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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manu Tuilagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Tuilagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 32 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Hamish Gaffney!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuilagi misses with a body kick.
Gaffney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuilagi.
Gaffney misses with a takedown attempt - Tuilagi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tuilagi throwing a counter right hand but Gaffney manages to avoid it.
Tuilagi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gaffney did well to prevent Tuilagi getting side control.
Tuilagi 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuilagi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tuilagi drops an elbow to the side of Gaffney's head.
Tuilagi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuilagi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tuilagi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gaffney doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tuilagi.
Tuilagi slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tuilagi lands with a punch from half guard.
Tuilagi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gaffney is trying to maintain the position but Tuilagi is very close to passing his half guard.
Gaffney regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tuilagi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney keeping moving, preventing Tuilagi from controlling successfully.
Tuilagi slips nicely into half guard.
Tuilagi working Gaffney over with strikes.
Tuilagi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tuilagi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tuilagi is looking to take a break and control but Gaffney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tuilagi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gaffney sees it coming and defends easily.
Tuilagi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gaffney does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gaffney is looking to improve his position.
Gaffney trying to control from the bottom.
Tuilagi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gaffney has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tuilagi is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tuilagi in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gaffney is refusing to be controlled, as Tuilagi sits in half guard.
Tuilagi looks to land a strike but Gaffney avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gaffney wants to sweep here but Tuilagi controlling him for the moment.
Tuilagi chips away with some ground and pound.
Tuilagi stands up over Gaffney, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tuilagi connects with a couple of short punches.
Tuilagi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tuilagi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tuilagi lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gaffney wants to sweep here but Tuilagi controlling him for the moment.
Tuilagi connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Tuilagi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Tuilagi as Gaffney shoots in.
Tuilagi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gaffney.
Tuilagi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gaffney quickly recovers to half guard.
Gaffney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gaffney taking some punishment here, with Tuilagi in his half guard.
Tuilagi slows the pace down in half guard.
Tuilagi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaffney tries to get to full guard but Tuilagi has control of the leg.
Gaffney blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tuilagi.
Tuilagi working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi prevents Gaffney from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Tuilagi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tuilagi lands a nice short elbow.
Gaffney on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Tuilagi seems content to control.
Nice strikes from Tuilagi there.
Tuilagi lands strikes from half guard.
Tuilagi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gaffney tries to get to full guard but Tuilagi has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi drops an elbow to the side of Gaffney's head.
Manu Tuilagi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tuilagi wants to control but Gaffney is keeping him busy.
Tuilagi stalling away here and it's allowed Gaffney to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Tuilagi won't allow Gaffney to sweep him here.
Tuilagi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tuilagi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tuilagi trying to control but Gaffney is working from the bottom.
Tuilagi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tuilagi postures up in Gaffney's guard and throws a big left but Gaffney blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tuilagi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tuilagi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tuilagi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi stands up over Gaffney, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tuilagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tuilagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaffney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tuilagi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gaffney is rocked!
Tuilagi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gaffney is still in real trouble! Can Tuilagi finish him?
Gaffney keeping moving, preventing Tuilagi from controlling successfully.
Tuilagi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gaffney 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.
Gaffney has momentary wrist control but Tuilagi slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tuilagi loads up on a big left hand. Gaffney felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Tuilagi looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Gaffney can't hide his disappointment, as Tuilagi celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manu Tuilagi!
Manu Tuilagi gave a mention to HERITAGE Threads in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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32 - 13 - 2 |
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215 lbs
14 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn scores with a jab.
Gunn slips a jab and a cross from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Gunn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gunn throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice jab there from Gunn.
Robinson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gunn is fending him off so far but Robinson persists. Nope, Gunn circles away and we're back to standing.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunn cracks Robinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn throws a sloppy head kick and Robinson moves out of range easily.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson moves forwards but Gunn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Robinson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gunn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gunn lands a right hook to the body.
Robinson throws a combination that misses
and Gunn counters with a series of strikes. Robinson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Robinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gunn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Robinson looks winded!
Gunn fakes the leg kick and cracks Robinson in the body.
Gunn connects with a crisp jab.
Gunn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gunn with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Gunn pushes him off.
Robinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gunn swivels and escapes.
Nelson Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Robinson.
Gunn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robinson. Robinson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gunn misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson takes one to the chin there.
Gunn tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gunn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robinson doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Gunn. Those never looked like landing.
Gunn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gunn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Robinson throws a front kick aimed at Gunn's knee but Gunn avoids it well.
