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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rock Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Super Freak as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rock Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rock Lee! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick James! The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Chris Dean and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lee blocks a head kick by James.
Lee blocks a head kick by James.
James moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch. James feints a counter leg kick. James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Lee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of James's head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. James can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Lee performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Lee tries to pass to full mount but James defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Lee controlling the pace. Lee throwing shots but James is blocking nicely. Lee moves nicely into side control.
That's two 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. Lee decides to stand up, so the ref orders James to his feet. James misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee. Lee shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily. A momentary lapse in concentration from James enables Lee to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. James manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Lee 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. Lee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed James's guard. Lee controlling the action here. Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Lee dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
James fakes the leg kick and cracks Lee in the body. Lee throws a head kick that misses. Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but James sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Lee is looking for a counter combo. James looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. James leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by James there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee avoids the head kick by James.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lee!
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at Makaveli fighting arts inc that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. James fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. A lazy body kick from James and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings James. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! James throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it. James fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. James defends it nicely. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. James lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Lee moves out of range of the body kick from James.
Lee tries to counter with a takedown but James is quick to defend against it. Lee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Lee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. James has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lee is on him like a limpet, forcing James back against the cage. Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before James can pounce on him.
James attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice body kick there by James. Lee shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense. James feints a counter leg kick. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Lee tries to clinch up. A head kick misses from James. Rock Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. James throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. A nice inside leg kick there by James. That's going to slow Lee down. James misses with a kick to the body.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far. James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lee gets a clinch. James holding his opponent close, against the cage.
James controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James 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.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense. James misses with a body kick. Lee tried to counter with a leg kick but James avoided it. James swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee. James lands with a nice body kick. James throws a nice inside leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has James pinned against the cage. James gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. James shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Rick James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. James displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
James keeps the fight on the outside. James keeps Lee at a distance using the push kick. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Lee tries to keep at a distance but James has taken the fight into the clinch. James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for James.
James fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by James. James obviously looking to wear him down.
James throws a head kick that misses. James looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick. James connects with a high kick.
It looks like Rock Lee has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. James throws a half hearted mid kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch. Lee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. James is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Lee will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. James stalling.
James is pressed up against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag James down to the mat. James avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. James fakes the leg kick and cracks Lee in the body. Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. The fight moves into the clinch position. James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. James breaks from the clinch.
Rick James seems to be getting the better of the standup. Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and James counters with a leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Rock Lee's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
James scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt. James throws a head kick that misses. James circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and James counters with an outside leg kick.
James throws a body kick that misses. James throws a head kick that misses. James throws a quick inside leg kick. Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from James. James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. James is looking to land body kicks. James misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Lee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. A combination from Lee does no damage. James throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily. Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but James swivels and escapes. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. James makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. James throws a head kick that misses. James throws a head kick that misses and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps James thinking. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lee scores with a head kick.
James cracks the inside of Lee's front leg. A jab from Lee finds it's way through James's defenses. James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. James turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Lee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That kick from James tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on. Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away. Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. James just stands there and leans against the cage. James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped James in his tracks. Lee throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily. Lee avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by James. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Rock Lee's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
James throws a nice head kick!
James throws a sloppy head kick and Lee counters with a series of strikes. James will be more careful next time no doubt. Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee tries to pull guard but James holds him up against the cage and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. James chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. James looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. James buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but James manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Lee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in James's guard. Rock Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee. Lee stays in close to James's body and controls the position. Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Lee throws a big right hand that misses. Lee stands up from James's guard - Lee perhaps looking for a knockout. Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee. James defending against the ground and pound. Lee decides to stand up, so the ref orders James to his feet. Rock Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Rick James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Lee lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rock Lee. I think James 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Rick James! Judge Chris Dean scores the fight for Rick James! Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Rick James!
Rick James wins by unanimous decision! Rick James retains his lightweight title! A relieved looking Rick James thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. Rock Lee spoke after the fight, saying 'I want my muuummyy '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Red Forman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Revan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Darth Revan enters the cage!
