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SFC 46 - Lauren Cut My Eye PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes to the cage accompanied by "Shoot to Thrill" by AC/DC. 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.
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips closes the distance and clinches up with Aldo, looking for a takedown. Phillips pushes Aldo against the cage but Aldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aldo throws a looping overhand right but Phillips ducks down to avoid it.
Aldo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Aldo.
It looks like Bruce Phillips has been cut.
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phillips was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
Nice jab there from Aldo.
Aldo throws a body punch but Phillips moves out of range.
Aldo throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Phillips closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aldo circles away.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips has Aldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Phillips breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Phillips or perhaps it was just good defense by Aldo which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Phillips.
Aldo swings for the body but Phillips moves out of range.
Aldo throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.
Phillips slips under a jab.
Aldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phillips sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phillips fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aldo avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Phillips.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Aldo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Phillips walks into a jab.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phillips looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aldo is not content to let Phillips control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is defending against the submission attempts here by Phillips.
Aldo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Phillips is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aldo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Phillips.
Well, if Phillips is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Aldo is refusing to be controlled, as Phillips sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aldo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phillips. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phillips stalling.
Phillips is looking for a kimura here.
Phillips is keen to just control but Aldo is a slippery customer.
Phillips seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Aldo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bruce Phillips!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortez has chosen About that time as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joseph Cortez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daniel Roth's chin.
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186 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Roth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth misses with a wild combination.
Roth looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown but Roth shows good takedown defense.
Cortez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roth sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roth drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cortez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Cortez is tightening it up a little... Roth has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Roth reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Roth taps out! nice BJJ there by Cortez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Joseph Cortez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davey Boy Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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203 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Davey Boy Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Emmanuel Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richards drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Richards has hold of Rodriguez's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Rodriguez tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Richards cranks the arm and Rodriguez screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Rodriguez, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Davey Boy Richards!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Crowe told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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195 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Lamotta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Crowe!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tony Lamotta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe lands a jab to the nose.
Lamotta ducks under a wild hook from Crowe.
Crowe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lamotta.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Crowe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lamotta - the referee stops the clock and Crowe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lamotta. Crowe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lamotta. That's going to slow Crowe down.
No joy there for Crowe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crowe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lamotta.
Crowe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lamotta scores with a head kick.
Crowe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lamotta - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamotta lands with a slapping head kick.
Lamotta looks to land a combination. Crowe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick from Lamotta lands but Crowe takes it in his stride.
Lamotta's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lamotta duly obliges.
Crowe is rocked!
Lamotta drops Crowe with a straight right hand, right on the button! Lamotta follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Lamotta!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blaine Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanzo Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bodies. Blaine Stone could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hanzo Chiba's chin.
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177 lbs
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blaine Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hanzo Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chiba manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chiba looking to control.
Chiba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stone trying to control but Chiba is working from the bottom.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stone with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is stalling in the full guard.
Stone drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Chiba dives on top into guard.
Stone wants to sweep but no luck.
Chiba drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stone manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chiba has Stone in his guard.
Stone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a strike but Chiba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chiba postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stone is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chiba, into his guard.
Stone is working Chiba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to work some ground and pound but Chiba has wrist control.
Stone is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chiba is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chiba has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chiba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chiba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chiba drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stone dives on top into guard.
Stone drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Chiba manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stone has Chiba in his guard.
Chiba postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stone is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chiba, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stone.
Stone throws and elbow that misses. Chiba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stone's guard. Nice move by Chiba!
Chiba drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stone looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stone looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stone!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaine Stone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chiba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blaine Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stone throws and elbow that misses. Chiba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stone's guard. Nice move by Chiba!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stone is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stone has escaped and now he's on top!
Stone wants to control from the top but Chiba keeps moving.
Stone throws and elbow that misses. Chiba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stone's guard. Nice move by Chiba!
Stone wants to sweep here but Chiba controlling him for the moment.
That's two 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.
Chiba drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stone manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chiba has Stone in his guard.
Stone passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stone in side control, throwing shots but Chiba defends.
Stone goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Chiba rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stone's guard! Nice work there by Chiba!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone pulls Chiba in close to prevent any damage.
Chiba drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stone looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stone looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stone!
Chiba regains half guard.
Stone thows a huge punch but Chiba dodges it nicely.
