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The Syndicate: Part XXXXI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barraclough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan The Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barraclough comes to the cage accompanied by MGMT - Electric Feel. Stan The Man is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Barraclough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stan The Man!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barraclough moves in looking to clinch but The Man pushes him off.
Barraclough swings for the body but The Man moves out of range.
The Man listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Man misses with a hook to the body
and Barraclough counters with a head kick.
Barraclough uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Man has time to react.
Barraclough tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from The Man.
Barraclough throws a hook but The Man avoids it easily.
The Man slips a jab from Barraclough.
Barraclough looks to throw the jab but The Man is out of range.
Barraclough tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraclough bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Man's head.
Barraclough misses with a straight left.
Barraclough looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barraclough.
Barraclough misses with a body shot
and The Man counters with a three punch combo that has Barraclough backing up. Barraclough nods at The Man to acknowledge the strikes.
The Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barraclough throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as The Man stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Barraclough follows into mount!
The Man is rocked!
It looks like Stan The Man has been cut.
Barraclough thowing shots but they're missing.
Barraclough throwing strikes here but The Man is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The Man tries to lock up and control but Barraclough gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Barraclough looking to ground and pound but The Man is blocking nicely.
Barraclough with shots to the head and body - The Man looks very uncomfortable down there.
The Man working to try and regain half guard.
Barraclough throwing strikes here but The Man is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The Man is trying to escape the mount.
The Man is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraclough throwing strikes here but The Man is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Barraclough controlling his opponent.
Barraclough misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Barraclough has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Man can't escape the position.
The Man is bucking up trying to escape but Barraclough cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The Man gets back to half guard.
Barraclough is keen to just control but The Man is a slippery customer.
The Man tries to get to full guard but Barraclough has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barraclough is looking to stall here but The Man recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barraclough landing with the ground and pound.
The Man wants to stand up but Barraclough is controlling him.
The Man keeping moving, preventing Barraclough from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Barraclough dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stan The Man's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barraclough misses with a shot to the body
and The Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barraclough tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mike Barraclough is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barraclough misses with a combination
and The Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barraclough throws a jab when The Man was well out of range.
The Man throws a right hand that Barraclough ducks under and follows up with a left that Barraclough also avoids with ease.
The Man lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Man scores with a decent looking hook.
Barraclough tries to clinch up.
Barraclough throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraclough with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut lands for The Man. That snapped Barraclough's head back.
Barraclough looks to clinch
and The Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barraclough wants to clinch up but The Man keeps it at a distance.
Barraclough fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barraclough goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barraclough throws a head kick but The Man moves out of range.
The Man connects with a single shot there.
The Man swings for the body but Barraclough moves out of range.
Barraclough catches The Man with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man throws a leg kick that misses.
The Man loads up on a big right hand but Barraclough slips the punch.
The Man moves forwards but Barraclough connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barraclough throws a lazy right hand but The Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Man lands with a straight right. Barraclough didn't see that one coming.
The Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barraclough counters with a head kick. That will keep The Man thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Barraclough finish him?
The Man takes a swing at Barraclough's ribcage but misses.
The Man seems to have recovered his senses.
Barraclough takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Man misses with a body shot.
Mike Barraclough is winning the standup battle so far.
The Man misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barraclough.
The Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Man throws a hook but Barraclough avoids it easily.
The Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barraclough counters with a straight right hand.
Barraclough fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Man manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for The Man. That snapped Barraclough's head back.
Barraclough throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Man blocks a head kick by Barraclough.
The Man misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man scores with the left hand. Barraclough knows he should have avoided that one.
Barraclough darts in trying to clinch
and The Man counters with a straight right hand.
The Man misses with a wild body shot.
Barraclough throws a sloppy head kick
and The Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barraclough takes a swing at The Man's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Man cracks a nice hook into Barraclough's ribs.
The Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barraclough counters with a low kick, right behind The Man 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stan The Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stan The Man's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
The Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Man misses the shot to the body.
Barraclough closes the distance but The Man moves to the side
enabling The Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Barraclough misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barraclough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Barraclough is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barraclough.
Barraclough throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Man takes a swing at Barraclough's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraclough throws a sloppy head kick
and The Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from The Man.
The Man throws a right hand that Barraclough ducks under and follows up with a left that Barraclough also avoids with ease.
The Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Man scores with a nice head shot.
Barraclough takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from The Man misses its intended target.
The Man moves away from the strike by Barraclough.
The Man misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barraclough shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barraclough defending well as The Man loads up on a big left hand.
The Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barraclough lands a body shot.
The Man scores with a shot to the body.
Barraclough takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barraclough moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice combination there by The Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by The Man.
The Man misses with a body shot.
The Man lands a nice shot to the body.
The Man lands a right hook to the body.
Jab from The Man.
Barraclough misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barraclough shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Man just misses with a punch to the body.
The Man throws a right and a left that Barraclough avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraclough throws a hook but The Man avoids it easily.
Barraclough takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Man throws a combination that misses
and Barraclough counters with a head kick.
Barraclough checks a leg kick.
A big right from Barraclough misses.
The Man throws a right and a left that Barraclough avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Man slips a jab from Barraclough.
A punch combination from Barraclough misses.
The Man blocks a head kick by Barraclough.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan The Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Man 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kanga Roo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannah Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Land Down Under. Montana has chosen Hoedown Throwdown as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kanga Roo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hannah Montana!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roo jabs Montana right on the nose. Montana blinks but takes it well.
Montana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Roo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Roo lands with a big right hook that stumbles Montana - he's out on his feet here! Roo follows up with another monster hook that separates Montana from consciousness! Montana falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Roo stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kanga Roo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toki Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Njord Freyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tooth comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderhorse. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Toki Tooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Njord Freyr!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tooth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Freyr.
A jab from Freyr does it's job there.
Freyr rushes Tooth with punches - Tooth moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Tooth goes down! Freyr follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Njord Freyr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karlmann Friedhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heywood Jablowme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jablowme is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: enter sandman. Heywood Jablowme has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Karlmann Friedhelm's chin.
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190 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karlmann Friedhelm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heywood Jablowme!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jablowme on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jablowme moves in looking to clinch but Friedhelm pushes him off.
No joy there for Friedhelm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jablowme misses with a combination
and Friedhelm counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jablowme instigates a clinch.
Jablowme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Friedhelm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Friedhelm is trying to break free.
Jablowme slows down the pace here.
Friedhelm wants a takedown.
Friedhelm wants to break free but Jablowme has control.
Friedhelm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Friedhelm can't break the clinch.
Friedhelm stalling in the clinch but Jablowme improves position.
Friedhelm jumps guard but Jablowme stands there with Friedhelm around his waist. Friedhelm gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jablowme gets underhooks to prevent Friedhelm's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karlmann Friedhelm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jablowme is trying to break free.
Friedhelm taking a breather.
Jablowme tries a knee to the head but Friedhelm blocks it.
Jablowme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Friedhelm shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Friedhelm showed some decent athleticism there.
Friedhelm wants to pass the guard but Jablowme is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedhelm seems to be working for a kimura but Jablowme defends the submission attempt.
Friedhelm wants to work for an arm triangle but Jablowme is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Friedhelm is looking for a kimura but Jablowme is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Friedhelm to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friedhelm is breathing heavily.
Jablowme trying to control but Friedhelm postures up.
Jablowme wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Jablowme is trying to control but can't.
Friedhelm has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jablowme defend it? Friedhelm steps over the head and cranks it - Jablowme is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Friedhelm!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Karlmann Friedhelm!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladmir Ruten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: What the World Needs Is a Few More Rednecks by Charlie Daniels. Jason Orton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vladmir Ruten's chin.
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295 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vladmir Ruten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Orton!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ruten.
Orton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruten.
The fighters circling - Ruten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orton looks to land a combination but Ruten avoids it well.
Ruten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruten misses with a hook. Orton ducked under it nicely.
Orton lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Ruten sprawling to the canvas. Orton follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Ruten hang on?
It looks like Vladmir Ruten has been cut.
Ruten might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruten is looking for a sweep. Orton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruten is working hard here to advance position.
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.
Orton is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ruten flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orton not doing much here.
Orton prevents Ruten from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ruten misses with a head kick.
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.
Orton throws a nice looking combination but Ruten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orton slips under a jab from Ruten.
Ruten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orton slips a jab from Ruten.
Ruten slips a jab and a cross from Orton.
Orton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Orton ducks under a wild hook from Ruten.
Ruten connects with the punch.
Ruten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruten cracks Orton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ruten connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Orton's hands.
Orton slips a jab and a cross from Ruten.
Ruten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruten is breathing heavily.
Orton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruten.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Orton throws a left that rocks Ruten and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Orton dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Ruten regain composure!
Ruten is rocked!
