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KDU 59 - Deadly Duel PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neck Cranka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Jam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jam has chosen Transylvania as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Neck Cranka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Jam!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jam throws a right and a left that Cranka avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Jam misses.
Cranka pushes Jam away with a front kick.
Cranka shoots in and drives through. Jam sprawls well.
A clash of legs there as Jam blocks the low kick.
Cranka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neck Cranka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Jam blocks the low kick.
Cranka thumps Jam with a low kick.
Cranka scoring well with a low kick there.
Cranka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jam.
Cranka throws a head kick that half lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cranka.
Cranka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jam circles away.
Jam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cranka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jam misses its intended target.
Cranka throws a body kick that misses.
Crunch! Cranka slams his shin into Jam's torso.
Jam misses with a low kick.
Jam blocks a head kick by Cranka.
Cranka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cranka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cranka misses with a leg kick.
Cranka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jam throws a shot from downtown. Cranka moves away and avoids it.
Cranka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jam.
Cranka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jam.
Cranka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranka preventing the sweep.
Jam has momentary wrist control but Cranka slips an elbow through the middle.
Jam working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cranka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cranka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cranka pushing down on Jam's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cranka wants to pass the guard but Jam is defending well.
Cranka lands with a punch from half guard.
Cranka wants to pass to mount but Jam is defending the position.
Cranka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jam is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cranka pulls his head out easily.
Jam looking for submissions off his back.
Jam looks gassed!
Cranka is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranka looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cranka putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cranka lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cranka connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cranka unloading with bombs!
Cranka 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.
Cranka landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cranka working Jam over with strikes here.
Jam is rocked!
Cranka with the ground and pound from mount.
Jam is still in real trouble! Can Cranka finish him?
Cranka is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jam can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cranka working Jam over with strikes here.
Cranka unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Jam wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Cranka celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neck Cranka!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lachlan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Spicoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by ready to Roll, The Black Dahlias. Spicoli is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wipe Out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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198 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lachlan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Spicoli!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spicoli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Spicoli.
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spicoli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Spicoli.
Spicoli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spicoli checks a low kick from Anderson.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson tests Spicoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spicoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson throws the left hand but Spicoli avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Spicoli catches Anderson right on the button with a cross.
Anderson throws the left hand but Spicoli avoids the punch easily.
A cross from Spicoli lands.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spicoli.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab lands there for Spicoli.
Nice shot by Anderson.
Spicoli steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anderson. That one must have hurt.
Spicoli lands a head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Spicoli takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spicoli crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anderson - the referee stops the clock and Spicoli gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anderson. Spicoli manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spicoli stuffs the takedown.
Anderson defending well as Spicoli loads up on a big left hand.
Spicoli throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Spicoli lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spicoli's calf.
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!
Anderson misses with a jab to the body
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spicoli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spicoli checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
Spicoli lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Anderson.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spicoli looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson throws a body punch but Spicoli moves out of range.
Spicoli rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spicoli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Spicoli tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Anderson defending well as Spicoli loads up on a big left hand.
Jab by Spicoli.
Anderson thumps Spicoli with a low kick.
Spicoli misses the shot to the body.
Spicoli works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Spicoli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson counters with an inside leg kick.
Spicoli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Spicoli has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spicoli looking to slow down the pace here.
Spicoli breaks from the clinch.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spicoli!
Spicoli scores with a decent looking hook.
Anderson is rocked!
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Spicoli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spicoli drops Anderson with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Anderson! Spicoli dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Jeff Spicoli!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barraclough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barraclough comes to the cage accompanied by MGMT - Electric Feel. Black has chosen AC/DC - Back in Black as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lucas Black told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
8 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 1 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Barraclough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Black!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barraclough on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barraclough walks into a jab.
Black cracks Barraclough with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barraclough scores with a hook.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barraclough takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Black looks to land a combination but Barraclough avoids it well.
Barraclough checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Black lands with a shot to the body.
Barraclough throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Black throws out a loose jab but Barraclough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barraclough tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.
Both fighters circling a little - Black finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barraclough moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barraclough is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Barraclough misses with a kick to the body.
Barraclough drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Black can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraclough tries for a kimura but Black is defending well.
Barraclough is breathing heavily.
