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DFC 44: Pate Vs Newton 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Altintop Palonesess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Upin Ipin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Altintop Palonesess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Upin Ipin!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palonesess keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ipin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Palonesess goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Palonesess shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ipin is trying to defend but Palonesess finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nice strikes from Palonesess there.
Ipin is rocked!
Palonesess looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ipin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ipin is still in real trouble! Can Palonesess finish him?
Palonesess is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Ipin is hurt! He's hurt bad - Palonesess fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Ipin from any more punishment! Congratulations to Palonesess! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Altintop Palonesess!
A very excited looking Altintop Palonesess made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nigel Truck's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nigel Truck!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Truck shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Truck has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Truck throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson tries to bum rush Truck with a series of wild strikes but Truck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Truck moves his leg out of the way.
Truck is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Truck counters by clinching up.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Truck is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jackson to the mat. Jackson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Truck off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A nice inside leg kick there by Truck. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Truck throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Truck darts in looking for a takedown but Jackson gets double underhooks and turns Truck into the cage.
Jackson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Truck. Truck circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Truck circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Truck takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Truck.
Truck has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Steve Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Truck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Truck missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Truck missing with knees to the body.
Truck breaks the clinch.
Jackson stuns Truck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Truck. Truck gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Truck throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Truck only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Truck fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Truck lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Truck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Truck has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Truck lands a takedown into guard.
Truck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Truck won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Truck from controlling successfully.
Jackson trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Truck tries to pass.
Truck controls from within his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Truck trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Truck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Truck clinches up against the cage.
Truck stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steve Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Truck scores with a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Truck trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Truck is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Truck lands a couple of elbows.
Truck stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson wriggles free and stands up.
Steve Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Truck throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Truck. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Truck missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Truck moves into the clinch successfully.
Truck is pushing Jackson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Truck breaks the clinch.
Truck scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Truck is just out of range.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Truck avoids nicely.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Truck.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Truck avoids them all with ease.
Truck throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Truck is avoiding it.
Truck misses with a few strikes there.
Truck moves into the clinch.
Truck missing with knees to the body.
Truck wants a takedown but no success here.
Truck crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Truck breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a right hand that Truck ducks under and follows up with a left that Truck also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Truck.
Truck tries to counter by closing the distance.
Truck drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jackson pushes Truck off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Truck throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Truck is in Jackson's guard.
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!
Truck trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Truck landing some decent shots from guard.
Truck is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Truck trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is working an open guard so Truck takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nigel Truck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Truck is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jackson's half guard.
Truck missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Truck lands strikes from half guard.
Truck is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
Truck tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Truck is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Truck drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Truck scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Truck lands a nice short elbow.
Truck is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Truck prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Truck is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Truck is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Truck lands a nice short elbow.
Truck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Truck thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Jackson tries to kick Truck off but Truck keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Truck is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Truck with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jackson wants to control but Truck is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Truck looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Truck is taking a breather. Jackson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Truck gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Truck is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Truck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Truck throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck slips under a jab.
Truck shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Truck's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jackson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Truck counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
Truck working the body and head with strikes.
Truck remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Truck working the ground and pound from side control.
Truck looks up at the clock and then as Jackson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Truck smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Truck is staying tight to Jackson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Truck landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jackson down.
Truck tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Truck landing strikes.
Truck cracks Jackson with a big right hand but Jackson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Truck landing strikes.
Jackson taking a bit of punishment here - Truck scoring with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Truck scores with punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson is not content to let Truck control the position.
Truck lands a few punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Truck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Truck 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nigel Truck!
Nigel Truck seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Warren Daren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Cezar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Cezar will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Warren Daren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio Cezar!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cezar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cezar misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Cezar misses.
Daren is looking to counter the offense by Cezar and move into the clinch.
Cezar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daren has time to react.
