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KDU 62 - To The Moon PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Garcia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Augusto Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricardo shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ricardo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ricardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Ricardo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Garcia is trying to defend but Ricardo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Garcia trying to control but Ricardo postures up.
Ricardo is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
Garcia wants to control but Ricardo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ricardo tries to pass to full mount but Garcia defends it.
Ricardo throwing shots but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Ricardo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ricardo lands strikes from half guard.
Garcia gets back to full guard.
Garcia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ricardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ricardo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ricardo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garcia has his foot on Ricardo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ricardo works his way back into a safe position though.
Ricardo tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Ricardo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia wants to sweep here but Ricardo controlling him for the moment.
Ricardo passes Garcia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ricardo tries to pass to full mount but Garcia defends it.
Ricardo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Ricardo there.
Ricardo stalling away here and it's allowed Garcia to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ricardo distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garcia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ricardo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ricardo wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Ricardo from controlling successfully.
Ricardo cracks Garcia with a solid left hand.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Ricardo from controlling successfully.
Ricardo stands up over Garcia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garcia is trying to keep Ricardo in close.
Ricardo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ricardo stands up over Garcia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garcia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ricardo defends it easily.
Ricardo pushes down on Garcia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo throws a strike but Garcia avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ricardo scoring with some ground and pound.
Ricardo stands up from Garcia's guard - Ricardo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ricardo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Ricardo misses
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ricardo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ricardo cracks Garcia with a big right hand but Garcia just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ricardo lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricardo advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Ricardo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ricardo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Garcia is trying to defend but Ricardo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Garcia wants to control but Ricardo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ricardo slips a nice elbow through Garcia's hands, connecting with Garcia's forehead.
Ricardo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ricardo trying to mount his opponent but Garcia defends it.
Garcia throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ricardo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia pushes Ricardo off looking to stand but Ricardo dives back in and keeps control.
Ricardo is just content to waste time from the top position. Garcia takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Augusto Ricardo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcia looking to control.
Ricardo postures up and lands a big shot to Garcia's brow.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Ricardo from controlling successfully.
Ricardo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcia can't keep his opponent in guard - Ricardo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ricardo thows a huge punch but Garcia dodges it nicely.
Ricardo wants to pass the guard but Garcia is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ricardo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ricardo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Garcia tries to kick Ricardo off but Ricardo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ricardo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ricardo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ricardo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ricardo is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ricardo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ricardo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is not content to let Ricardo control the position.
Ricardo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ricardo lands a nice short elbow.
Ricardo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Garcia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ricardo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ricardo with a couple of short strikes.
Garcia tries to hold on but Ricardo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is in a horrible position here. Ricardo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ricardo looking to finish Garcia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Garcia!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricardo lands a big elbow.
Ricardo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Garcia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ricardo tries to strike from the bottom.
Ricardo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ricardo is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Ricardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ricardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ricardo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Garcia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ricardo thinking.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia punishes Ricardo's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcia lands a really nice looking cross but Ricardo seems unphased.
Garcia throws a series of strikes that have Ricardo backpedaling.
Ricardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ricardo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nice strikes from Ricardo there.
Ricardo throws a strike but Garcia avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ricardo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia has momentary wrist control but Ricardo slips an elbow through the middle.
Ricardo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia working for a triangle but Ricardo defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ricardo throwing strikes from guard but Garcia blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo is working Garcia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ricardo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ricardo landing with the ground and pound.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Ricardo from controlling successfully.
Ricardo throws a strike but Garcia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ricardo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garcia is looking to stand up but Ricardo won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ricardo trying to strike off his back.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ricardo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia postures up in Ricardo's guard and throws a big left but Ricardo blocks it.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Ricardo keeps moving.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ricardo.
Ricardo cracks Garcia with a big elbow.
Ricardo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Garcia's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ricardo grinds an elbow into Garcia's temple.
Garcia tries to bench press Ricardo off him but Ricardo keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Garcia taking a bit of punishment here - Ricardo scoring with strikes.
Ricardo taking a break here but Garcia is having none of it and regains half guard.
Ricardo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garcia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ricardo thows a huge punch but Garcia dodges it nicely.
Ricardo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ricardo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Ricardo there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garcia is refusing to be controlled, as Ricardo sits in half guard.
Ricardo controlling the pace.
Ricardo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ricardo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paul Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricardo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ricardo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Garcia!
Augusto Ricardo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ricardo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Augusto Ricardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ricardo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augusto Ricardo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie McGee IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Buddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee IV comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Anti-Fascisto: Never Surrender- Closet Monster. Robert Buddy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frankie McGee IV's chin.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie McGee IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Buddy!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee IV misses with a few strikes there.
McGee IV misses with a hook.
Frankie McGee IV seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee IV throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buddy throws a lazy right hand but McGee IV sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - McGee IV coming out on top.
It looks like Robert Buddy has been cut.