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Red Forman! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darth Revan! The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Revan tries to clinch up but Forman circles away and keeps his distance. Forman takes a swing at Revan's ribcage but misses. Revan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Forman. Revan slips under a jab. Forman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Revan. Nice body punch from Forman. Revan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Forman. Revan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Forman but Forman pushes him off and we're back to square one. Revan shoots in looking for a takedown. Forman tries to sprawl out of it but Revan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Forman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Forman throwing a counter right hand but Revan manages to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Revan dives in for a single leg takedown but Forman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Red Forman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Revan. Forman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Revan throws a head kick that misses. Revan closes the distance and clinches up with Forman, looking for a takedown. Revan pushes Forman against the cage but Forman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Revan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Forman tries to avoid it but Revan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Forman to the ground. Forman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Forman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Revan doesn't succeed with the takedown and Forman counters with a three punch combo that has Revan backing up. Revan nods at Forman to acknowledge the strikes. Nice uppercut lands for Forman. That snapped Revan's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Forman. Those never looked like landing. Revan fails with a takedown attempt. Forman scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Revan tries to clinch there but Forman circles away.
Nice body punch from Forman.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Forman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Revan wants to counter the offense by Forman and move into the clinch position. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Revan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Forman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Revan somewhat. Nice uppercut lands for Forman. That snapped Revan's head back.
Revan moves away from the strike by Forman. Revan slips under a jab from Forman. Forman thows a left - swing and a miss! Revan moves out of range as Forman strikes. Revan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Forman takes a swing at Revan's ribcage but misses. Revan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Forman. Forman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Revan misses with a takedown and Revan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Forman dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Revan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Revan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Revan lands with a slapping head kick. Forman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Forman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Revan on the side of the head. Revan cracks a nice hook into Forman's ribs. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Revan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Forman has got the better of the exchanges. Revan tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Forman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Revan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Forman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Revan slips a jab and a cross from Forman.
No joy there for Forman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Revan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Forman throws a jab but it's blocked by Revan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Forman misses with an uppercut. Revan saw that one coming. Forman misses with a wild body shot. Revan goes for a double leg but Forman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Forman continues to drive forward. Revan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Revan is looking to clinch but Forman is avoiding it.
Revan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Forman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A right-left combo lands from Forman. Revan misses with a takedown attempt and Forman counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Red Forman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Revan. Revan decides to pull guard. Forman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Revan wants to stand up but Forman is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Revan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Forman is aware though and is defending well. Forman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Revan working a defensive guard here.
Revan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Forman sitting in guard, not really doing much. Forman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Revan on the ground. Revan is looking for a triangle but Forman pushes his legs off easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Forman dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Forman scores with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Forman.
Red Forman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Forman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Forman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Forman wants it to stay on the feet. Revan tries to clinch but Forman moves out of range. Forman tries to counter by clinching up but Revan breaks away and moves out of range. No luck for Revan with that takedown attempt. Red Forman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Revan. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Revan tries to clinch but Forman moves out of range. No luck with that takedown attempt from Revan. Revan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Forman.
That's one minute gone in the round. Forman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Forman. Revan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Forman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Revan. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Forman throws a body shot but no joy. Revan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Forman throws out a loose jab but Revan uses good head movement to avoid it. Forman lands a right hook to the body.
Forman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Revan sees it coming and avoids it easily. Forman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Forman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Revan.
Horrible takedown attempt by Revan or perhaps it was just good defense by Forman, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Forman tries to bum rush Revan with a series of wild strikes but Revan uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Revan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Revan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Revan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A head kick by Revan misses and Forman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Revan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily enabling Forman to counter with a crisp jab. Forman fails to land with a series of punches.
Forman scores with a body shot.
Red Forman is winning the standup battle so far. Forman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Revan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Forman connects with a body shot that sends Revan's belly button to the back. Revan throws a big shot that misses. Forman misses with a looping right. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Forman clearly takes that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Forman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Revan. Forman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Revan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Revan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Forman stuffs the takedown attempt from Revan. Revan gets slowly back to his feet. Red Forman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Revan. Forman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Revan counters with a big head kick but Forman shrugs it off.