Black is trying to control Barraclough's posture but Barraclough avoids it.
The strikes coming from Barraclough are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Barraclough 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.
Barraclough goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Black has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Barraclough but great work by Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Black decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Black lands a jab-cross combination.
Black takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Black scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barraclough fails with the takedown.
A punch combination from Barraclough misses.
Barraclough throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Black feints and then cracks Barraclough's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barraclough down.
Barraclough doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barraclough circles away quickly and effectively.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Black.
Barraclough misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barraclough counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheers as Black lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barraclough doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barraclough looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barraclough shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barraclough slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barraclough tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black connects with a body shot.
Black throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barraclough has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Barraclough to counter with a crisp jab.
Black lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barraclough takes a step back to recover.
Black lands a body shot.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucas Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barraclough loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Black scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black lands with an uppercut that bounces Barraclough off the cage and back into rage.
Black goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barraclough throws a push kick but Black slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Black.
Black lands with a good body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Black lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barraclough has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barraclough and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barraclough takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barraclough circles away quickly and effectively.
Barraclough lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Black jabs at Barraclough's body.
Barraclough takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Black throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Black scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barraclough in his tracks.
Barraclough misses the body punch
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Black lands a jab.
Barraclough misses with a body punch
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Black as he connects with a hook.
Black is working the combinations to good effect here.
Barraclough has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Black.
Black lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Black slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Black looks to land a combination but Barraclough avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Black dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barraclough on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mike Barraclough is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barraclough moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A nice combination there by Black.
Barraclough misses with a two punch combination.
Black dodges the punch combination from Barraclough.
Lucas Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barraclough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barraclough tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Black makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barraclough looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Black takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barraclough blocks the body kick.
Black misses with the combination.
Black bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barraclough closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black lands with a hook. Barraclough tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barraclough throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Black's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Black duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraclough throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Barraclough misses with a takedown attempt
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
Barraclough is rocked!
Black connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Barraclough! He's out on his feet! Black rushes in and drops Barraclough with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lucas Black!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Otunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera comes to the cage accompanied by Romper Stomper. Otunga is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Go To Sleep. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Basic striking
Powerful |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dominic Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kane Otunga!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vera tries to clinch but Otunga is having none of it.
Vera avoids the body shot from Otunga.
Vera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vera lands a jab to the head.
Otunga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vera circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the body from Otunga misses
and Vera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Otunga with a poor takedown
and Vera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Otunga stuffs the takedown.
Otunga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vera.
Otunga is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Otunga tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
Otunga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Otunga shoots in for a takedown but Vera shows good takedown defense.
Dominic Vera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kane Otunga.
Vera connects with a crisp jab.
Vera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Otunga closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Otunga lands in his opponent's guard.
Vera seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Otunga stops Vera from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otunga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vera is looking to stand up but Otunga isn't so interested in that idea.
Vera looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Otunga trying to control but Vera is working from the bottom.
Otunga throwing strikes from guard but Vera blocks nicely.
Vera is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Otunga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Otunga closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vera did well to prevent Otunga getting side control.
Nice strikes from Otunga there.
Vera actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otunga passes to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Otunga.
Otunga lands a big shot there that rocks Vera but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vera working to try and regain half guard.
Otunga lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Otunga lands a nice shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Otunga lands a big shot there that rocks Vera but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Otunga raining down shots from the mount!
Otunga looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vera tries to buck Otunga off but he can't manage it.
Vera is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otunga dominating with strikes here.
Otunga with shots to the head and body - Vera looks very uncomfortable down there.
Otunga lands with some strikes.
Otunga cracks Vera with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Otunga lands a heavy elbow.
Vera is rocked!
Vera is trying desperately to improve position.
Otunga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vera is looking to escape.
Otunga landing strikes from the mount.
Vera tries to hold on but Otunga pushes him away.
Otunga landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otunga cracks Vera with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vera swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Vera can't escape the position.
Vera is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Otunga with shots to the head and body - Vera looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vera is wriggling around trying to escape.
Otunga is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Vera has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Otunga raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Otunga with good strikes from the mount here!
Otunga has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vera's face.
Otunga lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Otunga dominated that round.
