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe misses with a hook
and Grey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Joe connects with a body shot that sends Grey's belly button to the back.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Grey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joe's hands.
Grey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joe.
It looked like Grey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joe misses with a body punch
and Grey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Joe does no damage.
Joe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grey counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands with a nice body punch.
Joe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Joe misses with the body kick
and Grey counters with a good low kick that Joe was not able to check.
A big left from Joe misses.
Grey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Joe.
Grey looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Joe tried to score with a low kick but Grey checks it.
As Joe looks to move away, Grey throws a big counter combo bu Joe just gets out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Grey.
Grey sizes up Joe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gandalf Grey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Grey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some wild striking there from Joe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws the left hand but Grey avoids the punch easily.
Grey avoids the body shot from Joe.
Grey connects with a leg kick. Joe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grey connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grey misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Joe misses its intended target.
Joe stuns Grey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joe misses with a body punch
and Grey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joe lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Grey misses.
A nice side step and Joe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Grey cracks Joe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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 Gandalf Grey will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Joe lands a body shot.
Joe lands a nice shot that snaps Grey's head back.
Joe throws a looping overhand right but Grey ducks down to avoid it.
Grey walks into a straight right hand from Joe.
Joe lands with a nice body kick.
Joe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Joe.
Joe throws out a loose jab but Grey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe drops his hands momentarily and Grey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe misses with a lunging right hand
and Grey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joe checks a low kick from Grey.
Grey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joe scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grey moves out of range as Joe strikes.
A slow jab from Grey misses its intended target.
Joe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Grey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grey scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Grey misses.
Grey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Joe moves away from the strike by Grey.
Gandalf Grey is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Joe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Joe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Joe jabs Grey right on the nose. Grey blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joe.
Grey misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe throws a series of punches but Grey avoids them all with ease.
Joe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Joe on the side of the head.
Grey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Joe is out of range.
Grey misses with a combination
and Joe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grey misses with a low kick.
Grey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Grey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joe misses with a body shot
and Grey counters with an outside leg kick.
Grey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joe.
Grey throwing a counter right hand but Joe manages to avoid it.
Grey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Joe counter with a right hand.
Joe dodges the punch combination from Grey.
Grey throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
A combination from Joe does no damage.
Grey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe throws a leg kick that misses.
Joe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grey throws a body shot but no joy.
Joe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joe swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Joe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little feinted left hand from Grey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Joe misses with an uppercut
and Grey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe misses with a double jab
enabling Grey to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Average Joe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Joe misses the body punch
and Grey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grey moves into range and clinches up with Joe.
Grey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joe blocking some punches.
Joe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grey throws out the jab.
Joe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grey blocks a jab.
It looked like Grey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey thows a leg kick but Joe checks it
and Joe counters with a left and a right that stings Grey.
Grey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Average Joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Grey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grey checks a leg kick.
Joe takes a swing at Grey's ribcage but misses.
Grey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Grey works Joe's body with a nice hook.
Joe defending well as Grey loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Grey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joe looks to throw the jab but Grey is out of range.
Grey walks into a left hand.
Joe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grey throws out the jab.
Grey connects with a body shot that sends Joe's belly button to the back.
Joe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joe throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to bum rush Grey with a series of wild strikes but Grey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joe misses with a low kick.
Grey connects with a right hand. Joe shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grey eats them both and turns towards Joe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Joe gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Grey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joe connects with a jab.
Grey just misses with a punch to the body.
Joe throws a counter combo.
Grey misses with a kick to the body.
Joe fails to land with a series of punches.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Grey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grey there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Grey throws a hook but Joe avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Joe misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Joe.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joe shoots in and drives through. Grey sprawls well.
A counter left hand to the body from Grey misses its target.
Grey looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joe! But no joy.
Joe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joe misses with a combination
and Grey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joe. Grey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Joe.
Grey misses with a leg kick
and Joe counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey walks into a stiff left hand from Joe.
Joe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grey throwing a counter right hand but Joe manages to avoid it.
Grey slips under a jab.
Grey was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Grey works over Joe's head and body with a nice combination.
Grey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe throws a lazy right hand but Grey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joe fails with the takedown
and Grey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Average Joe.
I think Joe 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Average Joe!