Ruten is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Orton is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Oh Ruten is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orton controlling the pace for now.
Ruten seems to have got his legs back now.
Ruten is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Orton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ruten really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Ruten slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ruten is looking to escape.
Ruten is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Orton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladmir Ruten's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ruten with a nice cross.
Ruten misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orton.
Ruten lands with a hook. Orton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his 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!
Orton connects with a jab.
Vladmir Ruten's cut is getting worse.
Orton swinging wilding here.
Ruten cracks Orton with a hook to the temple - Orton is on wobbly legs here! Ruten swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Orton falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Ruten wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vladmir Ruten!
Vladmir Ruten retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Vaulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vaulen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Love Norwegian Country. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johannes Vaulen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vaulen tries to avoid it but Hanson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vaulen to the ground. Vaulen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vaulen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vaulen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A swing and a miss from Vaulen.
Vaulen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanson's corner calls for a 1-2. Hanson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Johannes Vaulen has been cut.
Vaulen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hanson, pushing him back against the cage.
Vaulen throws a head punch that misses.
Hanson takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, Vaulen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hanson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vaulen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johannes Vaulen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Hanson.
Vaulen lands an elbow just above Hanson 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Vaulen fails to land.
Vaulen lands a right hand.
Vaulen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hanson's defenses.
Vaulen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hansons head.
Vaulen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vaulen throws an elbow but it misses.
Hanson goes for a takedown attempt but Vaulen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaulen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanson.
Vaulen moves away from the strike by Hanson.
Hanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vaulen.
Vaulen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vaulen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vaulen working aggressively here.
Vaulen working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vaulen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vaulen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanson.
Hanson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hanson passes to side control.
Vaulen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen tries to bench press Hanson off him but Hanson keeps the position.
Hanson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vaulen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hanson has hold of Vaulen's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Vaulen seems comfortable defending it but Hanson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Vaulen is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Vaulen is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hanson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dave Hanson!
Dave Hanson is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sho Kazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batteryus Teho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sho Kazuki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Batteryus Teho!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kazuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Teho blocks a jab.
Kazuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teho.
Kazuki lands a nice looking body shot.
Kazuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Kazuki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Teho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Kazuki scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Batteryus Teho has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Kazuki.
Kazuki's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kazuki duly obliges.
Kazuki throws a shot from downtown. Teho moves away and avoids it.
Teho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuki lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Teho sprawling to the canvas. Kazuki follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Teho hang on?
Teho is rocked!
Teho looks gassed!
Kazuki wants to work for an arm triangle but Teho is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Teho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kazuki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kazuki's back!
Will Teho go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Teho is trying to stick to Kazuki's back but Kazuki is turning into Teho. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Teho's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kazuki.
Teho keeping moving, preventing Kazuki from controlling successfully.
Teho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kazuki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kazuki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Teho's guard.
Kazuki slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teho is staying active underneath Kazuki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kazuki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Teho is just riding it out for now. Kazuki eventually gives up the hold.
Teho wants to improve his position but Kazuki is controlling well.
Teho is doing well to control the position and prevent Kazuki from advancing to side control.
Kazuki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are battling for position here. Teho manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Teho manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Teho avoids the attempt from Kazuki to control.
Teho looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kazuki is squirming around, avoiding Teho's attempts to control the action.
Kazuki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Teho wants to control the pace but Kazuki is squirming around nicely.
Kazuki is desperately trying to improve his position but Teho has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kazuki is working hard here to advance position.
Teho wants to control the pace but Kazuki is squirming around nicely.
Teho is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kazuki has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kazuki wants to control but Teho is having none of it.
Teho wants to control the pace but Kazuki is squirming around nicely.
Kazuki is desperately trying to improve his position but Teho has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teho with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kazuki is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Kazuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Batteryus Teho's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kazuki looks to throw the jab but Teho is out of range.
Teho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Teho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Teho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kazuki is looking to escape.
Kazuki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kazuki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Teho is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kazuki can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Teho looking to control but Kazuki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kazuki can't escape the position.
Teho trying to control but Kazuki is having none of it.
Teho looking for a guillotine from mount but Kazuki is having none of it.
Kazuki is desperately trying to improve his position but Teho has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Teho controlling the pace for now.
Kazuki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kazuki has given up his back here. Will Teho look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Will Teho go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Kazuki is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Teho gets his way!
Teho looking for the choke from the back.
Kazuki manages to reverse the position and now he's in Teho's guard. Nice work there by Kazuki.