That's time! Vera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Otunga fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vera is out of range.
Vera throws a series of strikes that have Otunga backpedaling.
Vera looks for a takedown but Otunga sprawls well.
Kane Otunga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vera throws a sloppy head kick and Otunga moves out of range easily.
Vera throws a one two combo.
Otunga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vera scores with a nice head shot.
Vera tries a head kick but it misses.
Vera rushes Otunga and presses him up against the cage.
Vera lands a nice knee to the body.
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Otunga throws a combination that misses
and Vera counters with a nice double leg into side control. Otunga won't be happy with that.
Otunga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vera wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Otunga dodges the ground and pound from Vera.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vera is putting a hurting on Otunga here, landing some big shots from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vera landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera decides to stand back up.
Otunga tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Vera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Otunga doesn't seem phased though.
Vera throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vera tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Otunga counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Otunga throws a body punch but Vera moves out of range.
Otunga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vera lands a high kick!
Otunga with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vera counters with a stiff right hand.
Vera blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Vera - just one landing.
Otunga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Otunga misses with a takedown attempt
and Vera counters with a takedown into side control.
Dominic Vera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kane Otunga.
Otunga is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Otunga!
Vera tries to control but Otunga wriggling away.
Vera breaks from Otunga's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otunga really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vera goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Otunga turns into him and now he's in Vera's guard.
Vera trying to keep a closed guard but Otunga is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otunga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Otunga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Otunga landing with the ground and pound.
Kane Otunga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Otunga cracks Vera with a solid left hand.
Vera trying to keep a closed guard but Otunga is proving a slippery customer.
Otunga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Otunga landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otunga postures up and lands a big shot to Vera's brow.
Otunga trying to control but Vera is working from the bottom.
Otunga preventing the sweep.
Otunga wants to control from the top but Vera keeps moving.
Vera has momentary wrist control but Otunga slips an elbow through the middle.
Otunga thows a big elbow that misses.
Otunga avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otunga postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Vera dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Vera has closed the distance and engaged Otunga in a clinch.
Vera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vera tries to clinch up.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Otunga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Otunga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vera rather than just go for the knockout.
Otunga thows a body shot but no joy.
Otunga connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Otunga. Vera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otunga closes the distance and clinches up with Vera, looking for a takedown. Otunga pushes Vera against the cage but Vera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Otunga.
Vera gets a takedown into half guard.
Vera lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vera stands up out of the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vera lands with an uppercut that bounces Otunga off the cage and back into rage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vera.
Otunga is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Otunga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Otunga gets back to half guard.
Vera has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Otunga works to full guard.
Vera trying to control but Otunga is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Otunga dives on top into guard.
Otunga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Otunga throws a big right hand that misses.
Vera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vera has momentary wrist control but Otunga slips an elbow through the middle.
Otunga prevents Vera from getting back to his feet.
Otunga lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Otunga's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Otunga stops Vera from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otunga thows a big elbow that misses.
Otunga content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Otunga distracts Vera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Otunga wants to control from the top but Vera keeps moving.
Otunga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Otunga is in close to Vera's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vera has momentary wrist control but Otunga slips an elbow through the middle.
Otunga won't allow Vera to get back to his feet.
Otunga wants to control from the top but Vera keeps moving.
Otunga won't allow Vera to sweep him here.
Otunga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vera is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Otunga is controlling him.
Otunga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera keeping moving, preventing Otunga from controlling successfully.
Otunga landing with the ground and pound.
Otunga postures up and lands a big shot to Vera's brow.
Vera is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Otunga is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vera is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Otunga lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Otunga lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kane Otunga.
I think Otunga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Otunga!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alec Dimanche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derya Sevket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimanche comes to the cage accompanied by GLaDos - Still Alive. Sevket has chosen In the Club as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Derya Sevket has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alec Dimanche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derya Sevket!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Sevket.
Alec Dimanche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sevket showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimanche.
Dimanche throws a shot from downtown. Sevket moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Dimanche misses.
Dimanche throws a hook but Sevket avoids it easily.
Sevket avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dimanche throws a shot from downtown. Sevket moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sevket steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dimanche.
Dimanche misses the shot to the body.
Sevket scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dimanche wants to improve his position but Sevket is controlling well.