It looks like Red Forman has been cut. Revan misses with a takedown and Forman counters by moving into the clinch. Revan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Revan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Revan shoots in but no luck this time. Forman misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Forman lands with a good body shot. Revan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Revan shoots in for a takedown but Forman shows good takedown defense. Revan slips a jab and a cross from Forman.
Despite the aggression on Revan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Revan fails to land the takedown. Forman pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Revan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Forman lands a really nice looking cross but Revan seems unphased.
Forman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Nice sprawl there from Forman as Revan shoots in. Revan fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Forman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Red Forman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Forman misses the shot to the body. Forman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Forman jabs at Revan's body. Red Forman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Forman just misses with a punch to the body.
Forman throws an overhand right that lands on Revan's shoulder, as Revan tries to avoid the shot. Revan takes a shot right to the bread basket. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Forman throws a series of punches but Revan moves out of range. Forman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Revan. Forman scores with a jab. Revan acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Revan fails with a takedown attempt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Forman had his way with Darth Revan in that round. The cut man is working on Red Forman's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Revan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forman.
Revan feints the counter takedown. Red Forman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Forman fails to land with a series of punches.
Revan wants to counter the offense by Forman and move into the clinch position. Revan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Forman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Revan. Revan tries to clinch but Forman moves out of range. Revan tries for a takedown but Forman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. As Revan looks to move away, Forman throws a big counter combo but Revan just gets out of the way. Revan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forman. Revan fails with the takedown and Forman counters with a series of strikes. Revan will be more careful next time no doubt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Revan fails with the takedown. Red Forman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Revan. Forman misses with a shot to the body and Revan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Revan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Forman throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Forman digs a good hook to Revan's body.
Forman misses with a body shot.
Forman misses with a wild combination.
Forman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Revan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Revan moves in looking to clinch but Forman pushes him off. Revan shoots and misses and Forman counters with a nice uppercut. Forman throws a one two combo.
Forman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Revan can do to turn this around? Forman throws a nice looking combination but Revan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Forman misses with a wild combination.
Revan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Revan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Forman's waist but Forman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Revan off to one side. Forman lands an overhand right. Revan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Forman. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Forman misses with a looping left. Forman throws a body punch but Revan moves out of range. Forman cracks Revan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. The fighters circling - Forman throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Revan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Forman avoids it really well and circles away. Darth Revan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Forman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight! Red Forman showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Forman, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Chris Dean scores the fight for Red Forman! Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Red Forman! Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Red Forman!
Red Forman wins by unanimous decision! Red Forman retains his welterweight title! A relieved looking Red Forman 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Private Donut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Forman (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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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Private Donut! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Forman! The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Forman lands a high kick!
Donut swings away with a leg kick that misses. Donut tries to clinch up but Forman circles away and keeps his distance. A swing and a miss from Forman. Donut throwing a counter right hand but Forman manages to avoid it. Forman lands a jab to the nose. Forman drops Donut with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Donut looks back up at him and smiles so Forman waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Donut is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Donut throws out a leg kick but Forman moves out of range and Donut only half commits. Oh Donut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Forman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donut. Eric Forman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Donut is looking to chop away at Forman's legs. A swing and a miss from Forman. Donut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Forman throws a poor cross that misses
and Donut counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Forman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donut seems to have got his legs back now. Donut moves out of range as Forman strikes. Donut half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Forman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donut. Donut walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Forman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donut manages to avoid it. Donut checks a leg kick. Forman loads up on a big right hand but Donut slips the punch. Forman misses with a left hand enabling Donut to counter with a crisp jab. Donut scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Forman doesn't seem bothered though. Donut takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Forman fails with the takedown. Donut throwing a counter right hand but Forman manages to avoid it. Forman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donut.
Donut stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Donut seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Forman throws a body kick that misses and Donut counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Forman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donut. Donut showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Forman.