Nelson Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson slips under a jab.
Robinson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chris Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Gunn there.
Gunn lands a nice hook to Robinson's body. Robinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Gunn avoids them all with ease.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunn throws out the jab.
Gunn misses the shot to the body.
Robinson feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Robinson.
A counter left hand to the body from Gunn misses its target.
Gunn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Robinson has time to react.
Robinson shoots for a double leg takedown but Gunn sprawls well. He's pushed Robinson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Gunn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Robinson clinches up with Gunn and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gunn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Gunn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robinson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Gunn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Robinson up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gunn.
Gunn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gunn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gunn pushes Robinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robinson fails to pull guard.
Gunn lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gunn after a bit of a struggle.
Robinson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Gunn fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Gunn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good standup being displayed there by Gunn as he connects with a hook.
Gunn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gunn as he jumps to the side.
Gunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Gunn thuds his right hand into Robinson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gunn lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Gunn misses its intended target.
Gunn scores with a jab to the body.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunn circles away quickly and effectively.
Gunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Robinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good exchange - Gunn coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson avoids the head kick by Gunn.
Gunn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Gunn scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Gunn lands.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robinson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gunn rushes Robinson and presses him up against the cage.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Gunn misses with a series of wild punches.
Gunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn is looking for a counter combo.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Gunn. That snapped Robinson's head back.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
Gunn misses with a few strikes there.
As Gunn backs off Robinson throws a huge counter combo but Gunn manages to avoid it all.
We've been informed that Robinson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunn circles away quickly and effectively.
Gunn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gunn misses with a hook. Robinson ducked under it nicely.
Gunn cracks Robinson with an open hand slap.
Robinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson rushes Gunn and presses him up against the cage.
Gunn stalling against the cage.
Gunn lands a left hand.
Gunn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Gunn.
Gunn misses with the head strike.
Robinson is looking to control Gunn's arms but Gunn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robinson has his back to the cage.
Gunn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gunn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn scoring well with a low kick there.
Gunn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gunn throws a nice looking combination but Robinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Despite the aggression on Robinson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gunn blocks a low kick nicely.
Robinson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Robinson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gunn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Robinson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Robinson swings around for an armbar but Gunn sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Robinson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson wants to improve his position but instead Gunn has moved into half guard.
Gunn is controlling the pace.
Robinson keeping hold of Gunn's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gunn stands up and beckons Robinson to join him on the feet.
Gunn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Gunn dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gunn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Robinson tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Robinson throws the left hand but Gunn avoids the punch easily.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunn instigates a clinch.
Gunn lands a hook that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Gunn is trying to stall.
Gunn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gunn lands with a right to the head.
Gunn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson is trying to pull guard but Gunn has him pressed against the cage.
Robinson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gunn misses with the head strike.
Nelson Gunn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gunn effectively controlling the action here.
Gunn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Chris Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunn with a nice cross.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Gunn misses.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gunn as he avoids it easily.
Nelson Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Robinson.
Robinson moves to clinch but Gunn breaks away
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robinson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gunn defends well and Robinson ends up having to push Gunn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
A jab from Gunn finds it's way through Robinson's defenses.
Gunn tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chris Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Gunn.
Nelson Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robinson.
Robinson feints the counter takedown.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunn throws out the jab.
Robinson misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Robinson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Robinson, right into the meat.
Gunn throws a nice looking combination but Robinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice straight punches there by Gunn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gunn.
Robinson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gunn to the ground. Robinson is now in Gunn's guard.
Gunn wriggles free and stands up.
Gunn with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gunn misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn lands a front kick.
Robinson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robinson scores with a one two! Gunn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Robinson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gunn has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Robinson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gunn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Robinson thinking.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunn slips a jab and a cross from Robinson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson feints and as Gunn raises his hands in defense, Robinson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson stops Gunn from standing up.
Gunn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Robinson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Robinson drops back looking for a leg! Gunn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gunn manages to kick Robinson off! Robinson jumps back into Gunn's guard.
Gunn is pulling down on Robinson's head. It's preventing any offense from Robinson, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Gunn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gunn 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Gunn!
After winning the bout, Nelson Gunn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dane Brigglett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Nasir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dane Brigglett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kingsley Nasir!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigglett blocks a leg kick.
Brigglett throws a quick counter head kick but Nasir was just out of range.
Brigglett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nasir counters with a head kick. That will keep Brigglett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kingsley Nasir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brigglett misses with a wild combination.