Average Joe decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Fynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Madhead Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power has chosen Mouth for war as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Fynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Madhead Power!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fynn misses with a double jab.
Fynn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Power's guard.
Fynn wants to get up but he can't break Power's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fynn scoring with some ground and pound.
Power pulls Fynn in to control the position.
Power has his foot on Fynn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fynn works his way back into a safe position though.
Fynn tries to free his leg and advance position but Power is retaining full guard.
Fynn trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Fynn wanted to stand there but Power had control of the position.
Fynn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Power's head.
Fynn wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
Fynn throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fynn defends it easily.
Power is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fynn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fynn decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Power, up you get!
Fynn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fynn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Power is on top in guard.
Fynn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Power wants to pass the guard but Fynn is keeping the position.
Fynn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Power can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fynn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Power gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Power stands and throws Fynn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Fynn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fynn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fynn is looking for a sweep.
Fynn can't do much from the bottom here.
Power working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Power throws a strike aimed at the side of Fynn's head but Fynn avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fynn struggling a bit here.
Power tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fynn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Power is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fynn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Power looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fynn is looking for a sweep.
Fynn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Power asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fynn tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Power working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Fynn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fynn gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Power sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fynn defending well though.
Power seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fynn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fynn tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Power manages to move to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fynn is looking to improve his position but Power isn't that keen on the idea.
Fynn is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Fynn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fynn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Power is trying to control Fynn's posture but Fynn avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fynn landing a few strikes.
Power wants to control but Fynn postures up.
Fynn stands up.
Power gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Power is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fynn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Power looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fynn puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power actively working from the bottom here.
Fynn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Power wants to control but Fynn is having none of it.
Fynn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fynn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Power can do to turn this around?
Fynn with shots to the head and body - Power looks very uncomfortable down there.
Power is in a horrible position here. Fynn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Power is rocked!
Power is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bob Fynn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fynn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Power is still in real trouble! Can Fynn finish him?
Power is in a horrible position here. Fynn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fynn is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Power is surviving well by controlling Fynn's body position as best he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power tries to hold on but Fynn postures up.
Power seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fynn working for a guillotine from mount but Power is in no mood to give up.
Power is trying to escape the mount.
Fynn gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Power has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fynn is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bob Fynn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fynn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fynn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fynn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Power working a defensive guard here.
Fynn stands and throws Power's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Power is trying to control Fynn's posture but Fynn avoids it.
Fynn stands up and beckons Power to his feet.
Fynn darts in and clinches Power up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fynn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fynn feints and as Power raises his hands in defense, Fynn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Power controls Fynn momentarily but Fynn frees himself.
Fynn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Power has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fynn has managed to get both his arms back between Power's legs - danger averted.
Fynn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fynn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fynn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fynn drops back looking for a leg! Power is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Power manages to kick Fynn off! Fynn jumps back into Power's guard.
Power throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Power throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Fynn escapes and throws Power's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power is not content to let Fynn control the position.
Fynn scoring with punches and elbows.
Fynn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Power knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fynn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fynn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Power can't do much from the bottom here.
Power on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fynn trying to control the position but Power is working away.
Power is trying to control Fynn's posture but Fynn avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Fynn dominated that second round.
That's time! Fynn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Power gets caught napping as Fynn dives in and scores a takedown. Power manages to retain guard.
Power keeping moving, preventing Fynn from controlling successfully.
Power is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fynn defends well.
Fynn is working Power over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Power keeping full guard, as Fynn tries to pass.
Fynn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fynn preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fynn wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
Power looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fynn passes into half guard.
Fynn stands up and beckons Power to join him on the feet.
Fynn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Power is trying to maintain the position but Fynn is very close to passing his half guard.
Power is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Fynn is staying active.
Fynn trying to control from half guard but Power is working away.
Fynn is really struggling to control Power but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fynn connects with a nice short shot to Power's temple.
Power has a hand on Fynn's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Fynn takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fynn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fynn stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Power misses with a series of wild punches.
Power takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fynn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power tries to stall but Fynn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fynn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power tries to bum rush Fynn with a series of wild strikes but Fynn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fynn throws a right and a left that Power avoids nicely.
Fynn gets a takedown into half guard.
