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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaice Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williamson comes into the arena with Iggy Pop - Lust For Life blaring out of the sound system. Kaice Gunn 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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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaice Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gunn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williamson tries a body shot but Gunn blocks it.
Gunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Williamson misses with a double jab.
Kaice Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williamson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gunn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gunn throwing strikes from guard but Williamson blocks nicely.
Williamson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williamson trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gunn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gunn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Williamson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gunn on the ground.
Gunn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williamson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gunn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gunn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gunn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williamson.
Williamson throws a right and a left that Gunn avoids nicely.
Gunn clinches.
Williamson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williamson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gunn pushes off an throws an elbow but Williamson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gunn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williamson prevents it.
Gunn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gunn works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gunn stands up over Williamson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn postures up.
Williamson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gunn won't allow Williamson to sweep him here.
Gunn landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williamson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gunn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williamson has his foot on Gunn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gunn works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williamson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gunn throwing strikes from guard but Williamson blocks nicely.
Williamson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gunn scoring with some ground and pound.
Gunn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gunn chips away with some ground and pound.
Williamson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Williamson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williamson tries to get out of the position.
Williamson wants to sweep here but Gunn controlling him for the moment.
Williamson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gunn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gunn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gunn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gunn cracks Williamson with a solid left hand.
Gunn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gunn won't allow Williamson to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Gunn from controlling successfully.
Gunn lands a couple of elbows.
Gunn wants to pass the guard but Williamson is keeping the position.
Gunn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gunn won't allow Williamson to sweep him here.
Williamson controls Gunn momentarily but Gunn frees himself.
Gunn slips nicely into half guard.
Gunn working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Gunn.
Williamson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaice Gunn 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.
Gunn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Williamson takes a swing at Gunn's ribcage but misses.
Gunn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williamson stuffs the takedown.
Gunn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gunn has Williamson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn trying to land knees to the body.
Gunn prevents a body shot from Williamson.
Williamson stops a takedown attempt from Gunn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williamson decides to pull guard.
Williamson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gunn postures up in Williamson's guard and throws a big left but Williamson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williamson wants to sweep but no luck.
Gunn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Williamson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gunn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gunn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gunn working a defensive guard here.
Williamson wants to pass the guard but Gunn is keeping the position.
Gunn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williamson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williamson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gunn has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Williamson doesn't defend quickly enough and Gunn has managed to lock this one up! Can Williamson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Gunn on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kaice Gunn!
Kaice Gunn was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Kiely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Toby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kiely might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mouth For War. Toby has chosen Will Smith - The Fresh Prince as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
265 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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275 lbs
9 - 9 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, James Toby!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiely slips under a jab from Toby.
Toby throws a leg kick
and Kiely connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toby throws a nice looking combination but Kiely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Kiely wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Toby throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Toby misses with a low kick as Kiely jumps back.
Toby throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Toby looks for a takedown but Kiely sprawls well.
Kiely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely throws out a loose jab but Toby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toby throws a jab when Kiely was well out of range.
Toby throws a front kick that sends Kiely stumbling back into the cage.
Kiely throws an overhand right that lands on Toby's shoulder, as Toby tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely throws a looping overhand right but Toby ducks down to avoid it.
Toby misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiely misses the target.
Toby thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kiely if he has to take too many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Toby.
Toby is looking to chop away at Kiely's legs.
James Toby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiely turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kiely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Kiely.
Toby throws a hook to the side of Kiely's head but Kiely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toby looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Toby takes one to the chin there.
Some wild striking there from Kiely.
Toby drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kiely defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely throws a hook but Toby avoids it easily.
Kiely takes a kick to the side of the head.
A lazy body kick from Toby
and Kiely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toby.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toby lands with a nice body kick.
Kiely sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kiely is breathing heavily.
Kiely walks forward, straight into a front kick from Toby.
Kiely tries to sprawl but Toby drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Toby is trying to work for a kimura but Kiely is defending well.
Toby is taking a breather. Kiely says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toby throwing shots but Kiely is blocking nicely.
Toby wants to pass to mount but Kiely is defending the position.
Toby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Toby throwing shots but Kiely is blocking nicely.
Kiely blocking the ground and pound attempt from Toby.
Toby is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kiely is just riding it out for now. Toby eventually gives up the hold.
Toby is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Toby wants to take a breather but Kiely is having none of it.
Toby not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kiely keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kiely keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toby is trying to control the action in half guard but Kiely is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Toby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kiely defending well though.
