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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Safire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Lockley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lockley has chosen Disney's Gummy Bears Intro (Rus) as his entrance music. Kevin Lockley will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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260 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Safire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Lockley!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Safire changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lockley tries to avoid it but Safire manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lockley to the ground. Lockley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lockley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Safire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Fred Safire has been cut.
Safire tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lockley counters with a good low kick that Safire was not able to check.
Lockley tries to keep at a distance but Safire has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lockley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Safire backwards.
Lockley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lockley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Safire just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lockley's brow.
Lockley struggles to land a body shot inside as Safire controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Safire dodges an elbow strike from Lockley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Safire.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Safire misses with an elbow over the top.
Lockley lands an uppercut.
Safire throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lockley misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safire changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lockley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Safire is looking to land body kicks.
Safire shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Safire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lockley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Safire.
Lockley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lockley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lockley is adopting a defensive guard.
Safire throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
Lockley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Safire!
Lockley trying to control but Safire is having none of it.
Safire regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Safire looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Safire looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safire trying to control but Lockley postures up.
Safire looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Safire manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Safire throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lockley uses it to pass to side control.
Safire manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Safire is pressing down on Lockley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Safire throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lockley escapes and throws Safire's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Safire tries to improve position but can't.
Safire sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Safire is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lockley pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Safire manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Safire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Safire looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lockley passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fred Safire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fred Safire's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Safire is looking to clinch.
Safire moves in looking to clinch but Lockley pushes him off.
Lockley slaps away a takedown attempt from Safire, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Safire clinches with his opponent.
Lockley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Safire misses with an elbow over the top.
Lockley throws a head punch that misses.
Safire is looking for a takedown.
Safire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Kevin Lockley has been cut.
Safire lands an elbow just above Lockley 's eye.
A short left from Lockley.
Safire throws an elbow but it misses.
Lockley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lockley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Safire if he has to take too many more of those.
Safire moves into range and clinches up with Lockley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safire pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Safire throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lockley misses with a punch to the body.
Lockley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lockley is trying to break the clinch but Safire is controlling him.
Safire lands an elbow that stopped Lockley in his tracks for a moment.
Lockley throws a head punch that misses.
Lockley pushes off an throws an elbow but Safire leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Safire misses with an elbow over the top.
Lockley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Safire lands an elbow just above Lockley 's eye.
Safire is trying to pull guard but Lockley has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Safire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lockley lands with a light punch inside.
Safire throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lockley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Safire misses with an elbow strike.
Lockley tries to circle away but Safire has him pinned against the cage.
Safire dodges an elbow strike from Lockley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockley trying to land knees to the body.
Lockley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lockley is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Safire.
That has opened up Kevin Lockley's cut even more.
Lockley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lockley lands with an overhand left.
Fred Safire's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Safire gets a clinch.
Lockley manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Lockley. Beautiful body shot.
Safire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Safire on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lockley scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body punch from Lockley.
Kevin Lockley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Safire walks into a straight right hand from Lockley.
Lockley throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lockley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lockley lands a jab-cross combination.
Fred Safire's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lockley thows a body kick. Safire tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lockley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fred Safire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lockley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Safire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lockley can pounce on him.
Lockley connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Lockley.
Safire on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lockley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lockley lands a front kick.
Safire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lockley can pounce on him.
Lockley drops Safire with a beautiful combination! Safire stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lockley is looking for the KO!
Safire is rocked!
Jeez, Fred Safire's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fred Safire's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kevin Lockley!
Kevin Lockley is the new heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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