Cezar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cezar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Warren Daren has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cezar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daren shoots in looking for a takedown but Cezar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Daren's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cezar misses with a wild combination.
Daren clinches.
Cezar is looking to break free of the clinch but Daren has double underhooks.
Daren pulls guard effortlessly.
Cezar looking to sit in guard and control but Daren gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daren distracts Cezar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cezar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daren is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Daren is stalling in the full guard.
Daren sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cezar's guard.
Cezar tries to roll over but Daren keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cezar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cezar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Daren is working for a submission of some sort.
Daren is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cezar defends it well.
Cezar is trying to stand up here but Daren is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daren is trying to control. Cezar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Daren seems to be working for a kimura but Cezar defends the submission attempt.
Cezar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cezar is trying to get back to full guard.
Daren is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cezar defends it well.
Daren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cezar keeps working.
Cezar tries to roll over but Daren keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cezar is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cezar wants to improve his position but Daren is controlling well.
Daren is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cezar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Daren seems to be looking for submissions.
Daren is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cezar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Daren.
Cezar pushes Daren off looking to stand but Daren dives back in and keeps control.
Cezar is looking to improve his position.
Daren wants to control but Cezar is keeping him busy.
Cezar looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Cezar tries to roll over but Daren keeps him under control.
Daren is looking for a kimura here.
Cezar is looking to escape.
Daren passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daren trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cezar's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Daren working for a submission but Cezar is keeping him at bay.
Daren dominating with strikes here.
Cezar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Daren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cezar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Daren has control of Cezar's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cezar regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Warren Daren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Warren Daren's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cezar scores with a jab. Daren acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cezar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daren circles away quickly and effectively.
Julio Cezar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Cezar.
Daren changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cezar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cezar wants it to stay on the feet.
Cezar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cezar throws a series of punches but Daren moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cezar stalks Daren and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Daren's face. Daren staggers backwards, shaken.
Cezar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daren counters by clinching up.
Cezar has had enough of the clinch but Daren keeps him there for the moment.
Daren is trying to trip Cezar. He has hold of a leg but Cezar is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Daren persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daren won't allow Cezar to sweep him here.
Daren connects with a couple of short punches.
Cezar is looking to stand up but Daren isn't so interested in that idea.
Daren passes Cezar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Daren is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cezar is just riding it out for now. Daren eventually gives up the hold.
Cezar is trying to get back to full guard.
Cezar tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Daren manages to move to mount!
Daren with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daren is looking to stand but Cezar has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Cezar wants to control but Daren is having none of it.
Daren pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Daren wants to finish this one by submission but Cezar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Daren.
Cezar is trying to escape the mount.
Daren is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cezar to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cezar shrugs it off.
Cezar is bucking up trying to escape but Daren cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cezar is trying to escape the mount.
Daren is working for a guillotine from mount but Cezar frees his head quite easily.
Cezar is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daren punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cezar wants to try and get back to his feet.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Daren here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Daren is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cezar is surviving well by controlling Daren's body position as best he can.
Daren has hold of Cezar's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cezar manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cezar can't escape the position.
Daren is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cezar to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cezar shrugs it off.
Cezar can't escape the position.
Cezar tries to lock up and control but Daren gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Daren looking to control but Cezar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Daren looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cezar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daren looking to finish Cezar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cezar!
Daren can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cezar is looking to escape.
Daren wants to stand but Cezar is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Daren looking to control but Cezar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cezar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Daren tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Cezar is trying to stand up.
Daren landing strikes from the mount and Cezar is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daren is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cezar has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cezar is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Daren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Warren Daren's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cezar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daren circles away quickly and effectively.
Daren walks into a left hand.
Daren shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cezar counters with a right hand to the body.
Daren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cezar can do to turn this around?
Daren fails with the takedown
and Cezar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cezar throws a nice looking combination but Daren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cezar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Daren gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cezar scores with a sloppy right hand. Daren should have avoided that one.
Daren closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cezar throws a jab when Daren was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cezar misses with a wild combination.
