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FIGHT! 3: Shango vs Mcmannus PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Bello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicanor Veloso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Bello has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Bello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicanor Veloso!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bello throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Veloso slips a jab from Bello.
Bello shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Veloso as he jumps to the side.
Bello shoots in for a takedown but Veloso shows good takedown defense.
Bello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bello moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Veloso checks a leg kick.
Veloso rushes Bello and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bello wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bello is trying to break free.
Veloso lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Veloso.
Bello is trying to break the clinch but Veloso is controlling him.
Veloso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veloso taking a breather.
Bello unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Veloso works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bello is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bello wants to stall.
Bello takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Veloso.
Veloso digs a right hand into Bello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bello's gas tank.
Veloso lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Veloso.
A nice left hand lands by Veloso.
The referee calls for Veloso to work.
Bello takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right handed body shot lands from Veloso.
Veloso lands a shot to the body.
Bello being controlled against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Veloso.
Good body shot from Veloso.
Veloso lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Veloso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Veloso.
Veloso throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veloso.
A short right from Veloso on the inside.
Veloso slows down the pace here.
Veloso gets through Bello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Veloso.
Bello is rocked!
Veloso lands a body shot in the clinch.
Veloso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bello backwards.
Oh Bello is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Veloso manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bello seems to have got his legs back now.
Veloso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Veloso gets through Bello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Veloso.
A short uppercut from Veloso.
Veloso lands with a light punch inside.
Veloso presses Bello against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veloso lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bello.
Veloso leaning against his opponent.
Veloso continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Veloso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Veloso - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Veloso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Veloso lands a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Veloso.
Veloso scores with a shoulder strike.
Veloso stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Veloso avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nicanor Veloso.
Veloso closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bello throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Veloso counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Veloso just leaning against Bello, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veloso lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veloso scores with a hook to the body.
Veloso lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Veloso.
Veloso presses Bello against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Veloso.
Veloso lands a body punch in the clinch.
Veloso digs a right hand underneath Bello's ribcage. Bello let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Veloso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Veloso cracks Bello with a nice body shot.
Veloso has Bello pressed against the cage.
Veloso lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veloso presses Bello against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Veloso digs a right hand into Bello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bello's gas tank.
Veloso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Veloso lands a nice uppercut.
Veloso stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicanor Veloso dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Veloso moves into the clinch.
Veloso presses Bello against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Veloso.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Veloso.
Veloso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Veloso scores with a shoulder strike.
Nicanor Veloso seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Veloso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bello letting Veloso take a breather here.
A short left from Veloso.
Veloso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Veloso content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Veloso drops Bello onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bello is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Veloso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veloso unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bello! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Veloso is unloading with more strikes now! Bello drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicanor Veloso!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DONOVAN BAGCAL (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BAGCAL's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, careful click,click by the WUTANG CLAN. Cage has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Marcus Cage is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DONOVAN BAGCAL!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Cage!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Marcus Cage has been cut.
BAGCAL is looking to slow Cage down with leg kicks.
BAGCAL lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
BAGCAL scores with a one two! Cage had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
BAGCAL could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from BAGCAL.
BAGCAL pulls out of a head kick attempt.
BAGCAL misses with the combination.
Cage checks a low kick from BAGCAL.
Cage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? BAGCAL is fending him off so far but Cage persists. Nope, BAGCAL circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BAGCAL throws a head kick that misses.
Cage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
BAGCAL tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on BAGCAL. That did some damage!
Cage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
BAGCAL tries to pull guard but Cage won't allow it.
BAGCAL takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like DONOVAN BAGCAL has been cut.
Cage pulls guard successfully.
BAGCAL thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
BAGCAL is breathing heavily.
BAGCAL stops Cage from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BAGCAL thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
BAGCAL looking to pass the guard.
BAGCAL drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cage dives on top into guard.
Cage stands up over BAGCAL, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
BAGCAL is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cage is aware though and is defending well.
Cage scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
BAGCAL looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
BAGCAL is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cage defends well.
Cage landing with the ground and pound.
Cage working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of BAGCAL's head.
BAGCAL is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
BAGCAL working for a triangle but Cage defends it easily.
Cage is working BAGCAL over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cage with a nice head shot there.
Cage must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cage thows a big elbow that misses.
Cage working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage with a nice head shot there.
