SEC 50: Heavy Hitters PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gavriil Endymion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khaleeq Faraj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Endymion's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Message. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Endymion
vs
Faraj

190 cm
27
180 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gavriil Endymion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khaleeq Faraj!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Faraj has managed to clinch.
Endymion stops a takedown attempt from Faraj.
Endymion lands a nice uppercut.
Faraj wants a takedown.
Faraj tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Endymion just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gavriil Endymion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khaleeq Faraj.
Endymion throws a punch but it's blocked by Faraj.
Endymion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Faraj's efforts to push away.
Endymion lands a left hand.
Faraj looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hand to the body from Endymion.
Endymion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Endymion has a couple of punches blocked by Faraj.
Endymion can't find room to land a body shot as Faraj controls the action.
Faraj is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Faraj blocks a body shot from Endymion.
A hook to the body from Endymion.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Endymion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Endymion is working Faraj over against the cage.
Endymion lands a hook that snaps the head of Faraj backwards.
Endymion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Faraj or not.
Faraj tries to pull guard but Endymion holds him up against the cage and eventually Faraj drops back down to his feet.
Endymion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Faraj's efforts to push away.
Faraj looks gassed!
Faraj can't find room to land a body shot as Endymion controls the action.
Endymion lands an uppercut.
Endymion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faraj backwards.
Faraj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Endymion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Endymion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Endymion lands with a light punch inside.
Endymion has a couple of punches blocked by Faraj.

Endymion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Endymion lands a jab-cross combination.

Faraj is rocked!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Faraj is defended easily by Endymion.
Faraj is still on wobbly legs! Can Endymion finish him?
Endymion finds Faraj's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Faraj flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Endymion lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Faraj will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gavriil Endymion!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ehavoc dugre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and trevmbo Noble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). trevmbo Noble has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

dugre
vs
Noble

181 cm
20
145 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

187 cm
24
143 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ehavoc dugre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, trevmbo Noble!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dugre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noble misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Noble.
Noble fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dugre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Noble tries to avoid it but dugre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Noble to the ground. Noble escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Noble misses with a series of wild punches.

dugre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Noble!
Noble takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Noble tries to lock up and control but dugre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Noble tries to improve his position but dugre has taken his back! dugre has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Noble tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! dugre pushes Noble away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ehavoc dugre!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Haney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capone comes to the cage accompanied by The Godfather Theme Song. Haney is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You're The Best Around. Vinnie Capone could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Haney's chin.

Capone
vs
Haney

178 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
23
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vinnie Capone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Haney!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capone moves in looking to clinch but Haney pushes him off.

Capone forces Haney back against the cage and clinches.
Haney prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Capone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Capone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Haney.

Capone decides to pull guard.

Capone working for a triangle but Haney defends it easily.
Haney wants to pass the guard but Capone is keeping the position.

Haney stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Capone has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Haney manages to get his head free but now Capone has transitioned to an armbar! Haney grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Capone! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vinnie Capone!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Gould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gould has chosen skillet-monster as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nathan Gould acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Dee
vs
Gould

180 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathan Gould!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gould takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gould tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dee swivels and escapes.
Gould checks a low kick from Dee.
Dee throws a leg kick but Gould sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gould looks gassed!
Gould takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gould's sensitive parts.
Dee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gould is out of range and Dee settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dee.
Dee thumps Gould with a low kick.

Gould tries to keep at a distance but Dee has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Nathan Gould has been cut.
Dee lands a damaging elbow.
Dee lands an elbow just above Gould 's eye.
Dee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Gould gets dropped by a huge elbow on the inside by Dee! He drops to his knees and Dee takes his back! This one might not last much longer!

Gould is rocked!
Dee just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee is landing with strikes from the back.
Dee lands a shot to the body.
Dee is riding his opponent, not letting Gould buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Gould up.
Dee scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

That has opened up Nathan Gould's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee controls the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tweedle Dee just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A leg kick checked by Gould.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tweedle Dee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Gould's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gould checks a leg kick.
Dee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dee pushes Gould away with a front kick.
Good leg kick by Dee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dee lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dee rushes Gould and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Nathan Gould's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice elbow from Dee.
Gould takes an elbow to the forehead.

Nathan Gould's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gould is breathing heavily.
Gould takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gould's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nathan Gould's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tweedle Dee!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Capture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capture comes to the cage accompanied by "Soul Survivor" - Young Jeezy ft. Akon. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Capture
vs
Gallo

200 cm
24
259 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

225 cm
27
300 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Capture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Gallo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Capture.
Gallo blocks a head kick by Capture.
Capture swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Capture thuds a left hand into Gallo's body.
A head kick misses from Gallo.
Capture fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gallo checks it well.
Gallo throws a sloppy head kick and Capture moves out of range easily.
Capture throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gallo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gallo ducks under a wild hook from Capture.
Capture leaves Gallo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Capture - just one landing.