Dimanche is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevket is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dimanche keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sevket is thwarting Dimanche's attempts to control the position.
Dimanche tries to roll over but Sevket keeps him under control.
Sevket thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dimanche trying to control from the bottom.
Sevket passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dimanche!
Dimanche is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sevket pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Alec Dimanche has been cut.
Sevket in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sevket scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sevket looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sevket avoids the attempt from Dimanche to control.
BOOM! Sevket connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimanche is looking to improve his position but Sevket isn't that keen on the idea.
Dimanche bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dimanche trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dimanche has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sevket throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dimanche pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sevket is keeping the position for now.
Sevket working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dimanche.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimanche connects with a couple of short punches.
Sevket keeping full guard, as Dimanche tries to pass.
Sevket working for a triangle but Dimanche defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dimanche won't allow Sevket to sweep him here.
Sevket lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dimanche!
Dimanche regains half guard.
Sevket tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dimanche knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dimanche wants to control but Sevket is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dimanche tries to kick Sevket off but Sevket keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sevket prevents Dimanche from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevket missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sevket is thwarting Dimanche's attempts to control the position.
Dimanche wants to improve his position but Sevket is controlling well.
Sevket tries to pass to full mount but Dimanche defends it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dimanche lands with an overhand left.
Dimanche rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sevket moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sevket avoids the body shot from Dimanche.
Sevket fails to land the takedown.
Dimanche throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derya Sevket dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alec Dimanche's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dimanche cracks Sevket with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimanche. Sevket does a little dance to reset his feet.
Derya Sevket is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dimanche misses with an uppercut.
Dimanche throws an overhand right that lands on Sevket's shoulder, as Sevket tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Sevket.
Nice defenses there by Sevket.
Dimanche loads up on a big right hand but Sevket slips the punch.
Dimanche fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sevket walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dimanche throws a hook to the side of Sevket's head but Sevket sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dimanche misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimanche missing with a left hand there. Sevket was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Dimanche.
Dimanche throws a hook to the side of Sevket's head but Sevket sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dimanche looks to score with a jab to the body but Sevket is just out of range.
Dimanche looks to land a left hand but Sevket moved out of range nicely.
Dimanche ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sevket moves away.
Dimanche bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sevket.
Sevket on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimanche drops Sevket with a beautiful combination! Sevket stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dimanche is looking for the KO!
It looks like Derya Sevket has been cut.
Sevket is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimanche fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sevket manages to avoid it.
Dimanche throws a jab but it's blocked by Sevket.
Alec Dimanche is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Dimanche.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimanche. Sevket does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dimanche misses with a hook.
A jab from Dimanche misses.
Dimanche throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dimanche drops Sevket with a beautiful combination! Sevket stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dimanche is looking for the KO!
Dimanche feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sevket sprawling to the canvas! Sevket rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dimanche finish him?!
Sevket is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevket leaves his chin hanging out and Dimanche seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Sevket crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alec Dimanche!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akihito Tatsuhiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kova Paska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuhiko comes to the cage accompanied by Save Yourself. Akihito Tatsuhiko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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216 lbs
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221 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akihito Tatsuhiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kova Paska!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuhiko throws a good cross that connects.
Paska fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tatsuhiko tries to bum rush Paska with a series of wild strikes but Paska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tatsuhiko misses the jab.
Tatsuhiko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paska.
Paska fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tatsuhiko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tatsuhiko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tatsuhiko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paska shoots in and drives through. Tatsuhiko sprawls well.
Akihito Tatsuhiko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kova Paska.
Tatsuhiko sizes up Paska with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Tatsuhiko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paska looks gassed!
Tatsuhiko throws a series of punches but Paska avoids them all with ease.
Tatsuhiko throws and low kick but Paska moves out of range easily.
Tatsuhiko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akihito Tatsuhiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatsuhiko throws a head kick that misses.
Tatsuhiko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Paska with that takedown attempt.
Paska gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko works the jab nicely.
Tatsuhiko works over Paska's head and body with a nice combination.
Tatsuhiko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tatsuhiko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tatsuhiko is looking to slow Paska down with leg kicks.