Buddy ducks under a wild hook from McGee IV.
Buddy takes a swing at McGee IV's ribcage but misses.
McGee IV throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGee IV jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buddy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Buddy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McGee IV trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. McGee IV manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Buddy postures up.
Buddy prevents McGee IV from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee IV looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Buddy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
McGee IV taking some punishment here, with Buddy in his half guard.
Buddy stops McGee IV from getting back to his feet.
Buddy prevents McGee IV from improving his position.
Buddy trying to control the action but McGee IV is working from the bottom.
McGee IV looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McGee IV is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McGee IV trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Buddy manages to pass to mount!
Buddy raining down shots from the mount!
McGee IV is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Buddy scoring with strikes but McGee IV is staying in there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Buddy working the ground and pound effectively.
Buddy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McGee IV is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McGee IV regains half guard.
McGee IV trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Buddy manages to pass to mount!
Buddy tries to control but McGee IV wriggling away.
Buddy with good strikes from the mount here!
McGee IV bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Buddy has McGee IV pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee IV thows a big elbow that misses.
McGee IV thows a big elbow that misses.
McGee IV won't allow Buddy to sweep him here.
McGee IV thows a big elbow that misses.
McGee IV stopping the sweep attempt from Buddy.
Buddy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes McGee IV off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee IV tries to bum rush Buddy with a series of wild strikes but Buddy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Buddy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Buddy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McGee IV swinging wildly here.
Frankie McGee IV is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGee IV takes a swing at Buddy's ribcage but misses.
McGee IV takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from McGee IV misses.
McGee IV throws a nice looking combination but Buddy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGee IV, as that shot connected.
McGee IV misses with a hook to the body
and Buddy counters with a stiff right hand.
Buddy misses with a straight right.
Buddy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGee IV throws out the jab.
McGee IV moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Buddy avoids the body shot from McGee IV.
Buddy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McGee IV lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
McGee IV throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGee IV lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McGee IV.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddy cracks McGee IV with a right hand to the side of the head.
McGee IV misses with an uppercut.
McGee IV misses the body punch
and Buddy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McGee IV!
McGee IV is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Buddy.
Buddy scoring with strikes but McGee IV is staying in there.
Oh McGee IV is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGee IV takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Buddy's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Buddy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Pharoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bill Pharoni's chin.
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Pharoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Jones!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a looping right.
A big left from Jones misses.
Pharoni connects with a body shot.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Pharoni's defenses.
A left lands for Pharoni.
Pharoni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Pharoni.
Jones misses the jab.
Pharoni scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pharoni lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Bill Pharoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pharoni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Pharoni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pharoni's hands.
Jones throws the left hand but Pharoni avoids the punch easily.
Pharoni leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Pharoni throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Pharoni lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pharoni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pharoni fails to land with a series of punches.
Pharoni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Pharoni digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pharoni sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bill Pharoni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Jones.
Pharoni lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pharoni.
Pharoni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pharoni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pharoni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pharoni misses the jab.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pharoni stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pharoni lands a jab-cross combination.
Pharoni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bill Pharoni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pharoni connects with the punch.
Pharoni cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones throws a hook but Pharoni blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pharoni misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to de liver by Pharoni. Beautiful body shot.
Pharoni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pharoni!
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pharoni moves away.
Pharoni slips under a jab from Jones.
Pharoni takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones is looking to clinch but Pharoni is avoiding it.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pharoni lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Pharoni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pharoni takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Pharoni lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pharoni loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Pharoni misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Pharoni stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones 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.
Pharoni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a combination but Pharoni avoids it well.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pharoni.
Pharoni is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pharoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Pharoni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pharoni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Pharoni lands a right hook to the body.
Pharoni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pharoni misses with a looping left.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Pharoni.
Pharoni throws a big shot that misses.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pharoni lands a jab to the nose.
Pharoni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Pharoni throws a big shot that misses.
Pharoni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pharoni at a distance.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Pharoni slips the punch.
Pharoni is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pharoni cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Pharoni throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Pharoni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pharoni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pharoni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pharoni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Pharoni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pharoni tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Pharoni dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones fails with the takedown.
Pharoni digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Pharoni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pharoni misses with a looping right.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Pharoni tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pharoni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pharoni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pharoni lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Pharoni throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pharoni scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pharoni connects with a nice looking jab.
Pharoni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Pharoni goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Pharoni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones throws a body punch but Pharoni moves out of range.
Pharoni really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pharoni misses with a two punch combination.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pharoni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones misses with a looping right.
A big right from Pharoni misses.
Jones avoids the body shot from Pharoni.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Pharoni misses.
Pharoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones misses with a hook. Pharoni ducked under it nicely.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Pharoni counters with a left to the body.
Pharoni misses with a wild combination.