Donut thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Forman punishes Donut's body with a nice straight punch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Forman misses with a wild body shot. Forman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Donut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Forman throws out the jab. A head kick misses from Forman. Donut looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Forman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Donut counters with a straight right hand. Donut misses with a body kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Donut misses with a leg kick. As Donut backs off Forman throws a huge counter combo but Donut manages to avoid it all. Forman throws a combination that misses and Donut makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Forman really felt that one! Donut throws a right and a left that Forman avoids nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Forman dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Donut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Donut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Forman. Forman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donut. Forman swings and misses with a shot to the body and Donut counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Donut. Forman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Forman blocks it with crossed arms. We've been informed that Forman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Forman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donut does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Forman with the counter takedown but Donut avoids it easily. Forman throws a leg kick but Donut sees it coming and checks it nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Donut pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Donut throws a quick inside leg kick. Forman throws a nice inside leg kick. Forman moves out of range of the body kick from Donut.
Forman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Donut blocks a low kick nicely. Forman lands a high kick!
Donut stuns Forman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. A thudding body kick lands there by Donut!
Forman throws a lazy uppercut
and Donut counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Forman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The fighters circle momentarily. Donut darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Donut throws a one two combo.
Eric Forman seems to be getting the better of the standup. Forman lands a body shot.
Forman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Forman darts in looking for a takedown but Donut gets double underhooks and turns Forman into the cage. Forman throws a head kick that misses. A counter left hand to the body from Donut misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Donut pivots, looking for a leg kick but Forman is out of range and Donut settles back down. Forman digs a good hook to Donut's body.
Donut misses with a leg kick and Forman counters with a left and a right that stings Donut. Eric Forman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Donut slips under a jab. Forman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Donut uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Forman. Forman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donut. Forman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Forman misses with an uppercut. Donut saw that one coming. Forman throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Forman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Forman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Donut scores with a punch to the head. Forman swings widly with a right hand
and Donut counters with an inside leg kick. Donut scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Donut avoids the head kick by Forman.
Donut scores with a kick to the midsection. Forman looks to score with a jab to the body but Donut is just out of range. Forman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donut cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Forman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Donut seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Forman missing with a left hand there. Donut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Forman throws an off balance right hand
and Forman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Donut feints and then cracks Forman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Forman down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Forman misses with an uppercut. Donut saw that one coming. An attempted straight right counter from Donut misses the target. Forman misses with a left hand and Donut counters with a good low kick that Forman was not able to check. Donut scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Donut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donut moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Donut connects with an inside leg kick. Donut throws a right hand that Forman ducks under and follows up with a left that Forman also avoids with ease. Donut throws a hook to the side of Forman's head but Forman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. An inside leg kick lands from Forman. Donut looks to land a right hand but Forman moved out of range. Forman sizes up Donut with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. A jab lands there for Donut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Forman lands a leg kick that knocks Donut off balance momentarily. Forman avoids the body shot from Donut.
Forman throws a head kick but Donut moves out of range.
Forman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Donut as he jumps to the side. Forman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Donut slips a jab and a cross from Forman.
A nice leg kick lands there from Forman. Forman connects with a body shot. Forman throws an off balance right hand
and Forman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Forman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donut moves away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Private Donut clearly takes that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Donut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Forman throws out the jab. Forman throws a head kick that half lands.
A big left from Forman misses. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Forman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Donut - the referee stops the clock and Forman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Donut. Forman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. A combination from Forman does no damage. Donut wants to clinch. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Forman! But no joy. Forman tries to score with a low kick but Donut moves his leg out of the way. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Forman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donut moves away. Donut went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Forman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Donut has closed the distance and engaged Forman in a clinch.
Donut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Forman.
That's one minute gone in the round. Donut misses with a punch to the body.
Donut goes for a takedown in the clinch but Forman prevents it.
Donut throws a head punch that misses. Donut is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Donut taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Donut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donut working aggressively here.
Donut taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Donut lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Forman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donut lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Forman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Forman effectively controlling the action here. Forman stalling in the clinch but Donut improves position. Donut misses with a hook from the clinch. Forman blocking some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Donut effectively controlling the action here. Donut misses with a short punch on the inside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Private Donut had his way with Eric Forman in that 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!