Fynn controlling the action here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fynn is looking to advance position but Power won't allow it.
Power wants to control but Fynn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fynn stands up from half guard.
Fynn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fynn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fynn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Power keeps working.
Fynn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Power knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Power tries to improve position but can't.
Bob Fynn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fynn content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Power is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Power trying to remain calm as Fynn controls from the top position.
You can see the frustration on Power's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fynn is staying tight to Power's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Power tries to improve position but can't.
Madhead Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fynn taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Fynn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fynn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Fynn!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bob Fynn made sure he mentioned GREEN!160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Madhead Power was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame the ref and a very poor crowd'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Titanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Julius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titanus comes to the cage accompanied by To Glory. Caesar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Warriors of the World. Gaius Julius Caesar struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
29 - 15 - 1 |
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290 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Constantine Titanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gaius Julius Caesar !
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ron Honeybunn and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar closes the distance and clinches.
Caesar jumps guard but Titanus turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Titanus prevents Caesar from breaking the clinch.
Titanus tries to throw a body punch but Caesar avoids it by throwing Titanus back against the cage.
Caesar wants a takedown but no success here.
Caesar jumps guard but Titanus turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Constantine Titanus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaius Julius Caesar .
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Caesar .
Titanus lands a knee to the body.
Caesar looks winded!
Caesar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Titanus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Titanus lands an elbow that stopped Caesar in his tracks for a moment.
Caesar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Titanus to keep the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Caesar fails to land.
Caesar jumps guard but Titanus stands there with Caesar around his waist. Caesar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titanus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caesar is trying to trip Titanus. He has hold of a leg but Titanus is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Caesar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
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!
Titanus working for submissions but it's allowed Caesar to get to half guard.
Caesar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titanus gets back to full guard.
Caesar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Titanus pulls Caesar in to control the position.
Titanus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Titanus pulls Caesar in close to prevent any damage.
Caesar connects with a couple of short punches.
Caesar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Titanus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar stands up over Titanus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Titanus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Titanus is pulling down on Caesar 's head. It's preventing any offense from Caesar , at least for the moment.
Caesar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
It looks like Constantine Titanus has been cut.
Caesar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Caesar is in close to Titanus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Caesar stopping the sweep attempt from Titanus.
Caesar wants to control from the top but Titanus keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Caesar content to stall in guard here.
Caesar is in close to Titanus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titanus has Caesar pulled in close to control his posture.
Titanus looking for a sweep. Not yet Titanus, not yet.
Caesar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Titanus's head.
Titanus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Titanus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caesar is one step ahead there.
Caesar is working Titanus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Constantine Titanus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Titanus keeping moving, preventing Caesar from controlling successfully.
Caesar stopping the sweep attempt from Titanus.
Titanus is trying to keep Caesar in close.
Titanus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Caesar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar postures up in Titanus's guard and throws a big left but Titanus blocks it.
Titanus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Titanus is trying to control the position but Caesar postures up.
Caesar preventing the sweep.
Titanus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Caesar 's guard.
Caesar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Titanus wanted to stand there but Caesar had control of the position.
Caesar keeping moving, preventing Titanus from controlling successfully.
Titanus gets to his feet. Caesar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caesar tries to clinch but Titanus moves out of range.
Caesar wants to clinch up but Titanus keeps it at a distance.
Caesar moves into range and clinches up with Titanus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gaius Julius Caesar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Constantine Titanus's cut.
That's time! Titanus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Caesar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caesar unleashes a big counter combination but Titanus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Titanus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Titanus clinches.
Caesar jumps guard but Titanus stands there with Caesar around his waist. Caesar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Titanus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Caesar .
Titanus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Titanus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Titanus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titanus is pushing Caesar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Titanus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Titanus throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Caesar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Titanus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Constantine Titanus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaius Julius Caesar .
Still in the clinch, Titanus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Titanus lands an elbow just above Caesar 's eye.
It looks like Gaius Julius Caesar has been cut.
A short left from Titanus.
Titanus stalling in the clinch but Caesar improves position.
Titanus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caesar fails to pull guard.
Caesar wants a takedown.
Titanus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Caesar is breathing heavily.
Titanus just leaning against Caesar , taking a breather.
