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BHFC 51: Rey vs Narushima 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Turbando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomas Turbando has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tomas Turbando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julius Africanus!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Africanus scoring well with a low kick there.
Africanus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Africanus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turbando has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Africanus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Africanus scores with a spinning back kick!
Africanus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turbando's calf.
Turbando is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Africanus knocks Turbando to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Africanus lands some shots froms side control.
Turbando is rocked!
Turbando takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oh Turbando is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Africanus! That's hurt Turbando! Will he recover? Africanus fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Africanus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maunu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dixen Cider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maunu Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dixen Cider!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cider gets caught flat footed, as Tua shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tua lands a couple of digs.
Cider looking for a sweep. Not yet Cider, not yet.
Tua passes Cider's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cider wants to get back to his feet.
Cider on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tua throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tua thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cider's head.
Tua throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tua lands with a punch from half guard.
Tua thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cider controlling the position for now.
Tua works his way into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cider is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cider takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Tua's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maunu Tua!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Scully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Chavez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Scully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scully throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chavez was covering up waiting for the punch and Scully finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Scully trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chavez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Scully defends it easily.
Chavez wants to stand but Scully is controlling the position.
Chavez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scully pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chavez is keeping the position for now.
Scully advances position into side control!
Scully is looking to take a break and control but Chavez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Scully creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chavez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Scully is pressing down on Chavez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chavez is holding on for now.
Chavez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chavez manages to get to full guard.
Scully wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Scully passes into half guard.
Scully thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chavez's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Scully is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chavez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Scully trying to control the action but Chavez is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scully is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Scully is trying to control. Chavez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Scully seems to be looking for submissions.
Scully is working for a kimura but Chavez is defending it quite comfortably.
Chavez is staying active underneath Scully, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Scully throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scully works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scully can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chavez is looking to escape.
Scully wants to finish this one by submission but Chavez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Scully.
Chavez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chavez wants to control but Scully is having none of it.
Scully looking to secure an arm triangle but Chavez defends it well.
Scully thowing shots but they're missing.
Chavez tries to lock up and control but Scully gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is trying to escape the mount.
Chavez has left one of his arms exposed and Scully doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Chavez screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Derek Scully!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patty Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Emanuel Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patty Green!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz feints and as Green raises his hands in defense, Diaz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Green 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.
Green pulls Diaz in to control the position.
Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Green managing to control the position.
Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.
Green is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Patty Green wasn't active enough on the ground.
Green shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Diaz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Diaz parries the strikes from Green easily there. Green is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Diaz to escape.
Diaz prevents Green from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz sneaks back into half guard.
Diaz trying to control here.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Green must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Green throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Green has control of Diaz's left arm, preventing Diaz from doing any damage.
Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is working Green over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is fighting to break Green's control of his arms but Green is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Green is trying to keep Diaz in close.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Green utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Green can do anything to dispel that myth.
Green pulls Diaz in close to his closed guard and prevents Diaz from doing any damage or advancing position.
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.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diaz 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.
Diaz 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.
Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz thows a big elbow that misses.
Green has Diaz pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Emanuel Diaz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Green counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Green.
Green stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Green pushes down on Diaz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Green looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Green trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green misses with a head shot. Diaz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Green frees his head nicely. Oh but Diaz has switched to an armbar! Green is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Emanuel Diaz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Njord Freyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onufry Zagloba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freyr comes into the arena with Twilight of the Thunder God blaring out of the sound system. Onufry Zagloba is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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290 lbs
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245 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Njord Freyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Onufry Zagloba!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freyr misses with a low kick.
Zagloba avoids the body shot from Freyr.
Freyr misses with a hook to the body
and Zagloba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zagloba throws a hook to the side of Freyr's head but Freyr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zagloba moves in looking to clinch but Freyr pushes him off.
Zagloba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freyr. Zagloba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zagloba shoots in looking for a takedown. Freyr tries to sprawl out of it but Zagloba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Freyr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zagloba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Freyr counters with a right hand to the body.
Freyr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zagloba fails with a takedown attempt.
Freyr avoids the body shot from Zagloba.
Freyr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zagloba missing with a left hand there. Freyr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zagloba fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Freyr avoids it really well and circles away.
