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OFL 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Habana (ranked 6364 p4p, 116 weight class) and Zack Crowder (ranked 7796 p4p, 227 weight class). Crowder has chosen Arms wide open by-CREED as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
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202 cm
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300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Habana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zack Crowder!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habana throws a right hand that misses
and Crowder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crowder works the jab nicely.
Crowder's coach down at BIGISLAND BIGGUNS WARRIOR TRAINING was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Crowder's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Habana. That's going to slow Crowder down.
Habana wants to clinch up but Crowder keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Habana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crowder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Habana was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowder.
Habana ducks under a wild hook from Crowder.
Crowder looks to score with a jab to the body but Habana is just out of range.
Habana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Habana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Habana fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Zack Crowder has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Habana.
Habana lands a high kick!
That kick from Habana tenderised Crowder's leg. Crowder is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Habana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crowder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Crowder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Habana scores with a push kick.
Habana tries a head kick but it misses.
Habana lands a nice looking body kick.
Habana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crowder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Habana.
Habana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Habana misses the jab.
Habana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crowder throws out a counter right but Habana avoids it with no problem.
Crowder misses with a straight right.
Habana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Habana moves into range and clinches up with Crowder.
Habana is trying to stall.
Crowder can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habana missing with knees to the body.
Habana landing knees to the body.
Habana trying to land knees to the body.
Habana is trying to break free.
Habana is looking to control Crowder's arms but Crowder gets an underhook and turns him. Now Habana has his back to the ropes.
Habana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crowder's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from Habana.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Habana's efforts to push away.
Crowder working aggressively here.
Habana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crowder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Habana breaks the clinch.
Crowder thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana doesn't manage to clinch there - Crowder circles away.
Habana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Habana there as he acknowledges the shot.
Habana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Habana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crowder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Habana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Habana tries to clinch but Crowder is having none of it.
Crowder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Habana misses.
Crowder throws a jab but it's blocked by Habana.
Habana plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Habana looks for the body kick but Crowder saw that one coming.
Crowder throws an overhand right that lands on Habana's shoulder, as Habana tries to avoid the shot.
Crowder takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Habana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crowder tries to bum rush Habana with a series of wild strikes but Habana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Habana fails to land with a series of punches.
Habana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Habana is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Habana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crowder.
Crowder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowder lands a jab to the head.
Crowder throws an off balance right hand
and Habana counters with a stiff right hand.
Crowder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crowder connects with the punch.
Crowder should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Habana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crowder.
Crowder avoids the head kick by Habana.
Crowder looks to throw the jab but Habana is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Habana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zack Crowder's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Habana throws a right hand that misses
and Crowder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benny Habana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Habana tries to clinch up but Crowder circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Habana. Crowder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Habana finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Habana.
Crowder with a jab.
Habana ducks under a wild hook from Crowder.
Crowder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Habana throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crowder.
Zack Crowder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Habana tries to bum rush Crowder with a series of wild strikes but Crowder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Habana slips under a jab from Crowder.
Crowder is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Habana.
Crowder looks to land a left hand but Habana moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crowder.
Habana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Habana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crowder misses with a hook.
Crowder loads up on a big right hand but Habana slips the punch.
Habana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Habana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Habana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Habana looks to score with a jab to the body but Crowder is just out of range.
Crowder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Habana.
Habana takes one to the chin there.
Habana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crowder's head.
Habana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habana throws a series of punches but Crowder avoids them all with ease.
Habana throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Crowder counter with a right hand.
Habana takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Habana is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowder cracks Habana with a hook to the temple - Habana is on wobbly legs here! Crowder swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Habana falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Crowder wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zack Crowder!
Post fight, Zack Crowder stared into the camera and said '(Chewbacca noises)'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Carvarlo (ranked 6365 p4p, 117 weight class) and Sam Bellafontane (ranked 24563 p4p, 260 weight class). Augusto Carvarlo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Augusto Carvarlo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Bellafontane!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvarlo gets caught flat footed, as Bellafontane shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bellafontane is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carvarlo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carvarlo has his foot on Bellafontane's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bellafontane works his way back into a safe position though.
Bellafontane makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bellafontane working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Bellafontane chips away with some ground and pound.
Bellafontane landing some decent shots from guard.