Kiely avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Toby.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toby 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Toby dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Toby fails with a takedown attempt.
Toby drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Toby trying to control the action but Kiely is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ground and pound from Toby seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Toby lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toby scores with a couple of short elbows.
Toby creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kiely is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The strikes coming from Toby are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Toby trying to control the position but Kiely is working away.
Toby throws an elbow but Kiely slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Toby.
Toby in side control, throwing shots but Kiely defends.
Toby postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toby throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Toby working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toby cracks Kiely with a big right hand but Kiely just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Toby thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Toby throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Toby throws a strike aimed at the side of Kiely's head but Kiely avoids it well.
Toby grinds an elbow into Kiely's temple.
Toby throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kiely is pushing Toby's head away, looking to escape. Toby manages to hold on to the position though.
Toby controlling the position from side mount.
Toby tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Toby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toby sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kiely is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
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.
Sloppy strikes there by Toby.
Kiely regains half guard, as Toby was trying to land strikes.
Toby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Toby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kiely defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kiely keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Toby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kiely keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kiely keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Toby is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kiely has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Toby lands a nice short elbow.
Toby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiely is staying active underneath Toby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Toby throwing shots but Kiely is blocking nicely.
Toby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kiely defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Toby 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. This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Toby.
Kiely takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Toby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Toby shoots in looking for a takedown but Kiely manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Toby's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kiely was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Toby scores with a nice body kick.
Kiely sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Toby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body kick there by Toby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toby throws a head kick but Kiely moves out of range.
Toby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiely has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toby looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toby looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Toby misses with a kick to the body.
Toby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kiely pinned against the cage. Kiely gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Kiely was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Toby.
Toby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kiely looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kiely stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toby.
Toby fails with a takedown attempt.
Eddie Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Toby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiely will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Toby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kiely throws a looping overhand right but Toby ducks down to avoid it.
Toby with the counter takedown but Kiely avoids it easily.
Toby pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kiely moves out of range as Toby throws a body kick.
Kiely seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Toby swings for the body but Kiely moves out of range.
Kiely fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiely moves out of range of the body kick.
Kiely keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Kiely wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Toby tries for a takedown but Kiely circles away easily
and Kiely counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toby fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kiely.
Kiely moves out of range as Toby throws a body kick.
Toby throws an overhand right that lands on Kiely's shoulder, as Kiely tries to avoid the shot.
Toby looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Eddie Kiely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiely misses the shot to the body.
Toby connects with a solid leg kick.
Kiely misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Toby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toby throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kiely's waist but Kiely gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Toby off to one side.
Toby takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Toby lands the left hand.
Kiely tries to bum rush Toby with a series of wild strikes but Toby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body kick from Toby.
Toby scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiely closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Toby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kiely. That did some damage!
James Toby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Toby fails to land with a series of punches.
Eddie Kiely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A cross from Toby lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Toby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Toby 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Toby!
James Toby took some time post fight to say the following; 'Lightening doesn't strike thrice, he couldn't be lucky more than twice. I am the better fighter here and tonight I proved it.
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In defeat, Eddie Kiely stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame the crowd'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wietrzny kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hunter-Fallen. Diego Brandao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wietrzny lands with a hook. Brandao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brandao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wietrzny's calf.
Brandao lands a slapping body shot.
Wietrzny stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brandao.
Wietrzny tries to clinch up but Brandao circles away and keeps his distance.
Wietrzny drives through with a takedown into Brandao's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wietrzny has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wietrzny won't allow Brandao to sweep him here.
Brandao keeps trying to improve his position.
Brandao wants to stand and escape but Wietrzny is having none of it.
Wietrzny showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brandao is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wietrzny trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny stops Brandao from standing up.
Wietrzny wants to pass the guard but Brandao is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brandao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brandao throws a head kick that half lands.
Brandao drives through and clinches with Wietrzny against the cage.
Wietrzny has a couple of punches blocked by Brandao.
Brandao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Wietrzny scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wietrzny has a couple of punches blocked by Brandao.
Brandao scores with a shot to the side of Wietrzny's head.
Brandao misses with a body punch.
Wietrzny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandao is leaning against Wietrzny and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brandao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brandao misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Brandao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brandao lands an uppercut.
Wietrzny misses with some punches.
Brandao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wietrzny backwards.
A shot in the inside from Brandao.
Wietrzny stalling against the cage.