Njord Freyr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Onufry Zagloba.
Freyr motions for Zagloba to come forward. Freyr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freyr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Freyr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Freyr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circling - Freyr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freyr thuds his shin into the meat of Zagloba's side.
Zagloba looks gassed!
Zagloba fails with a takedown attempt.
Freyr lands a slapping body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Freyr. Zagloba shrugs it off though.
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!
Freyr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Freyr stalks Zagloba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zagloba's face. Zagloba staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Freyr tenderised Zagloba's leg. Zagloba is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping body kick lands there for Freyr.
Freyr lands a jab to Zagloba's midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Freyr.
Freyr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Freyr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Freyr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Freyr throws a solid leg kick but Zagloba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Freyr.
Freyr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zagloba momentarily.
Freyr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Freyr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Njord Freyr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zagloba.
Freyr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Freyr, right into the meat.
Freyr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Freyr ducks under a wild hook from Zagloba.
Freyr lands a two punch combo.
Freyr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zagloba moves away.
Nice cross by Freyr.
Zagloba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Freyr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Freyr looks to score with a jab to the body but Zagloba is just out of range.
Freyr lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freyr is looking to slow Zagloba down with leg kicks.
Freyr throws a front kick that sends Zagloba stumbling back into the cage.
Freyr sizes up Zagloba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freyr looks for the body kick but Zagloba saw that one coming.
Zagloba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Freyr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Freyr scores with a shot to the body.
Freyr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zagloba on the side of the head.
Freyr is looking to wear down Zagloba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Freyr thuds a left hand into Zagloba's body.
Freyr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Freyr tries to land a leg kick but Zagloba saw it coming and moves away.
Freyr feints and then cracks Zagloba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zagloba down.
Freyr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freyr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zagloba doesn't seem bothered though.
Freyr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zagloba's sensitive parts.
Freyr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zagloba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Njord Freyr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Freyr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zagloba staying out of range there.
Freyr looks to score with a jab to the body but Zagloba is just out of range.
Zagloba is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Freyr throws the kick towards the body but Zagloba avoids it.
Freyr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zagloba.
Njord Freyr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zagloba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Freyr manages to avoid it.
Zagloba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Freyr counters with a good low kick that Zagloba was not able to check.
Zagloba cracks Freyr with a good jab.
Freyr connects with a solid leg kick.
Zagloba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Freyr.
Freyr lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Freyr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Freyr - just one landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Zagloba might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Freyr has got the better of the exchanges.
Freyr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zagloba.
Freyr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Freyr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zagloba can do to turn this around?
Freyr misses with a combination
and Zagloba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Freyr.
The crowd cheers as Freyr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zagloba doesn't seem phased though.
Zagloba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Freyr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zagloba throws an off balance right hand
and Freyr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Freyr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Njord Freyr is winning the standup battle so far.
Zagloba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Freyr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zaglobas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freyr lands with a hook. Zagloba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zagloba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for Freyr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freyr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freyr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zagloba's sensitive parts.
Zagloba is trying desperately to land a takedown but Freyr is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Zagloba.
A nice combination there by Freyr.
Zagloba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Freyr throws a leg kick
and Zagloba counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Freyr's guard now.
Zagloba trying to control but Freyr is working from the bottom.
Freyr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zagloba is desperately trying to improve his position but Freyr has a good base and remains in mount.
Freyr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zagloba tries to lock up and control but Freyr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zagloba working to try and regain half guard.
Freyr is standing up, even though he is in mount.
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.
Freyr lands a nice hook to Zagloba's body. Zagloba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Freyr. Zagloba shrugs it off though.
Freyr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Freyr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Freyr looks for the body kick but Zagloba saw that one coming.
Freyr takes a swing at Zagloba's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Freyr. No joy for Zagloba on that attempt.
Freyr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zagloba on the side of the head.
Zagloba has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Freyr.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zagloba wants to clinch
and Freyr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Freyr misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Njord Freyr dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Zagloba takes one to the chin there.
Freyr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zagloba on the side of the head.
Freyr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Freyr misses.
Freyr throws a hook but Zagloba avoids it easily.
Freyr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zagloba.
Freyr slips under a jab from Zagloba.