Kazuki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Teho's guard.
Teho is not content to let Kazuki control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teho gets full guard.
Kazuki looking to pass the guard.
Kazuki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Teho manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kazuki manages to get himself to full guard.
Teho wants to control from the top but Kazuki keeps moving.
Kazuki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Teho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kazuki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Teho forces his way into half guard.
Teho wants to take a breather but Kazuki is having none of it.
Teho controlling the action here.
Kazuki is looking for a sweep. Teho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Teho is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kazuki sees it coming and defends easily.
Teho seems to be looking for submissions.
Teho performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Teho is trying to control the action in half guard but Kazuki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batteryus Teho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Batteryus Teho's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kazuki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Teho's hands.
Kazuki lands a jab to Teho's midsection.
Teho defending well as Kazuki loads up on a big left hand.
Teho shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kazuki's guard.
Teho trying to control but Kazuki is working from the bottom.
Kazuki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Teho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Teho manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Teho wants to control from the top but Kazuki keeps moving.
Kazuki wants to sweep here but Teho controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kazuki looking for a guillotine here but Teho defends easily.
Teho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kazuki trying to control from half guard but Teho is working away.
Teho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Teho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kazuki seems to be looking for submissions.
Teho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Teho is looking to control Kazuki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Teho avoid being mounted?
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.
Kazuki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Teho doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kazuki.
Kazuki wants to work for an arm triangle but Teho is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kazuki passes to side control.
Teho is trying to control Kazuki's posture but Kazuki avoids it.
Kazuki is looking to take a break and control but Teho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Teho sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teho trying to control here.
Kazuki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Teho defends it well.
Teho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Teho.
Teho manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kazuki stops Teho from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Kazuki looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Teho looking for the choke but no joy.
Teho looking for the choke from the back.
Kazuki showing good submission defense here.
Teho looking for the RNC.
Kazuki tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kazuki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sho Kazuki did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Batteryus Teho's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kazuki throws a body punch but Teho moves out of range.
Kazuki swings for the body but Teho moves out of range.
Kazuki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sho Kazuki is winning the standup battle so far.
Teho gets a takedown into half guard.
Kazuki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kazuki working for a triangle but Teho defends it easily.
Teho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Teho won't allow Kazuki to sweep him here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teho wants to control from the top but Kazuki keeps moving.
Teho passes Kazuki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Teho not doing much here.
Kazuki is looking for a sweep. Teho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Teho seems content to control.
Kazuki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kazuki wants to control but Teho is keeping busy.
Kazuki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Teho stalling.
Kazuki trying to control from the bottom.
Kazuki is staying active underneath Teho, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kazuki tries to get to full guard but Teho has control of the leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kazuki tries to bum rush Teho with a series of wild strikes but Teho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teho has closed the distance and engaged Kazuki in a clinch.
Teho wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teho turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Teho manages to end up in side control.
Kazuki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Teho tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Teho trying to control the action but Kazuki is working from the bottom.
Teho tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Teho tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Teho wants to control but Kazuki is keeping him busy.
Kazuki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kazuki connects with a body shot.
Kazuki throws a series of punches but Teho moves out of range.
Sho Kazuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kazuki takes a swing at Teho's ribcage but misses.
Kazuki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batteryus Teho dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Batteryus Teho's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kazuki looks to land a combination but Teho avoids it well.
Kazuki throws a jab when Teho was well out of range.
Kazuki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kazuki misses the shot to the body.
Kazuki throws a nice looking combination but Teho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kazuki misses the shot to the body.
Teho drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kazuki is trying to control the position but Teho postures up.
Teho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kazuki is keeping the position for now.
Teho trying to control the position from guard on top but Kazuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazuki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teho wants to control from the top but Kazuki keeps moving.
Kazuki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Teho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kazuki looking for a triangle here. Teho is fighting it but it looks tight! Kazuki pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Teho is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sho Kazuki!
Sho Kazuki retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Galvoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Bowbish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galvoa comes into the arena with Gigantor blaring out of the sound system. 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcelo Galvoa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Bowbish!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowbish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dan Bowbish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowbish connects with a solid leg kick.
Galvoa closes the distance and clinches.
Bowbish missing with knees to the body.
Galvoa tries to pull guard but Bowbish holds him up against the cage and eventually Galvoa drops back down to his feet.
Bowbish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowbish lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bowbish cracks the inside of Galvoa's front leg.
Bowbish misses the shot to the body.
Bowbish closes the distance and clinches.