It looks like Ryan Gallo has been cut.
Capture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallo moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gallo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Capture scores with a one two! Gallo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Capture scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capture throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gallo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gallo shoots in for a takedown but Capture shows good takedown defense.
Gallo misses with a head kick.
Capture scores with a sloppy right hand. Gallo should have avoided that one.
Capture is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gallo.
Capture pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Capture.
Some wild striking there from Gallo.
Gallo looks gassed!
A head kick by Gallo misses
and Capture counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gallo on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capture lands the left hand.
Capture rushes Gallo with punches - Gallo moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Gallo goes down! Capture follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Capture!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Anderson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

O Neil
vs
Anderson

187 cm
25
177 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

176 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 Rio de Janeiro, Mickey O Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson throws a right and a left that O Neil avoids nicely.
O Neil walks into a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Neil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson misses with the combination.
O Neil scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Neil.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Neil at a distance.
O Neil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Neil misses the shot to the body.
O Neil misses with a straight right.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
O Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps O Neil's head back.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
O Neil throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neil moves away.
O Neil lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson moves forwards but O Neil connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anderson staying out of range there.
O Neil is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
O Neil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
O Neil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Neil misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Neil tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Neil.
O Neil defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
O Neil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Neil throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Neil throws out the jab.
O Neil scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
O Neil throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting O Neil counter with a right hand.
O Neil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by O Neil.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Neil is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Anderson throws a series of punches but O Neil avoids them all with ease.
Anderson moves forwards but O Neil connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. O Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
O Neil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Neil stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
O Neil is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anderson moves forwards but O Neil connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Neil slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson lands a nice hook to O Neil's body. O Neil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
O Neil lands a nice shot that snaps Anderson's head back.
O Neil lands a lovely overhand right.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on O Neil's shoulder, as O Neil tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. O Neil saw that one coming.
O Neil lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from O Neil misses.
Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Neil to score with a decent uppercut.
O Neil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. O Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
O Neil lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
A left lands for O Neil.
Decent striking displayed by O Neil there.
A left lands for O Neil.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Some wild striking there from O Neil.
O Neil darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson ducks right into an uppercut from O Neil.
O Neil moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Neil scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Anderson.
O Neil lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Neil lands the left hand.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
O Neil is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
O Neil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson looks gassed!
O Neil lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
O Neil scores with a decent looking hook.
O Neil goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Samuel Anderson has been cut.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Neil looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Neil scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neil is just out of range.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and O Neil counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey O Neil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Anderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

O Neil connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
O Neil connects with a single shot there.
O Neil lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
O Neil throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
A telegraphed right hand from O Neil misses the target.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
O Neil throws a big shot that misses.
O Neil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
O Neil moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Neil. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
and O Neil counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O Neil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Neil.
O Neil lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
O Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Neil throws a series of strikes that have Anderson backpedaling.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Neil connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
Nice shot lands for O Neil.
Mickey O Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
O Neil works the jab nicely.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Neil throws out the jab.
O Neil 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.
O Neil works the jab nicely.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for O Neil.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and O Neil makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Neil connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Neil lands a jab-cross combination.
O Neil stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Neil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Neil keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
O Neil scores with a jab to the body.
O Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
O Neil scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from O Neil.
Samuel Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Neil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Neil darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Neil connects with a jab.
O Neil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
O Neil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Neil's corner calls for a 1-2. O Neil obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Neil works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Neil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Neil lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson tries to move into range but O Neil moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Neil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Neil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Neil works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Neil connects with the punch.
O Neil scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderson in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
O Neil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from O Neil misses.
O Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Neil to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson throws a sloppy body shot
and O Neil counters with a nice uppercut.
O Neil jabs at Anderson's body.
O Neil jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
O Neil scores with a nice right hand.
O Neil lands a jab.
O Neil throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Neil scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
O Neil scores with a shot to the body.
O Neil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Neil.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Neil lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
O Neil dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Neil scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
O Neil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Neil lands the left hand.
Anderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Neil throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
O Neil is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and O Neil counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Neil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Neil connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey O Neil dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Anderson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