Freyr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freyr cracks Zagloba with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zagloba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zagloba has closed the distance and engaged Freyr in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Freyr breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zagloba shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Freyr's guard.
Zagloba trying to control the position from guard on top but Freyr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zagloba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zagloba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zagloba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zagloba's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Zagloba wants to control from the top but Freyr keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zagloba is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Zagloba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Freyr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zagloba 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.
Zagloba has gone for a leg lock! Freyr slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zagloba's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freyr stands up and waves to Zagloba to follow him.
Njord Freyr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Freyr lands with a cross.
Freyr cracks a nice hook into Zagloba's ribs.
Freyr misses with a body punch
and Zagloba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zagloba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freyr thuds his right hand into Zagloba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zagloba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zagloba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zagloba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zagloba misses with a hook
and Freyr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zagloba thinking.
Freyr throws a hook but Zagloba blocks it.
Freyr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zagloba looks to score with a jab to the body but Freyr is just out of range.
Freyr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zagloba's hands.
Freyr scores with the left hand. Zagloba knows he should have avoided that one.
Zagloba swings for the body but Freyr moves out of range.
Zagloba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Onufry Zagloba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zagloba loads up on a big right hand but Freyr slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Njord Freyr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Freyr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Njord Freyr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liquid Paper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Tatarata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatarata has chosen Dr Dre feat Snoop Dogg - Next Episode as his entrance music. Liquid Paper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liquid Paper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krzysztof Tatarata!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Liquid Paper has been cut.
Tatarata scores with a nice body kick.
Paper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paper throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paper closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Paper lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatarata wants to stand and escape but Paper is having none of it.
Paper trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatarata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tatarata wants to get back to his feet but Paper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tatarata keeping full guard, as Paper tries to pass.
Tatarata is looking to stand up but Paper isn't so interested in that idea.
Paper is standing up over Tatarata. Tatarata looks to escape but Paper dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatarata is trying to get back to his feet.
Paper throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Paper in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Tatarata is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Liquid Paper!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ishmael Boorg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seijurou Yoshioka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boorg might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rock of Ages. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ishmael Boorg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seijurou Yoshioka!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boorg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yoshioka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boorg.
Yoshioka lands a lovely overhand right.
Yoshioka looks to throw the jab but Boorg is out of range.
Yoshioka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boorg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoshioka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Seijurou Yoshioka has been cut.
Yoshioka throws the left hand but Boorg avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Yoshioka as he connects with a hook.
Boorg slips a jab from Yoshioka.
Yoshioka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boorg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshioka.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yoshioka.
Boorg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yoshioka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoshioka throws a poor cross that misses
and Boorg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boorg trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshioka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoshioka keeping full guard, as Boorg tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boorg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boorg wants to control from the top but Yoshioka keeps moving.
Boorg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yoshioka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boorg trying to control but Yoshioka is working from the bottom.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ishmael Boorg.
Yoshioka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yoshioka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boorg tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoshioka throws a jab but it's blocked by Boorg.
Boorg defending well as Yoshioka loads up on a big left hand.
Yoshioka throws a shot to the body.
Seijurou Yoshioka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshioka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshioka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boorg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yoshioka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boorg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yoshioka throws a series of punches but Boorg moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka lands with a cross.
Yoshioka throws a looping overhand right but Boorg ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshioka misses the target.
Yoshioka throws an off balance right hand
and Boorg counters with an outside leg kick.
Boorg defending well as Yoshioka loads up on a big left hand.
Yoshioka looks to land a right hand but Boorg moved out of range.
Yoshioka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boorg.
Yoshioka lands a glancing blow to the side of Boorg's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshioka. Boorg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshioka misses with a series of wild punches.
Yoshioka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice cross by Yoshioka.
Yoshioka throws a shot from downtown. Boorg moves away and avoids it.
Yoshioka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boorg had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yoshioka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Yoshioka does it's job there.
Yoshioka avoids the head kick by Boorg.
Yoshioka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yoshioka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yoshioka lands a lovely overhand right.
Yoshioka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Boorg.
Yoshioka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boorg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boorg has Yoshioka up against the cage in a clinch.
Boorg tries for a takedown but Yoshioka manages to get underhooks.
Boorg pushes off an throws an elbow but Yoshioka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yoshioka scores with a shot to the side of Boorg's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boorg misses with a body punch.