Daren half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cezar misses with a double jab.
Cezar thuds his right hand into Daren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cezar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daren.
Cezar throws a series of punches but Daren avoids them all with ease.
Daren attempts a counter takedown but Cezar avoids it well and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Cezar.
Cezar scores with a jab to the head.
Daren slips a jab from Cezar.
Cezar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daren counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cezar tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Daren manages to move to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daren has control of Cezar's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cezar regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Daren has control of Cezar's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cezar regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Daren trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daren with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Daren is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Cezar holds on to Daren as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daren is working for a guillotine from mount but Cezar frees his head quite easily.
Cezar bucks Daren off and manages to get back to his feet!
Daren has his takedown stuffed
and Cezar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Daren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daren fails to land the takedown.
Julio Cezar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cezar throws a shot to the body.
Daren on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cezar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daren on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cezar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daren drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cezar sprawls and moves away.
Cezar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daren counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daren wants to control but Cezar is keeping him busy.
Warren Daren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cezar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Daren is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cezar is looking to improve his position.
Daren seems to be looking for submissions.
Cezar is trying to stand.
Julio Cezar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warren Daren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cezar tries to roll over but Daren keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Cezar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daren 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 29:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Striking Champion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Striking Champion looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Striking Champion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corey Truck!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Champion instigates a clinch.
Champion lands a nice uppercut.
Truck works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Champion is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Champion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Champion's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice elbow from Champion.
It looks like Corey Truck has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Truck breaks from the clinch.
Donk. Champion catches Truck right on the button with a cross.
A punch combination from Champion misses.
Champion throws a hook but Truck avoids it easily.
No joy there for Truck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Truck.
Champion connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck shoots in for a takedown but Champion shows good takedown defense.
Truck misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Truck misses the target.
Champion thumps Truck with a low kick.
Truck tries to keep at a distance but Champion has taken the fight into the clinch.
Truck takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short uppercut from Champion.
Champion lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Corey Truck's cut even more.
Champion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Champion.
Champion has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Truck - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Champion, and another! Truck is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Striking Champion!
After the big win, Striking Champion made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Aspire Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Walter Flanagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Maher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flanagan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Wizard . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Walter Flanagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Maher!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maher throws a big shot that misses.
Flanagan throws a body punch but Maher moves out of range.
Flanagan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Flanagan throws the left hand but Maher avoids the punch easily.
Flanagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maher moves away.
Maher misses with a takedown attempt
and Flanagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maher misses with an uppercut
and Flanagan counters with a stiff right hand.
Flanagan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Flanagan scrambles back to his feet.
Maher misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Flanagan to counter with a crisp jab.
Maher misses with a takedown
and Flanagan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maher misses the shot to the body.
Flanagan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Flanagan misses the shot to the body.
Maher tries a quick counter leg kick but Flanagan is wise to it.
Maher misses with a hook
and Flanagan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maher thinking.
Flanagan throws a hook but Maher avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flanagan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Maher does no damage.
Maher swings for the body but Flanagan moves out of range.
Flanagan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maher avoids the body shot from Flanagan.
Maher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Flanagan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walter Flanagan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Maher.
Maher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maher swings widly with a right hand
and Flanagan counters with a nice body shot.
Maher is looking to score with low kicks.
Maher tries a low kick but Flanagan avoids it.
It looked like Flanagan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Flanagan misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Flanagan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Flanagan.
Maher scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maher changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Flanagan tries to avoid it but Maher manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Flanagan to the ground. Flanagan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flanagan throws a hook but Maher avoids it easily.
Flanagan tries to bum rush Maher with a series of wild strikes but Maher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flanagan misses with a two punch combination.
Flanagan checks a low kick from Maher.
Maher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flanagan.
Maher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flanagan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maher misses with a body punch
and Flanagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flanagan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maher manages to avoid it.
Flanagan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Flanagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maher feints the counter takedown.