O Neil lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Anderson scores with a hook.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Neil finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
O Neil lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from O Neil.
O Neil avoids the body shot from Anderson.
O Neil takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
O Neil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Neil.
Anderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
O Neil scores with a jab to the head.
O Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but O Neil ducks down to avoid it.
O Neil scores with a one two! Anderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice combination there by O Neil.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
and O Neil counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice hook to O Neil's body. O Neil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anderson misses with a hook. O Neil ducked under it nicely.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
O Neil tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anderson blocks a jab.
O Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
O Neil misses with a hook.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
O Neil throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Neil moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Neil lands a jab to the nose.
O Neil throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Neil.
O Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and O Neil counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson moves out of range as O Neil strikes.
O Neil misses with an uppercut.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Neil throws out the jab.
O Neil misses with a straight right.
O Neil moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and O Neil counters with a nice body shot.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from O Neil.
O Neil lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into rage.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
O Neil takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anderson slips a straight right by O Neil.
O Neil ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. O Neil catches Anderson right on the button with a cross.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Neil darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Neil manages to avoid it.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but O Neil ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson slips under a jab from O Neil.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
O Neil avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson looks to land a combination. O Neil sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mickey O Neil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Neil lands with a right hand.
O Neil swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from O Neil misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson connects with a jab.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Neil scores with a nice right hand.
Anderson defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
O Neil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
letting O Neil counter with a right hand.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from O Neil.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anderson needs to keep his hands up - O Neil had a free shot at his head there.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Neil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Neil lands a jab.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Samuel Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Neil connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey O Neil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Neil 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey O Neil!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Almighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huell Howser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howser has chosen Calilfornia Uber Alles 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!

Almighty
vs
Howser

206 cm
20
273 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
280 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Boomerang! Boomeroids! 157 Muscle PROOF

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Almighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Huell Howser!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Howser lands a left and a right that send Almighty crashing to the mat, dazed. Howser thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Bruce Almighty has been cut.
Almighty will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Howser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howser looks for a takedown but Almighty sprawls well.
Almighty tries a head kick but it misses.
Almighty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Almighty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Almighty 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 Howser has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Howser and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Almighty is looking to slow Howser down with leg kicks.

Howser feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Howser won't allow Almighty to sweep him here.

Almighty looking for a guillotine here but Howser defends easily.

Almighty has an active guard here but Howser has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almighty tries to kick Howser off in order to stand up. Howser Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Almighty is trying to control Howser's posture but Howser avoids it.
Almighty manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Almighty is working for a kimura but Howser is defending it quite comfortably.
Howser has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Almighty is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Almighty looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almighty passes to side control.
Almighty will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Almighty swings around for an armbar but Howser sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Almighty's guard.
Almighty wants to hit a switch here but Howser passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Almighty there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howser content just to control the position here.
Almighty is looking to improve his position but Howser isn't that keen on the idea.
Howser takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Almighty bucks Howser off and manages to get back to his feet!
Horrible takedown by Howser or perhaps it was just good defense by Almighty which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Almighty throws a front kick aimed at Howser's knee but Howser avoids it well.
Howser thows a body shot but no joy.
Almighty throws a jab but it's blocked by Howser.
Howser jabs at Almighty's body.
Howser throws a right and a left that Almighty avoids nicely.
Howser takes a swing at Almighty's ribcage but misses.
Almighty moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Almighty's corner calls for a 1-2. Almighty obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Almighty swings for the body but Howser moves out of range.
A head kick by Howser misses
enabling Almighty to counter with a crisp jab.
Almighty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Howser looks gassed!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Howser.
Howser stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Almighty.
Bruce Almighty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almighty defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Howser.
Bruce Almighty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huell Howser.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howser tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Almighty tries to clinch up but Howser circles away and keeps his distance.
Howser throws a body punch but Almighty moves out of range.
Almighty's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Almighty duly obliges.
Almighty throws a lazy head kick
and Howser counters with a straight right hand.
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 Bruce Almighty will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Almighty's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Almighty thumps Howser with a low kick.
A cross from Almighty lands.
Howser blocks a leg kick.
Almighty plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Almighty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Almighty throws a nice looking combination but Howser bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Howser is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Almighty rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Almighty. That's going to slow Howser down.
Almighty plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almighty is looking to chop away at Howser's legs.
Howser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almighty.
Howser lands a jab to the head.
Howser swats away the attempt to clinch by Almighty.
Almighty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Howser takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Howser on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Almighty is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Almighty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Howser's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Almighty throws out a powerful jab.
Almighty scores with a head kick.
Almighty lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howser misses with a low kick as Almighty jumps back.
Almighty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Almighty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Almighty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Almighty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Howser.
Almighty throws a head kick that Howser semi-blocks.
An inside leg kick lands from Almighty.
A good leg kick by Almighty.
Almighty scores with a leg kick.
Almighty throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Almighty, right into the meat.
Almighty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howser's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Almighty. Almighty obviously looking to wear him down.