Yoshioka lands a shot to the body.
Yoshioka blocks a body shot from Boorg.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boorg throws an elbow but misses.
Boorg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boorg misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ishmael Boorg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seijurou Yoshioka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yoshioka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boorg's hands.
Boorg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yoshioka lands a head shot.
Yoshioka misses with a straight left.
Yoshioka throws a big shot that misses.
Seijurou Yoshioka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boorg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yoshioka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yoshioka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yoshioka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Yoshioka misses.
Boorg throws a front kick aimed at Yoshioka's knee but Yoshioka avoids it well.
Boorg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yoshioka.
Yoshioka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Boorg eats them both and turns towards Yoshioka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yoshioka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yoshioka throws the left hand but Boorg avoids the punch easily.
Yoshioka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boorg throws a hook but Yoshioka blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Yoshioka. That snapped Boorg's head back.
Yoshioka avoids the head kick by Boorg.
Yoshioka punishes Boorg's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Yoshioka does it's job there.
Yoshioka thuds his right hand into Boorg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boorg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yoshioka tests Boorg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yoshioka jabs Boorg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yoshioka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boorg.
Yoshioka throws a big shot that misses.
Yoshioka throws an off balance right hand
and Boorg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boorg ducks right into an uppercut from Yoshioka.
Yoshioka connects with a body shot that sends Boorg's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boorg lands with a shot to the body.
Jab by Yoshioka.
Yoshioka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yoshioka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yoshioka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yoshioka throws a lazy uppercut
and Boorg counters with a body kick that stops Yoshioka in his tracks momentarily.
Boorg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yoshioka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boorg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yoshioka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boorg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yoshioka is fending him off so far but Boorg persists. Nope, Yoshioka circles away and we're back to standing.
Yoshioka scores with a decent looking hook.
Yoshioka thuds his right hand into Boorg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yoshioka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boorg slips a straight right by Yoshioka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boorgs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yoshioka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boorg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yoshioka looks to land a left hand but Boorg moved out of range nicely.
Boorg closes the distance and clinches up with Yoshioka, looking for a takedown. Boorg pushes Yoshioka against the cage but Yoshioka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ishmael Boorg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boorg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshioka lands an overhand right.
Yoshioka gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Boorg to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Boorg is fighting to break Yoshioka's control of his arms but Yoshioka is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boorg throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Yoshioka controls Boorg momentarily but Boorg frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seijurou Yoshioka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Seijurou Yoshioka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Boorg avoids the body shot from Yoshioka.
Boorg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yoshioka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshioka loads up on a big right hand but Boorg slips the punch.
Yoshioka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boorg rushes Yoshioka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yoshioka fails to land.
Boorg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boorg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yoshioka's brow.
Boorg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yoshioka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boorg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yoshioka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshioka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice cross by Yoshioka.
Donk. Yoshioka catches Boorg right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boorg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yoshioka avoids it really well and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boorg lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yoshioka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yoshioka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boorg misses with a takedown attempt - Yoshioka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Boorg.
Boorg tries to clinch up but Yoshioka circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshioka scores with a jab to the head.
Yoshioka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boorg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yoshioka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seijurou Yoshioka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoshioka misses with a body punch
and Boorg counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boorg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshioka.
A jab from Yoshioka finds it's way through Boorg's defenses.
Boorg takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka motions for Boorg to come forward. Yoshioka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshioka throws a jab but it's blocked by Boorg.
Yoshioka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yoshioka lands with a shot to the body.
Boorg tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoshioka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boorg.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ishmael Boorg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from Yoshioka finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshioka misses the target.
Good shot there by Yoshioka.
Yoshioka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boorg manages to avoid it.
Yoshioka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boorg tries to move into range but Yoshioka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yoshioka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boorg momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka thows a body shot but no joy.
Boorg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boorg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boorg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshioka manages to avoid it.
Boorg walks into a straight right hand from Yoshioka.
Boorg walks into a stiff left hand from Yoshioka.
Yoshioka throws a leg kick but Boorg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yoshioka throws an off balance right hand
and Boorg counters with a good low kick that Yoshioka was not able to check.