Cage is posturing up here but BAGCAL has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Cage tries to roll out but it's too tight and Cage has to tap! Slick submission there by BAGCAL!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). DONOVAN BAGCAL!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between arturas ozolinas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuo Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tetsuo Chiba was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, arturas ozolinas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tetsuo Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chiba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from ozolinas.
ozolinas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chiba is fending him off so far but ozolinas persists. Nope, Chiba circles away and we're back to standing.
Chiba stuffs the takedown attempt from ozolinas. ozolinas gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for arturas ozolinas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chiba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chiba leaves ozolinas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
ozolinas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chiba as he avoids it easily.
ozolinas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chiba tries to avoid it but ozolinas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chiba to the ground. Chiba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
ozolinas is breathing heavily.
Chiba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chiba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chiba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by ozolinas.
Chiba lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chiba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A right-left combo lands from Chiba.
Chiba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chiba misses with a wild combination.
Chiba scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chiba stuffs the takedown attempt from ozolinas. ozolinas gets slowly back to his feet.
Chiba scores with a three punch combo!
Chiba throws a right hand that ozolinas ducks under and follows up with a left that ozolinas also avoids with ease.
No luck for ozolinas with that takedown attempt.
ozolinas takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba lands a nice looking body shot.
Chiba scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like arturas ozolinas has been cut.
A right-left combo lands from Chiba.
ozolinas is rocked!
Chiba is working the combinations to good effect here.
Chiba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh ozolinas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
ozolinas slips a jab and a cross from Chiba.
Some wild striking there from Chiba.
Chiba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chiba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but ozolinas circles away quickly and effectively.
Tetsuo Chiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chiba lands a nice looking body shot.
ozolinas seems to have got his legs back now.
Chiba scores with a three punch combo!
Chiba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chiba scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ozolinas shoots in for a double leg but Chiba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chiba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chiba connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt ozolinas! He's out on his feet! Chiba rushes in and drops ozolinas with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tetsuo Chiba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juliano Vongkhamchanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juliano Vongkhamchanh!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harris is pushing down on Vongkhamchanh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vongkhamchanh is fighting to maintain full guard but Harris has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vongkhamchanh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harris.
Harris working over Vongkhamchanh with some ground and pound. Vongkhamchanh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vongkhamchanh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harris's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harris's back!
Vongkhamchanh is not going to allow Harris to sit and survive in this position.
Harris is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Harris covering up well and avoiding damage.
Harris staying busy and making it hard for Vongkhamchanh to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Harris tries to roll but Vongkhamchanh sticks to his back.
Vongkhamchanh working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Vongkhamchanh throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Vongkhamchanh is not going to allow Harris to sit and survive in this position.
Vongkhamchanh controlling well, preventing Harris from escaping the position.
Harris looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Vongkhamchanh tries to keep control of the position but Harris is staying busy.
Harris manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Harris shoots for a takedown but Vongkhamchanh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Vongkhamchanh with a poor takedown
and Harris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harris is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harris working Vongkhamchanh over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harris slips a nice elbow through Vongkhamchanh's hands, connecting with Vongkhamchanh's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris trying to control the action but Vongkhamchanh is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harris throwing shots but Vongkhamchanh is blocking nicely.
Harris winds up and cracks Vongkhamchanh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vongkhamchanh has hold of Harris's hands but Harris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vongkhamchanh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vongkhamchanh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harris.
Harris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harris's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harris postures up in Vongkhamchanh's guard and throws a big left but Vongkhamchanh blocks it.
Harris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harris throws and elbow that misses. Vongkhamchanh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harris's guard. Nice move by Vongkhamchanh!
Harris wants to sweep here but Vongkhamchanh controlling him for the moment.
Harris wants to stand and escape but Vongkhamchanh is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris has his feet on Vongkhamchanh's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Vongkhamchanh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harris counters with a takedown into side control.
Harris working the ground and pound but Vongkhamchanh is defending the strikes.
Vongkhamchanh is working to avoid the ground and pound but Harris connects with a decent elbow.
Harris works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vongkhamchanh is working to avoid the ground and pound but Harris connects with a decent elbow.
Harris works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Harris throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vongkhamchanh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Harris throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Vongkhamchanh works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Harris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick that half lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harris counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harris.
Harris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vongkhamchanh's head.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harris throws and elbow that misses. Vongkhamchanh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harris's guard. Nice move by Vongkhamchanh!
Vongkhamchanh trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris kicks Vongkhamchanh off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vongkhamchanh with a poor takedown
so Harris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harris sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vongkhamchanh's guard.