Almighty clinches.
Howser keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Almighty's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howser.
Almighty tries to land a knee to the head but Howser blocks with his arms.

Almighty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Almighty connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab from Almighty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howser takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Howser takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Almighty lands with a cross.
Almighty scores with a head kick.
Howser misses with a leg kick
and Almighty counters with a leg kick.
Almighty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Almighty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howser's sensitive parts.
A leg kick checked by Howser.
Almighty plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bruce Almighty is winning the standup battle so far.
Almighty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Howser takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Almighty throws a sloppy head kick and Howser moves out of range easily.
Almighty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Almighty misses.
Huell Howser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howser fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Almighty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Howser misses with the combination.
Almighty tries to work over Howser's front leg with a kick but Howser checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Howser shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Almighty is trying to get back to full guard.
Almighty is trying to stand.
Almighty is looking to get back to full guard here but Howser has managed to pass to side control instead.
Almighty is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howser controlling the position easily from mount.
Almighty is desperately trying to improve his position but Howser has a good base and remains in mount.
Almighty bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almighty wants to get up but he can't break Howser's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Almighty dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Almighty's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Almighty lands a high kick!
Almighty moves out of range as Howser strikes.
Almighty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howser uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almighty.
Almighty is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Almighty finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Almighty throws a jab but it's blocked by Howser.
Howser dips to his left and cracks Almighty with an uppercut!
Howser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almighty moves away.
Howser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howser throws a series of punches but Almighty moves out of range.
No joy there for Howser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Howser checks the leg kick.
Almighty lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Almighty wants to land a leg kick but Howser is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Almighty.
Almighty takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Almighty. That's going to slow Howser down.
Almighty throws a leg kick which misses Howser's front leg but catches the back leg as Howser tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Almighty.
Almighty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almighty thumps Howser with a low kick.
Almighty 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.
Howser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Almighty. Almighty obviously looking to wear him down.
Almighty connects with a jab.
Almighty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howser's sensitive parts.
Almighty lands a high kick!
Almighty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Howser.
Almighty scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Almighty.
Almighty scoring well with a low kick there.
Almighty throws a quick inside leg kick.
Almighty lands an overhand right.
Almighty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almighty throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Almighty.
Almighty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howser can do to turn this around?
Almighty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Almighty scores with a leg kick.
Almighty throws a head kick that Howser semi-blocks.
Good leg kick by Almighty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Huell Howser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howser waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almighty.
Almighty scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Almighty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Almighty throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Howser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Almighty. Almighty obviously looking to wear him down.
Almighty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Almighty misses with a head kick.
Howser lands a jab to the head.
Howser throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almighty counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Howser is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Almighty throws a lazy right hand but Howser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Almighty avoids the head kick by Howser.
Almighty motions for Howser to come forward. Almighty throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Almighty displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Howser.
Almighty cracks Howser with a right hand to the side of the head.
Almighty lands a head kick!

Almighty gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Almighty working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Howser has passed into half guard!
Almighty wants to improve his position but Howser is controlling well.
Almighty is working hard here to advance position.
Howser winds up and cracks Almighty with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Almighty wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almighty wants to sweep but Howser has passed to side control!
Almighty pushes Howser away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Howser gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Howser throws a series of punches but Almighty avoids them all with ease.
Howser blocks a head kick by Almighty.
Howser checks the leg kick.
Howser connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Almighty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Almighty, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Almighty!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Mortis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glot Drulog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mortis comes to the cage accompanied by Crush 'em by Megadeth. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Mortis
vs
Drulog

190 cm
24
218 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

190 cm
24
220 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Mortis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glot Drulog!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drulog checks the leg kick.
Mortis scores with a leg kick.
Mortis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mortis works the jab nicely.

It looks like Glot Drulog has been cut.
A slow jab from Mortis misses its intended target.
Mortis throws a series of punches but Drulog moves out of range.
A slow jab from Drulog misses its intended target.
Mortis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drulog.
Mortis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drulog scores with a nice head shot.
Mortis misses with a straight left.
Drulog shoots in and drives through. Mortis sprawls well.
Mortis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drulog.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drulog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mortis.
Drulog dodges the punch combination from Mortis.
Drulog takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mortis.
Mortis missing with a left hand there. Drulog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kyle Mortis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mortis looks to land a left hand but Drulog moved out of range nicely.
Mortis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Drulog takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drulog misses with a body punch

and Mortis counters with a nice right hand that sends Drulog toppling to the canvas! Drulog scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mortis finish him?!