Bellafontane throwing strikes but missing.
Bellafontane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bellafontane cracks Carvarlo with a solid left hand.
Bellafontane lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bellafontane's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bellafontane landing some decent shots from guard.
Carvarlo is breathing heavily.
Bellafontane with a nice head shot there.
Bellafontane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carvarlo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellafontane connects with a couple of short punches.
Carvarlo is rocked!
Bellafontane arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Carvarlo's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sam Bellafontane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Kaniecki (ranked 3978 p4p, 90 weight class) and Josh Heath (ranked 4122 p4p, 92 weight class). Heath has chosen Blaze all day -by KOTTONMOUTH KINGS as his entrance music. Josh Heath has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jacek Kaniecki's chin.
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220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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250 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
Knockout power |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacek Kaniecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Heath !
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kaniecki finds it's way through Heath 's defenses.
Kaniecki cracks Heath with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Heath gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kaniecki counters with a crisp right that sends Heath to the canvas! Kaniecki follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacek Kaniecki!
In his post fight interview, Jacek Kaniecki started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Josh Heath had this to say: 'Fuck you'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Fury (ranked 8659 p4p, 134 weight class) and Muhammad Khalil (ranked 6366 p4p, 118 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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225 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muhammad Khalil!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Chris Dean and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khalil throws a hook but Fury blocks it.
Fury misses with an uppercut. Khalil saw that one coming.
Khalil throws a body shot but no joy.
Fury tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Khalil manages to circle out of the way.
Fury throws a big shot that misses.
Khalil dodges the punch combination from Fury.
Khalil misses with the combination.
Khalil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Khalil.
Khalil throws a jab when Fury was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
Khalil tries to clinch but Fury moves out of range.
Fury scores with a push kick.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Khalil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalil throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Khalil bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fury's head backwards.
Fury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khalil takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Khalil looks winded!
Khalil misses with a straight left.
Khalil moves to clinch but Fury breaks away
and Fury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fury swinging wildly here.
Khalil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fury thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khalil misses with a two punch combination.
Khalil takes one to the side of the head.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Fury to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalil slips a jab and a cross from Fury.
Khalil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Fury. That snapped Khalil's head back.
Fury tries to bum rush Khalil with a series of wild strikes but Khalil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fury slips a straight right by Khalil.
Fury blocks a leg kick.
Khalil throws a hook to the side of Fury's head but Fury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khalil misses with a lunging right hand
and Fury counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khalil on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fury connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fury lands a jab-cross combination.
Fury cracks Khalil with a good jab.
Fury is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fury lands a two punch combo.
Fury clobbers Khalil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fury scores with a jab to the head.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Khalil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khalil looks to throw the jab but Fury is out of range.
Muhammad Khalil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fury. Khalil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fury scores with a jab. Khalil acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fury swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalil.
Fury throwing a counter right hand but Khalil manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury with a hook.
Fury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khalil! But no joy.
Fury with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Khalil.
Khalil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fury.
Fury throws a big shot that misses.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalil.
Fury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khalil.
A punch combination from Fury misses.
Khalil misses the shot to the body.
Khalil misses the shot to the body.
Fury cracks Khalil with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Fury 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.
Fury misses the jab.
Khalil lands a head shot.
Fury has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fury scores with a punch to the head.
Fury misses with a two punch combination.
Fury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalil.
Some wild striking there from Fury.
Fury avoids the body shot from Khalil.
Fury thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khalil can do to turn this around?
Khalil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khalil throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Fury wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tyson Fury is winning the standup battle so far.
Fury works over Khalil's head and body with a nice combination.
Khalil is breathing heavily.
Fury lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury swinging wildly here.
A jab lands there for Fury.
Khalil swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fury counters with a two punch combo.
Fury misses with a double jab.
Fury takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khalil misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
Fury scores with a nice strike.
Khalil takes one on the button.
Khalil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Khalil misses with a straight right.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
Fury scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury tests Khalil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Fury misses.
Khalil throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fury holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fury throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fury avoiding damage as Khalil throws knees to the body.
Fury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khalil backwards.
Fury scores with a shot to the side of Khalil's head.
Khalil has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fury creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khalil's defenses.