A lazy left from Maher finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Flanagan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maher.
Maher fails to land the takedown.
Flanagan scores with a hook.
Flanagan checks a low kick from Maher.
Flanagan blocks a head kick by Maher.
Jason Maher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maher throws a combination that misses
and Flanagan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maher throws a sloppy head kick and Flanagan moves out of range easily.
Flanagan misses with a straight right.
Flanagan connects with a looping right hand.
Flanagan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maher thows a leg kick but Flanagan checks it
and Flanagan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flanagan misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maher thuds a left hand into Flanagan's body.
Maher tries to close the distance and clinch but Flanagan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maher misses with an uppercut
and Flanagan counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Flanagan circles away.
Flanagan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Flanagan does it's job there.
Walter Flanagan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Flanagan. Those never looked like landing.
Flanagan throws a right and a left that Maher avoids nicely.
Flanagan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maher throws a head kick but Flanagan moves out of range.
Maher swings for the body but Flanagan moves out of range.
Flanagan misses with a wild body shot.
Flanagan lands with an overhand left.
Maher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Flanagan dominated that round.
That's time! Flanagan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flanagan.
Flanagan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horrible takedown attempt by Maher or perhaps it was just good defense by Flanagan, which made it look bad.
Maher misses with a wild body shot.
Flanagan throwing a counter right hand but Maher manages to avoid it.
Flanagan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maher misses with a body shot
and Flanagan counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheers as Flanagan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maher doesn't seem phased though.
Walter Flanagan is winning the standup battle so far.
Maher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flanagan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flanagan counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanagan tries to bum rush Maher with a series of wild strikes but Maher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maher misses with an uppercut
and Maher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Flanagan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maher tries to clinch up
and Flanagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flanagan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maher.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maher 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 Flanagan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Flanagan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maher walks into a jab.
Flanagan stuffs the takedown attempt from Maher. Maher gets slowly back to his feet.
Walter Flanagan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Maher.
A punch combination from Flanagan misses.
Maher lands a jab to Flanagan's midsection.
Flanagan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maher misses with a wild body shot.
Maher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Flanagan counters with a nice body shot.
Maher is breathing heavily.
Flanagan throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan throws a right and a left that Maher avoids nicely.
Maher with a poor takedown
and Flanagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flanagan avoids the head kick by Maher.
Flanagan misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flanagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Maher is just out of range.
Flanagan throws a hook but Maher avoids it easily.
Flanagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Flanagan as he checks the leg kick.
Flanagan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Flanagan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maher can do to turn this around?
Maher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maher throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Flanagan counters with a straight right hand.
Maher throws a head kick that misses
and Flanagan counters with a two punch combo.
Maher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Flanagan misses.
A big right from Maher misses.
Maher looks to score with a jab to the body but Flanagan is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maher scores with a nice right hand.
Flanagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maher appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maher tries for a takedown but Flanagan circles away easily
and Flanagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flanagan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maher misses with a hook. Flanagan ducked under it nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Maher might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Flanagan has got the better of the exchanges.
Maher misses with a head kick.
Maher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maher misses with a left hand
and Flanagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maher throws a low kick but Flanagan moves out of range easily.
Maher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Flanagan counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan scores with a shot to the body.
Maher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flanagan avoids the head kick by Maher.
Flanagan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flanagan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Flanagan lands with a good body shot.
Maher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Flanagan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maher momentarily.
Flanagan thuds his right hand into Maher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Flanagan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maher misses with a left hand
and Flanagan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flanagan throws a body punch but Maher moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Flanagan dominated that second round.
That's time! Flanagan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Maher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Flanagan's head.
Maher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Flanagan misses.
Flanagan lands a nice hook to Maher's body. Maher takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maher moves to clinch but Flanagan breaks away
and Flanagan counters with a series of strikes. Maher will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flanagan.