Brandao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wietrzny tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brandao throws the kick towards the body but Wietrzny avoids it.
Wietrzny throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diego Brandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao closes the distance and clinches.
Wietrzny misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wietrzny.
Brandao lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Brandao.
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandao connects with a jab.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wietrzny clinches up with Brandao and pushes him back against the cage.
Brandao manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wietrzny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brandao lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brandao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brandao misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wietrzny tries to throw a body punch but Brandao avoids it by throwing Wietrzny back against the cage.
Wietrzny misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brandao breaks from the clinch.
Wietrzny swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brandao counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brandao.
Brandao misses with a wild body shot.
Wietrzny doesn't manage to clinch there - Brandao circles away.
Brandao drops his hands momentarily and Wietrzny takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brandao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wietrzny gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brandao.
Brandao closes the distance and pushes Wietrzny back into the cage.
Brandao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brandao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wietrzny backwards.
Brandao will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wietrzny up against the cage.
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Brandao dominated that round.
That's time! Wietrzny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brandao connects with an inside leg kick.
Wietrzny takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.
Brandao was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wietrzny tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wietrzny wants to clinch.
Diego Brandao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wietrzny's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wietrzny blocks a body shot from Brandao.
Wietrzny lands a left hand.
Wietrzny is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao scores with a shoulder strike.
Brandao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A body shot lands from Brandao.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wietrzny creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brandao lands with a right to the head.
Wietrzny struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandao controls his hands.
Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao connects with a leg kick. Wietrzny looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wietrzny tries to clinch but Brandao is having none of it.
Brandao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wietrzny misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brandao tries a body shot but Wietrzny blocks it.
Wietrzny tries to throw a body punch but Brandao avoids it by throwing Wietrzny back against the cage.
Brandao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wietrzny's elbow.
Brandao blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wietrzny.
A short left from Brandao.
Brandao is leaning against Wietrzny and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brandao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wietrzny.
Wietrzny tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandao avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao struggles to land a body shot inside as Wietrzny controls his hands.
Brandao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brandao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brandao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wietrzny is trying to pull guard but Brandao turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Diego Brandao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wietrzny chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brandao can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wietrzny walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brandao lands a nice hook to Wietrzny's body. Wietrzny takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wietrzny lands a lovely overhand right.
Brandao drives through and clinches with Wietrzny against the cage.
Wietrzny misses with the head strike.
Wietrzny misses with the head strike.
Wietrzny misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandao lands a right hand.
Wietrzny lands a hook that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brandao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brandao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wietrzny tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandao avoids the damage to the body.
Wietrzny throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brandao - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brandao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Brandao.
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wietrzny is defended easily by Brandao.
Brandao counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Wietrzny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wietrzny.
Brandao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brandao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wietrzny sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wietrzny takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brandao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wietrzny sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wietrzny is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brandao lands a head kick. Wietrzny smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wietrzny on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brandao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wietrzny shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brandao defends it nicely.
Brandao has managed to clinch.
Wietrzny misses with the head strike.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Wietrzny.
Brandao breaks from the clinch.
Wietrzny throws an overhand right that lands on Brandao's shoulder, as Brandao tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Brandao 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. This is the final round!
Brandao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brandao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wietrzny shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brandao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brandao delivers a nice body kick.
Brandao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wietrzny tries to clinch but Brandao is having none of it.
Brandao scoring well with a low kick there.
Wietrzny missing with a left hand there. Brandao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brandao moves into the clinch.
Brandao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wietrzny obliges.
Brandao breaks from the clinch.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wietrzny moves in looking to clinch but Brandao pushes him off.
Wietrzny fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wietrzny misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny looks to land a right hand but Brandao moved out of range.
Wietrzny scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brandao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wietrzny.
Brandao scores with a head kick.
Brandao clinches.
Wietrzny tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brandao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wietrzny's elbow.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Wietrzny.
Brandao blocks an elbow strike from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny gets through Brandao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandao lands with a kick to the temple. Wietrzny shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wietrzny drops his hands momentarily and Brandao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brandao connects with a jab.
Brandao scores with a push kick.
Wietrzny tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wietrzny moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBrandao.
Igor Wietrzny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brandao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wietrzny rather than just go for the knockout.
Brandao works Wietrzny's body with a nice hook.
Brandao misses with a body kick.
Brandao lands a body shot.
Brandao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brandao digs a good hook to Wietrzny's body.
Wietrzny tries to clinch there but Brandao circles away.