Fury lands a hook that snaps the head of Khalil backwards.
Fury lands with a left to the head.
Fury works on Khalil's body with a couple of short punches.
Fury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Fury.
Fury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fury scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fury presses Khalil against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fury looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khalil tries to break the clinch but Fury is controlling the position.
Fury pushes off an throws an elbow but Khalil leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fury gets through Khalil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fury's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danga de danga de dang - Fury scores with a four punch combination!
Fury thuds his right hand into Khalil's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Khalil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury scores with the left hand. Khalil knows he should have avoided that one.
Khalil tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Fury counter with a right hand.
Fury dips to his left and cracks Khalil with an uppercut!
Fury lands a jab-cross combination.
Khalil is rocked!
Khalil takes one to the chin there.
Khalil is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him?
Khalil tries to clinch up.
Khalil seems to have recovered his senses.
Fury throws a good cross that connects.
Fury moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fury scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fury throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Fury throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khalil walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Fury dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fury lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khalil takes a step back to recover.
Khalil misses with an uppercut.
Khalil has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fury.
Fury walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khalil.
Khalil misses with an uppercut. Fury saw that one coming.
Fury swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalil.
A slow jab from Fury misses its intended target.
Fury fails to land with a series of punches.
Khalil misses with a combination
and Fury counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Khalil misses the target.
Fury lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Fury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury connects with a looping right hand.
Nice jab there from Fury.
Fury 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.
Fury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khalil on the side of the head.
Tyson Fury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Khalil misses.
Fury lands with a nice body punch.
Fury fakes the leg kick and cracks Khalil in the body.
Fury feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khalils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Fury misses.
Khalil doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fury keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fury misses with a hook.
Khalil throws a series of punches but Fury avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khalil takes a step back to recover.
A jab from Fury misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khalil! But no joy.
Tyson Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury swinging wildly here.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khalil throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fury on the side of the head.
Khalil swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khalil connects with a jab.
Fury shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Khalil eats them both and turns towards Fury to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fury throws a right hand that Khalil ducks under and follows up with a left that Khalil also avoids with ease.
Fury takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khalil throws a jab when Fury was well out of range.
Fury lands a two punch combo.
Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Khalil moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalil misses with a body punch
and Fury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khalil throws out a loose jab but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khalil takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khalil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fury throwing a counter right hand but Khalil manages to avoid it.
Khalil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fury's corner calls for a 1-2. Fury obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fury feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khalils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Khalil misses with a straight right.
As Khalil tries to get set, Fury tries to push him back and clinch up but Khalil manages to avoid the attempt.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Fury. Those never looked like landing.
Khalil swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khalil.
Fury throws a combination. Khalil tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khalil throws an overhand right that lands on Fury's shoulder, as Fury tries to avoid the shot.
Khalil falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fury counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khalil gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fury scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A right-left combo lands from Fury.
Khalil moves out of range as Fury throws a body kick.
A combination from Fury does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khalil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khalil walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Muhammad Khalil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khalil lands a really nice looking cross but Fury seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Fury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fury has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Fury!
In his post fight interview, Tyson Fury started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Anderson (ranked 4821 p4p, 167 weight class) and Herbal The Leaf (ranked 6714 p4p, 122 weight class). Anderson comes to the ring accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls by-METALLICA. Herbal The Leaf will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lars Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herbal The Leaf!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Francis DeMontford and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Leaf fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderson avoids it really well and circles away.
The Leaf goes for a double leg but Anderson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Anderson continues to drive forward.
The Leaf shoots in and gets a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Leaf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Leaf.
Anderson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Leaf defends well.
The Leaf is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Leaf trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Leaf can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but The Leaf is proving a slippery customer.
The Leaf with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Leaf defends it easily.
The Leaf passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Anderson is trying to improve his position.
The Leaf lands a few punches from side control.
The Leaf is trying to get an arm triangle but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
The Leaf wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Anderson, who protects the arm well.
Anderson tries to bench press The Leaf off him but The Leaf keeps the position.
The Leaf tries for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson sneaks back into half guard.
Anderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of The Leaf's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take The Leaf's back!
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anderson trying to control momentarily.