Caesar throws a punch but it's blocked by Titanus.
Constantine Titanus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Titanus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Titanus lands a body punch.
Titanus stalling.
Titanus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caesar can do to turn this around?
Titanus can't find room to land a body shot as Caesar controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titanus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Titanus lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Titanus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Titanus tries to throw a body punch but Caesar avoids it by throwing Titanus back against the cage.
Titanus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Titanus can't find room to land a body shot as Caesar controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Titanus scores a nice knee to the body.
Titanus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Titanus stalling the fight.
Titanus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Titanus gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Titanus lands a damaging elbow.
Good body shot from Titanus.
Titanus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titanus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caesar backwards.
Titanus stalling the fight.
Titanus lands an elbow that stopped Caesar in his tracks for a moment.
Titanus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caesar tries to score a body lock takedown but Titanus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Titanus lands an elbow inside that Caesar shrugs off.
Titanus controlling the action here for a moment.
Titanus's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Caesar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caesar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Titanus is pressed up against the cage. Caesar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Titanus down to the mat. Titanus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Titanus clinches.
Titanus trying to land knees to the body.
Caesar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Titanus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Titanus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Titanus landing knees to the body.
Titanus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Titanus lands a shot to the body.
Titanus lands a nice elbow.
Titanus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Titanus pushes Caesar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Titanus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Titanus.
Titanus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Titanus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caesar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Titanus lands a shot to the body.
Titanus landing knees to the body.
Titanus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Titanus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caesar .
Titanus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Titanus lands a big knee to the head and Caesar goes down! Titanus pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Constantine Titanus!
Our winner, Constantine Titanus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Kampmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Brandao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Kampmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kampmann lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kampmann moves out of range of the body kick.
Brandao throws a head kick that half lands.
Brandao misses with a wild body shot.
We've been told by Kampmann's head coaches at Sydney Shootfighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brandao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kampmann throws a leg kick
and Kampmann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kampmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandao.
Brandao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kampmann. That did some damage!
Brandao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brandao digs a good hook to Kampmann's body.
Kampmann lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kampmann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Brandao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kampmann scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kampmann listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brandao looks for the body kick but Kampmann saw that one coming.
Kampmann throws a low kick but Brandao avoids it.
Brandao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kampmann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampmann tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brandao is able to avoid easily.
Brandao lands a body shot.
Kampmann throws a looping overhand right but Brandao ducks down to avoid it.
Brandao works Kampmann's body with a nice hook.
Kampmann checks a leg kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Kampmann misses the target.
Brandao motions for Kampmann to come forward. Brandao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao lands a front kick.
Kampmann takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kampmann checks a leg kick.
Brandao looks to score with a jab to the body but Kampmann is just out of range.
Brandao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kampmann was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kampmann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brandao.
Kampmann misses with a hook.
Brandao throws a shot to the body.
Brandao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Brandao tenderised Kampmann's leg. Kampmann is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandao. Kampmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kampmann scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brandao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brandao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kampmann checks it well.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kampmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Kampmann.
Brandao lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kampmann walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brandao.
Kampmann connects with a looping right hand.
Brandao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kampmann.
Brandao checks a leg kick.
Kampmann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brandao lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann takes one to the side of the head.
Brandao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kampmann works the jab nicely.
A good leg kick by Kampmann.
Kampmann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brandao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kampmann.
Brandao takes one to the chin there.
Brandao is rocked!
Kampmann steps in with a hook that catches Brandao right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Kampmann follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Brandao looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Kampmann!
After winning the bout, Martin Kampmann 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Sheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Howell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Sheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Howell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheck misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Howell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sheck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sheck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Josh Howell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howell moves away from the strike by Sheck.
A jab from Sheck misses.
Howell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sheck moves out of range of the strikes.
Sheck scores with a jab to the head.
Howell throws out a loose jab but Sheck uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Sheck.
Sheck throws a big shot that misses.
Howell throws out a counter right but Sheck avoids it with no problem.
Howell slips a jab and a cross from Sheck.
Howell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sheck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheck throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheck misses with a lunging right hand
and Sheck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sheck ducks under a wild hook from Howell.
Good exchange - Sheck coming out on top.
Howell lands a head shot.
Howell loads up on a big right hand but Sheck slips the punch.