Stone thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Chiba to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chiba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Chiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stone throws and elbow that misses. Chiba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stone's guard. Nice move by Chiba!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chiba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chiba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaine Stone dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chiba.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Chiba moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiba shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chiba trying to work for an americana but Stone has managed to regain full guard.
Chiba drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stone dives on top into guard.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stone trying to control but Chiba is working from the bottom.
Chiba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
Stone is looking to work some ground and pound but Chiba has wrist control.
Blaine Stone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chiba manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Chiba postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stone is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chiba, into his guard.
Stone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stone wants to control from the top but Chiba keeps moving.
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.
Chiba controls Stone momentarily but Stone frees himself.
Stone is working Chiba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stone throws and elbow that misses. Chiba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stone's guard. Nice move by Chiba!
Stone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chiba drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stone dives on top into guard.
Hanzo Chiba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaine Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chiba keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blaine Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stone 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blaine Stone!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bosse Grepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenson StMarx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). StMarx is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Skank Monkey. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bosse Grepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jenson StMarx!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grepp loads up on a big right hand but StMarx slips the punch.
Grepp fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. StMarx sprawls well initially but Grepp persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
StMarx is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
StMarx actively working from the bottom here.
Grepp wants to pass the guard but StMarx is defending well.
Grepp prevents StMarx from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grepp tries to pass to full mount but StMarx defends it.
Grepp seems to be working for a kimura but StMarx defends the submission attempt.
StMarx keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Grepp there.
Grepp trying to pass the guard but StMarx defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
StMarx is trying to control but can't.
Grepp stands up out of the half guard.
Grepp sizes up StMarx with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
StMarx lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grepp circles away quickly and effectively.
StMarx with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grepp counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grepp closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. StMarx did well to prevent Grepp getting side control.
Grepp wants to pass the guard but StMarx is defending well.
Grepp is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, StMarx has managed to free his arm - good work.
Grepp looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
StMarx trying to hold on to Grepp's head to control him but Grepp postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepp works his way into side control.
Grepp thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on StMarx's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
StMarx tries to improve position but can't.
Grepp cracks StMarx with a big right hand but StMarx just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Grepp tries to move into full mount but can't pass StMarx's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
StMarx is trying to control Grepp's posture but Grepp avoids it.
StMarx is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepp tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
StMarx is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Grepp is chipping away with strikes.
StMarx is trying to get back to half guard.
Grepp working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
StMarx manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Grepp there.
Grepp trying to mount his opponent but StMarx defends it.
Grepp decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
StMarx doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grepp counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Grepp distracts StMarx with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grepp looking to pass the guard.
Grepp slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
StMarx looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grepp looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bosse Grepp dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
StMarx shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grepp counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bosse Grepp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
StMarx has hold of Grepp's hands but Grepp slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grepp uses his free foot to push down on StMarx's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for StMarx.
Grepp prevents StMarx from getting the reversal.
Grepp is going oldschool here, as he tries to force StMarx to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so StMarx shrugs it off.
Grepp working StMarx over with strikes here.
Grepp with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Grepp stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grepp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bosse Grepp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
StMarx takes a jab right on the kisser.
StMarx with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grepp counters with a nice double leg into guard.
StMarx thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Grepp working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Grepp gets to his feet. StMarx looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
StMarx shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grepp counters with a single leg into guard. StMarx didn't expect that.
Bosse Grepp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jenson StMarx.
Grepp forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grepp scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
StMarx is defending against the submission attempts here by Grepp.
Grepp stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows StMarx to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepp tries to bum rush StMarx with a series of wild strikes but StMarx uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
StMarx misses with a takedown attempt
and Grepp counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Grepp decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on StMarx, up you get!
Grepp looks to land a combination but StMarx avoids it well.
Grepp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that StMarx can do to turn this around?
StMarx shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grepp counters with a single leg into guard. StMarx didn't expect that.
Grepp passes into half guard.
Grepp passes to side control.
Grepp working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepp working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Grepp decides to stand back up.
Grepp throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. StMarx tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Grepp is in StMarx's guard.
Grepp pushes down on StMarx's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Grepp works his way into full mount!
StMarx tries to reverse the position but Grepp maintains control.
Grepp is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. StMarx can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
StMarx working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepp get's back to his feet.
Grepp shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in StMarx's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grepp thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grepp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of StMarx's head.
Grepp postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
StMarx is looking for a triangle but Grepp pushes his legs off easily.