Pharoni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Pharoni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Pharoni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Pharoni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pharoni misses with a straight left.
Pharoni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pharoni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pharoni lands with a good body shot.
Pharoni getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pharoni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Pharoni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pharoni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pharoni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pharoni scores with a shot to the body.
Pharoni misses with a body shot.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Pharoni saw that one coming.
Bill Pharoni is winning the standup battle so far.
Pharoni throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pharoni.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Pharoni shows good takedown defense.
Bill Pharoni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Jones.
Pharoni defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Jones misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Pharoni.
Jones tries to clinch but Pharoni moves out of range.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pharoni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pharoni sprawls well. Pharoni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Nice jab there from Pharoni.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Pharoni's head but Pharoni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pharoni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Pharoni's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pharoni duly obliges.
Pharoni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pharoni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pharoni throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pharoni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Pharoni slips the punch.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Pharoni just misses with a punch to the body.
Pharoni scores with a jab to the body.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones slips a straight right by Pharoni.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pharoni is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pharoni throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jones working the strikes but Pharoni uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jones is looking to pass Pharoni's guard but actually Pharoni recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Pharoni dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pharoni misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Pharoni dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Jones misses.
Pharoni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones is looking for a kimura here.
Jones stops Pharoni from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pharoni scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Jones manages to mount him!
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pharoni can't escape the position.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Pharoni is rocked!
Jones looking to finish Pharoni with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pharoni!
Pharoni holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pharoni is on top in guard.
Jones working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pharoni has passed into half guard!
Pharoni takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Pharoni jumps into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Pharoni postures up.
Jones tries to bench press Pharoni off him but Pharoni keeps the position.
Jones is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pharoni is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Pharoni prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Alexander Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pharoni takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pharoni 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Pharoni!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Nutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Langston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nutt comes to the cage accompanied by seek n destroy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buck Nutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Langston!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langston throws a right and a left that Nutt avoids nicely.
Langston tries to bum rush Nutt with a series of wild strikes but Nutt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Langston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nutt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Langston takes a swing at Nutt's ribcage but misses.
Langston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nutt throws a head kick but Langston moves out of range.
Langston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nutt throws a head kick but Langston moves out of range.
Nutt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Langston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Nutt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nutt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nutt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Joe Langston has been cut.
Langston scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick by Nutt misses
and Langston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Langston lands a high kick!
Buck Nutt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Langston lands a right hook to the body.
Nutt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nutt is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Langston.
Nutt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Langston swinging wildly here.
Langston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nutt.
Langston lands a jab to the head.
Langston connects with a body shot.
Langston misses with a wild combination.
Langston digs a good body shot into Nutt's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Langston throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Langston throws a head kick that misses.
Langston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nutt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Langston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joe Langston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langston works over Nutt's head and body with a nice combination.
Nutt walks into a stiff left hand from Langston.
Langston scores with a shot to the body.
Langston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Langston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Langston thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nutt if he has to take too many more of those.
Langston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nutt slips a jab and a cross from Langston.
Langston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Langston misses with a combination
and Nutt counters with a left and a right that stings Langston.
Langston scores with a jab to the head.
Langston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nutt. That did some damage!
Langston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Langston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langston throws a one two combo.
Langston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Langston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nutt rather than just go for the knockout.
Langston throws a nice head kick!
Langston lands a nice shot to the body.
Nutt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Langston.
Langston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Langston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Langston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Langston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Langston displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Langston tries a head kick but it misses.
Langston scores with a body shot.
Nutt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Langston cracks the inside of Nutt's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langston scores with a jab.
Nutt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Langston.
Langston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Langston both land. Nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from Langston.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Langston, right into the meat.
A shot to de liver by Langston. Beautiful body shot.
Nutt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nutt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nutt moves forwards but Langston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Langston scores with a punch to the head.
Langston is working the combinations to good effect here.
Langston lands with a cross.
A solid body kick from Langston.
Langston lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Langston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Langston's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Langston lands with an overhand left.
Langston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nutt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Langston wants to get back to his feet but Nutt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Langston pushes Nutt off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nutt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Langston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Langston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nutt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nutt moves forwards but Langston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nutt misses with a series of wild punches.
Langston lands with a straight right. Nutt didn't see that one coming.
Buck Nutt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Langston connects with a single shot there.
Joe Langston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nutt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Langston lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nutt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nutt.
Nutt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Langston breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Langston as Nutt shoots in.
Nutt throws a lazy head kick
and Langston counters with a two punch combo.
Langston slips under a jab.
Nutt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Langston.
Nutt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Langston counters with a straight right hand.
Langston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Langston connects with the punch.
Langston misses with a few strikes there.
Langston misses with a head kick.
Nutt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nutt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nutt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nutt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Langston lands with a shot to the body.
Langston lands a jab to the head.
A head kick by Nutt misses
and Langston counters with a thumping low kick.