Bowbish breaks the clinch.
Bowbish throws an overhand right that lands on Galvoa's shoulder, as Galvoa tries to avoid the shot.
Bowbish closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvoa tries to pull guard but Bowbish won't allow it.
Galvoa prevents Bowbish from breaking the clinch.
Bowbish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bowbish clinches.
Bowbish breaks the clinch.
Galvoa shoots in but Bowbish avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Galvoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Bowbish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bowbish moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Marcelo Galvoa has been cut.
Bowbish tries to clinch but Galvoa moves away
and Galvoa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Galvoa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galvoa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Galvoa stopping the sweep attempt from Bowbish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bowbish is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bowbish wants to stand but Galvoa is controlling the position.
Bowbish scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Galvoa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowbish is keeping the position for now.
Bowbish is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Galvoa is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bowbish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galvoa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bowbish throws out a loose jab but Galvoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowbish looks to land a body kick but Galvoa moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish gets a clinch.
Bowbish breaks from the clinch.
Bowbish closes the distance and clinches.
Galvoa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bowbish just stands there and leans against the cage.
Galvoa jumps guard but Bowbish stands there with Galvoa around his waist. Galvoa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Galvoa misses with a punch to the body.
Bowbish landing knees to the body.
Bowbish wants to get back to striking at distance but Galvoa won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvoa prevents a body shot from Bowbish.
Bowbish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galvoa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bowbish pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bowbish scores with a crisp jab that stopped Galvoa in his tracks.
Bowbish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Galvoa.
Galvoa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Galvoa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowbish is looking to escape.
Bowbish is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowbish gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Bowbish dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Galvoa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Galvoa gets a clinch.
Bowbish works on Galvoa's body with a couple of short punches.
Galvoa goes for a takedown attempt but Bowbish pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bowbish lands a jab to Galvoa's midsection.
Bowbish throws a series of strikes that have Galvoa backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowbish gets a clinch.
Galvoa blocking some punches.
Bowbish lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Galvoa.
Bowbish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bowbish lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowbish can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bowbish.
Bowbish pushes Galvoa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bowbish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bowbish lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Galvoa digs a right hand into Bowbish's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bowbish's gas tank.
Galvoa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bowbish just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two 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.
Galvoa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Galvoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galvoa scores with a hook to the body.
Galvoa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bowbish gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Galvoa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bowbish manages to break the clinch.
Bowbish clinches up against the cage.
Galvoa looking for a takedown.
Bowbish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bowbish gets underhooks to prevent Galvoa's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvoa struggles to land a body shot inside as Bowbish controls his hands.
Bowbish tries a knee to the head but Galvoa blocks it.
Bowbish makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bowbish throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Galvoa blocks it with crossed arms.
Bowbish gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Galvoa.
Galvoa keeps control of Bowbish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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.
Galvoa can't get the takedown.
Bowbish throws a punch but it's blocked by Galvoa.
Bowbish lands a shoulder strike.
Bowbish tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bowbish can't break the clinch.
Bowbish throws a head punch that misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bowbish. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nice body punch from Bowbish.
Galvoa keeps control of Bowbish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Bowbish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Galvoa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bowbish goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bowbish looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bowbish digs a good hook to Galvoa's body.
Galvoa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bowbish's guard.
Bowbish is looking to stand up but Galvoa isn't so interested in that idea.
Bowbish is pulling down on Galvoa's head. It's preventing any offense from Galvoa, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowbish is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bowbish lands with a light punch inside.
Galvoa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bowbish misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowbish swings wildly with an uppercut but Galvoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galvoa goes for a takedown attempt but Bowbish pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bowbish misses with a series of wild punches.
Bowbish stuffs the takedown.
Bowbish scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bowbish stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Galvoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Bowbish as Galvoa shoots in.
Bowbish tries to land a front kick but Galvoa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bowbish feints and then cracks Galvoa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Galvoa down.
Bowbish clinches up with Galvoa and pushes him back against the cage.
Bowbish scores with a hook to the body.
Knees to the body from Bowbish.
Bowbish lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Galvoa backwards.
Bowbish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bowbish throws a punch but it's blocked by Galvoa.
Bowbish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvoa tries to pull guard but Bowbish holds him up against the cage and eventually Galvoa drops back down to his feet.
Galvoa can't get the takedown.
Bowbish breaks from the clinch.
Bowbish tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Galvoa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bowbish regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bowbish looking to hit a scissor sweep but Galvoa is one step ahead there.