Brigglett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nasir. That did some damage!
Nasir is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brigglett's half guard.
Nasir with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brigglett is trying to get back to full guard.
Nasir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brigglett's head.
Nasir is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nasir controlling the action here.
Nasir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nasir with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brigglett is looking to improve his position.
Nasir slows the pace down in half guard.
Nasir trying to pass the guard but Brigglett defending well.
Brigglett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nasir.
Brigglett tries to roll over but Nasir keeps him under control.
Nasir passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Brigglett!
Nasir has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brigglett's face.
Nasir scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brigglett?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasir putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nasir looking to finish Brigglett with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brigglett!
Nasir landing shots from mount.
It looks like Dane Brigglett has been cut.
Nasir in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brigglett is rocked!
Nasir working for a guillotine from mount but Brigglett is in no mood to give up.
Oh Brigglett is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nasir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nasir is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Brigglett goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Nasir!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kingsley Nasir!
Our winner, Kingsley Nasir, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ceoghan Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Disciples of Power - Born Unto Death. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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30
195 lbs
9 - 16 - 0 |
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26
202 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ceoghan Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jari Byczynski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byczynski gets tackled into the cage by Cartwright. Cartwright maintains the clinch.
Cartwright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cartwright changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Byczynski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Byczynski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cartwright.
Byczynski stuffs the takedown.
A big left from Byczynski misses.
Byczynski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cartwright.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ceoghan Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartwright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Byczynski.
Byczynski has managed to clinch.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cartwright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczynski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Byczynski lands an overhand right.
Byczynski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Byczynski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Byczynski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cartwright is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright has Byczynski up against the cage in a clinch.
Byczynski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Byczynski is pressed up against the cage. Cartwright has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Byczynski down to the mat. Byczynski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cartwright.
Cartwright has his takedown stuffed
and Byczynski counters with a right hand to the body.
Cartwright shoots in but Byczynski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Byczynski closes the distance and pushes Cartwright back into the cage.
Byczynski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byczynski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cartwright is looking for a takedown.
Byczynski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Byczynski regains guard.
Byczynski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cartwright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cartwright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cartwright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Byczynski is keeping the position for now.
Byczynski controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartwright throwing strikes but missing.
Cartwright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cartwright's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cartwright might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cartwright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cartwright won't allow Byczynski to sweep him here.
Cartwright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cartwright throwing strikes from guard but Byczynski blocks nicely.
Cartwright is looking to work some ground and pound but Byczynski has wrist control.
Cartwright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Byczynski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cartwright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cartwright is looking to work some ground and pound but Byczynski has wrist control.
Byczynski 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright slips a straight right by Byczynski.
Byczynski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cartwright.
Byczynski is looking for the big counter here.
Cartwright shoots in looking for a takedown but Byczynski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cartwright's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Byczynski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cartwright feinted with a counter takedown.
Cartwright takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch combination from Byczynski misses.
Cartwright shoots in and drives through. Byczynski sprawls well.
Cartwright closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cartwright lands in his opponent's guard.
Cartwright with a nice head shot there.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Byczynski keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byczynski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Byczynski 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.
Byczynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartwright is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Byczynski. Beautiful body shot.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Byczynski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Byczynski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cartwright circles away quickly and effectively.
Cartwright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cartwright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Byczynski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Byczynski defends well and Cartwright ends up having to push Byczynski into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Byczynski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Byczynski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byczynski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cartwright tries to clinch up but Byczynski circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczynski 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.
Ceoghan Cartwright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cartwright doesn't manage to clinch there - Byczynski circles away.
Cartwright gets a clinch.
Byczynski successfully pulls guard.
Cartwright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski controlling Cartwright's posture.
Cartwright is in close to Byczynski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cartwright has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cartwright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cartwright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Byczynski 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.
Cartwright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cartwright trying to control but Byczynski is working from the bottom.
Cartwright is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Byczynski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Byczynski has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Byczynski is aware though and is defending well.
Cartwright looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Byczynski passes into side control.
Byczynski is looking to take a break and control but Cartwright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cartwright tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Byczynski content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Byczynski trying to control the position but Cartwright is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is looking to reverse the position.
Cartwright can't do much from the bottom here.
Cartwright is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Byczynski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cartwright flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Byczynski trying to control the action but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
Cartwright has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Byczynski is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cartwright is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cartwright slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cartwright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Byczynski defends well.
Cartwright is looking for a triangle but Byczynski pushes his legs off easily.