Nutt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Langston. Langston obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick from Langston lands but Nutt takes it in his stride.
Langston with a nice cross.
Langston throws a series of strikes that have Nutt backpedaling.
Langston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Langston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Langston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nutt doesn't seem bothered though.
Langston misses with a double jab.
Langston throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langston lands with a nice combination. Nutt backs away looking to recover.
Nutt is rocked!
Nutt walks into a left hand.
Oh Nutt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nutt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nutt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Langston.
Nutt seems to have got his legs back now.
Langston displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Langston throws a shot to the body.
Langston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Langston tests Nutt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Langston throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Langston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Langston looks to land a combination. Nutt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Langston scores with the left hand. Nutt knows he should have avoided that one.
Nutt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutt misses with a takedown
and Langston counters with a low kick, right behind Nutt 's knee.
Nutt walks into a jab.
Langston misses with a two punch combination.
Nutt wants to clinch
and Langston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Langston lands a really nice looking cross but Nutt seems unphased.
Nutt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Langston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Langston lands a glancing blow to the side of Nutt's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nutt throws a sloppy head kick
letting Langston counter with a right hand.
Langston punishes Nutt's body with a nice straight punch.
Langston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Langston both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Langston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Langston'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. This is the final round!
Langston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nutt.
Langston throws a leg kick which misses Nutt's front leg but catches the back leg as Nutt tries to avoid it.
Langston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nutt tries to clinch
and Langston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nutt walks into a stiff left hand from Langston.
Nutt is looking to slow Langston down with leg kicks.
Danga de danga de dang - Langston scores with a four punch combination!
Nutt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Langston can pounce on him.
Nutt misses with a double jab
and Langston counters with a good low kick that Nutt was not able to check.
Langston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nutt at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Langston!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick by Nutt misses
and Langston counters with a slapping leg kick.
Langston thuds his shin into the meat of Nutt's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Langston moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langston looks to land a combination. Nutt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Langston buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Langston tries a head kick but it misses.
Langston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nutt throws a nice head kick!
Nutt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A left and a right from Langston both land. Nice combination.
Nutt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Langston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Langston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nutt. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Langston misses with a double jab.
Nutt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Langston throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Langston lands with a shot to the body.
Nutt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nutt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Langston lands a nice shot to the body.
Nutt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Langston works over Nutt's head and body with a nice combination.
Langston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nutt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Langston's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Langston duly obliges.
Nutt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nutt tries to close the distance and clinch but Langston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nutt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nutt throws a head kick that misses
and Langston counters with a slapping leg kick.
Langston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nutt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langston misses with a double jab
and Langston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Nutt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to de liver by Langston. Beautiful body shot.
Langston scores with a sloppy right hand. Nutt should have avoided that one.
Langston lands a high kick!
Buck Nutt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Langston throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nutt throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Langston punishes Nutt's body with a nice straight punch.
Langston looks to land a combination. Nutt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Langston lands a right hook to the body.
Langston throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Langston dips to his left and cracks Nutt with an uppercut!
Nutt 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Nutt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Langston finds it's way round the side to connect with Nutt's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Langston!
Langston throws a right hand that Nutt ducks under and follows up with a left that Nutt also avoids with ease.
Langston throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
No joy there for Langston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Langston jabs Nutt right on the nose. Nutt blinks but takes it well.
Langston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nutt backs up against the cage.
Nutt throws a sloppy head kick
and Langston counters with a leg kick.
Langston scores with a hook to the body. Nutt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice combination there by Langston.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Langston. That's going to slow Nutt down.
Langston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nutt in his tracks.
Joe Langston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Langston lands a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Langston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Langston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 24:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Langston!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casper Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trainer Wrestle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casper Orion is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Casper Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trainer Wrestle!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wrestle leaning his opponent against the cage.
Orion tries for a takedown but Wrestle manages to get underhooks.
Orion tries to pull guard but Wrestle holds him up against the cage and eventually Orion drops back down to his feet.
Orion tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wrestle just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casper Orion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orion throws a right hand that Wrestle ducks under and follows up with a left that Wrestle also avoids with ease.
Orion throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wrestle's waist but Wrestle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Orion off to one side.
Wrestle dodges the punch combination from Orion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wrestle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wrestle ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Wrestle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wrestle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Orion looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Orion looking for subs off his back but Wrestle has passed one foot through into half guard.
Wrestle is trying to control the action in half guard but Orion is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle is pressing down on Orion's thigh, looking to free his foot. Orion is holding on for now.
Orion looking for submissions off his back.
Orion is looking for a sweep. Wrestle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wrestle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Orion is looking to escape.
Wrestle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wrestle is pressing down on Orion's thigh, looking to free his foot. Orion is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Wrestle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Orion wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wrestle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Orion tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wrestle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Orion jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wrestle walks away with a smile on his face. Orion gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Orion cracks Wrestle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wrestle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wrestle doesn't manage to clinch there - Orion circles away.