Howell lands with a nice combination. Sheck backs away looking to recover.
A shot to the body from Howell misses
and Sheck counters with a nice uppercut.
Howell misses with a hook.
Howell dodges the punch combination from Sheck.
Howell slips a straight right by Sheck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Howell scores with a jab. Sheck acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sheck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sheck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sheck throws an overhand right that lands on Howell's shoulder, as Howell tries to avoid the shot.
Sheck looks to land a right hand but Howell moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheck ducks under a wild hook from Howell.
Sheck throws a series of punches but Howell avoids them all with ease.
Sheck throws a lazy right hand but Howell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sheck connects with a body shot that sends Howell's belly button to the back.
Sheck throws an overhand right that lands on Howell's shoulder, as Howell tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Howell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Howell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sheck throws out the jab.
Sheck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sheck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sheck misses with a right hand
and Howell counters with a nice uppercut.
Howell misses with a body shot.
Sheck takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Howell misses.
Howell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sheck finds it's way round the side to connect with Howell's head.
Sheck misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Howell misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sheck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howell moves away.
Sheck misses with a wild body shot.
Sheck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sheck swinging wildly here.
Howell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sheck.
Decent striking displayed by Howell there.
Sheck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sheck breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Howell does no damage.
Sheck throws a hook to the side of Howell's head but Howell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Sheck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell misses with a hook.
Sheck lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sheck.
Howell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sheck moves out of range of the strikes.
Howell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sheck.
Sheck misses with a looping right.
Howell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sheck. Sheck circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Sheck misses the target.
Howell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheck.
Howell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sheck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sheck appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sheck looks to throw the jab but Howell is out of range.
Sheck throws a big shot that misses.
Howell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Howell dodges the punch combination from Sheck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sheck dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sheck looks to land a right hand but Howell moved out of range.
Howell lands with a shot to the body.
Howell moves out of range as Sheck strikes.
Sheck has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Howell finds it's way round the side to connect with Sheck's head.
Sheck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howell was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheck.
Sheck throws out a powerful jab.
Howell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Howell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sheck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sheck ducks right into an uppercut from Howell.
Sheck looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howell misses with a looping right.
Howell throws a hook but Sheck blocks it.
Howell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roger Sheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howell missing with a left hand there. Sheck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howell looks to throw the jab but Sheck is out of range.
Howell digs a good body shot into Sheck's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sheck.
A jab from Sheck does it's job there.
Sheck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howell loads up on a big right hand but Sheck slips the punch.
Sheck slips a straight right by Howell.
Sheck on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sheck falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sheck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Howell finds it's way through Sheck's defenses.
Sheck misses with a combination
and Howell counters with a nice uppercut.
Sheck lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Howell just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sheck misses with an uppercut. Howell saw that one coming.
As Sheck backs off Howell throws a huge counter combo but Sheck manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheck missing with a left hand there. Howell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sheck misses with an uppercut
and Howell counters with a straight right hand.
Howell dodges the punch combination from Sheck.
Howell misses with a body punch
and Sheck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howell. Sheck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheck has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sheck misses with the head strike.
Howell tries for a takedown but Sheck manages to get underhooks.
Sheck breaks from the clinch.
Sheck throws the left hand but Howell avoids the punch easily.
Sheck closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sheck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howell.
Howell lands a glancing blow to the side of Sheck's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell staying out of range there.
Howell digs a good hook to Sheck's body.
Sheck instigates a clinch.
Howell is trying to pull guard but Sheck has him pressed against the cage.
Sheck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Howell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sheck's hands.
Howell scores with a punch to the head.
Sheck tries to clinch but Howell moves out of range.
Sheck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howell.
Josh Howell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sheck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sheck throws a body punch but Howell moves out of range.
Sheck misses with a wild combination.
Howell takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheck throws a combination that misses
letting Howell counter with a right hand.
Howell misses with a series of wild punches.
Sheck was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sheck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Howell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Howell throws an off balance right hand
and Sheck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Howell lands with a right hand.
Sheck misses with a right hand
and Howell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sheck misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howell scores with a decent looking hook.
Sheck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sheck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Howell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Howell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Howell lands with a nice combination. Sheck backs away looking to recover.