Donut scores with a push kick. Forman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Forman backs away, Donut returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Forman throws a body punch but Donut moves out of range. Donut lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. A big right from Forman misses. Donut throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Donut wants to clinch up but Forman keeps it at a distance. Forman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Forman avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Donut has a takedown stuffed. Forman throws an off balance right hand
and Donut counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Donut throws a shot from downtown. Forman moves away and avoids it. Forman scores with a three punch combo!
Forman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donut can pounce on him.
Forman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Forman throws an overhand right that lands on Donut's shoulder, as Donut tries to avoid the shot. Donut throws a body punch but Forman moves out of range. Forman misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Forman.
Donut avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donut throwing a counter right hand but Forman manages to avoid it. Donut throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Donut pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Forman just misses with a punch to the body.
Donut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Donut takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Forman misses with a lunging right hand
and Donut counters with a lovely straight right hand! 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! Donut rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Forman moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Donut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forman.
Forman swings for the body but Donut moves out of range.
Forman throws a sloppy head kick and Donut moves out of range easily. As Forman tries to get set, Donut tries to push him back and clinch up but Forman manages to avoid the attempt. Forman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donut.
Donut appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Eric Forman. I think Forman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Eric Forman! Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Eric Forman! Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Eric Forman!
Eric Forman wins by unanimous decision! Eric Forman retains his bantamweight title! After winning the bout, Eric Forman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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265 lbs
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Connor! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Chance! The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Connor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chance throws a solid leg kick but Connor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chance. Chance loads up on a big right hand but Connor slips the punch. Connor avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Connor misses the jab. Chance's coach down at Makaveli fighting arts inc was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Chance's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. A looping hook to the body misses from Connor. Chance does a little dance to reset his feet. Connor takes a shot right to the bread basket. Connor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. A looping hook to the body misses from Connor. Chance does a little dance to reset his feet. Connor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Connor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chance. Chance cracks Connor with a right hand to the side of the head. Connor throws a sloppy body shot
and Chance counters with a two punch combo. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Connor walks into a stiff left hand from Chance. Chance looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Connor is fending him off so far but Chance persists. Nope, Connor circles away and we're back to standing. Connor was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Chance shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chance bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Connor's head. Chance feints and then cracks Connor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Connor down. Chance defending well as Connor loads up on a big left hand. Chance tries to clinch but Connor is having none of it. Connor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Chance dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Chance misses with a leg kick. Connor takes a swing at Chance's ribcage but misses. Chance lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Connor backs up against the cage.
Connor misses with a wild body shot. Connor throws a lazy right hand but Chance sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Connor is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. Chance misses with a combination
and Connor counters with a shoot takedown. Chance fights it but they end up in guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Connor trying to control the position from guard on top but Chance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Chance being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Connor wants to control from the top but Chance keeps moving. Connor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Chance keeping moving, preventing Connor from controlling successfully. Connor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chance swivels though and keeps the full guard. Chance keeping moving, preventing Connor from controlling successfully. Connor with a flurry of punches that miss. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Chance dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chance throws a combination. Connor tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Chance looks for a takedown but Connor sprawls well. Connor wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Connor misses with a lunging right hand
letting Chance counter with a right hand. Connor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Connor throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chance tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Connor is in Chance's guard. Connor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Connor throwing strikes from guard but Chance blocks nicely. Connor throws an elbow that misses. Chance uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Connor's guard. Nice move by Chance!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Connor has control of Chance's left arm, preventing Chance from doing any damage. Chance wants to stand but Connor has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chance throws a big right hand that misses. Connor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chance can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Connor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chance manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Chance can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Connor controls the pace. Chance has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Connor works a leg free and moves into half guard. Chance tries to roll over but Connor keeps him under control. Connor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chance's head. Chance is staying active underneath Connor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Connor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chance's head. Connor uses his free foot to push down on Chance's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chance. Connor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Connor tries to control but Chance wriggling away. Chance throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Connor is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Chance is in real trouble.
You can see the frustration on Chance's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Connor dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Connor pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Chance connects with an inside leg kick. Chance cracks Connor with a right hand to the side of the head. Chance fails with the takedown. Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chance moves away. Chance is looking to clinch but Connor is avoiding it.