Ceoghan Cartwright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Byczynski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cartwright has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Byczynski has managed to get both his arms back between Cartwright's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cartwright will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cartwright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Byczynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Byczynski instigates a clinch.
Cartwright wants to take the fight to the mat but Byczynski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cartwright drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Byczynski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Byczynski tries to throw a body punch but Cartwright avoids it by throwing Byczynski back against the cage.
Cartwright is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ceoghan Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byczynski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Byczynski as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczynski drives through and clinches with Cartwright against the cage.
Byczynski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cartwrights head.
Byczynski throws an elbow but it misses.
Byczynski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cartwright seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Byczynski can turn it around.
Byczynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Byczynski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byczynski.
Cartwright pulls guard.
Cartwright has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Byczynski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cartwright working for a triangle but Byczynski defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cartwright has his foot on Byczynski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Byczynski works his way back into a safe position though.
Cartwright looking for subs off his back but Byczynski has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cartwright looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright trying to hold on to Byczynski's head to control him but Byczynski postures up.
Byczynski slips a nice elbow through Cartwright's hands, connecting with Cartwright's forehead.
Cartwright looking for submissions off his back.
Byczynski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cartwright does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like Byczynski is going to stand back up.
Cartwright is trying to control but Byczynski passes into side control!
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is looking to reverse the position.
Cartwright sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jari Byczynski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cartwright is pressing down on Byczynski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cartwright is trying to control the position but Byczynski postures up.
Cartwright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Byczynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartwright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cartwright had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Byczynski defends it easily.
Ceoghan Cartwright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Byczynski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Byczynski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Byczynski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cartwright looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cartwright has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Byczynski has passed into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cartwright tries to bench press Byczynski off him but Byczynski keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Byczynski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Byczynski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Byczynski!
A victorious Jari Byczynski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Highpants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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36
223 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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32
215 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Highpants!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Highpants keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Howell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Highpants doesn't seem phased though.
Highpants throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Howell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Howell misses with a straight left.
Highpants throws a poor cross that misses
letting Howell counter with a right hand.
Highpants misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Highpants.
Howell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Howell blocks the body kick.
Howell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Highpants throws a jab when Howell was well out of range.
Highpants looks to land a combination but Howell avoids it well.
Howell throwing a counter right hand but Highpants manages to avoid it.
Howell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Highpants looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Highpants throws a right hand that misses
and Howell counters with a left to the body.
Howell staying out of range there.
Highpants gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Highpants swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howell lands a body shot.
Howell punishes Highpants's body with a nice straight punch.
Highpants misses with a leg kick
and Howell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highpants looks to land a combination but Howell avoids it well.
Howell scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Highpants. Howell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howell lands a jab to the head.
Highpants rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Howell counters with a left to the body.
Highpants misses with a combination
and Howell counters with a nice uppercut.
Highpants looks to land a left hand but Howell moved out of range nicely.
Harry Highpants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howell scores with a jab.
Highpants moves out of range as Howell strikes.
Howell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Highpants rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Highpants falls off balance throwing a combination
and Howell counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Howell misses.
Howell avoids the body shot from Highpants.
Howell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Highpants throws a body shot but no joy.
Howell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Highpants on the side of the head.
A jab from Howell misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Howell.
Highpants lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Highpants steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howell.
Highpants throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Howell counter with a right hand.
A jab from Highpants misses.
Highpants tries to clinch up but Howell circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Highpants, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Howell is looking to counter punch.
Howell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Highpants throws a series of punches but Howell avoids them all with ease.
Highpants misses with a body punch
and Howell counters with a stiff right hand.
Highpants on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Highpants is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Highpants is rocked!
Howell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Highpants blocks a jab.
Highpants is still on wobbly legs! Can Howell finish him?
Howell misses the shot to the body.
Highpants seems to have recovered his senses.
Howell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice straight punches there by Highpants. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Highpants.
Highpants fails with an attempt to clinch.
Highpants connects with an inside leg kick.
Highpants looks to land a combination but Howell avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Howell.
Highpants wants to clinch.
Highpants fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Highpants keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howell works the jab nicely.
Highpants buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Highpants throws a left and a right that both miss
and Howell counters with a nice uppercut.
Highpants tries to bum rush Howell with a series of wild strikes but Howell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Howell misses with an uppercut. Highpants saw that one coming.
Highpants takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Howell throws out a powerful jab.
Highpants scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howell takes a swing at Highpants's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Howell.