Orion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orion misses with a takedown attempt
and Wrestle counters with a shoot takedown. Orion fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wrestle trying to control but Orion is working from the bottom.
Orion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wrestle is one step ahead there.
Orion is trying to control the position but Wrestle postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wrestle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trainer Wrestle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wrestle moves away from the strike by Orion.
Orion misses with a wild combination.
Wrestle has managed to clinch.
Wrestle stops a takedown attempt from Orion.
Orion jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wrestle walks away with a smile on his face. Orion gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wrestle is looking to clinch.
Casper Orion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wrestle swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casper Orion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wrestle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orion with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wrestle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wrestle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Orion gets back to full guard.
Wrestle chips away with some ground and pound.
Wrestle wants to control from the top but Orion keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion is striking off his back. Wrestle thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Orion has hold of Wrestle's hands but Wrestle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wrestle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Orion makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Orion.
Orion has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wrestle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wrestle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Orion has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wrestle has managed to get both his arms back between Orion's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle scoring with some ground and pound.
Wrestle trying to control but Orion is working from the bottom.
Wrestle is in close to Orion's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Orion throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wrestle escapes and throws Orion's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wrestle wants to control but Orion is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion wants to control but Wrestle postures up.
Orion is trying to work for a sweep but Wrestle has mounted him!
Orion in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Orion is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Orion working to try and regain half guard.
Orion wants to hold on but Wrestle pushes him away.
Orion is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle lands a heavy elbow.
Orion wants to control but Wrestle is having none of it.
Orion is looking to get to half guard.
Orion is working hard here to advance position.
Orion is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Orion taking shots to the head.
Orion is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Orion in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trainer Wrestle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Orion misses with a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Orion.
Trainer Wrestle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Orion trying to control the action but Wrestle is working from the bottom.
Wrestle being controlled for a moment.
Orion wants to control but Wrestle is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion is really struggling to control Wrestle but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Casper Orion just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Orion swats away the attempt to clinch by Wrestle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orion. That's going to slow Wrestle down.
Orion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wrestle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wrestle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wrestle stalls.
Orion tries to pull guard but Wrestle holds him up against the cage and eventually Orion drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion tries to score a body lock takedown but Wrestle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Wrestle.
Orion drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wrestle pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casper Orion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wrestle pushes Orion up against the cage in a clinch.
Orion breaks the clinch.
Orion lands with a kick to the temple. Wrestle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Trainer Wrestle has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orion misses with a hook.
Wrestle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wrestle keeps control of Orion as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wrestle stalls.
Wrestle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orion's elbow.
Casper Orion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wrestle leaning against his opponent.
Orion jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wrestle walks away with a smile on his face. Orion gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wrestle bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Orion stops Wrestle from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Orion is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Orion is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wrestle's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wrestle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Orion looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Wrestle pushes past his half guard into mount!
Orion really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Trainer Wrestle.
I've got Wrestle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trainer Wrestle!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tracy Gaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tracy Gaga!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaga throws a head kick that misses.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
A combination from Gaga does no damage.
Gaga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tracy Gaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaga misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Gaga is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson stops Gaga from getting back to his feet.
Gaga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gaga is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Gaga's hands, connecting with Gaga's forehead.
Gaga wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gaga tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaga throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Gaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Gaga.
Gaga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gaga throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Gaga is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Gaga is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Johnson taking a breather here.
Gaga is trying to buck Johnson off.
Gaga takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaga is pushing Johnson's head away, looking to escape. Johnson manages to hold on to the position though.
Johnson stands up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gaga throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaga misses with a double jab
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Gaga throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Gaga tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gaga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaga misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Gaga misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaga misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaga misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Gaga misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson moves out of range as Gaga throws a body kick.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Gaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gaga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaga scores with a push kick.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gaga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Gaga.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Gaga.
Gaga walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Frank Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook but Gaga blocks it.
Frank Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gaga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gaga stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Gaga misses with a head kick.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Gaga.
Gaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Gaga does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaga misses with a head kick.
Tracy Gaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gaga throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
A solid body kick from Gaga.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Gaga.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gaga closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Gaga does no damage.
Gaga rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Gaga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Gaga is controlling the position.
Gaga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gaga tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Gaga holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Johnson tries to circle away but Gaga has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Gaga is controlling him.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Gaga.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gaga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Gaga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaga manages to break the clinch.
Gaga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Gaga.
Gaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
A combination from Gaga does no damage.
Gaga throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Gaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gaga throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gaga throws a combination that misses
and Gaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaga fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaga throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gaga misses with a head kick.
Gaga lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Gaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Gaga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gaga throws a nice head kick!
Some wild striking there from Gaga.
Gaga lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gaga throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Gaga scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tracy Gaga 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. This is the final round!
Gaga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gaga delivers a nice body kick.