Connor was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Connor misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Chance - just one landing. Chance throws a head kick that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chance misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Connor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chance misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimmy Chance seems to be getting the better of the standup. A looping hook to the body misses from Connor. Chance does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Connor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chance.
Connor swings for the body but Chance moves out of range.
Chance dips to his left and cracks Connor with an uppercut! Connor pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Chance moves into range and connects with a jab. Chance throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Connor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Connor is looking to wear down Chance with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. A swing and a miss from Chance. Connor throwing a counter right hand but Chance manages to avoid it. Connor drives through with a takedown into Chance's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Connor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Connor stands and throws Chance's legs to the side, diving into side control. Connor advances to full mount. Connor looking to ground and pound but Chance is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Connor trying to control but he's not successful this time. Connor misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chance wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Connor.
Connor throws some wild stikes that Chance manages to avoid easily.
Connor throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Connor misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Connor controlling from the full mount. Connor looking to control but Chance is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Connor controlling the position easily from mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Connor clearly takes that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chance uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Connor has time to react. Chance shoots in for a takedown but Connor shows good takedown defense. Chance throws a sloppy head kick and Connor moves out of range easily. Nice defenses there by Connor. Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chance. Connor does a little dance to reset his feet. Connor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chance sprawls and moves away. Connor needs to keep his hands up - Chance had a free shot at his head there. Connor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chance throws out the jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A nice leg kick lands there from Chance. Chance darts in looking for a takedown but Connor gets double underhooks and turns Chance into the cage. Connor is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chance.
Chance listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Connor drives through with a takedown into guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Connor passes Chance's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Connor works his foot free and advances to mount. Chance is squirming around, avoiding Connor's attempts to control the action. Chance blocking the ground and pound. Connor looking to control but Chance is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Connor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Chance is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Connor throws some wild stikes that Chance manages to avoid easily.
Chance avoids a series of strikes thrown by Connor.
You get the feeling that Chance really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Connor working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Connor jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chance manages to avoid the submission attempt. Connor tries to score with some ground and pound. Chance controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Connor has knee on belly and moves into mount. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Chance is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Connor had his way with Jimmy Chance in that round. That's time! Connor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Connor gets the takedown into side control. Chance is not content to let Connor control the position. Connor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Connor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chance keeps working. Connor throws an elbow but Chance slips to the side and avoids it well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Connor has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Chance! Connor looking to control but Chance is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round. Connor with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Chance wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Connor.
Connor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chance is looking to escape. Connor blocks Chance's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Connor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Connor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chance is looking to escape. Connor looking to finish with strikes here!
Connor unloads with some shots from mount but Chance bucks and avoids them well.
Connor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Connor tries to control but Chance wriggling away. Connor looking to ground and pound but Chance is blocking nicely. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Connor looking to control but Chance is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Connor content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight! John Connor showed his dominance in that final round. I think Connor 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Jimmy Chance! Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for John Connor! Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for John Connor!
John Connor wins by split decision! John Connor retains his heavyweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rukah Padero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Wolter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Padero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cold Wind Blows-Eminem. Jonas Wolter 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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152 lbs
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31
152 lbs
14 - 12 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rukah Padero ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jonas Wolter! The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wolter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Padero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wolter. Padero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Padero fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wolter just manages to avoid it. We've been hearing reports that Padero has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Padero gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wolter. Wolter pushes Padero up against the cage in a clinch. Padero tries a body shot but Wolter blocks it.
Wolter misses with a punch on the inside.
Padero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Wolter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Padero blocks an elbow strike. Wolter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Padero has Wolter up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Padero scores with a nice short uppercut. Wolter swings wildly with an uppercut but Padero uses good head movement to avoid it. Wolter throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Padero tries to work over Wolter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Wolter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Padero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Padero presses Wolter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Wolter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Padero is trying to pull guard but Wolter has him pressed against the cage. Padero tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Padero decides to pull guard. Padero is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Padero keeping full guard, as Wolter tries to pass. Padero escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wolter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Padero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolter.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wolter won't allow Padero to sweep him here. Wolter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Padero 's head. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Padero controlling the position. Padero throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wolter escapes and throws Padero 's legs to the side, diving into side control! Padero parries the strikes from Wolter easily there. Wolter is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Padero to escape.