Wietrzny pushes Brandao up against the cage in a clinch.
Wietrzny misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandao manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wietrzny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brandao jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brandao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wietrzny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Brandao does it's job there.
Brandao lands a high kick!
Wietrzny is looking to clinch.
Wietrzny misses with a takedown attempt
and Brandao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Wietrzny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandao scores with a head kick.
Brandao connects with a body shot.
Brandao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wietrzny is rocked!
Wietrzny takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oh Wietrzny is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brandao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wietrzny tries to clinch there but Brandao circles away.
Brandao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wietrzny will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wietrzny tries to clinch up.
Brandao moves into the clinch.
Brandao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brandao.
Brandao dips a shoulder and cracks Wietrzny with a mighty uppercut! Wietrzny falls back against the cage and Brandao unloads with a barrage of strikes! Wietrzny is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Brandao screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Brandao!
Diego Brandao managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan McAlister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake The Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McAlister comes into the arena with Althia and Donna - Uptown Top Ranking blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
40 - 32 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Duncan McAlister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake The Snake!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAlister takes the fight into the clinch.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Snake misses with a body punch.
McAlister lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McAlister misses with some punches.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Snake tries to work over McAlister's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Snake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McAlister's elbow.
The Snake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Snake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Snake lands a body punch in the clinch.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
McAlister is pressed up against the cage. The Snake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McAlister down to the mat. McAlister avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Snake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McAlister was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Snake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Snake gets tackled into the cage by McAlister. McAlister maintains the clinch.
The Snake works on McAlister's body with a couple of short punches.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Snake misses with a punch to the body.
McAlister lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Snake tries to work over McAlister's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Snake blocks an uppercut.
The Snake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Snake stalling in the clinch but McAlister improves position.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
McAlister lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Snake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Snake can't find room to land a body shot as McAlister controls the action.
McAlister lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
The Snake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McAlister lands a hook that snaps the head of The Snake backwards.
A short right from The Snake.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
The Snake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Snake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Snake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from McAlister on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by The Snake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAlister working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Snake has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McAlister seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if The Snake can turn it around.
The Snake struggles to land a body shot inside as McAlister controls his hands.
McAlister lands a hook to the side of the head.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Snake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Snake digs a right hand underneath McAlister's ribcage. McAlister let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McAlister misses with some punches.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
The Snake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McAlister scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Snake misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Snake has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McAlister avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McAlister working aggressively here.
The Snake misses with a hook to the ribs.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
McAlister is pressed up against the cage. The Snake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McAlister down to the mat. McAlister avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Duncan McAlister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake The Snake.
The Snake looks to score with a jab to the body but McAlister is just out of range.
The Snake tries to close the distance and clinch up but McAlister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McAlister has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Snake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McAlister's elbow.
McAlister blocks a body shot from The Snake.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
The Snake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Snake stalling in the clinch but McAlister improves position.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by The Snake.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
The Snake is trying to drag McAlister to the mat but McAlister just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Snake works on McAlister's body with a couple of short punches.
McAlister lands a nice uppercut.
The Snake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Snake stalling in the clinch but McAlister improves position.
McAlister prevents a body shot from The Snake.
McAlister blocks a body shot from The Snake.
The Snake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McAlister's elbow.
The Snake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Snake.
McAlister scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McAlister misses with some punches.
The Snake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McAlister misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
A short left from McAlister.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
McAlister lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Snake lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Snake is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McAlister pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Snake blocks an uppercut.
The Snake digs a right hand underneath McAlister's ribcage. McAlister let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from McAlister on the inside.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but The Snake uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Snake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan McAlister dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McAlister pushes The Snake up against the cage in a clinch.
The Snake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Snake can't find room to land a body shot as McAlister controls the action.
The Snake can't find room to land a body shot as McAlister controls the action.
McAlister is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Snake can do to turn this around?
The Snake misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Snake is trying to maintain a safe position but McAlister gets an underhook and turns The Snake into the cage.
McAlister lands with a light punch inside.
McAlister misses with some punches.
McAlister lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Jake The Snake has been cut.
The Snake wants a takedown.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
The Snake takes a shot to the head.
The Snake is rocked!
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAlister working aggressively here.
The Snake struggles to land a body shot inside as McAlister controls his hands.
McAlister lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Snake.
The Snake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Snake tries a body shot but McAlister blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
McAlister makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McAlister softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Snake is still on wobbly legs! Can McAlister finish him?