Bowbish trying to keep a closed guard but Galvoa is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish wants to sweep but no luck.
Bowbish bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Galvoa's guard.
Galvoa is trying to control the position but Bowbish postures up.
Galvoa has a closed guard, preventing Bowbish from standing up.
Galvoa keeping moving, preventing Bowbish from controlling successfully.
Bowbish has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Galvoa is proving hard to escape from.
Bowbish landing with the ground and pound.
Galvoa trying to keep a closed guard but Bowbish is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowbish in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Bowbish really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Galvoa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Galvoa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bowbish counters with a low kick, right behind Galvoa 's knee.
Bowbish gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bowbish lands with a left to the head.
Bowbish scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bowbish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marcelo Galvoa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Galvoa clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galvoa.
Bowbish wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bowbish presses Galvoa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bowbish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bowbish fails to land.
Bowbish tries to land a knee to the head but Galvoa blocks with his arms.
Bowbish tries to break the clinch but Galvoa is controlling the position.
Bowbish manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bowbish darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bowbish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bowbish misses with a kick to the body.
Bowbish throws a hook but Galvoa blocks it.
Bowbish has Galvoa up against the cage in a clinch.
Galvoa tries to work over Bowbish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvoa tries to pull guard but Bowbish holds him up against the cage and eventually Galvoa drops back down to his feet.
Bowbish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Galvoa has him pressed against the cage.
Bowbish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowbish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Galvoa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bowbish just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bowbish stops a takedown attempt from Galvoa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Galvoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowbish wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bowbish lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Galvoa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Galvoa jumps guard but Bowbish stands there with Galvoa around his waist. Galvoa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Galvoa jumps guard but Bowbish stands there with Galvoa around his waist. Galvoa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four 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.
Galvoa jumps guard but Bowbish stands there with Galvoa around his waist. Galvoa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bowbish misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Galvoa.
Bowbish lands with a light punch inside.
Galvoa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bowbish just stands there and leans against the cage.
Galvoa stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Bowbish dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Galvoa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
No luck for Galvoa with that takedown attempt.
Bowbish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galvoa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bowbish thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Galvoa if he has to take too many more of those.
Bowbish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bowbish scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bowbish lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galvoa dodges the punch combination from Bowbish.
Good leg kick by Bowbish there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bowbish throws a leg kick which misses Galvoa's front leg but catches the back leg as Galvoa tries to avoid it.
Bowbish closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Bowbish.
Bowbish working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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.
Bowbish lands a right hand.
Galvoa is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowbish tries a knee to the head but Galvoa blocks it.
Bowbish wants to break free but Galvoa has control.
Bowbish lands a knee to the body.
Bowbish breaks the clinch.
Bowbish jabs Galvoa right on the nose. Galvoa blinks but takes it well.
Bowbish thuds a left hand into Galvoa's body.
A left lands for Bowbish.
Oh Galvoa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bowbish throws a combination that misses
and Galvoa counters with a single leg into guard. Bowbish didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowbish kicks Galvoa off and gets to his feet.
Bowbish drops Galvoa with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bowbish 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 1:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Bowbish!
Dan Bowbish is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerlach Rutger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Adolfson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adolfson has chosen homie hymne as his entrance music. Gerlach Rutger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Gerlach Rutger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quinton Adolfson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adolfson fails with the takedown.
Rutger drives through with a takedown into guard.
Adolfson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rutger looking to pass the guard.
Rutger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Adolfson working for a triangle but Rutger defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adolfson looking for a guillotine here but Rutger defends easily.
Rutger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Adolfson looking for a guillotine here but Rutger defends easily.
Adolfson looking for a sweep. Not yet Adolfson, not yet.
Rutger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutger distracts Adolfson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Adolfson working for a triangle but Rutger defends it easily.
Adolfson looks gassed!
Rutger trying to control but Adolfson is working from the bottom.
Rutger works over Adolfson with some ground and pound from guard.
Rutger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rutger lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Adolfson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rutger lands a couple of elbows.
Rutger scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Adolfson is rocked!
Rutger tries to free his leg and advance position but Adolfson is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger postures up and lands a big shot to Adolfson's brow.
Adolfson is still in real trouble! Can Rutger finish him?
Adolfson can't keep his opponent in guard - Rutger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rutger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Adolfson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rutger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Adolfson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Adolfson seems to have recovered his senses.
Rutger working Adolfson over with strikes.
Rutger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Adolfson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adolfson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rutger scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rutger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rutger lands strikes from half guard.