Padero is trying to improve his position. Wolter throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Wolter throws an elbow but Padero slips to the side and avoids it well. Wolter tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Padero struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Wolter grinds an elbow into Padero 's temple. Padero is not content to let Wolter control the position. Wolter moves into full mount! Wolter looking to ground and pound but Padero is blocking nicely. Wolter prevents Padero from getting the reversal. Wolter punching from mount but Padero doing a good job of avoiding damage. BOOM! Wolter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wolter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Padero is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wolter raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wolter lands a nice shot to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Padero is squirming around, avoiding Wolter's attempts to control the action. Padero takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Padero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Padero tries to hold on but Wolter postures up. Padero is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control. Wolter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wolter trying to control but he's not successful this time. Wolter lands with some strikes. Padero is squirming around, avoiding Wolter's attempts to control the action. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Wolter dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Wolter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Padero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Wolter avoids a kick to the body.
Jonas Wolter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Padero throws a head kick that misses. Padero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Padero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolter.
Padero appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Good exchange - Wolter coming out on top. A bone on bone clash there as Wolter blocks the leg kick.
Padero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wolter circles away. Wolter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Padero . Padero circles away out of range and recomposes himself. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The fighters circling - Padero throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Padero drops his hands momentarily and Wolter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Padero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Wolter is looking to clinch. Padero tries to counter with a takedown but Wolter is quick to defend against it. Wolter tries to clinch up but Padero circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. A punch combination from Wolter misses. As Wolter looks to move away, Padero throws a big counter combo but Wolter just gets out of the way. Padero ducks right into an uppercut from Wolter. Wolter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Padero momentarily.
Padero misses with an uppercut
and Padero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A looping hook to the body misses from Wolter. Padero does a little dance to reset his feet. Padero attempts a counter takedown but Wolter avoids it well and moves away. Wolter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Padero 's head backwards. Padero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wolter checks it well. Padero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wolter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Wolter scores with a jab to the jaw. Padero goes for a double leg but Wolter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wolter continues to drive forward. Padero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Padero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolter moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Padero is trying to pull guard but Wolter has him pressed against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rukah Padero . That's going to take a lot out of him. Wolter working hard to break the clinch. Wolter misses with the head strike.
Wolter is trying to push Padero away but Padero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Still in the clinch, Padero scores with a nice short uppercut. Wolter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolter working aggressively here.
Wolter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Wolter has Padero pushed against the cage. Padero blocks an uppercut.
Padero takes an elbow to the forehead. Wolter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wolter has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Wolter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wolter lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wolter just leaning against Padero , taking a breather. Padero manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Padero looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wolter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Padero has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wolter has managed to get both his arms back between Padero 's legs - danger averted. Padero looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wolter throws a strike but Padero rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Wolter wants to sweep but no luck. Wolter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Padero is trying to control but Wolter manages to pass to mount!
Padero wants to control but Wolter is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wolter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Padero is rocked! Wolter looking to finish Padero with some ground and pound. This is bad for Padero ! This has been an exciting period of action! Padero is looking to improve his position but Wolter isn't that keen on the idea. Wolter landing strikes from the mount and Padero is in trouble! Oh Padero is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Wolter with shots to the head and body - Padero looks very uncomfortable down there. Padero is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wolter scoring with strikes but Padero is staying in there. Wolter throwing strikes here but Padero is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wolter tries to control but Padero wriggling away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Wolter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wolter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Padero seems to have got his legs back now. Wolter avoids the head kick by Padero .
Padero tries to clinch there but Wolter circles away.
Wolter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Padero on the side of the head. Padero avoids a kick to the body.
Wolter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Padero drops his hands momentarily and Wolter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Wolter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Padero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Wolter cracks the inside of Padero 's front leg. Jonas Wolter seems to be getting the better of the standup. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wolter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Padero doesn't seem bothered though. Padero lands with a kick to the temple. Wolter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Padero looks to land a body kick but Wolter moved away. Wolter lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Padero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolter. Padero quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Wolter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Wolter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wolter moves away from the strike by Padero . Padero throws a head kick but Wolter moves out of range.