Drulog is rocked!
Mortis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drulog.
Drulog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mortis throws out the jab.
Mortis misses the jab.
Mortis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Drulog counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drulog avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drulog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mortis was well out of range. Poor timing from Drulog.
Drulog slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drulog 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.
Drulog checks a leg kick nicely.
Drulog moves away from the strike by Mortis.
Drulog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyle Mortis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mortis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drulog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drulog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Drulog, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drulog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drulog will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mortis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drulog on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mortis walks into a stiff left hand from Drulog.
Mortis scores with a leg kick.
Drulog looks gassed!
A shot to the liver by Drulog. Beautiful body shot.
Mortis blocks a jab.
Drulog misses with a hook. Mortis ducked under it nicely.

Mortis cracks Drulog with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Drulog looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mortis finish him?
Drulog is still on wobbly legs! Can Mortis finish him?
Drulog throws a lazy right hand but Mortis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mortis lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Drulog is looking to close the distance but Mortis sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Drulog crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Drulog is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kyle Mortis!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deon Du Plessis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woods comes to the cage accompanied by Jackson 5 - ABC. The crowd seem to be enjoying Du Plessis's choice of entrance music: Fort Minor - Remember the name. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Woods
vs
Du Plessis

170 cm
24
165 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

175 cm
27
168 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Woods!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deon Du Plessis!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Plessis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Du Plessis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Woods. That did some damage!
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Du Plessis manages to avoid it.
Du Plessis staying out of range there.
Woods keeps the fight on the outside.
Woods cracks Du Plessis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Du Plessis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Du Plessis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Du Plessis ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Du Plessis tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Du Plessis is looking to clinch.
Du Plessis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woods avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Woods looks to throw the jab but Du Plessis is out of range.
Du Plessis slips under a jab from Woods.
Du Plessis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Du Plessis tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods swats away the attempt to clinch by Du Plessis.
Du Plessis wants to clinch.
Du Plessis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Woods.
Du Plessis tries to clinch up but Woods circles away and keeps his distance.
Du Plessis wants to clinch up but Woods keeps it at a distance.
Du Plessis moves in looking to clinch but Woods pushes him off.

Woods scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Woods wants to lay and pray for a moment but Du Plessis keeps working.
Du Plessis wants to get back to his feet but Woods drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Du Plessis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Woods is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Du Plessis will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Woods seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Du Plessis for as long as he can get away with.
Woods scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Du Plessis to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Du Plessis is not content to let Woods control the position.
Du Plessis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Woods connects with a decent elbow.

Du Plessis bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Du Plessis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Woods tries to avoid it but Du Plessis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Woods to the ground. Woods escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Du Plessis tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Plessis tries to close the distance and clinch but Woods swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Du Plessis wants to clinch up but Woods keeps it at a distance.
Du Plessis tries to close the distance and clinch but Woods swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Du Plessis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Du Plessis lands a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Woods. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Woods.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Du Plessis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Du Plessis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woods paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woods throws out a loose jab but Du Plessis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Du Plessis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woods swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Du Plessis wants to clinch.
Du Plessis tries to clinch but Woods is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Woods dominated that round.
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.

Du Plessis doesn't manage to clinch there - Woods circles away.
Du Plessis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woods.
Woods throws a hook to the side of Du Plessis's head but Du Plessis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Du Plessis misses with a takedown
and Woods counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Du Plessis with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Woods connects with a good right hand that stumbles Du Plessis. Du Plessis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Woods thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Woods.
Deon Du Plessis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Du Plessis wants to clinch but Woods slips to the side

and Woods counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Du Plessis is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Woods is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Du Plessis is still in real trouble! Can Woods finish him?
Woods is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Woods controlling the position easily from mount.
Du Plessis seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods cracks Du Plessis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Du Plessis is breathing heavily.
Woods pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Woods controlling the position easily from mount.
Woods tries to control but Du Plessis wriggling away.
Du Plessis squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods looking to control but Du Plessis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Woods lands a big elbow.
Woods looking to control and managing it successfully.
Woods trying to control but Du Plessis is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods wants to control the action but instead Du Plessis gets a body lock and reverses into Woods's guard! Nice work!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Manny Woods.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Woods ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Du Plessis wants to clinch
and Woods counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Woods scores with a jab. Du Plessis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Woods lands a glancing blow to the side of Du Plessis's head.
Du Plessis tries to clinch but Woods moves away
and Woods counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Woods is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Du Plessis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Woods counters with a crisp right that sends Du Plessis to the canvas! Woods follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Woods!
Manny Woods retains his lightweight title!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hassan i Sabbah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadamasa Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabbah comes to the cage accompanied by War Dogs. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