Grepp gets to his feet - StMarx follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bosse Grepp dominated that second round.
That's time! Grepp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Grepp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grepp bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Grepp scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at StMarx to see if he's OK.
StMarx tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grepp wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
StMarx manages to work his way to half guard, despite Grepp's best efforts.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grepp connects with a nice short shot to StMarx's temple.
StMarx won't allow Grepp to pass to mount.
StMarx looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grepp is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grepp drops an elbow to the side of StMarx's head.
StMarx wants to get back to full guard but Grepp has mounted him!
Grepp landing strikes from the mount and StMarx is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
StMarx tries to hold on but Grepp postures up.
Grepp looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
StMarx working to try and regain half guard.
Grepp landing strikes from the mount.
Grepp scoring with strikes but StMarx is staying in there.
Grepp lands with some vicious ground and pound - can StMarx hang on?
Grepp is standing up, even though he is in mount.
StMarx avoids a punch combination nicely.
StMarx tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grepp counters with a nice double leg into guard.
StMarx is striking from the bottom but Grepp uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
StMarx tries to get to full guard but Grepp has control of the leg.
Grepp has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Grepp lands a big shot there that rocks StMarx but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grepp working for a guillotine from mount but StMarx is in no mood to give up.
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!
Grepp is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Grepp cracks StMarx with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grepp shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StMarx looking for submissions off his back.
StMarx is in trouble now - Grepp has advanced to mount!
Grepp landing strikes from the mount and StMarx is in trouble!
Grepp is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. StMarx can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Grepp jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but StMarx manages to avoid the submission attempt.
StMarx stops Grepp from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepp is working hard here to advance position.
StMarx is trying to improve his position.
Jenson StMarx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grepp has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Grepp is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but StMarx is surviving well by controlling Grepp's body position as best he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grepp working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bosse Grepp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grepp 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 30:24
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bosse Grepp!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Zhongjing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Marcelo Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhang Zhongjing has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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26
300 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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20
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhang Zhongjing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Marcelo Flores!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhongjing misses with a series of wild punches.
Flores misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhongjing.
Flores looks to throw the jab but Zhongjing is out of range.
Zhongjing connects with a body shot.
Flores misses the body punch
and Zhongjing holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zhongjing lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flores goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zhongjing prevents it.
Flores jumps into guard, dragging Zhongjing to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhongjing wants to stand but Flores is controlling his posture from full guard.
Zhongjing being controlled here momentarily.
Flores is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Flores controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zhongjing preventing the sweep.
Flores is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Juan Marcelo Flores wasn't active enough on the ground.
Flores misses with a double jab
and Zhongjing counters with an inside leg kick.
Zhongjing cracks Flores with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Juan Marcelo Flores has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores misses with a looping right.
Zhongjing drives through and clinches with Flores against the cage.
Flores tries to break free but Zhongjing pushes him back against the cage.
Zhongjing crunches a lovely knee into Flores's ribcage.
Flores is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zhongjing comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zhongjing missing with knees to the body.
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.
Zhongjing lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zhongjing lands an elbow that stopped Flores in his tracks for a moment.
Zhongjing unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zhongjing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flores is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhang Zhongjing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Marcelo Flores's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Flores swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zhongjing counters with a low kick, right behind Flores 's knee.
Flores misses with a combination
and Zhongjing counters with a good low kick that Flores was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhongjing closes the distance and clinches.
Flores tries to break free but Zhongjing pushes him back against the cage.
Zhongjing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zhongjing landing knees to the head.
Zhongjing keeps control of Flores as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhongjing lands a knee to the body.
Zhongjing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flores is trying to drag Zhongjing to the mat but Zhongjing just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Flores has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Flores managing to block the knees to the body from Zhongjing.
Zhongjing has Flores pressed against the cage, preventing Flores from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Flores breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flores throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zhongjing counters with a nice leg kick.
Flores falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zhongjing counters with a leg kick.
Flores is breathing heavily.
Zhongjing lands a nice leg kick that just misses Flores's sensitive parts.
Zhang Zhongjing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Zhongjing there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zhongjing, right into the meat.
Zhongjing fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flores, pushing him back against the cage.
Zhongjing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flores avoids it.
Flores is trying to force a seperation but Zhongjing has the dominant position.
Zhongjing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flores on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flores blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhongjing missing with knees to the body.
Zhongjing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flores is defending well for now.