Boorg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yoshioka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boorg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boorg tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoshioka's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Yoshioka duly obliges.
Boorg misses with a takedown attempt - Yoshioka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yoshioka misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg slips a jab from Yoshioka.
Yoshioka sizes up Boorg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yoshioka lands a jab to the head.
Yoshioka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boorg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yoshioka misses with a punch on the inside.
Yoshioka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yoshioka struggles to land a body shot inside as Boorg controls his hands.
Yoshioka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yoshioka working aggressively here.
Boorg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boorg tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshioka blocks with his arms.
Yoshioka lands a right hand.
Boorg misses with an elbow strike.
Boorg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshioka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boorg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Yoshioka.
Yoshioka lands with a right to the head.
Yoshioka pushes Boorg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yoshioka misses with the head strike.
Boorg tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshioka blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seijurou Yoshioka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yoshioka 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seijurou Yoshioka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clickity Cluck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Jarvis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarvis has chosen Notorious B.I.G Ft Ratatat - Party and Bullshit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Clickity Cluck has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
265 lbs
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21
265 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clickity Cluck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Jarvis!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cluck throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Daniel Jarvis has been cut.
Jarvis should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cluck fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cluck tries to score with a low kick but Jarvis moves his leg out of the way.
Cluck throws an overhand right that lands on Jarvis's shoulder, as Jarvis tries to avoid the shot.
Cluck throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cluck jabs Jarvis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jarvis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cluck throws a leg kick but Jarvis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cluck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jarvis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarvis trying to pass the guard but Cluck defending well.
Cluck is trying to control but Jarvis manages to pass to mount!
Cluck is desperately trying to improve his position but Jarvis has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Cluck tries to hold on but Jarvis postures up.
Cluck is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cluck is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cluck is trying to escape the mount.
Cluck knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jarvis on the ground.
Jarvis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cluck hang on?
It looks like Clickity Cluck has been cut.
Cluck keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cluck is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cluck really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cluck wants to hold on but Jarvis pushes him away.
Jarvis is landing with some decent strikes but Cluck is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Clickity Cluck's cut is getting worse.
Cluck keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jarvis is landing with some decent strikes but Cluck is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Clickity Cluck's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clickity Cluck's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Jarvis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zachery Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zachery Rey 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zachery Rey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryo Narushima!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Narushima circles away quickly and effectively.
Rey tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Narushima counter with a right hand.
Rey tries to clinch
and Narushima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Narushima throws a right hand that misses
and Rey counters with a nice uppercut.
Rey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Narushima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Narushima throws a lazy head kick
and Rey counters with a series of strikes. Narushima will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zachery Rey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey tries to clinch up
and Narushima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick by Rey misses
and Narushima counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Rey.
Rey misses with a combination
and Narushima counters with a right hand to the body.
Narushima lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rey throws out a powerful jab.
Rey misses the body punch
and Narushima counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey darts in trying to clinch
and Narushima counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Narushima connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Narushima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rey misses with a wild combination.
Rey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Narushima counters with an inside leg kick.
Rey is breathing heavily.
Narushima comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rey misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima cracks Rey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Narushima. That one must have hurt.
Narushima is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rey had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Narushima lands a slapping body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Narushima.
Narushima throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narushima scoring well with a low kick there.
Narushima lunges at Rey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rey's hand.
Narushima thuds his right hand into Rey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Narushima thumps Rey with a low kick.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. Rey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Narushima.
Rey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Narushima jabs Rey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Narushima connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rey. Rey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Narushima.
Rey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rey swings widly with a right hand
enabling Narushima to counter with a crisp jab.
Rey throws a head kick that misses
and Rey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima lands a head kick!
It looks like Zachery Rey has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narushima.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zachery Rey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zachery Rey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Narushima connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick from Narushima lands but Rey takes it in his stride.
Rey darts in trying to clinch
and Narushima counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rey thinking.
Rey misses with a hook to the body
and Narushima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Narushima takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Narushima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Narushima, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Narushima!
Narushima circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Narushima finds it's target.
Narushima circles away from the clinch attempt
and Narushima counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Narushima scores with a nice head shot.
Narushima takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rey darts in trying to clinch
and Narushima counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rey looks to clinch
and Narushima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narushima.