Tatsuhiko throws a nice looking combination but Paska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tatsuhiko throws a head kick that Paska semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatsuhiko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Paska is rocked!
Tatsuhiko scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Tatsuhiko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paska doesn't seem phased though.
Tatsuhiko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Paska is still on wobbly legs! Can Tatsuhiko finish him?
Tatsuhiko closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Paska! Tatsuhiko dives in looking to finish! Paska is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akihito Tatsuhiko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Brotha Lynch Hung - That's What I Said as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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25
215 lbs
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218 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Harris!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Harris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harris throws a leg kick but Rodriguez moved away.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodriguez looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Rodriguez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rodriguez digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Harris looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Harris misses with a jab to the body
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez lands with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mickey Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Rodriguez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
A jab from Harris misses.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Rodriguez wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a hook but Rodriguez blocks it.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Harris tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez with a nice cross.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Harris catches Rodriguez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Rodriguez pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Rodriguez.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Rodriguez lands with a left to the head.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Nice body punch from Rodriguez - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Harris misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Rodriguez.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rodriguez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harris misses with some punches.
Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Rodriguez as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Rodriguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodriguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Rodriguez on the inside.
Rodriguez misses with some punches.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Rodriguez gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Rodriguez 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.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris walks into a left hand.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez clinches but Harris breaks the clinch
and Harris counters with a thumping low kick.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Dominic Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Rodriguez wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Harris throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harris takes one to the side of the head.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Harris both land. Nice combination.
Harris slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez clinches but Harris breaks the clinch
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris misses with a shot to the body
and Rodriguez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodriguez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Rodriguez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Rodriguez on the inside.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodriguez working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rodriguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Nice body punch from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rodriguez effectively controlling the action here.
Harris digs a right hand underneath Rodriguez's ribcage. Rodriguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Harris tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
Harris tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rodriguez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Rodriguez cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Rodriguez is working Harris over against the cage.
Rodriguez tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris lands a body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rodriguez as Harris tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodriguez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Rodriguez.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rodriguez gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez presses Harris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodriguez.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodriguez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rodriguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Rodriguez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rodriguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Rodriguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodriguez prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez is leaning against Harris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mickey Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the body.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the body from Rodriguez misses
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rodriguez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodriguez clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rodriguez avoiding damage.
Harris pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Rodriguez slows down the pace here.
Mickey Rodriguez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodriguez lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looking to slow down the pace here.
Rodriguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodriguez digs a right hand underneath Harris's ribcage. Harris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rodriguez.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dominic Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
Rodriguez misses with some punches.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rodriguez taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
Harris tries to work over Rodriguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harris as Rodriguez tries to tie him up.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodriguez blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rodriguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodriguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Harris.
Harris lands a body punch.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodriguezs head.
Harris digs a right hand into Rodriguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodriguez's gas tank.
Harris pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
Rodriguez misses with some punches.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Rodriguez gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
Rodriguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris cracks Rodriguez with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Harris is leaning against Rodriguez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodriguez.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Rodriguez misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Rodriguez blocking some punches.
Harris trying to control the position but instead, Rodriguez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harris into the cage.
Harris blocks a body shot from Rodriguez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Rodriguez is trying to maintain a safe position but Harris gets an underhook and turns Rodriguez into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Good body shot from Harris.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Rodriguez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harris lands a shot to the body.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodriguez or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rodriguez 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kah Fing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fing's choice of entrance music: Whats My Name. Kah Fing 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Piston Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kah Fing!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fing. Fing obviously looking to wear him down.
Honda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fing doesn't seem bothered though.
Honda cracks a nice hook into Fing's ribs.
Fing checks a leg kick.
Fing lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Honda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fing was well out of range. Poor timing from Honda.
Honda takes a swing at Fing's ribcage but misses.
Honda cracks a nice hook into Fing's ribs.
Fing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honda connects with a looping right hand.
Honda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fing takes one to the chin there.
Fing looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fing throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Honda's head.
Nice cross by Honda.
Nice uppercut lands for Fing. That snapped Honda's head back.
Honda takes one to the side of the head.
Honda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fing dodges the punch combination from Honda.
Fing throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Honda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Honda is looking to wear down Fing with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Honda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Piston Honda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honda cracks Fing with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Honda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fing misses with an attempted mid kick.