Harris drops an elbow to the side of Vongkhamchanh's head.
Vongkhamchanh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harris moves into full mount! Vongkhamchanh won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Harris.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris scoring with strikes but Vongkhamchanh is staying in there.
Harris with a couple of short strikes.
Harris punishing his opponent with strikes.
Harris landing shots from mount.
Harris dominating with strikes here.
Harris scoring with strikes but Vongkhamchanh is staying in there.
Vongkhamchanh is bucking up trying to escape but Harris cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Harris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vongkhamchanh is looking to escape.
Paul Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Harris looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Harris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vongkhamchanh is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Harris.
Harris landing shots from mount.
Vongkhamchanh sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Vongkhamchanh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harris scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris working over Vongkhamchanh with some ground and pound. Vongkhamchanh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harris wants to take a breather but Vongkhamchanh is having none of it.
Harris prevents Vongkhamchanh from improving his position.
Harris lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harris drops an elbow to the side of Vongkhamchanh's head.
Vongkhamchanh has hold of Harris's hands but Harris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vongkhamchanh manages to get to full guard.
Harris landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Harris dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vongkhamchanh's half guard.
Harris working over Vongkhamchanh with some ground and pound. Vongkhamchanh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harris working Vongkhamchanh over with strikes.
Vongkhamchanh has hold of Harris's hands but Harris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vongkhamchanh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harris scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harris is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vongkhamchanh defends it well.
Vongkhamchanh is staying active underneath Harris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vongkhamchanh defending well though.
Nice strikes from Harris there.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vongkhamchanh can do to turn this around?
Harris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vongkhamchanh defending well though.
Vongkhamchanh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harris's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harris's back!
Harris tries to roll but Vongkhamchanh sticks to his back.
Harris has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
I really don't envy Harris right now.
Vongkhamchanh tries to get the hooks in deep but Harris pushed the leg off.
Harris is trying to break free.
Vongkhamchanh throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harris rolls, trying to escape but Vongkhamchanh keeps control of the position.
Vongkhamchanh scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Harris wants to escape the position.
Vongkhamchanh missing with punches from the back.
Vongkhamchanh has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Harris has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Harris is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Harris holding both Vongkhamchanh 's hands and preventing any damage.
Harris trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Vongkhamchanh's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Vongkhamchanh is hanging on to Harris's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh avoiding Harris 's attempts to control his hands.
Vongkhamchanh has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Harris.
Harris holding both Vongkhamchanh 's hands and preventing any damage.
Vongkhamchanh working for a choke but Harris is defending well.
Harris controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harris takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Harris grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Harris wants to get back to his feet.
Vongkhamchanh throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Juliano Vongkhamchanh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vongkhamchanh is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Harris up.
Harris tries to roll but Vongkhamchanh sticks to his back.
Vongkhamchanh somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Vongkhamchanh is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Harris knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Harris for a finish.
Harris breaks Vongkhamchanh's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris cracks Vongkhamchanh with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Harris!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Seductive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Faroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Seductive!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Faroni!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Faroni does no damage.
Faroni throws a right and a left that Seductive avoids nicely.
Seductive fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Seductive showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faroni.
Faroni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seductive circles away quickly and effectively.
Seductive shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Faroni but Faroni pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A cross from Faroni lands.
Seductive has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Faroni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seductive gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Seductive misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Seductive. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faroni lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Faroni.
Seductive is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faroni slaps away a takedown attempt from Seductive, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Faroni misses with a few strikes there.
Faroni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faroni wants it to stay on the feet.
Seductive is breathing heavily.
Faroni lands a glancing blow to the side of Seductive's head.
Seductive shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Faroni but Faroni pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Faroni lands a left and a right that send Seductive crashing to the mat, dazed. Faroni thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Seductive is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faroni looks to land a combination but Seductive avoids it well.
Seductive seems to have got his legs back now.
Faroni cracks Seductive with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Faroni has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Seductive to stand back up!
Faroni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Faroni has cracked Seductive with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Faroni lands another huge swinging hook and Seductive tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Seductive, before Faroni can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Benny Faroni!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick The Brick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvador Saballe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nick The Brick has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nick The Brick seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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301 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick The Brick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Salvador Saballe!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saballe lands a left and a right that send The Brick crashing to the mat, dazed. Saballe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Nick The Brick has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Brick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Saballe does no damage.
The Brick with a nice cross.