Rutger is controlling the pace.
Rutger works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Rutger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rutger breaks from Adolfson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Adolfson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Adolfson is in a horrible position here. Rutger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Adolfson is looking to improve his position but Rutger isn't that keen on the idea.
Rutger is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rutger working the ground and pound effectively.
Rutger lands a big elbow.
Adolfson is looking to improve his position but Rutger isn't that keen on the idea.
Rutger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutger looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Adolfson covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerlach Rutger!
Gerlach Rutger retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shachlo Popyachtsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by ''Big Poppa'' by The Notorious B.I.G.. Popyachtsa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Upyachka Dance kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trevor Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shachlo Popyachtsa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Popyachtsa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Shachlo Popyachtsa has been cut.
A big left from Popyachtsa misses.
Popyachtsa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Popyachtsa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith slips a jab from Popyachtsa.
Smith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Popyachtsa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Popyachtsa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popyachtsa tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Popyachtsa looks gassed!
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popyachtsa.
Shachlo Popyachtsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popyachtsa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Popyachtsa's head backwards.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Popyachtsa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Popyachtsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Smith lands but Popyachtsa takes it in his stride.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Popyachtsa's front leg but catches the back leg as Popyachtsa tries to avoid it.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Popyachtsa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Popyachtsa's sensitive parts.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Popyachtsa's front leg but catches the back leg as Popyachtsa tries to avoid it.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Popyachtsa down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Popyachtsa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Popyachtsa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Smith with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Shachlo Popyachtsa's cut even more.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Popyachtsa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Popyachtsa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith prevents a body shot from Popyachtsa.
Popyachtsa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith pushes Popyachtsa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Popyachtsa takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Popyachtsa.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Popyachtsa.
Popyachtsa lands a left hand.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Popyachtsa misses with the head strike.
Popyachtsa scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Popyachtsa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Popyachtsa.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Popyachtsa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Popyachtsa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Popyachtsa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popyachtsa throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Popyachtsa blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Popyachtsa fails to land.
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.
Popyachtsa misses with a punch to the body.
Popyachtsa throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Popyachtsa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popyachtsa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Popyachtsa blocks it.
Popyachtsa misses with some punches.
Popyachtsa avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Popyachtsa is working Smith over against the cage.
Popyachtsa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Popyachtsa lands a left hand.
Popyachtsa throws a head punch that misses.
Popyachtsa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Popyachtsa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Popyachtsa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Smith.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith presses Popyachtsa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Popyachtsa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shachlo Popyachtsa's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Popyachtsa avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Popyachtsa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Popyachtsa misses with a straight right.
Popyachtsa misses the jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Popyachtsa tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Popyachtsa throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a right and a left that Popyachtsa avoids nicely.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Smith is looking to slow Popyachtsa down with leg kicks.
Popyachtsa scores with a jab to the head.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popyachtsa.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Popyachtsa throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Popyachtsa counters with a straight right hand.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Popyachtsa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popyachtsa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Popyachtsa's knee momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Popyachtsa there.
Popyachtsa scores with a jab.
Popyachtsa throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popyachtsa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith tries to clinch but Popyachtsa moves out of range.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Popyachtsa.
Popyachtsa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Trevor Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popyachtsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Popyachtsa moved away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Smith is looking to slow Popyachtsa down with leg kicks.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith defending well as Popyachtsa loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Popyachtsa misses.
Smith jabs at Popyachtsa's body.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Popyachtsa.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Popyachtsa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Popyachtsa has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Popyachtsa takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Popyachtsa tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Popyachtsa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Popyachtsa swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popyachtsa working aggressively here.
Popyachtsa working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Smith.
A head punch on the inside from Popyachtsa fails to land.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Popyachtsa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Popyachtsa misses with some punches.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Popyachtsa has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith works on Popyachtsa's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Trevor Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shachlo Popyachtsa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Popyachtsa misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Popyachtsa missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Popyachtsa thows a body shot but no joy.
Popyachtsa takes one on the button.
Popyachtsa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Popyachtsa sees coming a mile off.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Popyachtsa circles away.
Popyachtsa misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Popyachtsa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Popyachtsa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popyachtsa throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Popyachtsa.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Popyachtsa misses with a combination
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Popyachtsa.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Popyachtsa pushes him off.
Popyachtsa throws a one two combo.
Popyachtsa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Popyachtsa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Popyachtsa takes a step back to recover.