Honda lands with a shot to the body.
Fing looks gassed!
Fing misses with a straight left.
Honda lands a nice hook to Fing's body. Fing takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fing takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fing moves forwards but Honda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Honda throws a right hand that Fing ducks under and follows up with a left that Fing also avoids with ease.
Fing scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fing looks to land a body kick but Honda moved away.
Fing missing with a left hand there. Honda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fing tries to land a front kick but Honda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Honda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fing manages to avoid it.
Honda misses with a series of wild punches.
Honda scores with a shot to the body.
Honda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Honda punishes Fing's body with a nice straight punch.
Honda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fing.
Honda just misses with a punch to the body.
Honda misses with a hook. Fing ducked under it nicely.
Honda gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fing counters with a big head kick but Honda shrugs it off.
Fing feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Honda's calf.
Honda misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Honda finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fing at a distance.
Honda lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Honda throws a series of strikes that have Fing backpedaling.
Honda connects with a high kick.
Honda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fing looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Honda cracks Fing with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fing uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Honda misses with a hook to the body
and Fing counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fing prevents Honda from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fing tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fing wants to stall.
Fing tries to land knees in the clinch but Honda avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fing tries to break the clinch but Honda is controlling the position.
Fing stalls.
Honda has Fing pressed against the cage.
Fing keeps control of Honda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fing is trying to maintain a safe position but Honda gets an underhook and turns Fing into the cage.
Fing looking to throw knees to the head but Honda is blocking nicely.
Fing dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Honda is trying to break free.
Honda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Honda takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Honda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fing throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Honda blocks it with crossed arms.
Fing throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Honda blocks it with crossed arms.
Honda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Honda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Honda walks into a stiff left hand from Fing.
Fing looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honda.
Honda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fing takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch combination from Honda misses.
Honda misses with a body shot.
Honda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fing throws a leg kick
and Honda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honda misses with a kick to the body.
Fing moves forwards but Honda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Honda takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fing scores with a push kick.
Honda moves out of range as Fing throws a body kick.
Piston Honda is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda moves out of range of the body kick from Fing.
Honda thows a body shot but no joy.
Fing walks into a stiff left hand from Honda.
Fing looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fing throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Honda scores with a body shot.
Fing is breathing heavily.
Fing takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Honda. That's going to slow Fing down.
Honda lands a lovely overhand right.
Honda throws a head kick but Fing moves out of range.
Honda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Honda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fing counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Honda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fing taking a breather.
Honda tries to break the clinch but Fing is controlling the position.
Fing looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fing misses with a punch on the inside.
Honda manages to break the clinch.
Fing throws a body kick the misses
and Honda counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honda swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fing clinches but Honda breaks the clinch
and Honda counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Honda finds it's target.
Honda throws a head kick that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fing in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Honda scores with a one two! Fing had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Honda misses with an uppercut.
Honda misses the shot to the body.
Honda takes a swing at Fing's ribcage but misses.
Honda swings for the body but Fing moves out of range.
Honda moves out of range as Fing throws a body kick.
Honda connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fing checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Honda checks a leg kick.
Fing avoids the body shot from Honda.
Honda throws an overhand right that lands on Fing's shoulder, as Fing tries to avoid the shot.
Honda misses with the combination.
Honda thows a body shot but no joy.
Fing staying out of range there.
Fing feints and then cracks Honda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Honda down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fing takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fing turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Honda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Honda throws a body punch but Fing moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Fing.
Fing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fing throws the kick towards the body but Honda avoids it.
Fing scoring well with a low kick there.
Honda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fing lands a nice hook to Honda's body. Honda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Honda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Honda throws a chopping leg kick but Fing manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Honda misses with a shot to the body
and Fing counters with a body kick.
Fing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fing with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fing.
Honda misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fing lands a front kick.
Fing looks for the body kick but Honda saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Honda throws a body punch but Fing moves out of range.
Fing connects with a high kick.
Fing throws a looping overhand right but Honda ducks down to avoid it.
Honda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fing.
Honda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Honda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fing moves away.
Fing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fing lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fing connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Honda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fing throws a low kick but Honda avoids it.