Flores blocks the elbow strike.
Zhongjing lands an elbow that stopped Flores in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Juan Marcelo Flores's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhongjing tries a knee to the head but Flores blocks it.
Flores on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhang Zhongjing dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Marcelo Flores's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Flores swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zhongjing counters by moving into the clinch.
Zhongjing trying to land knees to the body.
Zhongjing throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flores tries to break the clinch but Zhongjing is controlling the position.
Zhongjing trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhongjing scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Zhongjing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores tries to break free but Zhongjing pushes him back against the cage.
Flores blocks an elbow strike.
Flores has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Zhongjing uses from the top position.
Flores pulls Zhongjing in to control the position.
Zhongjing wanted to stand there but Flores had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flores tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zhang Zhongjing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two 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.
Flores is trying to keep Zhongjing in close.
Zhongjing wants to stand and escape but instead Flores has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Zhongjing is working an open guard so Flores takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores throws a combination that misses
and Zhongjing makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Flores misses with a jab to the body
and Zhongjing counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Flores takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flores misses with a double jab
and Zhongjing counters with a nice low kick that buckles Flores's knee momentarily.
Flores throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zhongjing counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Flores throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zhongjing counters with a thumping low kick.
Zhongjing closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zhongjing lands an elbow that stopped Flores in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores is working for takedown but Zhongjing is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zhongjing lands an elbow inside.
Flores can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zhongjing tries to land knees in the clinch but Flores avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zhang Zhongjing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zhongjing, 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhang Zhongjing!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akio Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goguryeo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim has chosen Cunninlynguists - Lynguistics as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
214 lbs
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26
195 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akio Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Goguryeo Kim!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurosaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Kim lands a really nice looking cross but Kurosaki seems unphased.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim scores with a nice head shot.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosaki is looking to clinch.
Kim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kim fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kurosaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kurosaki clinches up with Kim and pushes him back against the cage.
Kim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kurosaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kurosaki lands an uppercut.
Kurosaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Kim takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim is leaning against Kurosaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice elbow from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurosaki crunches a lovely knee into Kim's ribcage.
Kim blocks an elbow strike.
Kurosaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kurosaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Kim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kurosaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kurosaki lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Kurosaki avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
Kurosaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kim is trying to break the clinch but Kurosaki is controlling him.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kurosaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kim's brow.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Kurosaki is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kim takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Goguryeo Kim has been cut.
Kurosaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Kim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim breaks from the clinch.
Kurosaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kurosaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kurosaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurosaki tries to bum rush Kim with a series of wild strikes but Kim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kurosaki lands with a kick to the temple. Kim shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
Kurosaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kim.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
Kurosaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kurosaki tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim lands with a cross.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kurosaki wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
Kim lands a nice shot that snaps Kurosaki's head back.
Kurosaki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kurosaki. That's going to slow Kim down.
Kurosaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kurosaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance.
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid body kick from Kim.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Kurosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurosaki wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
Kurosaki instigates a clinch.
Kim takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kurosaki missing with knees to the body.
Kurosaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kim.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Kurosaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kurosaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Kim avoids the damage to the body.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurosaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim pushes Kurosaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kurosaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kurosaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kurosaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Kim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kurosaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kim's brow.
Kim slows down the pace here.
Kurosaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kurosaki lands a nice elbow.
Kim working aggressively here.
Kim's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kim lands a hook that snaps the head of Kurosaki backwards.
Kim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kurosaki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kim to score with a decent uppercut.
Kim tries a low kick but Kurosaki avoids it.
Kurosaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurosaki tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Kim. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
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 Akio Kurosaki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Goguryeo Kim's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kurosaki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kim scores with a nice head shot.
Kim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kurosaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
Kurosaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurosaki moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Kurosaki misses with a leg kick
and Kim counters with a thumping low kick.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Kurosaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kurosaki wants to clinch
and Kim counters with a low kick, right behind Kurosaki 's knee.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Kurosaki.
The fighters circling - Kim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akio Kurosaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kurosaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kim swings for the body but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kurosaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kurosaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim lands with a hook. Kurosaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kurosaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Both fighters circling a little - Kim finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kim takes a swing at Kurosaki's ribcage but misses.
Kurosaki dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Kim throws a combination. Kurosaki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurosaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kurosaki tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Kim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kurosaki at a distance.
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!
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice jab there from Kim.