Wolter leaves Padero with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Wolter misses with a looping left. Padero fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wolter just manages to avoid it. Wolter blocks a low kick nicely. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wolter! But no joy. Wolter misses with a head kick.
Padero feinted with a counter takedown. Padero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Padero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Wolter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wolter throws a jab but it's blocked by Padero . Wolter loads up on a big right hand but Padero slips the punch. Padero throws a half hearted mid kick. A nice side step and Wolter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Wolter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wolter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Wolter throws a combination that misses and Wolter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Nice uppercut lands for Wolter. That snapped Padero 's head back.
Wolter jabs Padero right on the nose. Padero blinks but takes it well. Padero takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wolter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Padero counters with a nice double leg into guard. Wolter is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Padero dives into side control.
Wolter is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wolter can't do much from the bottom here. Padero tries to advance to mount but Wolter denies him. Padero looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Wolter tries to improve position but can't. Wolter manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Padero seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wolter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Wolter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wolter. Wolter keeping moving, preventing Padero from controlling successfully. Wolter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Padero trying to control but Wolter is working from the bottom. Wolter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Wolter wants to sweep here but Padero controlling him for the moment. Wolter has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Padero has passed into side control.
Rukah Padero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Padero gets to mount! Wolter was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Wolter tries to improve his position but instead Padero has taken his back! Padero throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage. Jonas Wolter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Wolter looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight! Jonas Wolter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Wolter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Jonas Wolter! Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Jonas Wolter! Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight for Jonas Wolter!
Jonas Wolter wins by unanimous decision! A victorious Jonas Wolter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. Rukah Padero was interviewed post fight and said 'I can still fuck yo bitch!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taz Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyde has chosen Kashmir - Led Zeppelin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taz Barry! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steven Hyde! The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hyde just misses with a punch to the body.
Barry shoots in and gets a takedown into Hyde's guard. Barry won't allow Hyde to get back to his feet. Barry wants to control from the top but Hyde keeps moving. Barry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Barry 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. Barry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Barry trying to control the position from guard on top but Hyde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Barry forces his way into half guard. Hyde really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Hyde wants to get back to his feet.
Barry is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hyde is just riding it out for now. Barry eventually gives up the hold. Hyde keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. Barry prevents Hyde from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barry stalling. Barry is working for a submission of some sort.
Barry trying to control the action but Hyde is working from the bottom. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Barry is really struggling to control Hyde but he's trying to hold on to the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Barry dominated that round. That's time! Barry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hyde scores with a jab. Hyde goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Taz Barry has been cut. The fighters circle, before Hyde throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Barry's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Hyde lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Steven Hyde! Steven Hyde retains his middleweight title! During a confident post fight interview, Steven Hyde thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adamh Pearse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Killer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Peste. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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251 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Killer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Adamh Pearse! The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Killer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearse.
Killer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearse moves away. Killer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearse throws out the jab. Pearse lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Eddie Killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pearse lands a jab to Killer's midsection. Killer throws a body kick that misses. Killer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Killer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pearse tries to avoid it but Killer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pearse to the ground. Pearse escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Killer throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Adamh Pearse has been cut. Pearse throws a body punch but Killer moves out of range. Pearse takes a body punch but keeps moving. Pearse throws a body shot but no joy. Killer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A head kick misses from Killer.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pearse looks to throw the jab but Killer is out of range. Killer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Pearse walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Pearse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Pearse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pearse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pearse closes the distance and clinches. Pearse lands a body shot. A right hook to the body lands for Killer.
Killer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Killer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearse moves away. Pearse on the wrong end of a nice hook. Oooooh!!! Killer has knocked Pearse down with a huge combo! Killer steps away and waves a wobbly Pearse back to his feet! This one might not go much longer! Pearse looks winded! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Killer lands a left and a right that send Pearse crashing to the mat, dazed. Killer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pearse is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Killer lands with a shot to the body. Pearse tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Pearse takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Killer plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Pearse to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Pearse just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eddie Killer! A very excited looking Eddie Killer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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