i Sabbah
vs
Yamada

193 cm
23
187 lbs
15 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
195 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hassan i Sabbah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tadamasa Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada lands a jab to Sabbah's midsection.
Yamada tries to bum rush Sabbah with a series of wild strikes but Sabbah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sabbah tries to work over Yamada's front leg with a kick but Yamada checks it.
Sabbah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sabbah staying out of range there.
Yamada moves out of range as Sabbah strikes.
Sabbah misses with a looping right.
Yamada tries to move into range but Sabbah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Sabbah misses.
Yamada works Sabbah's body with a nice hook.
Hassan i Sabbah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabbah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sabbah misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Yamada.
A big left from Yamada misses.
The crowd cheers as Yamada lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sabbah doesn't seem phased though.
Yamada needs to keep his hands up - Sabbah had a free shot at his head there.
Yamada checks a low kick from Sabbah.
Sabbah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sabbah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yamada's head backwards.
A clash of legs there as Yamada blocks the low kick.
Sabbah misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sabbah can pounce on him.
Sabbah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yamada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabbah manages to avoid it.
Yamada stalks Sabbah and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sabbah's face. Sabbah staggers backwards, shaken.
Sabbah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sabbah misses with a low kick.
Sabbah missing with a left hand there. Yamada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sabbah misses with a hook to the body
and Yamada counters with a left to the body.
Yamada misses with an uppercut.
Yamada scores with a three punch combo!
Sabbah throws a push kick but Yamada slaps the foot to one side.
Sabbah ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Good leg kick by Sabbah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
Sabbah wants to slow Yamada down by chopping away at his legs.
Sabbah throws a looping overhand right but Yamada ducks down to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sabbah.
Yamada is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sabbah throws a leg kick but Yamada moved away.
Sabbah slips a straight right by Yamada.
Sabbah tries a head kick but it misses.
Sabbah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sabbah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamada on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabbah lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yamada looks gassed!
Yamada avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabbah misses with a head kick.
Sabbah lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sabbah.
A telegraphed right hand from Sabbah misses the target.
Yamada avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sabbah motions for Yamada to come forward. Sabbah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sabbah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamada steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sabbah. That one must have hurt.
Yamada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sabbah.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabbah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sabbah throws a front kick aimed at Yamada's knee but Yamada avoids it well.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sabbah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamada moves away.
Yamada jabs at Sabbah's body.
Sabbah thuds his shin into the meat of Yamada's side.
Donk. Sabbah catches Yamada right on the button with a cross.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabbah moves away.
Yamada takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yamada avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sabbah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamada's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sabbah.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses.
Sabbah swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yamada checks a low kick from Sabbah.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah throws a leg kick but Yamada sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sabbah.
Yamada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sabbah connects with a jab.
Sabbah thumps Yamada with a low kick.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses.
Sabbah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sabbah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sabbah.
Yamada avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sabbah misses with a low kick.
Sabbah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabbah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamada's calf.
Yamada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sabbah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sabbah. Sabbah obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hassan i Sabbah dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sabbah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamada's calf.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yamada might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sabbah has got the better of the exchanges.
Yamada getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sabbah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick from Sabbah lands but Yamada takes it in his stride.
Sabbah misses with a combination
and Yamada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sabbah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamada checks the leg kick.
Sabbah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sabbah throws a shot from downtown. Yamada moves away and avoids it.
Sabbah throws out a powerful jab.
Sabbah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamada can do to turn this around?
Yamada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sabbah counters with a two punch combo.