It looks like Salvador Saballe has been cut.
The Brick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saballe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saballe steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! The Brick is out on his feet! Saballe sets himself and nearly takes The Brick's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Salvador Saballe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Juronen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyrus Donovan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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199 lbs
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185 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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Juronen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Donovan.
A slow jab from Donovan misses its intended target.
Donk. Donovan catches Juronen right on the button with a cross.
Cyrus Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donovan blocks a head kick by Juronen.
Juronen moves away from the strike by Donovan.
Donovan lands with a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Donovan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Juronen slips a straight right by Donovan.
Nice defenses there by Juronen.
Donovan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Juronen has closed the distance and engaged Donovan in a clinch.
Donovan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donovan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donovan is looking to break free of the clinch but Juronen has double underhooks.
Donovan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Juronen connects with a knee to the head.
Juronen prevents Donovan from breaking the clinch.
Juronen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donovan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Donovan tries to break the clinch but Juronen is controlling the position.
Donovan misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Juronen landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Juronen.
Donovan can't find room to land a body shot as Juronen controls the action.
Juronen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Donovan is trying to break the clinch but Juronen has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juronen taking a breather.
Juronen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Juronen has Donovan pressed against the cage, preventing Donovan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donovan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Donovan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donovan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Juronen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Donovan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Juronen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donovan blocks it with crossed arms.
Donovan has had enough of the clinch but Juronen keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Juronen.
Juronen scores with a knee to the head.
Juronen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Juronen misses with a head kick.
Juronen is breathing heavily.
Donovan cracks Juronen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Juronen tries to close the distance and clinch but Donovan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donovan throws an overhand right that lands on Juronen's shoulder, as Juronen tries to avoid the shot.
Donovan throws a shot from downtown. Juronen moves away and avoids it.
Donovan cracks Juronen with a good jab.
Juronen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donovan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Juronen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Juronen scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Donovan misses.
Donovan throws a jab but it's blocked by Juronen.
A jab lands there for Donovan.
Juronen connects with a high kick.
A big right from Donovan misses.
Donovan avoids the head kick by Juronen.
Juronen moves into the clinch.
Juronen has Donovan pressed against the cage, preventing Donovan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Juronen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Donovan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Juronen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Juronen crunches a lovely knee into Donovan's ribcage.
Juronen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Juronen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Donovan's face.
Juronen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Juronen as Donovan tries to tie him up.
Donovan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Donovan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Juronen backwards.
Juronen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donovan avoids it.
Donovan is trying to force a seperation but Juronen has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juronen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donovan blocks it with crossed arms.
Donovan tries to break free but Juronen pushes him back against the cage.
Juronen tries a knee to the head but Donovan blocks it.
Donovan is trying to break free.
Donovan wants to break free but Juronen has control.
Donovan throws a punch but it's blocked by Juronen.
Juronen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donovan is defending well for now.
Juronen blocking some punches.
Donovan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donovan is looking to break free of the clinch but Juronen has double underhooks.
Donovan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Juronen misses with a knee to the head.
Donovan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Juronen.
Donovan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juronen has him pressed against the cage.
Juronen leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Juronen as Donovan tries to tie him up.
Juronen blocks a body shot from Donovan.
Juronen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donovan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Donovan tries to break free but Juronen pushes him back against the cage.
Juronen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donovan's efforts to push away.
Juronen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Donovan is trying to break the clinch but Juronen has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Donovan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Juronen connects with a knee to the head.
Donovan tries to throw a body punch but Juronen avoids it by throwing Donovan back against the cage.
Juronen working Donovan over with knees to the body.
Donovan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Donovan can't break the clinch.
Juronen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Juronen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donovan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Juronen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Donovan is trying to break the clinch but Juronen has him pressed against the cage.
Donovan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Donovan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Donovan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Donovan is trying to break the clinch but Juronen has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Juronen.
Donovan tries to break the clinch but Juronen is controlling the position.
Donovan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Juronen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juronen keeps control of Donovan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donovan tries to circle away but Juronen has him pinned against the cage.
Juronen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Juronen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Donovan wants to get back to striking at distance but Juronen won't allow it.
Juronen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donovan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Juronen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
An inside leg kick from Juronen misses.
Nice defenses there by Juronen.
Donovan misses with a straight left.
Juronen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Donovan is trying to break the clinch but Juronen has him pressed against the cage.
Juronen landing knees to the head.
Juronen stops a takedown attempt from Donovan.