Kim lands a right hook to the body.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kim. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kim thuds his shin into the meat of Kurosaki's side.
Jab, jab by Kim - just one landing.
Kim misses with a few strikes there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
Kim thows a body shot but no joy.
Kurosaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kim scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Kurosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim stalks Kurosaki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kurosaki's face. Kurosaki staggers backwards, shaken.
Kurosaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kim lands a body shot.
Kim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kurosaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Kim lands a really nice looking cross but Kurosaki seems unphased.
Goguryeo Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kurosaki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kurosaki darts in trying to clinch
and Kim counters with a body kick that stops Kurosaki in his tracks momentarily.
Kim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kurosaki in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim 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.
Kurosaki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kim moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A lazy left from Kim finds it's target.
Kurosaki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Kurosaki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot by Kim.
Kim scores with a jab to the body.
Kim lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Kim. That snapped Kurosaki's head back.
Kim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kurosaki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Kurosaki misses
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kurosaki tries to clinch up
and Kim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kim throws a leg kick that misses.
Kim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kim tests Kurosaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a body punch but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kim counters with a left to the body.
Kurosaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kurosaki wants to clinch
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
Kim scores with a three punch combo!
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Kim punishes Kurosaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Kurosaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Kim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kim.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurosaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kim throws a leg kick which misses Kurosaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Kurosaki tries to avoid it.
Kim jabs at Kurosaki's body.
Kim jabs at Kurosaki's body.
Kurosaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goguryeo Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Goguryeo Kim's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kim scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kurosaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kim scores with the left hand. Kurosaki knows he should have avoided that one.
Kim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kurosaki wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A cross from Kim lands.
Kim punishes Kurosaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Kurosaki moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosaki is just out of range.
Kim tries a low kick but Kurosaki avoids it.
Kurosaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Kim.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurosaki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kurosaki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kurosaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kim jabs at Kurosaki's body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kurosaki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kim - the referee stops the clock and Kurosaki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kim. Kurosaki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kurosaki takes one on the button.
Kim throws a right and a left that Kurosaki avoids nicely.
Kurosaki closes the distance but Kim moves to the side
and Kim makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kim punishes Kurosaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim lands with an overhand left.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Kurosaki slips a jab and a cross from Kim.
Kim lands a slapping body shot.
A good leg kick by Kim.
Kim lands a jab to Kurosaki's midsection.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kurosaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kim. Kim obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a series of punches but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Kurosaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kim throws a leg kick which misses Kurosaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Kurosaki tries to avoid it.
Kim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kurosaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kim.
Kurosaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Kurosaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kim connects with a solid leg kick.
Kurosaki walks into a jab.
Kim lands with a nice body punch.
Kim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Kim lands a nice looking body shot.
Kurosaki moves out of range of the leg kick from Kim.
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kim cracks Kurosaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim takes a swing at Kurosaki's ribcage but misses.
Kim thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kurosaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kim 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.
Kim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kim scores with the left hand. Kurosaki knows he should have avoided that one.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Kim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kurosaki wants to clinch but Kim slips to the side
and Kim makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kim thuds a left hand into Kurosaki's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Kim. That snapped Kurosaki's head back.
Kurosaki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
Kim moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kim is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kurosaki rather than just go for the knockout.
Kim lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kim stuns Kurosaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kim lands a jab to the head.
Kurosaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kurosaki's head.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Kim swings for the body but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Kim lands a jab.
Kurosaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kim darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kurosaki drops his hands momentarily and Kim takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kurosaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Kurosaki moves out of range easily.
Kim throws a body punch but Kurosaki moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Kurosaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim scores with a hook to the body. Kurosaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kim with a nice cross.
Kim keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kim lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Goguryeo Kim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kim has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goguryeo Kim!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Redshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Mimsy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redshaw's entrance music is Maksim - Flight of the Bumblebee. A fine choice. Mimsy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter Redshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vince Mimsy!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mimsy lands a nice shot to the body.
Mimsy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mimsy checks a leg kick.
Mimsy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Redshaw motions for Mimsy to come forward. Redshaw throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Redshaw darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Redshaw trying to control from half guard but Mimsy is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mimsy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Redshaw.
Mimsy manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Redshaw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Redshaw stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mimsy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mimsy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mimsy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Redshaw gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Redshaw sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mimsy's guard.
Mimsy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Redshaw not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Redshaw working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mimsy taking some punishment here, with Redshaw in his half guard.