The Snake misses with a punch to the body.
The Snake seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Snake.
The Snake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McAlister pushes The Snake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McAlister lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Snake backwards.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
The Snake struggles to land a body shot inside as McAlister controls his hands.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
The Snake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McAlister's elbow.
The Snake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by The Snake.
McAlister is pressed up against the cage. The Snake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McAlister down to the mat. McAlister avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Duncan McAlister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Snake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McAlister gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but The Snake uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Snake throws a punch but it's blocked by McAlister.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Snake misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Snake misses with a hook to the ribs.
McAlister scores with a shot to the side of The Snake's head.
The Snake trying to stall but McAlister improves his position.
McAlister lands with a short shot to the head.
The Snake is looking for a takedown.
Duncan McAlister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake The Snake.
The Snake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Duncan McAlister has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from The Snake.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
The Snake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McAlister prevents a body shot from The Snake.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
McAlister prevents the takedown attempt.
The Snake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McAlister backwards.
The Snake is trying to stall.
The Snake trying to control the position but instead, McAlister has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Snake into the cage.
The Snake goes for a takedown attempt but McAlister pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAlister closes the distance and clinches.
McAlister lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by The Snake.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
The Snake tries a body shot but McAlister blocks it.
McAlister lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McAlister makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Snake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McAlister backwards.
The Snake misses with a punch to the body.
The Snake misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Snake misses with a punch to the body.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
The Snake stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Snake tries to work over McAlister's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Snake tries to throw a body punch but McAlister avoids it by throwing The Snake back against the cage.
McAlister lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Snake can't find room to land a body shot as McAlister controls the action.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Snake goes for a takedown in the clinch but McAlister prevents it.
The Snake tries for a takedown but McAlister manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
The Snake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McAlister's elbow.
McAlister pushes The Snake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McAlister working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Snake is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Snake.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
The Snake blocks an uppercut.
McAlister lands a shoulder strike.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan McAlister dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake The Snake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McAlister wants to clinch up but The Snake keeps it at a distance.
The Snake tries to counter with a clinch but McAlister shakes him off and moves away.
McAlister tries to clinch there but The Snake circles away.
McAlister takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McAlister has closed the distance and engaged The Snake in a clinch.
The Snake misses with a hook to the ribs.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Snake misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from The Snake fails to land.
McAlister lands a hook that snaps the head of The Snake backwards.
McAlister lands a shoulder strike.
The Snake can't find room to land a body shot as McAlister controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
The Snake blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from McAlister.
McAlister lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McAlister's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McAlister misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Snake looking to stall.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by The Snake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Snake backwards.
The Snake misses with a punch to the body.
The Snake has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McAlister is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Snake throws a punch but it's blocked by McAlister.
The Snake misses with a punch to the body.
The Snake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Snake tries to work over McAlister's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Snake.
The Snake lands a nice uppercut.
McAlister lands a hook to the side of the head.
McAlister blocks a body shot from The Snake.
The Snake blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by The Snake.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
A short right from McAlister on the inside.
The Snake tries a body shot but McAlister blocks it.
The Snake is looking to control McAlister's arms but McAlister gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Snake has his back to the cage.
Jake The Snake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Snake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Snake tries to work over McAlister's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by The Snake.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Snake is looking to control McAlister's arms but McAlister gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Snake has his back to the cage.
McAlister blocks a body shot from The Snake.
The Snake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McAlister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Snake looking for a takedown.
McAlister working aggressively here.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McAlister creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Snake tries a body shot but McAlister blocks it.
The Snake struggles to land a body shot inside as McAlister controls his hands.
McAlister prevents a body shot from The Snake.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAlister prevents a body shot from The Snake.
A short body shot lands from The Snake as the two fighters clinch.
McAlister scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Snake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Snake can't find room to land a body shot as McAlister controls the action.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Snake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The Snake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McAlister backwards.
The Snake misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from McAlister.
McAlister lands an uppercut.
McAlister creates a bit of space for himself and rocks The Snake with a big uppercut! The Snake tries to clinch up but McAlister pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples The Snake to the mat! The Snake covers up and McAlister unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Duncan McAlister!
Duncan McAlister seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andro Antolovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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223 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andro Antolovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Howell!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Chris Dean and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antolovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Antolovic misses with a head kick.
Howell avoids a kick to the body.
Howell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Antolovic.
Howell moves out of range as Antolovic strikes.
Howell staying out of range there.