Highpants has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws a combination. Highpants tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Highpants misses with a hook.
Highpants throws a right and a left that both miss.
Howell misses with a wild combination.
Highpants misses with a series of wild punches.
Howell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Highpants uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howell.
Highpants ducks under a wild hook from Howell.
Highpants rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Howell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Highpants misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Howell misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Highpants on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Highpants steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howell.
Highpants throws a poor cross that misses
and Howell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Highpants on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Howell 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.
Highpants's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Howell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Highpants scrambles back to his feet.
Josh Howell is winning the standup battle so far.
Highpants throws a sloppy head kick
and Howell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Howell sizes up Highpants with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Highpants scores with a sloppy right hand. Howell should have avoided that one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Highpants might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Howell has got the better of the exchanges.
Highpants tries to clinch up.
Howell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Highpants cracks Howell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Highpants rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Howell throwing a counter right hand but Highpants manages to avoid it.
Howell throws an overhand right that lands on Highpants's shoulder, as Highpants tries to avoid the shot.
Highpants misses with a double jab
and Howell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Howell throws a shot from downtown. Highpants moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Highpants throws out the jab.
Highpants misses with a hook
and Howell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Howell misses with a body shot.
Howell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Highpants.
Nice defenses there by Highpants.
Highpants throws a nice looking combination but Howell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highpants swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Highpants looks to throw the jab but Howell is out of range.
Howell scores with a jab to the body.
Highpants lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Howell sprawling to the canvas. Highpants follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Howell hang on?
Howell is rocked!
Howell trying to get back to full guard but Highpants takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Oh Howell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poor strikes thrown by Highpants there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Highpants throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Howell blocking the ground and pound.
Highpants throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Highpants misses with a head shot.
Highpants is breathing heavily.
Highpants thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Highpants postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Howell in real trouble here! The ref calls for Howell to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Highpants!
Josh Howell spoke after the fight, saying 'My opposition fought like a 10-year-old girl tonight. I'm not sure if I got knocked out or lost a terrible decision. My head hurts. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enting Butikol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Vieira Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butikol comes to the cage accompanied by Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Enting Butikol could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Vieira Moreira's chin.
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192 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
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224 lbs
34 - 26 - 1 |
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Great elbows
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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
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enting Butikol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Vieira Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira throws a wild body kick that Butikol sees coming a mile off.
Butikol was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Butikol throws a hook but Moreira blocks it.
Moreira lets loose with a powerful body kick. Butikol will feel that in the morning.
Moreira thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Butikol if he has to take too many more of those.
Sloppy strikes from Butikol. Those never looked like landing.
Butikol has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Moreira.
Moreira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Butikol throwing a counter right hand but Moreira manages to avoid it.
Moreira throws a leg kick which misses Butikol's front leg but catches the back leg as Butikol tries to avoid it.
Butikol avoids the head kick by Moreira.
Moreira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butikol was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Butikol avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butikol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Butikol lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moreira scoring well with a low kick there.
Butikol moves out of range as Moreira strikes.
A quick step to the side and Butikol tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Butikol misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira avoids the head kick by Butikol.
Butikol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Butikol throws a head kick but Moreira moves out of range.
Moreira is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Butikol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Moreira. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Moreira.
Moreira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butikol misses with a hook. Moreira ducked under it nicely.
Butikol changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Butikol throws out a loose jab but Moreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butikol fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Butikol bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moreira's head.
It looks like Daniel Vieira Moreira has been cut.
Butikol connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moreira throws a head kick but Butikol moves out of range.
Moreira keeps Butikol at a distance using the push kick.
Moreira connects with a leg kick. Butikol looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Butikol lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Moreira.
Butikol tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moreira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Butikol misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moreira counters with an inside leg kick.
Moreira ducks under a wild hook from Butikol.
Butikol slips under a jab.
Butikol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butikol moves out of range of the body kick.
Moreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moreira misses with a kick to the body.
Butikol avoids the head kick by Moreira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butikol takes a swing at Moreira's ribcage but misses.
Butikol throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Butikol does it's job there.
Moreira throws a body kick that misses.
Butikol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Butikol lands with a nice body punch.
Moreira gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Butikol counters with a crisp one two that drops Moreira! Butikol thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Moreira to his feet! Moreira is in big trouble!
Moreira is rocked!
Moreira looks winded!
Moreira backs away from a small jab... but Butikol lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Moreira crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Butikol with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Enting Butikol!