Mimsy is trying to get back to full guard.
Mimsy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mimsy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Redshaw.
Mimsy trying to control here.
Redshaw trying to mount his opponent but Mimsy defends it.
Mimsy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Redshaw's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Redshaw's back!
Redshaw just trying to survive but Mimsy is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Mimsy is looking to control Redshaw but Redshaw is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Redshaw can't escape the position.
Redshaw staying busy and making it hard for Mimsy to control.
Mimsy slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Redshaw avoids the strikes from Mimsy.
Well, with Mimsy on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Redshaw is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Mimsy has the hooks in. Redshaw is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mimsy is trying to stick to Redshaw's back but Redshaw is turning into Mimsy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mimsy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Redshaw.
Redshaw got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mimsy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Redshaw has managed to get both his arms back between Mimsy's legs - danger averted.
Redshaw working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mimsy's head.
Mimsy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Redshaw is in close to Mimsy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Redshaw throws a big right hand that misses.
Mimsy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mimsy looks gassed!
Mimsy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Redshaw advances position into side control!
Redshaw working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Redshaw scoring with punches and elbows.
Mimsy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Redshaw is putting a hurting on Mimsy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Redshaw landing strikes.
Redshaw lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mimsy is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mimsy tries to control but Redshaw manages to take his back.
Mimsy covers up after that shot from Redshaw.
Mimsy is still in real trouble! Can Redshaw finish him?
Redshaw is loading up with his shots from the back and Mimsy is in big trouble! Mimsy taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dexter Redshaw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Rae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Saplin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saplin has chosen Invincible as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Rae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Saplin!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saplin doesn't manage to clinch there - Rae circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saplin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saplin tries to clinch but Rae is having none of it.
Saplin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saplin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rae.
James Rae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rae scores with a jab to the head.
Rae lands a jab-cross combination.
Saplin tries to clinch up.
Saplin is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rae throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rae swats away the attempt to clinch by Saplin.
Saplin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rae paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saplin wants to land a leg kick but Rae is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saplin fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saplin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saplin moves in looking to clinch but Rae pushes him off.
Saplin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saplin avoids the head kick by Rae.
Rae throws a jab when Saplin was well out of range.
Saplin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rae throws a hook but Saplin blocks it.
Rae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saplin moves away.
Rae lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saplin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saplin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rae throws a looping overhand right but Saplin ducks down to avoid it.
Rae moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rae scores with a jab to the head.
Rae lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rae connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saplin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rae swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saplin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rae.
Saplin tries to clinch up but Rae circles away and keeps his distance.
Rae looks to land a left hand but Saplin moved out of range nicely.
Saplin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rae lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Saplin tries to clinch up.
Rae throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saplin connects with a solid leg kick.
Rae smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rae misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rae lands with an uppercut that bounces Saplin off the cage and back into rage.
Saplin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rae throws a chopping leg kick but Saplin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saplin tries to clinch but Rae is having none of it.
Rae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saplin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rae tries to bum rush Saplin with a series of wild strikes but Saplin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Rae misses.
Rae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rae takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rae keeps the fight on the outside.
Rae lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rae, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Rae. That snapped Saplin's head back.
Rae bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saplin's head.
Rae avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saplin tries to clinch but Rae is having none of it.
Saplin thows a leg kick but Rae checks it
and Rae counters with a three punch combo that has Saplin backing up. Saplin nods at Rae to acknowledge the strikes.
Rae misses with a leg kick
and Saplin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rae throws an overhand right that lands on Saplin's shoulder, as Saplin tries to avoid the shot.
Saplin wants to clinch
and Rae counters with a stiff right hand.
Saplin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rae.
Saplin looks to clinch
and Rae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Rae.
Saplin clinches but Rae breaks the clinch
and Rae counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Rae dominated that round.
That's time! Rae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rae throws a series of punches but Saplin moves out of range.
A big right from Rae misses.
Rae throws a predictable looking body shot
and Saplin counters with a nice kick to the body.
A low kick from Saplin misses
and Rae counters with a straight right hand.
Rae throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saplin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saplin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saplin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saplin tries a knee to the head but Rae blocks it.
Rae has had enough of the clinch but Saplin keeps him there for the moment.
Rae tries to break free but Saplin pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Rae.
Rae pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saplin slips a jab and a cross from Rae.
James Rae is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rae throws a series of strikes that have Saplin backpedaling.