Narushima moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rey takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rey throws a combination that misses
and Narushima counters with a thumping low kick.
Narushima lands a head kick. Rey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Narushima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Narushima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rey throws a right hand that misses
and Rey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut lands for Narushima. That snapped Rey's head back.
Narushima throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima lands a jab.
Narushima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rey throws a lazy uppercut
and Narushima counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rey's knee momentarily.
Rey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Narushima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rey throws a sloppy head kick
and Narushima makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rey wants to clinch up but Narushima keeps it at a distance.
Narushima scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Narushima counters with a leg kick.
Ryo Narushima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rey moves forwards but Narushima connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Narushima lands a nice hook to Rey's body. Rey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Narushima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Narushima cracks Rey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narushima throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rey looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Narushima scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zachery Rey's cut.
That's time! Rey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Narushima scores with a jab.
Rey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Narushima. That's going to slow Rey down.
Narushima misses with a head kick.
Narushima scoring well with a low kick there.
Narushima fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rey throws a jab when Narushima was well out of range.
Rey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rey misses with a body punch
letting Narushima counter with a right hand.
Rey misses with a hook
and Narushima counters with an inside leg kick.
Rey throws a combination that misses
and Narushima counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Narushima thows a body shot but no joy.
Narushima connects with the punch.
Narushima connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rey.
Rey throws a head kick that misses
and Narushima counters with a straight right hand.
Narushima throws a sloppy head kick and Rey moves out of range easily.
Rey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narushima.
Narushima thumps Rey with a low kick.
Narushima moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Narushima scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey tries to clinch but Narushima moves away
letting Narushima counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narushima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rey.
Rey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narushima.
Rey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narushima can pounce on him.
Narushima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rey. That did some damage!
Narushima connects with a high kick.
Rey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima lands with a kick to the temple. Rey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Narushima connects with an inside leg kick.
Rey misses with a lunging right hand
and Narushima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Narushima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Narushima scoring well with a low kick there.
Narushima lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Narushima.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Narushima.
Narushima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rey's calf.
Narushima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rey crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Narushima - the referee stops the clock and Rey gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Narushima. Rey manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Narushima goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Narushima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rey's calf.
Narushima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Narushima. Rey shrugs it off though.
Narushima cracks the inside of Rey's front leg.
Narushima scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima dips to his left and cracks Rey with an uppercut!
Narushima plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Narushima lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zachery Rey's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Narushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rey's sensitive parts.
Rey misses with a combination
and Narushima counters with a straight right hand.
Narushima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rey just misses with a punch to the body.
Narushima fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Narushima cracks Rey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rey misses with a combination
and Narushima counters with a stiff right hand.
Narushima cracks the inside of Rey's front leg.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Narushima finds it's way through Rey's defenses.
Narushima is looking to slow Rey down with leg kicks.
Narushima tests Rey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rey avoids the head kick by Narushima.
Rey blocks a head kick by Narushima.
Narushima fakes the leg kick and cracks Rey in the body.
Rey looks to clinch
letting Narushima counter with a right hand.
Rey darts in trying to clinch
and Narushima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narushima.
Narushima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Narushima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Narushima throws a head kick but Rey moves out of range.
Narushima cracks the inside of Rey's front leg.
Narushima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Narushima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rey throws a poor cross that misses
and Narushima counters with a low kick, right behind Rey 's knee.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Narushima counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Narushima cracks the inside of Rey's front leg.
Narushima jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Narushima connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Narushima's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rey under the eye.
Rey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rey misses with an uppercut
enabling Narushima to counter with a crisp jab.
Rey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rey misses with an uppercut
and Narushima makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Narushima.
Narushima scoring well with a low kick there.
Narushima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Narushima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narushima lands a head kick!
Narushima scores with a nice head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narushima.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima cracks Rey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Narushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rey's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Zachery Rey's cut.
That's time! 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.
Rey misses with a body shot
and Narushima counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rey's knee momentarily.
Rey moves to clinch but Narushima breaks away
and Rey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Narushima scores with a jab to the head.
Narushima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rey throws a sloppy head kick
and Narushima counters with a nice body kick.
Narushima lands a jab.
