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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jurgen Muller (ranked 4518 p4p, 4509 weight class) and Pierre Moreau (ranked 196 p4p, 199 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jurgen Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pierre Moreau!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller shoots in but Moreau avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Muller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moreau jumps guard but Muller stands there with Moreau around his waist. Moreau gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Muller lands an elbow just above Moreau 's eye.
Moreau has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Muller uses from the top position.
Moreau bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Muller's guard.
Moreau won't allow Muller to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreau showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Muller is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreau is fighting to break Muller's control of his arms but Muller is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Moreau is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Moreau drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Moreau seems to have locked his on tight now - Muller screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Moreau, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Pierre Moreau!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Thorgard (ranked 4485 p4p, 4517 weight class) and Gunnar Murphy (ranked 195 p4p, 197 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Magnus Thorgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorgard moves into the clinch.
Thorgard misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy dives in and grabs Thorgard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thorgard pushes down on Murphy's head and hops out.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thorgard goes for a double leg but Murphy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Murphy continues to drive forward.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorgard.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Thorgard leaves Murphy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorgard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorgard shoots in but Murphy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thorgard sprawls well. Thorgard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Magnus Thorgard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Murphy.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Thorgard is avoiding it.
Thorgard throws a big counter combination but Murphy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Thorgard fails with the takedown.
Thorgard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorgard motions for Murphy to come forward. Thorgard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorgard.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thorgard slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard rushes Murphy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thorgard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Thorgard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thorgard is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Murphy is defending well.
Thorgard tries to pull guard but Murphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thorgard misses with the head strike.
Thorgard breaks from the clinch.
Murphy dives in and grabs Thorgard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thorgard pushes down on Murphy's head and hops out.
Thorgard is looking to clinch.
Murphy tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thorgard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy tries to bum rush Thorgard with a series of wild strikes but Thorgard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gunnar Murphy.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 9:10
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Murphy!
Gunnar Murphy tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Malikai (ranked 4321 p4p, 4484 weight class) and Zion Fury (ranked 188 p4p, 194 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nasir Malikai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zion Fury!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malikai dives in and grabs Fury's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fury pushes down on Malikai's head and hops out.
Fury looks for a takedown but Malikai sprawls well.
Fury lands a right hook to the body.
Fury clinches up against the cage.
Malikai blocks an elbow strike.
Fury prevents Malikai from breaking the clinch.
Malikai can't get the takedown.
Fury is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Malikai'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.
Fury's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malikai as he jumps to the side.
Nasir Malikai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zion Fury.
Fury shoots in but no luck this time.
Malikai looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
Malikai thuds a left hand into Fury's body.
Fury fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Malikai avoids it really well and circles away.
Malikai throws a sloppy head kick and Fury moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Fury.
Malikai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fury misses with a takedown attempt
and Malikai counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury darts in and clinches Malikai up against the cage.
Malikai can't break the clinch.
Malikai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fury is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fury avoiding damage.
Malikai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Malikai is trying to pull guard but Fury has him pressed against the cage.
Malikai is trying to pull guard but Fury has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fury stalling in the clinch.
Malikai wants to stall.
Fury pulls guard successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zion Fury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fury has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 9:10
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 9:10
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zion Fury!
Zion Fury spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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