Sheck throws a jab when Howell was well out of range.
Sheck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheck wants to clinch up but Howell keeps it at a distance.
Howell with a nice cross.
Howell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sheck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sheck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howell defending well as Sheck loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Howell.
Sheck misses with an uppercut. Howell saw that one coming.
Howell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheck.
No joy there for Sheck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sheck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheck throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell throws a lazy uppercut
letting Sheck counter with a right hand.
Howell throws a hook to the side of Sheck's head but Sheck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Howell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sheck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheck throws the left hand but Howell avoids the punch easily.
Sheck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howell.
Sheck slips a straight right by Howell.
Sheck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howell.
Sheck throws a looping overhand right but Howell ducks down to avoid it.
Sheck throws a jab but it's blocked by Howell.
Howell slips under a jab.
Sheck misses with a right hand
letting Howell counter with a right hand.
Howell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sheck looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Howell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shecks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sheck misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheck misses with a looping left.
Howell lands with an uppercut that bounces Sheck off the cage and back into range.
Howell sizes up Sheck with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Howell slips a straight right by Sheck.
Sheck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Howell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Howell lands a really nice looking cross but Sheck seems unphased.
Sheck throws a jab when Howell was well out of range.
Howell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Howell punishes Sheck's body with a nice straight punch.
Howell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sheck moves out of range as Howell strikes.
Sheck takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Howell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sheck tries to move into range but Howell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Howell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sheck throws a series of punches but Howell moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheck throws an overhand right that lands on Howell's shoulder, as Howell tries to avoid the shot.
Howell dips to his left and cracks Sheck with an uppercut!
Sheck throws a right and a left that Howell avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sheck. Sheck circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sheck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howell.
A jab from Howell misses.
Sheck is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sheck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheck misses with an uppercut
and Howell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Sheck misses.
Sheck throws a right hand that misses
and Howell counters with a left to the body.
Howell scores with a hook.
Howell digs a good body shot into Sheck's ribs.
Howell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheck takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Sheck.
Howell just misses with a punch to the body.
Howell moves away from the strike by Sheck.
Sheck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Howell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sheck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howell circles away quickly and effectively.
Sheck misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Howell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sheck doesn't seem phased though.
Howell scores with a body shot.
Sheck loads up on a big right hand but Howell slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sheck tries to clinch up but Howell circles away and keeps his distance.
Sheck looks to land a left hand but Howell moved out of range nicely.
Sheck throws a body punch but Howell moves out of range.
Howell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Howell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Howell 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Howell!
A relieved looking Josh Howell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Filippo Di Vaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazunori Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishii has chosen Imagine Dragons - Radioactive as his entrance music. Filippo Di Vaio had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Kazunori Ishii told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Filippo Di Vaio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazunori Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Vaio closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Di Vaio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ishii defending well though.
Di Vaio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Di Vaio thows a huge punch but Ishii dodges it nicely.
Ishii is trying to stand back up but Di Vaio is controlling him
Ishii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Di Vaio.
Ishii keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ground and pound from Di Vaio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di Vaio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ishii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Di Vaio.
Di Vaio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Vaio controlling the pace.
Ishii wants to control but Di Vaio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ishii has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Di Vaio seems to be working for a kimura but Ishii defends the submission attempt.
Ishii is staying active underneath Di Vaio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ishii wants to control but Di Vaio is keeping busy.
Di Vaio is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ishii defends it well.
Di Vaio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ishii's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Di Vaio misses with a head shot. Ishii uses the momentum to regain guard.
Di Vaio pushing down on Ishii's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Di Vaio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ishii defending well though.
Ground and pound from Di Vaio.
Ishii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Di Vaio looks to land a strike but Ishii avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've been hearing that Di Vaio has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ishii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Vaio throws an elbow that misses. Ishii uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Di Vaio's guard. Nice move by Ishii!
Di Vaio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ishii won't allow Di Vaio to sweep him here.
Di Vaio looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ishii passes into side control.
Ishii tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ishii controls the position from side control.
Di Vaio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishii wants to control but Di Vaio is keeping him busy.
Ishii staying calm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filippo Di Vaio dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ishii lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Di Vaio backs up against the cage.
Ishii throws a right hand that misses
and Di Vaio counters with a nice uppercut.