Juronen stalling in the clinch but Donovan improves position.
Donovan slowing the pace effectively.
Donovan is looking to break free of the clinch but Juronen has double underhooks.
Juronen stalling.
Donovan is trying to force a seperation but Juronen has the dominant position.
Donovan can't break the clinch.
Donovan wants to break free but Juronen has control.
Donovan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Juronen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Juronen taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Juronen stops a takedown attempt from Donovan.
Joe Juronen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyrus Donovan.
Donovan is trying to break free.
Juronen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Juronen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juronen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Donovan stalling in the clinch but Juronen improves position.
Juronen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Juronen landing knees to the head.
Donovan is looking to break free of the clinch but Juronen has double underhooks.
Juronen lands a good knee to the midsection. Donovan won't want to take too many of those.
Juronen with a knee to the head.
Juronen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Juronen controlling the action here for a moment.
Donovan wants to get back to striking at distance but Juronen won't allow it.
Juronen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Donovan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Donovan being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Donovan wants to break free but Juronen has control.
Donovan working hard to break the clinch.
Donovan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Juronen slowing the pace effectively.
Juronen scores with a knee to the head.
Juronen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Juronen looking to slow down the pace here.
Juronen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donovan blocks it with crossed arms.
Donovan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Juronen has Donovan pressed against the cage, preventing Donovan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donovan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Juronen working Donovan over with knees to the body.
Donovan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Juronen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donovan blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Donovan.
Donovan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Donovan wants to break free but Juronen has control.
Donovan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Donovan stalling against the cage.
Donovan digs a right hand underneath Juronen's ribcage. Juronen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan tries to circle away but Juronen has him pinned against the cage.
Donovan is trying to break free.
Juronen misses with a knee to the head.
Juronen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Donovan wants to get back to striking at distance but Juronen won't allow it.
Donovan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Juronen lands a knee to the head.
Donovan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Juronen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Donovan working hard to break the clinch.
Donovan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Juronen lands a good knee to the midsection. Donovan won't want to take too many of those.
Juronen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Juronen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donovan blocks it with crossed arms.
Donovan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juronen has him pressed against the cage.
Donovan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donovan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Juronen looking to throw knees to the head but Donovan is blocking nicely.
Donovan tries to throw a body punch but Juronen avoids it by throwing Donovan back against the cage.
Donovan tries to break the clinch but Juronen is controlling the position.
Juronen tries a knee to the head but Donovan blocks it.
Juronen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Donovan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Donovan working hard to break the clinch.
Juronen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Juronen prevents a body shot from Donovan.
Juronen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donovan.
Juronen scores with a knee to the head.
Donovan is looking to break free of the clinch but Juronen has double underhooks.
Donovan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Juronen wants to stall.
Donovan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juronen has him pressed against the cage.
Donovan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Juronen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donovan avoids it.
Donovan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juronen has him pressed against the cage.
Juronen keeps control of Donovan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donovan misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donovan working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Donovan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Juronen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Donovan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Juronen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Juronen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Juronen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A decent looking cross lands there for Juronen.
Juronen wants to clinch up but Donovan keeps it at a distance.
Juronen tries a head kick but it misses.
Donovan throws a hook but Juronen avoids it easily.
Juronen connects with a high kick.
Juronen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Donovan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Juronen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Donovan connects with a looping right hand.
Donovan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Juronen has time to react.
Donovan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Juronen throws a head kick that misses.
Juronen is looking to clinch but Donovan is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Donovan misses the target.
Juronen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good shot there by Donovan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donovan misses with an uppercut. Juronen saw that one coming.
Joe Juronen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juronen slips a jab and a cross from Donovan.
Juronen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Donovan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Juronen.
Donovan 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.
Donovan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donovan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Juronen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab by Juronen.
Donovan tests Juronen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Juronen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Juronen ducks under a wild hook from Donovan.
Donovan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donovan misses with a body shot.
Juronen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juronen misses with a head kick.
Donovan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Juronen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Juronen on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Donovan.
Donovan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juronen.
Juronen misses with a low kick as Donovan jumps back.
Cyrus Donovan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donovan throws a hook to the side of Juronen's head but Juronen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donovan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Donovan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donovan misses with a looping right.
Donovan loads up on a big right hand but Juronen slips the punch.
Donovan misses with a looping right.
Donovan lands with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Donovan as he connects with a hook.
Juronen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Juronen darts in and clinches Donovan up against the cage.