Antolovic throws a head kick that misses.
Antolovic walks into a stiff left hand from Howell.
Howell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Howell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Antolovic on the side of the head.
Howell lands with an uppercut that bounces Antolovic off the cage and back into range.
Howell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Antolovic.
Howell's corner calls for a 1-2. Howell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Howell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Antolovic, right into the meat.
Nice shot lands for Howell.
A slow jab from Antolovic misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Antolovic.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Howell! But no joy.
Howell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Antolovic throws a hook but Howell avoids it easily.
Antolovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Antolovic scores with a hook to the body. Howell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Antolovic walks into a left hand.
Antolovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Howell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Antolovic is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Howell's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Howell lands with a straight right. Antolovic didn't see that one coming.
Antolovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Howell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Antolovic is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
and Howell counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Antolovic! He's just covering up as Howell starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Howell!
After winning the bout, Josh Howell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Andro Antolovic stepped up to the mic, saying 'He is the better fighter tonight'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Filippo Di Vaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Coming home -Dirty money kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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171 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Filippo Di Vaio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Vaio misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Di Vaio.
Di Vaio looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Di Vaio backing away here, and Hopkins unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hopkins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Di Vaio explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Alex Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins throws a nice looking combination but Di Vaio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Hopkins backs away, Di Vaio returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Di Vaio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Di Vaio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Di Vaio misses with a hook to the body
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hopkins!
Hopkins looks to land a combination but Di Vaio avoids it well.
Di Vaio throwing a counter right hand but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the head.
Hopkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Di Vaio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Vaio slips a jab from Hopkins.
Nice jab there from Di Vaio.
Di Vaio lands a jab to the head.
Di Vaio scores with a nice right hand.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Di Vaio.
Hopkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good work by Di Vaio as he checks the leg kick.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the body.
Di Vaio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Di Vaio misses with a straight right.
Hopkins keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopkins! But no joy.
Hopkins throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Di Vaio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hopkins is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Di Vaio decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hopkins, up you get!
Hopkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Di Vaio finish him?
Crack! A monster head kick from Di Vaio and Hopkins falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Di Vaio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Filippo Di Vaio!
A relieved looking Filippo Di Vaio 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson comes to the cage accompanied by Death to the apple gerls. Patton has chosen AC/DC - TNT as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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44
183 lbs
41 - 25 - 0 |
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27
187 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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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
41 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Patton!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Darius Henderson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patton.
Patton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Patton.
Bronson throws a sloppy body shot
and Patton counters with a head kick. That will keep Bronson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bronson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Patton lands with a good body shot.
Patton has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bronson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bronson drops his hands momentarily and Patton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bronson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bronson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Charles Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patton moves away.
Patton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton connects with a leg kick. Bronson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Patton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bronson doesn't seem bothered though.
Patton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Patton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bronson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Bronson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Patton scoring well with a low kick there.
Bronson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bronson throws a shot from downtown. Patton moves away and avoids it.
Patton scores with a one two! Bronson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Patton misses with a head kick.
Bronson throws a poor cross that misses
and Patton counters with a one-two to the body.
Bronson throws a leg kick but Patton checks it.
Patton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Patton does it's job there.
Bronson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Patton.
Patton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bronson circles away quickly and effectively.
Bronson loads up on a big right hand but Patton slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton misses with a few strikes there.
Bronson looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Patton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Patton throws a nice head kick!
Bronson lands a jab.
Bronson misses with a straight right.
Patton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bronson if he has to take too many more of those.
Patton throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bronson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronson lands a right hook to the body.
Patton slips under a jab.
Patton swings for the body but Bronson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Patton.
Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patton was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson.
Patton is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bronson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bronson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Patton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronson.
Bronson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bronson misses with a jab to the body
and Patton counters with a straight right hand.
Bronson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patton was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson.
Patton was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Patton throws a front kick that sends Bronson stumbling back into the cage.
Bronson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice jab there from Bronson.
Patton misses with a wild body shot.
Patton throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Patton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patton.
Bronson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Patton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bronson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patton. That's going to slow Bronson down.
Patton feints and then cracks Bronson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bronson down.
Patton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bronson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Patton to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bronson.
Good leg kick by Patton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Patton throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Patton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bronson throws a big shot that misses.
Patton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Patton throws a shot to the body.
Bronson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Patton throws a body shot but no joy.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bronson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Patton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jack Patton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patton lands with a nice body kick.