Anderson working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but The Leaf is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Anderson has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! The Leaf taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lars Anderson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rude (ranked 4212 p4p, 152 weight class) and Felix Sierra (ranked 6363 p4p, 209 weight class). Rude's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Beautiful people-by MARILYN MANSON. This should be fireworks!
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280 lbs
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285 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Felix Sierra!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sierra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sierra slips a jab from Rude.
Sierra tries to clinch but Rude is having none of it.
Sierra needs to keep his hands up - Rude had a free shot at his head there.
Sierra tries to clinch but Rude is having none of it.
Sierra throws a sloppy head kick
letting Rude counter with a right hand.
Rude scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sierra misses with an uppercut
and Rude counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheers as Rude lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sierra doesn't seem phased though.
Sierra tries to clinch but Rude is having none of it.
Sierra doesn't manage to clinch there - Rude circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Rude misses the target.
Sierra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sierra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rude cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sierra moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rude's corner calls for a 1-2. Rude obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sierra throws a head kick but Rude moves out of range.
Sierra clinches up with Rude and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rude working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rude swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sierra trying to stall but Rude improves his position.
Rude swings wildly with an uppercut but Sierra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rude lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sierra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rude's efforts to push away.
Rude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rude lands with a short shot to the head.
Rude misses with a punch on the inside.
Rude avoiding damage as Sierra throws knees to the body.
Sierra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rude's efforts to push away.
Sierra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rude.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rude misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rude wants to get back to striking at distance but Sierra won't allow it.
Rude lands a hook that snaps the head of Sierra backwards.
Rude is trying to push Sierra away but Sierra has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Rude.
Sierra looks winded!
Rude is struggling to control the position.
Sierra is trying to stall.
Rude lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rude definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rude.
Rude lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sierra backwards.
Rude lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra tries to break free but Rude pushes him back against the ropes.
Rude pushes Sierra back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rude can't break the clinch.
Rude throws a head punch that misses.
Rude scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sierra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sierra.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rude creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rude throws a punch but it's blocked by Sierra.
Rude throws a head punch that misses.
Rude controlling the action here for a moment.
Sierra blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra blocking some punches.
Sierra trying to land knees to the body.
Sierra tries to land knees in the clinch but Rude avoids the damage to the body.
Rude misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rude lands a right hand.
Rude gets through Sierra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rude lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Rude.
Rude misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rude.
Rude lands a hook that snaps the head of Sierra backwards.
Rude scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sierra keeps control of Rude as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rude lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Rude dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sierra gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Rude gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Rude!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Biglad (ranked 17906 p4p, 236 weight class) and Marcos Martinez (ranked 5282 p4p, 98 weight class). Marcos Martinez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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197 lbs
7 - 17 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Biglad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biglad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Biglad shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Biglad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martinez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martinez actively working from the bottom here.
Biglad really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Martinez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Martinez is looking for a sweep. Biglad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Biglad is working away from the top position though.
Biglad knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martinez on the ground.
Martinez works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Biglad has his hands clasped together but Martinez extends and breaks Biglad's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Martinez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcos Martinez!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Head Bussa (ranked 2997 p4p, 73 weight class) and Juan Torres (ranked 6802 p4p, 123 weight class). Juan Torres has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Head Bussa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Torres!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres moves out of range as Bussa strikes.
Bussa misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Torres! But no joy.
Torres misses with a straight left.
Bussa throws a shot from downtown. Torres moves away and avoids it.
Bussa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Torres is trying to control Bussa's posture but Bussa avoids it.
Torres tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Bussa is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bussa cracks Torres with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres is trying to control Bussa's posture but Bussa avoids it.
Torres tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bussa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres trying to remain calm as Bussa controls from the top position.
Bussa is chipping away with strikes.
Torres is looking to reverse the position.
Bussa taking a breather here.
Torres is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bussa off and has taken his back!
Torres has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Bussa.
Torres looking for the choke but no joy.
Torres is punishing Bussa with some ground and pound.
Bussa looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Bussa is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bussa rolls, trying to escape but Torres keeps control of the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bussa is working hard here to advance position.
Bussa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Torres is trying to stick to Bussa's back but Bussa is turning into Torres. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Torres's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bussa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bussa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Torres has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bussa has managed to get both his arms back between Torres's legs - danger averted.