Gaga misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaga misses with a two punch combination.
Gaga throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Gaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaga lands a high kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gaga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gaga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Gaga.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Gaga.
Gaga throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Gaga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Gaga.
Gaga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Gaga throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson throws a right hand that Gaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaga also avoids with ease.
Gaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaga misses with a head kick.
Gaga misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gaga misses with a head kick.
Gaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Gaga moves away and avoids it.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaga misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gaga throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaga tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Gaga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaga fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Gaga.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaga.
Gaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaga misses with a series of wild punches.
Gaga misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gaga does no damage.
Gaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaga misses with a double jab.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson tests Gaga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice combination there by Gaga.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gaga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaga is looking to land body kicks.
Gaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Gaga tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaga throws a head kick that misses.
Gaga misses with a series of wild punches.
Gaga tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaga throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaga throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Tracy Gaga has been cut.
Gaga connects with a high kick.
Gaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Insano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Insano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Insano Laugh kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Powerful |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Captain Insano!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Insano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rizzo.
Insano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Captain Insano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo tries to bum rush Insano with a series of wild strikes but Insano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rizzo keeps the fight on the outside.
Rizzo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Insano pulls Rizzo in close to prevent any damage.
Rizzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Insano pulls Rizzo in to control the position.
Insano is trying to keep Rizzo in close.
Rizzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Insano is adopting a defensive guard.
Rizzo wants to pass the guard but Insano is keeping the position.
Insano is trying to keep Rizzo in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Insano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rizzo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Insano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rizzo connects with a jab.
Insano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Insano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rizzo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Insano connects with a solid leg kick.
Insano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rizzo, pushing him back against the cage.
Insano working Rizzo over with knees to the body.
Insano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Insano trying to land knees to the body.
Insano lands a knee to the head.
Insano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Insano scores with a knee to the head.
Insano trying to land knees to the body.
Insano lands an elbow inside that Rizzo shrugs off.
Insano lands a knee to the head.
Insano misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rizzo avoids a wild elbow strike from Insano.
Rizzo tries to pull guard but Insano holds him up against the cage and eventually Rizzo drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Insano misses with a punch on the inside.
Insano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rizzo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rizzo tries to pull guard but Insano won't allow it.
Rizzo managing to block the knees to the body from Insano.
Rizzo avoids the elbow strike from Insano, against the cage.
Insano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Insano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rizzo is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Insano.
Insano gets underhooks to prevent Rizzo's takedown attempt.
Insano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rizzo's face.
Insano controlling the action here for a moment.
Insano lands a knee to the head.
Insano lands an elbow inside that Rizzo shrugs off.
Insano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Insano lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Insano.
Insano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Insano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Insano.
Knees to the body from Insano.
Insano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rizzo's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Insano landing knees to the head.
Rizzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Insano scores with a knee to the head.
Rizzo goes for a takedown attempt but Insano pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rizzo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Insano!
Rizzo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Insano is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rizzo looking to ground and pound but Insano is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rizzo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rizzo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Insano tries to hold on but Rizzo pushes him away.
The referee warns Insano that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Insano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rizzo prevents Insano from getting the reversal.
Insano manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rizzo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Insano trying to hold on to Rizzo's head to control him but Rizzo postures up.
Rizzo throwing shots but Insano is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Insano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rizzo postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Insano 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.
Insano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rizzo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Insano lands a head kick. Rizzo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Insano is looking to clinch but Rizzo is avoiding it.
Insano misses with a body kick.
Insano throws a leg kick which misses Rizzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Rizzo tries to avoid it.
Insano misses with a leg kick.
Rizzo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Insano can pounce on him.
Insano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rizzo looks for a takedown but Insano sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizzo throws a right and a left that Insano avoids nicely.
Insano thumps Rizzo with a low kick.
Insano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Insano throws a push kick but Rizzo slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Insano.
Insano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Insano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rizzo blocks a head kick by Insano.
Captain Insano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rizzo avoids the head kick by Insano.
Rizzo blocks the body kick.
Insano throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Insano fakes the leg kick and cracks Rizzo in the body.
Rizzo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Insano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Captain Insano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rizzo swinging wildly here.
Insano scoring well with a low kick there.
Insano tries to clinch up but Rizzo circles away and keeps his distance.
Insano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Insano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Insano plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rizzo shoots for a double leg takedown but Insano sprawls well. He's pushed Rizzo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Insano.
Rizzo 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.
Insano scores with a push kick.
Insano throws a head kick that misses.
Insano keeps Rizzo at a distance using the push kick.
Insano lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rizzo will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizzo blocks a head kick by Insano.
Rizzo avoids the head kick by Insano.
Rizzo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Insano slaps away a takedown attempt from Rizzo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Insano. That one must have hurt.
Rizzo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Insano misses with a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rizzo.
Insano misses with a kick to the body.
Insano checks a low kick from Rizzo.