A head kick from Fing lands but Honda takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fing moves into the clinch.
Fing tries to land knees in the clinch but Honda avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Honda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fing throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Honda blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fing has Honda pressed against the cage, preventing Honda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Honda is trying to break the clinch but Fing has him pressed against the cage.
Fing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Honda can't break the clinch.
Fing'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.
Honda takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fing crunches a lovely knee into Honda's ribcage.
Fing content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fing throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Honda blocks it with crossed arms.
Honda is looking to break free of the clinch but Fing has double underhooks.
Honda wants to break free but Fing has control.
Fing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Honda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Honda struggles to land a body shot inside as Fing controls his hands.
Honda leaning his opponent against the cage.
Honda can't break the clinch.
Fing misses with a knee strike.
Fing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fing is pushing Honda up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Honda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fing tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Honda.
Honda breaks from the clinch.
Honda misses with a body shot
and Fing counters with a head kick. That will keep Honda thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fing lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Honda scores with a one two! Fing had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honda.
Honda lands a jab to Fing's midsection.
Honda misses the jab.
Honda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honda.
Honda takes a swing at Fing's ribcage but misses.
Fing throws a head kick that misses.
Honda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Honda throws a shot from downtown. Fing moves away and avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fing.
Fing tries to clinch up.
Honda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fing bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Honda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fing.
Fing takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda connects with a right hand. Fing shakes it off.
Decent striking displayed by Honda there.
Fing misses the jab.
Kah Fing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Honda punishes Fing's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honda. Fing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honda scores with a jab. Fing acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fing avoids the body shot from Honda.
Honda connects with a nice looking jab.
Honda swinging wildly here.
Honda swings for the body but Fing moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Fing.
A head kick by Fing misses
and Honda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honda misses the body punch
and Fing connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kah Fing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Honda 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piston Honda!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Hood!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole throws and low kick but Hood moves out of range easily.
Hood fails to land the takedown.
Sole looks to score with a jab to the body but Hood is just out of range.
Hood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Hood.
Hood looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sole keeping moving, preventing Hood from controlling successfully.
Hood won't allow Sole to sweep him here.
Sole controls Hood momentarily but Hood frees himself.
Hood throws a strike but Sole rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hood has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sole off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sole swinging wildly here.
Sole takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sole takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheers as Sole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hood doesn't seem phased though.
Hood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sole.
Sole misses with a few strikes there.
Hood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sole paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hood throws a leg kick but Sole sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sole sprawls well. Sole wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hood gets slowly back to his feet.
Sole thuds his right hand into Hood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sole throws a leg kick but Hood checks it.
Sole displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hood.
Jacks Sole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Hood.
Sole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hood.
Jacks Sole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hood.
Hood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sole.
Sole misses with a body shot.
Hood lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Sole as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood moves away from the strike by Sole.
Hood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sole.
Hood throws a body punch but Sole moves out of range.
Hood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hood ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Hood misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Hood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sole is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sole throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sole misses with a wild combination.
Hood feints and as Sole raises his hands in defense, Hood changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hood throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hood is looking to work some ground and pound but Sole has wrist control.
Hood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hood wants to control from the top but Sole keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hood trying to control but Sole is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sole avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hood.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hood jabs Sole right on the nose. Sole blinks but takes it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hood!
Sole lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sole.
Hood lands a nice hook to Sole's body. Sole takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hood shoots in but no luck this time.
Hood connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sole.
Sole bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sole avoids it really well and circles away.
Hood throws out a loose jab but Sole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sole connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gordon Hood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sole throws a nice looking combination but Hood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sole defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hood.
Hood looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hood trying to control from half guard but Sole is working away.
Hood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sole is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Hood dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good exchange - Hood coming out on top.
Hood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sole moves forwards but Hood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hood shoots in but Sole avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hood closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hood throwing shots but Sole is blocking nicely.
Sole is positioning himself well to prevent Hood advancing to mount.
Sole regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sole is pulling down on Hood's head to control his posture.
Sole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sole has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sole throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hood is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sole sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hood fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacks Sole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Hood.