Bussa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bussa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bussa won't allow Torres to sweep him here.
Bussa controlling from the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bussa with a nice head shot there.
Torres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torres throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Torres looks winded!
Bussa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bussa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bussa stands and throws Torres's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bussa lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bussa cracks Torres with a big elbow.
Torres being controlled for a moment.
Torres taking a bit of punishment here - Bussa scoring with strikes.
Bussa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Torres manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bussa controlling the pace.
Torres wants to improve his position but Bussa is controlling well.
Bussa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bussa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Head Bussa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Bussa. That snapped Torres's head back.
It looks like Juan Torres has been cut.
Bussa throws out a loose jab but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bussa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bussa is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bussa is thwarting Torres's attempts to control the position.
Torres moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Torres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bussa controls the pace.
Bussa preventing the sweep.
Torres had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bussa defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bussa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Bussa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
Torres is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bussa is controlling him.
Bussa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Head Bussa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torres is trying to control the position but Bussa postures up.
Bussa works over Torres with some ground and pound from guard.
Bussa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bussa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Torres looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bussa is one step ahead there.
Bussa is stalling in the full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bussa connects with a couple of short punches.
Bussa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Torres scores with a short punch from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking for a guillotine here but Bussa defends easily.
Bussa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bussa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Torres's head.
Torres looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bussa is one step ahead there.
Torres has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bussa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bussa is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bussa is in close to Torres's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bussa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bussa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bussa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bussa landing with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Torres is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bussa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Head Bussa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Torres's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bussa blocks a jab.
Torres with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bussa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bussa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torres was well out of range. Poor timing from Bussa.
Bussa keeps the fight on the outside.
Bussa misses with a hook. Torres ducked under it nicely.
Torres tries to clinch but Bussa is having none of it.
Bussa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
As Bussa backs off Torres throws a huge counter combo but Bussa manages to avoid it all.
Bussa throws an off balance right hand
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bussa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bussa misses with a lunging right hand
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bussa lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Torres falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bussa dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Head Bussa!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Elliot (ranked 2396 p4p, 65 weight class) and Freddrick Constantine (ranked 2973 p4p, 119 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Freddrick Constantine was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Elliot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Freddrick Constantine!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Constantine throws a head kick that half lands.
Constantine instigates a clinch.
Constantine's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Constantine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Constantine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Constantine prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elliot tries for a takedown. No joy.
Constantine landing knees to the body.
Constantine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Elliot drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Constantine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Elliot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Constantine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Constantine working Elliot over with knees to the body.
Elliot drops down looking for an ankle pick but Constantine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Constantine tried to score with a low kick but Elliot checks it.
Elliot changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Constantine tries to avoid it but Elliot manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Constantine to the ground. Constantine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Constantine is looking for the big counter here.
Constantine has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Elliot is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Constantine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elliot half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Elliot is trying hard to land a takedown here. Constantine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Elliot has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Elliot gets tackled into the ropes by Constantine. Constantine maintains the clinch.
Constantine is stalling here.
Constantine has Elliot pressed against the ropes.
The crowd are getting on Constantine's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantine prevents a takedown attempt there.
Constantine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Constantine is pressed up against the ropes. Elliot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Constantine down to the mat. Constantine avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Constantine misses with a head kick.
Constantine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Constantine just leaning against Elliot, taking a breather.
Elliot is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Constantine is defending well.
Constantine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Elliot jumps guard but Constantine turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Constantine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Elliot is breathing heavily.
Constantine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Constantine working Elliot over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliot can't get the takedown.
Constantine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Elliot's face.
It looks like Andrew Elliot has been cut.
Constantine scores a nice knee to the body.
Constantine pushes Elliot back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Constantine to work.
Constantine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Constantine obliges.
Constantine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Elliot letting Constantine take a breather here.
Constantine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Constantine stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Elliot tries to pull guard but Constantine holds him up against the ropes and eventually Elliot drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantine taking a breather.
Elliot goes for a takedown attempt but Constantine pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Constantine throws a head kick that Elliot semi-blocks.
Elliot is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elliot circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Constantine. Elliot falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Constantine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freddrick Constantine!
Freddrick Constantine is the new super heavyweight champion!
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