Yamada is rocked!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yamada.
Sabbah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamada is breathing heavily.
Sabbah lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabbah tried to score with a low kick but Yamada checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Yamada takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sabbah misses with a shot to the body
and Yamada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good work by Yamada as he checks the leg kick.
Yamada stuns Sabbah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamada is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sabbah rather than just go for the knockout.
Sabbah tries a low kick but Yamada avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Sabbah there.
Sabbah throws a head kick but Yamada moves out of range.
Sabbah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabbah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sabbah throws a push kick but Yamada slaps the foot to one side.
Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Sabbah.
Sabbah lands a front kick.
Sabbah tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamada misses the shot to the body.
Sabbah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Sabbah.
Sabbah looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Yamada blocks a head kick by Sabbah.
Sabbah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Sabbah.
Yamada avoids a kick to the body.
Yamada takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sabbah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yamada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yamada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sabbah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yamada's head.
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!
Sabbah walks into a left hand.
Sabbah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sabbah.
Sabbah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sabbah takes a swing at Yamada's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yamada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sabbah walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamada checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sabbah throws a sloppy body shot
and Yamada counters with a stiff right hand.
Sabbah scores with a leg kick.
Sabbah throws a combination that misses
and Yamada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamada cracks Sabbah with an open hand slap.
Sabbah scores with a nice body kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sabbah misses with a head kick.
Sabbah throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamada.
Hassan i Sabbah is winning the standup battle so far.
Sabbah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamada manages to avoid it.
Sabbah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sabbah scoring well with a low kick there.
Sabbah throws a sloppy head kick and Yamada moves out of range easily.
Yamada swings for the body but Sabbah moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada digs a good body shot into Sabbah's ribs.
Yamada lands a glancing blow to the side of Sabbah's head.
Sabbah tries a low kick but Yamada avoids it.
Sabbah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamada staying out of range there.
Yamada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sabbah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yamada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sabbah was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.
Yamada tries to bum rush Sabbah with a series of wild strikes but Sabbah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sabbah motions for Yamada to come forward. Sabbah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada jabs at Sabbah's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabbah.
Yamada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yamada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sabbah.
Yamada lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yamada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hassan i Sabbah dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Sabbah.
Yamada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sabbah.
Yamada checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yamada takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
An inside leg kick from Sabbah misses.
Yamada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sabbah has time to react.
Sabbah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Sabbah.
Sabbah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yamada digs a good hook to Sabbah's body.
Sabbah motions for Yamada to come forward. Sabbah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sabbah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yamada avoids the head kick by Sabbah.
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick.
Sabbah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Nice body punch from Yamada.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamada connects with a right hand. Sabbah shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sabbah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamada scores with a jab.
Sabbah tests Yamada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamada throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sabbah thumps Yamada with a low kick.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses.
Yamada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabbah.
Yamada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sabbah throws a jab when Yamada was well out of range.
Yamada blocks a head kick by Sabbah.
Sabbah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sabbah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamada is out of range.
Yamada avoids the head kick by Sabbah.
Sabbah misses with a kick to the body.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Sabbah lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamada works Sabbah's body with a nice hook.
Yamada connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Sabbah.
Yamada lands a jab to the nose.
Sabbah looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sabbah was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.
A head kick misses from Sabbah.
Sabbah walks into a straight right hand from Yamada.
Yamada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamada jabs at Sabbah's body.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Sabbah moves out of range.
Sabbah takes one on the button.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sabbah doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada jabs at Sabbah's body.
Sabbah ducks right into an uppercut from Yamada.
Yamada throws a shot to the body.
Yamada jabs at Sabbah's body.
Yamada digs a good hook to Sabbah's body.
Sabbah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by Yamada.
Yamada scores with a shot to the body.
Yamada clobbers Sabbah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good standup being displayed there by Yamada as he connects with a hook.
A lazy left from Yamada finds it's target.
Yamada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sabbah throws a low kick but Yamada moves out of range easily.
Sabbah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamada.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamada checks a leg kick.
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sabbah was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah tries to score with a low kick but Yamada moves his leg out of the way.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yamada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamada stuns Sabbah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada lands with a cross.
A lazy left from Yamada finds it's target.
Yamada throws a right and a left that Sabbah avoids nicely.
Sabbah walks into a stiff left hand from Yamada.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabbah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sabbah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamada stuns Sabbah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabbah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sabbah looks to land a left hand but Yamada moved out of range nicely.
Sabbah looks to land a left hand but Yamada moved out of range nicely.
Sabbah moves forwards but Yamada connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tadamasa Yamada really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A lazy left from Yamada finds it's target.
Sabbah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabbah throws a low kick but Yamada moves out of range easily.
Yamada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamada checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sabbah.
Yamada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yamada lands a nice shot to the body.
Sabbah looks to land a right hand but Yamada moved out of range.
Yamada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sabbah avoids the body shot from Yamada.