Rae slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rae looks to land a combination but Saplin avoids it well.
Saplin moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rae fails to pull guard.
Saplin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saplin tries to land knees in the clinch but Rae avoids the damage to the body.
Saplin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rae jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saplin walks away with a smile on his face. Rae gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saplin.
Saplin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rae if he has to take too many more of those.
Saplin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rae shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Rae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rae lands with a right hand.
Saplin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saplin clinches but Rae breaks the clinch
enabling Rae to counter with a crisp jab.
Rae throws a jab when Saplin was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rae throws a one two combo.
Saplin blocks a head kick by Rae.
Saplin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rae fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rae moves out of range as Saplin throws a body kick.
Saplin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rae counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rae misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saplin checks a leg kick.
Rae with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saplin closes the distance but Rae moves to the side
and Rae counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Rae.
Rae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marcus Saplin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rae misses with a takedown attempt - Saplin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Saplin tries to clinch there but Rae circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saplin checks a leg kick.
Saplin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saplin wants to clinch but Rae slips to the side
and Rae counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saplin darts in trying to clinch
and Rae counters with a straight right hand.
Saplin throws a push kick but Rae slaps the foot to one side.
Rae works over Saplin's head and body with a nice combination.
Saplin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rae counters with a leg kick.
Saplin closes the distance but Rae moves to the side
and Rae counters with a good low kick that Saplin was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saplin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saplin misses with a low kick as Rae jumps back.
Saplin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rae escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saplin clinches but Rae breaks the clinch
and Rae counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saplin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rae throws out a powerful jab.
Rae bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saplin's head.
Rae misses with a straight left.
Saplin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rae counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Rae dominated that second round.
That's time! Rae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Saplin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rae.
Rae swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saplin.
Rae attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Saplin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rae.
Rae looks to throw the jab but Saplin is out of range.
Saplin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rae moves out of range of the body kick from Saplin.
Rae throws a right hand that Saplin ducks under and follows up with a left that Saplin also avoids with ease.
Rae throws a leg kick
and Saplin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Saplin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rae.
Rae scores with a leg kick.
Rae lands a really nice looking cross but Saplin seems unphased.
Rae bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rae loads up on a big right hand but Saplin slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rae throws a series of punches but Saplin avoids them all with ease.
Rae misses with a looping right.
Saplin ducks under a wild hook from Rae.
Rae throws a hook but Saplin blocks it.
Saplin looks to clinch
and Rae counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saplin tries to clinch but Rae is having none of it.
Rae throws a lazy head kick
and Saplin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rae's knee momentarily.
Rae throws a body punch but Saplin moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rae.
Rae dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rae connects with a crisp jab.
Saplin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rae.
Rae takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saplin wants to clinch but Rae slips to the side
and Rae counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rae connects with a single shot there.
Saplin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saplin slips a jab and a cross from Rae.
Saplin darts in trying to clinch
and Rae counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rae thuds a left hand into Saplin's body.
A low kick from Rae is predictable there
and Saplin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rae breaks from the clinch.
Saplin stuffs the takedown.
Rae tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saplin is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rae throws a series of punches but Saplin moves out of range.
Rae tests Saplin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rae scores with a punch to the head.
Saplin closes the distance but Rae moves to the side
letting Rae counter with a right hand.
Rae tries to work over Saplin's front leg with a kick but Saplin checks it.
A slow jab from Rae misses its intended target.
Rae throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saplin moves into the clinch.
Rae misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rae throws an elbow that misses.
Rae throws an elbow but it misses.
Rae is trying to force a seperation but Saplin has the dominant position.
Rae has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rae throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rae manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Saplin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saplin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rae pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saplin is out of range and Rae settles back down.
Rae misses with the body kick
and Saplin moves into the clinch.
Saplin looking to throw knees to the head but Rae is blocking nicely.
Saplin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rae blocks it with crossed arms.
Saplin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rae tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Saplin obliges.
Rae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saplin tries to land a knee to the head but Rae blocks with his arms.
Rae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marcus Saplin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rae misses with an elbow over the top.
Saplin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saplin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rae blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saplin.
Rae tries to pull guard but Saplin won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Rae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saplin.
Saplin lands a knee to the head.
Rae jumps guard but Saplin stands there with Rae around his waist. Rae gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
James Rae is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Rae.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rae, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Rae!
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