Flanagan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maher dives in for a single leg takedown but Flanagan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A slow jab from Maher misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maher tries to land a front kick but Flanagan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Flanagan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Flanagan ducks under a wild hook from Maher.
Flanagan moves out of range as Maher strikes.
Maher misses with a leg kick
enabling Flanagan to counter with a crisp jab.
Maher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maher is rocked!
Maher works the jab nicely.
Maher is still on wobbly legs! Can Flanagan finish him?
Maher avoids the body shot from Flanagan.
Flanagan lands a glancing blow to the side of Maher's head.
Maher moves away from the strike by Flanagan.
Maher throws a lazy uppercut
and Flanagan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maher misses with an uppercut.
Maher seems to have recovered his senses.
Maher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Flanagan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maher misses with a hook
and Flanagan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Flanagan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Flanagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flanagan scores with a hook.
Flanagan throws a right and a left that Maher avoids nicely.
Maher is trying desperately to land a takedown but Flanagan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Maher.
Jab from Flanagan.
Flanagan throws a big shot that misses.
Flanagan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flanagan throws a hook but Maher blocks it.
Flanagan stuffs the takedown attempt from Maher. Maher gets slowly back to his feet.
Walter Flanagan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Maher.
Maher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flanagan lands with a good body shot.
Flanagan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maher counters with a left and a right that stings Flanagan.
Flanagan misses with a looping right.
A jab from Maher misses.
A little feinted left hand from Flanagan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Flanagan stalks Maher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maher's face. Maher staggers backwards, shaken.
Flanagan scores with a hook.
Flanagan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flanagan. That did some damage!
A slapping body kick lands there for Maher.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flanagan. Maher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flanagan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Flanagan throws a combination. Maher tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flanagan swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Flanagan.
Maher rushes Flanagan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Flanagan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flanagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maher misses with a kick to the body
and Flanagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walter Flanagan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flanagan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flanagan slaps away a takedown attempt from Maher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Flanagan throws a hook but Maher blocks it.
Flanagan misses with a body shot.
Jason Maher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flanagan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maher drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Flanagan defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Flanagan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flanagan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Flanagan!
Our winner, Walter Flanagan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gattsu Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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247 lbs
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280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gattsu Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kruger misses.
Kruger throws out a powerful jab.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Kruger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kruger misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Kruger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko lands with a good body shot.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko jabs Kruger right on the nose. Kruger blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Roman Kruger has been cut.
Emelianenko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Kruger.
Emelianenko lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Roman Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger misses with a left hand
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Emelianenko slips under a jab from Kruger.
Kruger misses with a right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kruger misses with a looping right.
Kruger misses with an uppercut. Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Emelianenko with a nice cross.
Kruger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Emelianenko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kruger.
Kruger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Kruger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A punch lands to the side of Emelianenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kruger just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Emelianenko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kruger.
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!
Kruger slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
Kruger throws an off balance right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Kruger strikes.
Kruger misses with an uppercut. Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Emelianenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kruger connects with a looping right hand.
Kruger throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a three punch combo that has Kruger backing up. Kruger nods at Emelianenko to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Kruger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kruger to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
Kruger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kruger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kruger throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruger.
It looked like Emelianenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Kruger.
Emelianenko throwing a counter right hand but Kruger manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Kruger appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kruger throws a lazy right hand but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruger cracks Emelianenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kruger throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Kruger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gattsu Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roman Kruger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kruger! But no joy.
Kruger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kruger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko slips a jab from Kruger.
Kruger misses with a hook
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kruger is rocked!
Kruger misses with a left hand
and Emelianenko counters with a right hand from hell and Kruger is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gattsu Emelianenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
4 - 5 - 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan with a poor takedown
and Mac counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jordan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mac counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Mac as Jordan shoots in.
Big Mac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Jordan.
Jordan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mac makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mac feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jordan's calf.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mac.
Jordan misses with a takedown attempt
and Mac counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jordan drops his hands momentarily and Mac takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jordan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mac swivels and escapes.