A relieved looking Enting Butikol thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Daniel Vieira Moreira had this to say: 'I'm done!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong has chosen Nobody Nobody as his entrance music. Josh Barnett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kim Jong's chin.
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37
284 lbs
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278 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
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Jong!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnett circles away.
Barnett changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jong wants to clinch up but Barnett keeps it at a distance.
Jong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnett feinted with a counter takedown.
That kick from Jong tenderised Barnett's leg. Barnett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jong is looking to clinch but Barnett is avoiding it.
Barnett appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jong wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnett tries to counter with a takedown but Jong is quick to defend against it.
Jong moves into range and clinches up with Barnett.
Barnett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jong prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong lands a shoulder strike.
Barnett has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jong is trying to keep an underhook but Barnett manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barnett connects with a nice short shot to Jong's temple.
We've been hearing that Barnett has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jong is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Barnett jumps into side control!
Barnett lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jong down.
Jong is looking to reverse the position.
Barnett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jong knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Barnett working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jong is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Barnett's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jong is defending against the submission attempts here by Barnett.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnett is looking to take a break and control but Jong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jong looking for a guillotine here but Barnett defends easily.
Barnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jong is keeping the position for now.
Barnett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Jong keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnett lands a couple of digs.
Jong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jong is trying to work for a kimura but Barnett is defending well.
Barnett tries to get to full guard but Jong has control of the leg.
Barnett actively working from the bottom here.
Barnett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jong lands strikes from half guard.
Jong tries to pass to full mount but Barnett defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jong.
Jong has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jong is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Barnett is surviving well by controlling Jong's body position as best he can.
Jong thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Barnett is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Barnett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jong moves to back control.
Jong controlling well, preventing Barnett from escaping the position.
Barnett fending off the submission attempt from Jong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jong lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jong misses with a head kick.
Barnett appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jong is looking to clinch.
Barnett changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kim Jong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jong clinches up with Barnett and pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Jong.
It looks like Josh Barnett has been cut.
Barnett tries to score a body lock takedown but Jong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Jong.
Jong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jong has hold of Barnett's hands but Barnett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jong doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barnett.
Jong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barnett's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barnett's back!
Jong working for a choke but Barnett is defending well.
Jong avoiding Barnett 's attempts to control his hands.
Barnett defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Barnett defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Barnett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett lands a couple of elbows.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Jong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett looking to pass the guard.
Barnett landing some decent shots from guard.
Jong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barnett distracts Jong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barnett passes Jong's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barnett is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnett trying to mount his opponent but Jong defends it.
Barnett trying to control from half guard but Jong is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong is looking for a sweep. Barnett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barnett is looking to take a break and control but Jong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnett is working for a submission of some sort.
Barnett working Jong over with strikes.
Jong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jong working for a triangle but Barnett defends it easily.
Jong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barnett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barnett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jong looking for a guillotine here but Barnett defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnett stands and throws Jong's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jong is trying to get back to half guard.
Josh Barnett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jong taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jong tries to bench press Barnett off him but Barnett keeps the position.
Barnett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jong is not content to let Barnett control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Barnett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Barnett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jong tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnett appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barnett moves out of range as Jong strikes.
Barnett tries to counter with a takedown but Jong is quick to defend against it.
Jong has Barnett up against the cage in a clinch.
Jong lands a right hand.
Barnett takes an elbow to the temple.
Barnett tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barnett takes a shot to the head.
Barnett tries to pull guard but Jong forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Jong on the inside.
Jong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnett is defending well for now.
Jong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnett takes an elbow to the temple.
Jong working aggressively here.
Jong connects with a knee to the head.
Jong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnett has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jong is trying to keep an underhook but Barnett manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jong is trying to get back to full guard.
Jong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnett passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnett in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Jong is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Josh Barnett!
During a confident post fight interview, Josh Barnett thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wietrzny has chosen Hunter-Fallen as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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36
160 lbs
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46
163 lbs
25 - 32 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wietrzny misses with a takedown attempt
and Edgar counters with a nice uppercut.
Wietrzny tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edgar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wietrzny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edgar.
Edgar misses with a low kick.
Edgar misses with a straight right.
Edgar scores with a body shot.
Wietrzny misses with a takedown attempt
and Edgar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny tries to clinch but Edgar moves out of range.
As Wietrzny looks to move away, Edgar throws a big counter combo but Wietrzny just gets out of the way.
Nice shot by Edgar.