Insano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rizzo avoids the head kick by Insano.
Rizzo moves out of range of the body kick.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Insano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rizzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Insano misses with a head kick.
Rizzo has a takedown stuffed.
Rizzo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Insano can pounce on him.
Horrible takedown by Rizzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Insano which made him look bad.
Insano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Insano, right into the meat.
Rizzo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Insano.
Insano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rizzo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frank Rizzo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Insano.
Rizzo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Insano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rizzo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Insano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Insano lands with a slapping head kick.
Insano is looking to land body kicks.
Insano thumps Rizzo with a low kick.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown but Insano shows good takedown defense.
Insano lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Insano lands a head kick!
Rizzo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Insano can do anything to dispel that myth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Insano takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Insano manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Insano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A solid body kick from Insano.
Rizzo throws a combination. Insano tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rizzo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Insano manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Insano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rizzo is one step ahead there.
Rizzo 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.
Insano is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Insano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rizzo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Insano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rizzo manages to get himself to full guard.
Insano stays in close to Rizzo's body and controls the position.
Rizzo has control of Insano's left arm, preventing Insano from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Insano wants to stand but Rizzo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rizzo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Insano trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rizzo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Insano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rizzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Insano is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Insano leaves Rizzo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rizzo avoids the head kick by Insano.
Insano throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Insano.
Insano throws a head kick but Rizzo moves out of range.
Rizzo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rizzo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Insano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Insano.
Insano connects with a solid leg kick.
Insano misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Insano misses the shot to the body.
Insano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Insano scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Insano 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 Rizzo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rizzo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Insano throws and low kick but Rizzo moves out of range easily.
Rizzo shoots in and bounces Insano off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Insano looking to control.
Rizzo is looking to work some ground and pound but Insano has wrist control.
Rizzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Insano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Insano working a defensive guard here.
Rizzo is looking to work some ground and pound but Insano has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo preventing the sweep.
Rizzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Insano is retaining full guard.
Rizzo won't allow Insano to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rizzo cracks a nice hook into Insano's ribs.
Nice body kick there by Insano.
Captain Insano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Insano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Insano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Insano scores with a spinning back kick!
Insano thuds his shin into the meat of Rizzo's side.
Frank Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Insano misses.
Rizzo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Insano lands with a slapping head kick.
Rizzo blocks a head kick by Insano.
Nice takedown defense from Insano. No joy for Rizzo on that attempt.
Rizzo blocks the body kick.
Insano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Insano misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Insano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Insano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Insano!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Obworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Obworth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Obworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Lee!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obworth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Obworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obworth.
Obworth throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Jacob Obworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tries to clinch there but Obworth circles away.
Obworth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lee throws a leg kick but Obworth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Obworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obworth looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Obworth with a hook.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Obworth.
Lee is looking to slow Obworth down with leg kicks.
Obworth takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obworth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Obworth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obworth looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obworth was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Obworth lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Obworth checks it.
Obworth jabs at Lee's body.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obworth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obworth cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Obworth misses.
Obworth is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Obworth if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Obworth shoots in but no luck this time.
Obworth is breathing heavily.
Obworth moves out of range of the leg kick from Lee.
Obworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Obworth throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Obworth misses the jab.
A big left from Obworth misses.
Obworth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Obworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Obworth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Obworth lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Obworth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Obworth misses the body punch
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
Obworth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Obworth scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Obworth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Obworth.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obworth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obworth tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Obworth back against the cage.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee lands a right hand.
Obworth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Obworth's ribcage. Obworth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee is leaning against Obworth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obworth can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obworth backwards.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Obworth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Lee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A left lands for Lee.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Obworth's defenses.
Obworth throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Obworth misses the body punch
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Obworth moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obworth was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee rushes Obworth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Obworth is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Obworth.
A short left from Lee.
Lee digs a right hand into Obworth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Obworth's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Obworth backwards.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Obworth's ribcage. Obworth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obworth or not.
Obworth misses with the head strike.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee is working Obworth over against the cage.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lee.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obworth or not.
Good body shot from Lee.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee lands a right hand.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Obworth backwards.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obworth or not.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Obworths head.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Robert Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Lee.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obworth backwards.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obworth is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee works on Obworth's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obworth backwards.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee is leaning against Obworth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee presses Obworth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee pushes Obworth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obworth backwards.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obworth or not.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obworth or not.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee cracks Obworth with a nice body shot.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee works on Obworth's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obworth backwards.
Obworth misses with a punch to the body.
Obworth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obworth throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Obworth backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee gets through Obworth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee presses Obworth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obworth thows a body shot but no joy.
Obworth misses with a jab to the body
and Lee counters with a crisp one two that drops Obworth! Lee thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Obworth to his feet! Obworth is in big trouble!
Oh Obworth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obworth lands a nice shot to the body.