Juronen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A frustrated look appears on Donovan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donovan looking to slow down the pace here.
Donovan can't break the clinch.
Donovan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Juronen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donovan blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juronen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Donovan's face.
Still in the clinch, Donovan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Juronen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donovan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Juronen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donovan's efforts to push away.
Donovan is trying to force a seperation but Juronen has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Donovan can't break the clinch.
Donovan is looking to break free of the clinch but Juronen has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Juronen.
Donovan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Juronen smiles and moves away.
Donovan cracks Juronen with a good jab.
Cyrus Donovan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Donovan does it's job there.
Juronen ducks under a wild hook from Donovan.
Juronen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Donovan wants to get back to striking at distance but Juronen won't allow it.
Juronen misses with a knee strike.
Joe Juronen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Juronen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donovan can't break the clinch.
Donovan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Juronen prevents Donovan from breaking the clinch.
Donovan digs a right hand into Juronen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Juronen's gas tank.
Donovan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Juronen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Donovan stalling in the clinch.
Juronen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juronen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Juronen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Juronen has Donovan pressed against the cage, preventing Donovan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Juronen with a knee to the head.
Donovan throws a punch but it's blocked by Juronen.
Juronen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Donovan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Juronen landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrus Donovan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Juronen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Juronen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurtiz Larper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fistfull of Dollars. 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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210 lbs
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21
205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurtiz Larper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kelly tries to roll over but Larper keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kelly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Larper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kelly looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kelly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Larper stands up from half guard.
Larper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Larper with a couple of short strikes.
Kelly is looking to get to half guard.
Kelly regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Larper in particular looking to stall.
Larper trying to control from half guard but Kelly is working away.
Larper is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Kelly looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kelly is trying to get back to full guard.
Larper thows a huge punch but Kelly dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Larper counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kelly!
Kelly is working to get back to half guard.
Larper trying to control but Kelly is having none of it.
Larper controlling his opponent.
Kelly is squirming around, avoiding Larper's attempts to control the action.
Kelly wants to hold on but Larper pushes him away.
Larper looking to control but Kelly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larper controlling the pace for now.
Larper tries to control but Kelly wriggling away.
Larper is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kelly is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kelly tries to improve his position but instead Larper has taken his back!
Kelly tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Larper controlling the pace for now.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kurtiz Larper just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Larper looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larper trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Larper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kelly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Larper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kelly looks gassed!
Larper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Larper trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly throws his legs up looking for a submission but Larper uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurtiz Larper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Larper gets a clinch.
Larper manages to break the clinch.
Larper misses with a takedown
and Kelly counters with a shoot takedown. Larper fights it but they end up in guard.
Kelly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Larper tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kelly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kelly looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Larper wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kelly tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Larper is trying to control Kelly's posture but Kelly avoids it.
Kelly tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kelly has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kelly swings around for an armbar but Larper sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kelly's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Larper wants to stand but Kelly has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kelly is looking for a triangle but Larper pushes his legs off easily.
Larper passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Larper has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Larper drives through with a takedown into guard.
Larper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kelly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Larper is aware though and is defending well.
Larper trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larper decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kelly, up you get!
Larper misses with a takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kelly.
Larper wants to get back to his feet but Kelly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Larper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kelly is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Larper is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Larper has escaped and now he's on top!
Kurtiz Larper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Larper stays in close to Kelly's body and controls the position.
Kelly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larper passes into half guard.
Larper seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Larper seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kelly for as long as he can get away with.
Larper is keen to just control but Kelly is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like Larper is going to stand back up.
Kelly actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ned Kelly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Larper shoots and misses
and Kelly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kelly is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Larper trying to control here.
Kelly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Larper trying to control here.
Larper is defending against the submission attempts here by Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larper wants to get back to his feet.
Kelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larper throws out the jab.
Larper decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kelly manages to get to full guard.
Larper trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Larper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kelly is tightening it up a little... Larper has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Larper reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Larper taps out! nice BJJ there by Kelly!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ned Kelly!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Shango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conner Mcmannus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mcmannus's choice of entrance music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjVvhDwFnJk. Conner Mcmannus will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Shango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Conner Mcmannus!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcmannus slips a jab and a cross from Shango.
Mcmannus looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A head kick misses from Mcmannus.
Shango with a hook.
It looks like Conner Mcmannus has been cut.
Shango circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mcmannus to the canvas! Mcmannus doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Shango keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Shango!
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