Wietrzny throws a sloppy body shot
and Edgar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wietrzny takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Edgar does no damage.
Wietrzny tries to counter with a clinch but Edgar shakes him off and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Edgar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Edgar.
No joy there for Edgar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edgar sets himself, and Wietrzny steps forward looking for the clinch! Edgar avoids it this time.
Wietrzny fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Edgar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wietrzny missing with a left hand there. Edgar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny wants to clinch.
Edgar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Edgar throws a leg kick
and Wietrzny counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Wietrzny 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wietrzny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edgar tries to keep at a distance but Wietrzny has taken the fight into the clinch.
Edgar manages to break the clinch.
Wietrzny takes the fight into the clinch.
Edgar pushes Wietrzny back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edgar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice combination there by Wietrzny.
It looks like Frankie Edgar has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wietrzny misses with a looping right.
Edgar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edgar. That's going to slow Wietrzny down.
Edgar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Edgar duly obliges.
Edgar throws a nice outside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wietrzny.
Frankie Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Wietrzny.
Wietrzny keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Edgar walks into a jab.
Edgar throws a looping overhand right but Wietrzny ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edgar.
Edgar lands a nice hook to Wietrzny's body. Wietrzny takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Edgar throws a right and a left that Wietrzny avoids nicely.
Nice shot by Edgar.
Wietrzny tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edgar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edgar appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny is looking to clinch but Edgar is avoiding it.
Edgar fails to land with a series of punches.
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.
Edgar circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Edgar counter with a right hand.
Wietrzny is rocked!
Wietrzny thows a leg kick but Edgar checks it
and Wietrzny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wietrzny is still on wobbly legs! Can Edgar finish him?
Edgar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edgar has closed the distance and engaged Wietrzny in a clinch.
Edgar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wietrzny seems to have recovered his senses.
Wietrzny has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Edgar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Edgar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edgar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wietrzny has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wietrzny there as he acknowledges the shot.
Edgar scores with a leg kick.
Edgar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar looks to land a combination but Wietrzny avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Edgar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wietrzny takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wietrzny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edgar.
Wietrzny looks to score with a jab to the body but Edgar is just out of range.
It looked like Edgar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd cheers as Wietrzny lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edgar doesn't seem phased though.
Wietrzny tries to clinch
and Edgar counters with a stiff right hand.
Edgar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wietrzny.
Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wietrzny.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Edgar! Wietrzny is backing up but he can't get away as Edgar lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Wietrzny and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frankie Edgar!
After winning the bout, Frankie Edgar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieran Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Patton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Motorhead - Iron Fist. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kieran Summers!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Summers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Summers trying to control the action but Patton is working from the bottom.
Summers tries to move to mount but Patton blocks the move with his legs.
Summers misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Patton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Summers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Patton gets back to half guard.
Patton's coaches at Golden Child Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers trying to pass the guard but Patton defending well.
Summers moves into full mount! Patton won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers content just to control the position here.
Patton wants to hold on but Summers pushes him away.
Patton is trying to escape the mount.
Patton is squirming around, avoiding Summers's attempts to control the action.
Summers is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Summers content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Patton can't escape the position.
Summers controlling the pace for now.
Summers looking to control but Patton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Summers is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Patton has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Patton!
Summers trying to keep a closed guard but Patton is proving a slippery customer.
Patton being controlled here momentarily.
Patton throws a strike but Summers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Summers sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers won't allow Patton to sweep him here.
Patton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Patton has his hands on Summers's head, controlling the position.
Patton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Summers trying to control but Patton is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patton 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran Summers 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.
Summers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Patton's calf.
Patton digs a good hook to Summers's body.
Summers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Patton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patton cracks Summers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Patton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Summers is out of range and Patton settles back down.
As Patton backs off Summers throws a huge counter combo but Patton manages to avoid it all.
Summers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patton manages to avoid it.
Summers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Patton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Patton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Summers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patton.
Patton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Patton thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jack Patton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patton looks to land a right hand but Summers moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton throws a wild body kick that Summers sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Summers misses
letting Patton counter with a right hand.
Summers shoots in but Patton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Patton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Patton.
Patton misses with the combination.
Patton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Summers.
Summers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Patton looks to throw the jab but Summers is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a jab but it's blocked by Summers.
Summers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Decent striking displayed by Patton there.
A head kick from Patton lands but Summers takes it in his stride.
Summers scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton throws a leg kick but Summers checks it.
Summers throws a solid leg kick but Patton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Summers.