Patton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Patton misses the body punch
and Bronson counters with a stiff right hand.
Patton cracks Bronson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bronson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bronson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bronson misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Patton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patton scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Bronson is predictable there
and Patton counters with a one-two to the body.
Patton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronson.
A little jabbing left from Patton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bronson swings for the body but Patton moves out of range.
Bronson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
Patton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Patton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bronson rather than just go for the knockout.
Patton scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Patton does no damage.
Patton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bronson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jack Patton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danga de danga de dang - Bronson scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Patton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson blocks the body kick.
Patton scores with a one two! Bronson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Patton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronson.
Good work by Bronson as he checks the leg kick.
Bronson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Patton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronson.
Patton feints a counter leg kick.
Bronson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patton digs a good body shot into Bronson's ribs.
Bronson thows a leg kick but Patton checks it
and Patton counters with a solid body kick.
Bronson catches Patton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bronson misses with a left hand
and Patton finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bronson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Patton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patton.
Bronson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bronson throws a big shot that misses.
Bronson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Patton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bronson misses with an uppercut. Patton saw that one coming.
Patton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bronson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bronson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Patton. That did some damage!
Bronson misses with a leg kick
and Patton counters with a two punch combo.
Bronson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bronson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Patton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronson misses the target.
Patton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Patton throws a nice head kick!
Patton slips a jab from Bronson.
Patton checks a leg kick.
Bronson lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bronson. Bronson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bronson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Patton connects with a single shot there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Patton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bronson misses with a series of wild punches.
Patton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Patton duly obliges.
Bronson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bronson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Patton defending well as Bronson loads up on a big left hand.
Bronson throws a jab when Patton was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Patton misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bronson throws a body punch but Patton moves out of range.
Bronson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bronson back to the cage. Patton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Patton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Patton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Bronson.
Patton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton throws a nice looking combination but Bronson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bronson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Patton. Patton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bronson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Patton is able to avoid easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Patton checks a leg kick.
Patton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Patton is just out of range.
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patton manages to avoid it.
Patton is trying to counter with his kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patton. That's going to slow Bronson down.
Bronson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Patton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Patton duly obliges.
Bronson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Patton. That one must have hurt.
Bronson throws a sloppy body shot
and Patton counters with a series of strikes. Bronson will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Patton catches Bronson right on the button with a cross.
Charles Bronson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a solid leg kick but Patton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bronson.
Bronson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Patton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bronson lands with a nice body kick.
Patton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bronson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Patton counters with a series of strikes. Bronson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bronson 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.
Patton avoids the body shot from Bronson.
Bronson throws a jab when Patton was well out of range.
Bronson misses with a hook to the body
and Patton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bronson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Patton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Patton throws a one two combo.
Patton connects with a right hand. Bronson shakes it off.
Bronson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bronson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Patton's calf.
Bronson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bronson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bronson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Patton counters with a left to the body.
Bronson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Patton is just out of range.
Patton throws a leg kick which misses Bronson's front leg but catches the back leg as Bronson tries to avoid it.
Jack Patton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Bronson backs off Patton throws a huge counter combo but Bronson manages to avoid it all.
Patton lands a nice looking body kick.
Bronson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
Bronson throws a leg kick but Patton moved away.
The fighters circling - Bronson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patton lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Patton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Patton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Patton blocks the body kick.
Bronson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Patton is able to avoid easily.
Bronson wants to slow Patton down by chopping away at his legs.
Bronson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Patton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Patton 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Patton!
An out of breath Jack Patton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanjay Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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232 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sanjay Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Barnett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh takes the fight into the clinch.
Singh is trying to break the clinch but Barnett is controlling him.
Singh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Singh connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Singh throws out the jab.
Barnett with the counter takedown but Singh avoids it easily.
Singh motions for Barnett to come forward. Singh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnett tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Singh throws a leg kick but Barnett checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Singh looks to throw the jab but Barnett is out of range.
Barnett feints the counter takedown.
Singh swings widly with a right hand
and Barnett counters with a single leg into guard. Singh didn't expect that.
Singh is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Singh tries to break the clinch but Barnett is controlling the position.
Singh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Singh misses.
Barnett drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Singh defends it well.
Decent striking displayed by Singh there.
Barnett is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Singh.
It looks like Josh Barnett has been cut.
Singh 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.
Barnett tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnett ducks under a wild hook from Singh.
Singh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Singh throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnett.
Barnett feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Singh. That's going to slow Barnett down.
Singh misses with a hook.