Sabbah misses with a leg kick.
Sabbah swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yamada cracks Sabbah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sabbah avoids the body shot from Yamada.
A telegraphed right hand from Sabbah misses the target.
Sabbah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabbah needs to keep his hands up - Yamada had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamada. Sabbah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabbah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yamada looks to land a right hand but Sabbah moved out of range.
Sabbah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamada throws a one two combo.
Sabbah connects with a crisp jab.
Sabbah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yamada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sabbah doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamada stuns Sabbah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamada scores with a body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sabbah tried to score with a low kick but Yamada checks it.
Yamada walks into a jab.
Yamada misses with a wild combination.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabbah misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah misses with a jab to the body
and Yamada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabbah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sabbah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sabbah throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yamada.
Yamada cracks a nice hook into Sabbah's ribs.
Sabbah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabbah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamada manages to avoid it.
Sabbah is looking to chop away at Yamada's legs.
Yamada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabbah moves away.
Sabbah misses with a low kick.
Sabbah misses with a hook. Yamada ducked under it nicely.
Yamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sabbah circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch lands to the side of Sabbah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sabbah misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada scores with a jab to the body.
Sabbah misses with a wild body shot.
Yamada cracks Sabbah with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Sabbah.
Yamada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sabbah momentarily.
Yamada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Sabbah.
Sabbah looks to land a body kick but Yamada moved away.
Sabbah looks to throw the jab but Yamada is out of range.
Yamada connects with a jab.
Yamada lands a nice shot that snaps Sabbah's head back.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Yamada there.
Sabbah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sabbah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yamada lands with a shot to the body.
Yamada lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sabbah backs up against the cage.
Sabbah throws a chopping leg kick but Yamada manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yamada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sabbah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yamada's corner calls for a 1-2. Yamada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sabbah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamada scores with a punch to the head.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body. Sabbah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Sabbah.
Sabbah slips a jab and a cross from Yamada.
Yamada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sabbah.
Yamada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamada lands with an overhand left.
Yamada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sabbah doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabbah throws out a loose jab but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada checks a leg kick.
Sabbah throws a hook to the side of Yamada's head but Yamada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tadamasa Yamada dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Yamada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sabbah's head backwards.
Yamada misses the jab.
Sabbah avoids the body shot from Yamada.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabbah manages to avoid it.
Sabbah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sabbah.
Yamada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sabbah tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yamada is able to avoid easily.
Sabbah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamada scores with a body shot.
Sabbah tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamada connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sabbah's hands.
A left lands for Yamada.
Sabbah throws a shot from downtown. Yamada moves away and avoids it.
Sabbah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sabbah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yamada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada throws a combination. Sabbah tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yamada lands a glancing blow to the side of Sabbah's head.
Yamada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabbah is just out of range.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses.
Yamada paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yamada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamada slips under a jab.
Yamada lands with a good body shot.
Sabbah throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamada checks a low kick from Sabbah.
Yamada stuns Sabbah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamada throws a body punch but Sabbah moves out of range.
Yamada lands a jab to the head.
Sabbah throws a low kick but Yamada moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sabbah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yamada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sabbah wants to slow Yamada down by chopping away at his legs.
Yamada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamada swings for the body but Sabbah moves out of range.
Yamada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sabbah walks into a left hand.
Yamada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sabbah tried to score with a low kick but Yamada checks it.
Sabbah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamada counters with a left to the body.
Yamada punishes Sabbah's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamada scores with the left hand. Sabbah knows he should have avoided that one.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Sabbah avoids them all with ease.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses.
Sabbah takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah misses with a low kick.
Sabbah throws a front kick aimed at Yamada's knee but Yamada avoids it well.
Yamada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sabbah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sabbah throws a hook to the side of Yamada's head but Yamada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sabbah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Yamada scores with a shot to the body.
Yamada swinging wildly here.
Sabbah misses with a low kick.
Sabbah swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sabbah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sabbah looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Sabbah throws a solid leg kick but Yamada takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sabbah.
Sabbah is looking to chop away at Yamada's legs.
Sabbah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sabbah takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sabbah misses.
Sabbah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabbah manages to avoid it.
Yamada lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yamada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sabbah.
Sabbah throws a wild body kick that Yamada sees coming a mile off.
Sabbah misses with a low kick.
Sabbah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamada's calf.
Yamada punishes Sabbah's body with a nice straight punch.
Sabbah is looking to score with low kicks.
Yamada checks a leg kick nicely.
Yamada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sabbah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yamada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sabbah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sabbah throws out a leg kick but Yamada moves out of range and Sabbah only half commits.
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabbah is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Yamada.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamada scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tadamasa Yamada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yamada 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 47:48
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tadamasa Yamada!
Tadamasa Yamada is the new middleweight champion!