Hood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hood throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sole was covering up waiting for the punch and Hood finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood trying to control the position from guard on top but Sole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sole seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hood is looking to work some ground and pound but Sole has wrist control.
Hood is looking to work some ground and pound but Sole has wrist control.
Hood throws and elbow that misses. Sole uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hood's guard. Nice move by Sole!
Sole lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sole won't allow Hood to get back to his feet.
Sole wants to pass the guard but Hood is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sole scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sole is controlling him.
Hood is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hood is nestled in close to Sole, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hood controlling the action here.
Hood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sole slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hood trying to control but Sole is working from the bottom.
Hood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hood scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hood makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hood throws a strike but Sole rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hood is pulling down on Sole's head. It's preventing any offense from Sole, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Hood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hood.
Gordon Hood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Hood misses.
A shot to the body from Sole misses
letting Hood counter with a right hand.
Sole throws an overhand right that lands on Hood's shoulder, as Hood tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Sole.
Sole uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hood misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sole with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hood to score with a decent uppercut.
Sole moves out of range as Hood strikes.
Sole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sole misses with a hook.
Hood fails to land with a series of punches.
Hood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sole manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Sole misses
and Hood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sole displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hood throws a hook to the side of Sole's head but Sole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sole throws a nice looking combination but Hood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sole moves out of range of the strikes.
Hood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hood throws a jab when Sole was well out of range.
Hood takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Sole lands with a nice body punch.
Sole has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hood finds it's way round the side to connect with Sole's head.
Hood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hood dodges the punch combination from Sole.
Sole misses with a straight right.
Sole throws a nice looking combination but Hood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hood. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sole looks to land a body kick but Hood moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hood, right into the meat.
Sole slips under a jab from Hood.
Sole tries to bum rush Hood with a series of wild strikes but Hood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Hood with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sole.
Sole slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hood.
A bone on bone clash there as Sole blocks the leg kick.
Hood staying out of range there.
Hood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sole but Sole pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jacks Sole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Hood.
Sole needs to keep his hands up - Hood had a free shot at his head there.
Hood looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sole!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sole is looking to improve his position but Hood isn't that keen on the idea.
Gordon Hood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hood trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hood landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood punching from mount but Sole doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sole is looking to escape.
Hood thowing shots but they're missing.
Sole wants to control but Hood is having none of it.
Hood looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sole wants to hold on but Hood pushes him away.
Hood thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sole wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hood.
Gordon Hood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hood looking to ground and pound but Sole is blocking nicely.
Sole has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Hood's lack of action.
Sole blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hood.
Sole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sole controlling the position well.
Jacks Sole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sole chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hood can pounce on him.
Hood throws an overhand right that lands on Sole's shoulder, as Sole tries to avoid the shot.
Hood lunges at Sole with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sole's hand.
Sole takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Hood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Hood!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirty Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tane Te Rauparaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dog comes to the cage accompanied by Sharp Dressed Man. The crowd seem to be enjoying Te Rauparaha's choice of entrance music: Get Ready - Concord Dawn ft Scribe. The key to victory for Dirty Dog has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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World class boxer
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dirty Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tane Te Rauparaha!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Te Rauparaha.
Dog throws out a loose jab but Te Rauparaha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Te Rauparaha tries a low kick but Dog avoids it.
Te Rauparaha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Te Rauparaha moves into the clinch.
Te Rauparaha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dog lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Te Rauparaha.
Dog lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Te Rauparaha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Te Rauparaha is predictable there
and Dog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dog really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dog cracks a nice hook into Te Rauparaha's ribs.
Te Rauparaha moves out of range of the strikes.
Te Rauparaha has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Dog fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Te Rauparaha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dog gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Te Rauparaha.
Dog connects with a single shot there.
Te Rauparaha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tane Te Rauparaha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dog slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Te Rauparaha misses
and Dog counters with a one-two to the body.
Dog throws a good cross that connects.
Te Rauparaha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog scores with a body shot.
Dog checks a leg kick.
Te Rauparaha moves away from the strike by Dog.
Te Rauparaha drops his hands momentarily and Dog takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Te Rauparaha tries to clinch
and Dog counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dog jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dog drops Te Rauparaha with a straight right hand, right on the button! Dog follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirty Dog!
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