Barnett feints the counter takedown.
Singh throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh throws a leg kick
and Barnett counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Singh!
Barnett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Barnett trying to control the action but Singh is working from the bottom.
Barnett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Singh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh is not content to let Barnett control the position.
Singh is looking for a sweep.
Barnett goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Singh has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Barnett but great work by Singh.
Barnett is trying to control Singh's posture but Singh avoids it.
Barnett is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Barnett is trying to get back to half guard.
Barnett wants to get back to his feet but Singh is dominant here and he's now got Barnett's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh is hanging on to Barnett's back as he tries to escape.
Barnett is still trying to improve position.
Singh just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Singh not allowing Barnett to control his hands.
Singh wants to control but Barnett manages to buck him off and is now in Singh's guard! Nice work there by Barnett!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Singh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Singh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanjay Singh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Barnett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Singh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Singh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Singh here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Barnett blocks a jab.
Singh misses with a few strikes there.
And Barnett tries to counter it with a takedown but Singh pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Singh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnett momentarily.
Singh throws an overhand right that lands on Barnett's shoulder, as Barnett tries to avoid the shot.
Barnett avoids the body shot from Singh.
Barnett drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Singh defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Singh.
Singh feints a jab promting Barnett to slip. Singh then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barnett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Singh throws a sloppy body shot
and Barnett counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Singh makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh loads up on a big right hand but Barnett slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Singh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Singh, right into the meat.
Singh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnett can do to turn this around?
Barnett blocks a leg kick.
Singh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Singh swings widly with a right hand
and Barnett counters with a takedown into side control.
Barnett is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh is looking for a sweep.
Barnett scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is looking to take a break and control but Singh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barnett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Barnett is trying to move to mount but Singh reverses beautifully and ends up in Barnett's guard.
Singh passes into half guard.
Barnett wants to control but Singh is keeping busy.
Singh is trying to control the action in half guard but Barnett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing that Singh has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Barnett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnett wants to control but Singh passes into side.
Singh decides to stand up, so the ref orders Barnett to his feet.
Singh misses with a double jab.
Singh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnett drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Singh defends it well.
Singh throws a hook but Barnett avoids it easily.
Singh misses with a left hand
and Barnett decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Singh's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnett is looking to work some ground and pound but Singh has wrist control.
Barnett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Singh is keeping the position for now.
Barnett looking to sit in guard and control but Singh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh content to stall in guard here.
Barnett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanjay Singh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Barnett's cut.
That's time! Singh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Singh misses its intended target.
Barnett is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Singh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnett counters with a nice double leg into side control. Singh won't be happy with that.
Singh tries to bench press Barnett off him but Barnett keeps the position.
Barnett wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Singh, who protects the arm well.
Barnett looking to control but instead Singh has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Barnett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnett wants to pass to mount but Singh is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh trying to control here.
Barnett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Singh is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is trying to maintain the position but Barnett is very close to passing his half guard.
Barnett is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Singh sees it coming and defends easily.
Barnett is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Singh is just riding it out for now. Barnett eventually gives up the hold.
Singh is trying to stand.
Barnett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Singh tries to roll over but Barnett keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Singh tries to kick Barnett off but Barnett keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Singh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barnett pushing down on Singh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barnett seems to be looking for submissions.
Barnett is stalling here. Singh is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Barnett seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Singh has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Barnett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Singh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Singh stands up and beckons Barnett to his feet.
Singh lands a leg kick that knocks Barnett off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh with a hook.
Singh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Singh looks to throw the jab but Barnett is out of range.
Singh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Singh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnett drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Singh defends it well.
Singh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Singh throws a leg kick
and Barnett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh wants to control but Barnett is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barnett is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Singh doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barnett.
Barnett looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Barnett is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Singh defends it well.
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 Sanjay Singh.
Well Singh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanjay Singh!
A relieved looking Sanjay Singh 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kryptonite. Cain Velasquez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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33
260 lbs
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260 lbs
26 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo Nogueira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Velasquez throws out the jab.
Rodrigo Nogueira changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Velasquez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rodrigo Nogueira's half guard.
Rodrigo Nogueira looking for submissions off his back.
Rodrigo Nogueira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodrigo Nogueira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Our spies down at at Super SmashBros. inform us that Rodrigo Nogueira has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rodrigo Nogueira looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Velasquez is defending well. Rodrigo Nogueira quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Velasquez has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Rodrigo Nogueira celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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