Obworth seems to have got his legs back now.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obworth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obworth manages to avoid it.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Obworth misses with a wild body shot.
Obworth throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee takes a swing at Obworth's ribcage but misses.
Robert Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee tries to clinch up
enabling Obworth to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Obworth misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice uppercut lands for Obworth. That snapped Lee's head back.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Obworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Obworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Obworth misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Obworth 's knee.
Jacob Obworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obworth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robert Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obworth throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Obworth scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a right and a left that Obworth avoids nicely.
Obworth misses with a looping left.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Obworth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robert Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Obworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lee!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Obworth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Obworth digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Obworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Obworth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Obworth.
A jab from Obworth misses.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Obworth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Obworth swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Obworth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Obworth's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obworth lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obworth lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obworth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Obworth lands with an overhand left.
Obworth is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Obworth lands a nice shot to the body.
Obworth misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Obworth is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee thuds his shin into the meat of Obworth's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obworth throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obworth avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Robert Lee has been cut.
Obworth misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Obworth thinking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Obworth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Lee!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheamus Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa comes to the cage accompanied by Search and Destroy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sheamus Noonan!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa defending well as Noonan loads up on a big left hand.
Jaa looks to land a body kick but Noonan moved away.
Jaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noonan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noonan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaa misses with a takedown attempt - Noonan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noonan scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Tony Jaa has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good work by Noonan as he checks the leg kick.
Tony Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaa misses with a body kick.
A jab from Noonan misses.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Noonan pushes him off.
Jaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Noonan circles away.
Noonan blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Noonan is out of range and Jaa settles back down.
Noonan swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaa.
Jaa tries to clinch but Noonan moves out of range.
Jaa misses with an uppercut.
Jaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Noonan avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Jaa misses.
Jaa slips under a jab from Noonan.
Jaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
Jaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Noonan blocks a leg kick.
Jaa tried to score with a low kick but Noonan checks it.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noonan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noonan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jaa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Noonan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaa.
Jaa is looking to score with low kicks.
Jaa misses with a low kick.
Jaa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Noonan lands with a straight right. Jaa didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheamus Noonan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Jaa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaa misses with a low kick.
Jaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Noonan swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaa.
The fighters circling - Noonan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaa walks into a stiff left hand from Noonan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan lands with an uppercut that bounces Jaa off the cage and back into rage.
Jaa throws a wild body kick that Noonan sees coming a mile off.
Noonan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Noonan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Noonan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Noonan landing shots from mount.
Noonan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jaa is rocked!
Tony Jaa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Jaa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sheamus Noonan! Sheamus Noonan retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Kemp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mana Oregan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oregan has chosen Boom, P.O.D as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Kemp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mana Oregan!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oregan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oregan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Adam Kemp has been cut.
Knees to the body from Oregan.
Oregan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kemp blocks it with crossed arms.
Oregan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Oregan - that will leave a mark!
A jab lands there for Kemp.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kemp misses with a body shot.
Kemp misses with a double jab.
Oregan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oregan.
Kemp moves out of range of the body kick from Oregan.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kemp.
Oregan misses with a low kick.
Kemp checks a leg kick.
Oregan throws out a leg kick but Kemp moves out of range and Oregan only half commits.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Oregan.
Kemp is breathing heavily.
Jab from Oregan.
Oregan thumps Kemp with a low kick.
Oregan scores with a nice strike.
Oregan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Oregan.
Oregan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oregan scoring well with a low kick there.
Oregan connects with a right hand. Kemp shakes it off.
Oregan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oregan misses with a wild combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oregan. That's going to slow Kemp down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oregan doesn't manage to clinch there - Kemp circles away.
Oregan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oregan breaks from the clinch.
Oregan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oregan.
Kemp takes a swing at Oregan's ribcage but misses.
Oregan scores with a nice body kick.
Oregan scores with a nice body kick.
Oregan connects with a solid leg kick.
Oregan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oregan, right into the meat.
Kemp misses the shot to the body.
Oregan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kemp.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oregan!
Oregan throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Oregan.
Oregan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oregan lands a lovely overhand right.
Oregan has closed the distance and engaged Kemp in a clinch.
A short right from Oregan.
Oregan lands a nice elbow.
Oregan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oregan lands a damaging elbow.
Oregan manages to break the clinch.
Kemp tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oregan.
Decent striking displayed by Oregan there.
Adam Kemp's cut is getting worse.
Oregan gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oregan lands an elbow that stopped Kemp in his tracks for a moment.
Oregan tries to land knees in the clinch but Kemp avoids the damage to the body.
Oregan with a knee to the head.
Adam Kemp's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oregan lands an elbow inside that Kemp shrugs off.
Oregan throws an elbow that misses.
Oregan lands a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Adam Kemp's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Oregan lands an elbow just above Kemp 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Adam Kemp's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mana Oregan! Mana Oregan retains his heavyweight title!
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