Ishii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Di Vaio.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Di Vaio is defended easily by Ishii.
Di Vaio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishii can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Di Vaio shoots in but Ishii avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Di Vaio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ishii counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Di Vaio misses with a right hand
and Ishii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Vaio misses with a body kick.
Di Vaio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ishii avoids it really well and circles away.
Ishii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filippo Di Vaio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ishii scoring well with a low kick there.
Sloppy strikes from Ishii. Those never looked like landing.
Di Vaio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kazunori Ishii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ishii walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Di Vaio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Di Vaio attempts a counter takedown but Ishii avoids it well and moves away.
Ishii leaves Di Vaio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ishii lands with a good body shot.
Ishii tries to sprawl but Di Vaio drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Di Vaio.
Ishii has momentary wrist control but Di Vaio slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Di Vaio postures up and lands a big shot to Ishii's brow.
Di Vaio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Di Vaio scoring with some ground and pound.
Di Vaio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Di Vaio trying to control the position from guard on top but Ishii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ishii wants to sweep but no luck.
Di Vaio throws a big right hand that misses.
Ishii seems keen to control Di Vaio's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Di Vaio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ishii tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Di Vaio throws a strike but Ishii rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ishii avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Di Vaio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ishii defends it easily.
Di Vaio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ishii doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ishii manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishii engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Di Vaio working for submissions but it's allowed Ishii to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazunori Ishii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Di Vaio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ishii.
Nice body kick there by Di Vaio.
Di Vaio shoots for a takedown but Ishii saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kazunori Ishii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Di Vaio moves out of range of the leg kick from Ishii.
Di Vaio looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ishii stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ishii wants it to stay on the feet.
Di Vaio cracks Ishii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Di Vaio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ishii throws out a counter right but Di Vaio avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filippo Di Vaio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Di Vaio shoots in for a takedown but Ishii shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Ishii as Di Vaio shoots in.
Ishii throws a jab but it's blocked by Di Vaio.
Kazunori Ishii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Di Vaio checks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ishii moves away from the strike by Di Vaio.
Ishii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Vaio drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Di Vaio goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ishii has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Di Vaio but great work by Ishii.
Ishii staying calm.
Di Vaio tries to improve position but can't.
Ishii controls the position from side control.
Di Vaio tries to buck Ishii off but Ishii is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Vaio sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ishii prevents Di Vaio from improving his position.
Ishii decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. Di Vaio saw that one coming.
Di Vaio misses with a body kick.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
It looked like Di Vaio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ishii takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Di Vaio scores with a kick to the body.
Di Vaio slips a straight right by Ishii.
Ishii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishii connects with a right hand. Di Vaio shakes it off.
A big left from Ishii misses.
Ishii scores with a decent looking hook.
Di Vaio avoids the body shot from Ishii.
Decent striking displayed by Di Vaio there.
Ishii thumps Di Vaio with a low kick.
Ishii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Di Vaio is rocked!
Ishii throws a series of punches but Di Vaio avoids them all with ease.
Di Vaio is looking to counter punch.
Oh Di Vaio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Di Vaio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ishii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Di Vaio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ishii pinned against the cage. Ishii gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ishii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Di Vaio circles away quickly and effectively.
Ishii defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Di Vaio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Di Vaio tries to clinch up
and Ishii counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Di Vaio badly! He tries to strike back but Ishii puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Di Vaio out cold! Oh man, Di Vaio will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kazunori Ishii!
Kazunori Ishii 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enting Butikol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butikol comes into the arena with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star blaring out of the sound system. Tong Po has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enting Butikol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tong Po !
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butikol tries to move into range but Po moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Butikol throws out a loose jab but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butikol 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.
Butikol moves into the clinch.
Po blocks an elbow strike from Butikol.
Butikol tries a body shot but Po blocks it.
Po scores with a nice hook to the head.
Po tries a body shot but Butikol blocks it.
Po misses with some punches.
Po scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Butikol pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Po scores a nice knee to the body.
Butikol is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Po .
Butikol takes an elbow to the temple.
Butikol is rocked!
Po told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Nice elbow from Po .
Oh Butikol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Butikol! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Po .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tong Po !
A relieved looking Tong Po thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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