An attempted straight right counter from Mac misses the target.
Mac scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jordan doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mac swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jordan.
Jordan is rocked!
Mac ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Jordan's jaw. Jordan's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Mac does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Mac!
After winning the bout, Big Mac thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marques's entrance music is Raining Blood. A fine choice. Whittaker has chosen Iron Fist, by Motörhead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Marques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyron Whittaker !
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whittaker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marques blocks the body kick.
Marques sizes up Whittaker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whittaker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marques back to the cage. Whittaker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Billy Marques has been cut.
A jab from Marques does it's job there.
Whittaker lands with a slapping head kick.
Whittaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marques moves out of range of the strikes.
Whittaker misses the jab.
Marques looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Whittaker misses with a head kick.
Whittaker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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 leg kick checked by Marques.
Marques was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whittaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whittaker jabs Marques right on the nose. Marques blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker throws the left hand but Marques avoids the punch easily.
Marques misses with a wild combination.
Whittaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marques.
Tyron Whittaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Marques, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marques cracks Whittaker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marques scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Whittaker is rocked!
Marques darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Whittaker 's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Marques before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Marques!
A victorious Billy Marques thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Tyron Whittaker spoke after the fight, saying 'Props to the other guy. We trained hard for this. It sucks when a gameplan doesn't go the way you wanted it to. All we can do is go back to training and never give up. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonnhy Four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neil is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider. Jonnhy Four has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonnhy Four!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Neil!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neil lands a really nice looking cross but Four seems unphased.
Four connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Neil's hands.
Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Four was well out of range. Poor timing from Neil.
Neil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Four stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Four fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neil walks into a stiff left hand from Four.
Four pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four connects with a nice looking jab.
Neil walks into a stiff left hand from Four.
Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Four misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Four misses.
Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Four sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neil takes a swing at Four's ribcage but misses.
Four tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neil drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Four defends it well.
Four throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Four takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Four tries to clinch there but Neil circles away.
Neil is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Neil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Four.
Neil feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil cracks a nice hook into Four's ribs.
Four pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jonnhy Four is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Four fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Neil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Neil punishes Four's body with a nice straight punch.
Neil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Four.
Four swings widly with a right hand
and Neil counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Four!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neil sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Four is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Neil seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Four avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Neil.
Neil tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil working the ground and pound but Four is defending the strikes.
Neil cracks Four with a big elbow.
Neil works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Neil working the ground and pound.
Four avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Neil.
Neil throws a strike aimed at the side of Four's head but Four avoids it well.
Neil working the ground and pound but Four is defending the strikes.
Neil wants to control but Four is keeping him busy.
Neil working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Neil.
Neil throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Four defending against the ground and pound.
Neil working the head and body with strikes.
Neil throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Neil working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Neil in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Neil lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neil throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Neil grinds an elbow into Four's temple.
Neil scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Four to see if he's OK.
Four is rocked!
Neil lands a strong strike to the head of Four. That's dazed him! Neil looking to finish here. Four is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Neil lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Neil!
James Neil made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Just hit my music and let's go.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murha Pate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Newton 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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21
188 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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20
197 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Murha Pate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Newton!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Pate. No joy for Newton on that attempt.
Pate delivers a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pate.
Newton connects with a looping right hand.
Newton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Newton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pate quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Pate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Newton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pate as he jumps to the side.
Pate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Newton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Pate to counter with a crisp jab.
Murha Pate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Newton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate leaves Newton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Newton.
Pate sneaks out the side door and pushes Newton away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Newton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Newton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pate is looking for a sweep.
Pate struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pate, who protects the arm well.
Newton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Newton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Newton tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pate is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pate is working hard here to advance position.
Newton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Newton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Newton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pate is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pate is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Newton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Newton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pate is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Newton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Newton is looking to advance position but Pate won't allow it.
Newton in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Pate tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Newton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bill Newton!
Bill Newton is the new middleweight champion!
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