Popyachtsa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith walks into a jab.
Popyachtsa misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Popyachtsa misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Popyachtsa thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popyachtsa misses with a few strikes there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Popyachtsa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Popyachtsa circles away.
Popyachtsa looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Popyachtsa misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popyachtsa.
Trevor Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith lands a high kick!
Popyachtsa tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Popyachtsa connects with the punch.
Smith defending well as Popyachtsa loads up on a big left hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Popyachtsa swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Popyachtsa swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Popyachtsa tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Popyachtsa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popyachtsa working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Smith clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Shachlo Popyachtsa's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popyachtsa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Popyachtsa counters with a straight right hand.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Popyachtsa looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Popyachtsa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popyachtsa moves away.
Popyachtsa scores with a jab.
Popyachtsa misses with a straight left.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Popyachtsa pushes him off.
Popyachtsa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith misses with a combination
and Popyachtsa counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Popyachtsa can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Popyachtsa backwards.
Smith blocks a body shot from Popyachtsa.
Popyachtsa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Popyachtsa.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Smith blocks a body shot from Popyachtsa.
Nice body punch from Popyachtsa - that landed with a thud.
Smith is leaning against Popyachtsa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Popyachtsa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popyachtsa lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Popyachtsa blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Popyachtsa.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Popyachtsa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Popyachtsa tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Popyachtsa lands a body shot.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith blocks a body shot from Popyachtsa.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Popyachtsa swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Popyachtsa throws a head punch that misses.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Popyachtsa misses with a punch to the body.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Popyachtsa controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Popyachtsa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Popyachtsa.
Popyachtsa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Popyachtsa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Popyachtsa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popyachtsa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Popyachtsa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Popyachtsa works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Popyachtsa lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Popyachtsa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Popyachtsa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Popyachtsa.
A short body shot lands from Popyachtsa as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Popyachtsa avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Popyachtsa.
Popyachtsa avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Popyachtsa avoids the damage to the body.
Popyachtsa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Popyachtsa misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Popyachtsa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Popyachtsa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popyachtsa misses with some punches.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Popyachtsa has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Popyachtsa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Popyachtsa.
Popyachtsa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popyachtsa is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Popyachtsa.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Popyachtsa throws a head punch that misses.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Popyachtsa's elbow.
Popyachtsa lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Popyachtsa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Popyachtsa blocks a body shot from Smith.
Popyachtsa lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Popyachtsa as the two fighters clinch.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Popyachtsa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Trevor Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith blocking some punches.
Popyachtsa digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Popyachtsa's elbow.
Popyachtsa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Popyachtsa avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shachlo Popyachtsa dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Shachlo Popyachtsa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Popyachtsa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Popyachtsa misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Popyachtsa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Popyachtsa tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Popyachtsa fails to land.
Smith landing knees to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith cracks Popyachtsa with a nice body shot.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Popyachtsa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Popyachtsa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popyachtsa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popyachtsa swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popyachtsa misses with the head strike.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Popyachtsa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Popyachtsa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Popyachtsa tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith working aggressively here.
Popyachtsa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Popyachtsa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Popyachtsa avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Popyachtsa digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Popyachtsa swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shachlo Popyachtsa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
A short body shot lands from Popyachtsa as the two fighters clinch.
Popyachtsa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Popyachtsa has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Popyachtsa throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Popyachtsa takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice right hand lands inside from Popyachtsa.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Popyachtsa scores with a shoulder strike.
Popyachtsa gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Popyachtsa misses with the head strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Popyachtsa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Popyachtsa.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Popyachtsa.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Popyachtsa has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Popyachtsa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Popyachtsa lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Popyachtsa controls his hands.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Popyachtsa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Popyachtsa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Popyachtsa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Popyachtsa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Popyachtsa fails to land.
Popyachtsa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith pushes Popyachtsa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Popyachtsa scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Popyachtsa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Popyachtsa working aggressively here.
That's four 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.
Popyachtsa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Popyachtsa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Popyachtsa lands an uppercut.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Popyachtsa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Popyachtsa misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Popyachtsa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Popyachtsa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Popyachtsa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Popyachtsa tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith prevents a body shot from Popyachtsa.
Smith pushes Popyachtsa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Popyachtsa blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Popyachtsa.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Popyachtsa lands a shoulder strike.
Popyachtsa presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:46
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Smith!
Trevor Smith retains his middleweight title!
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