Patton moves out of range as Summers throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Patton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Summers misses with a combination
letting Patton counter with a right hand.
Summers throws a solid leg kick but Patton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Summers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Summers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Patton.
Patton moves out of range of the leg kick from Summers.
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Summers moves away.
Summers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Patton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Summers is able to avoid easily.
A shot to the liver by Patton. Beautiful body shot.
Patton checks a low kick from Summers.
Jack Patton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Summers tries a low kick but Patton avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Patton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Patton throws a series of punches but Summers moves out of range.
Summers lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton misses with a kick to the body
and Summers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Summers.
Summers shapes to counter with a head kick.
Summers avoids the head kick by Patton.
Patton checks a leg kick nicely.
Summers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patton manages to avoid it.
Summers looks for the body kick but Patton saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Summers blocks a head kick by Patton.
Summers shoots in for a takedown but Patton shows good takedown defense.
Patton lands a right hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Patton.
Patton scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Patton dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Summers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patton was well out of range. Poor timing from Summers.
Patton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Summers.
Patton swings for the body but Summers moves out of range.
Patton throws a body kick that misses
and Summers counters with a takedown into side control.
Patton throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Summers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Summers throws a leg kick but Patton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Summers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Summers misses with a low kick as Patton jumps back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Summers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Summers moves out of range as Patton throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers avoids the body shot from Patton.
Patton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Patton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Patton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Summers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good leg kick by Patton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Patton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Summers is able to avoid easily.
Nice shot by Patton.
Summers throws a push kick but Patton slaps the foot to one side.
Patton blocks the body kick.
Patton is looking to counter punch.
Patton throws a lazy head kick
and Summers counters with a stiff right hand.
Patton checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers thumps Patton with a low kick.
Summers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Patton.
Nice body punch from Patton.
Good work by Patton as he checks the leg kick.
Patton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Summers's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Summers swinging wildly here.
Patton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Patton throws a series of punches but Summers moves out of range.
Summers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers misses with a double jab.
Patton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Patton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Summers doesn't seem bothered though.
Patton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Summers manages to avoid it.
Patton wants to land a leg kick but Summers is out of range.
Patton misses with a few strikes there.
Patton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Summers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Patton checks it well.
Patton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Summers fails with a takedown attempt.
Patton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Patton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Summers can do to turn this around?
Summers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Patton tries to bum rush Summers with a series of wild strikes but Summers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Patton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Summers momentarily.
Patton lands a head kick. Summers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Summers is rocked!
Summers checks a leg kick.
Summers is still on wobbly legs! Can Patton finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summers moves to clinch but Patton breaks away
enabling Patton to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Patton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Patton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Patton!
Jack Patton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Sheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Sheck is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tong Po !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Sheck!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheck looks for a takedown but Po sprawls well.
Sheck gets tackled into the cage by Po . Po maintains the clinch.
Sheck ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sheck no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sheck wants to sweep but no luck.
Sheck is working an open guard so Po takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sheck has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Po is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Po looks to land a combination. Sheck sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Roger Sheck has been cut.
Sheck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheck misses with a takedown attempt - Po sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Po is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Sheck.
Po closes the distance and clinches.
Po tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sheck's elbow.
Po 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Po .
Sheck goes for a takedown in the clinch but Po prevents it.
I was talking to Po 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tong Po has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Sheck.
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Sheck controls the action.
Po lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Sheck fails to pull guard.
Po working aggressively here.
Po trying to land knees to the body.
Sheck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sheck has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Po is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Sheck avoids the damage to the body.
Po lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheck takes an elbow to the temple.
Sheck is looking for a takedown.
Po tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sheck is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sheck blocks an elbow strike.
Po gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sheck.
Sheck has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Po after a bit of a struggle.
Po looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Po just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sheck's brow.
Po throws an elbow but it misses.
Po lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheck jumps guard and drags Po to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Po trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sheck's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Po 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.
Sheck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sheck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Po gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sheck looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sheck wants to stand and escape but Po is having none of it.
Po stands up from Sheck's guard - Po perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sheck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Po .
Sheck closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sheck lands in his opponent's guard.
Po is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sheck wants to improve his position but Po is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Po dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Sheck's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Po thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Po pinned against the cage. Po gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sheck tries for a takedown but Po circles away easily
and Po counters with a head kick that drops Sheck to the mat! Sheck scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Po throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheck is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Po ! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tong Po !
During a confident post fight interview, Tong Po thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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