Narushima works the jab nicely.
Rey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narushima moves away.
Rey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Narushima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Narushima counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
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.
Rey looks to clinch
and Narushima counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rey's knee momentarily.
Narushima thuds his right hand into Rey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Narushima.
Narushima fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rey on the side of the 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!
Narushima scores with a head kick. Rey tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Narushima throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rey's calf.
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Narushima thumps Rey with a low kick.
Narushima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rey has time to react.
Rey will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Narushima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Narushima connects with the punch.
Rey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Narushima.
Narushima throws a head kick that half lands.
Rey swings widly with a right hand
and Narushima counters with a right hand to the body.
Narushima listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Narushima. That's going to slow Rey down.
Rey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Narushima.
Narushima tests Rey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Narushima is looking to slow Rey down with leg kicks.
Narushima lands a glancing blow to the side of Rey's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Narushima.
Narushima ducks under a wild hook from Rey.
Rey moves to clinch but Narushima breaks away
and Narushima counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rey's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima scores with a head kick.
Narushima connects with a nice looking jab.
Rey throws a right hand that misses
and Narushima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Narushima with a hook.
Zachery Rey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Narushima turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Narushima jabs at Rey's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Narushima lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body kick there by Narushima.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Narushima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Narushima has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 41:50
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 41:50
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 41:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Narushima! Ryo Narushima retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fuma Kotaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percival Pickervance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotaro comes to the cage accompanied by Bang Bang. This should be fireworks!
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fuma Kotaro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Percival Pickervance!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotaro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pickervance counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kotaro throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pickervance tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kotaro is in Pickervance's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kotaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Pickervance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pickervance looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pickervance wants to stand but Kotaro is controlling the position.
Kotaro wants to control from the top but Pickervance keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fuma Kotaro.
Pickervance avoids the head kick by Kotaro.
Kotaro shoots in and gets a takedown into Pickervance's guard.
Pickervance wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kotaro wants to control from the top but Pickervance keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kotaro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kotaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Pickervance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kotaro wants to stand but Pickervance has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pickervance is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuma Kotaro has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kotaro throws a lazy head kick
and Pickervance counters with a stiff right hand.
Kotaro looks for a takedown but Pickervance sprawls well.
Kotaro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kotaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Pickervance circles away.
Pickervance blocks a leg kick.
Kotaro throws a body kick the misses
and Pickervance counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Kotaro misses
and Pickervance counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kotaro, right into the meat.
Pickervance is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kotaro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fuma Kotaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kotaro with a poor takedown
and Pickervance counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuma Kotaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pickervance jabs Kotaro right on the nose. Kotaro blinks but takes it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kotaro.
Kotaro wants to clinch
letting Pickervance counter with a right hand.
Kotaro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pickervance's waist but Pickervance gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kotaro off to one side.
Pickervance is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro wants to slow Pickervance down by chopping away at his legs.
Pickervance has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kotaro tries to land a body kick
and Pickervance counters by clinching up.
Pickervance misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pickervance is trying to break the clinch but Kotaro has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pickervance.
Kotaro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pickervance tries a body shot but Kotaro blocks it.
Pickervance's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kotaro wants to clinch
and Pickervance counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kotaro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pickervance counters with a nice uppercut.
Kotaro darts in trying to clinch
and Pickervance counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percival Pickervance dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kotaro fails to land the takedown.
Kotaro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kotaro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pickervance counters with a left to the body.
Kotaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pickervance swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kotaro thows a leg kick but Pickervance checks it
and Pickervance counters with a straight right hand.
Pickervance looks for the body kick but Kotaro saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotaro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kotaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Percival Pickervance seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kotaro throws a front kick aimed at Pickervance's knee but Pickervance avoids it well.
Kotaro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kotaro moves to clinch but Pickervance breaks away
letting Pickervance counter with a right hand.
Kotaro closes the distance but Pickervance moves to the side
and Kotaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pickervance avoids the head kick by Kotaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Pickervance as Kotaro shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuma Kotaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kotaro tries to clinch up but Pickervance circles away and keeps his distance.
Kotaro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kotaro wants to pass the guard but Pickervance is keeping the position.
Pickervance working a defensive guard here.
Pickervance is pulling down on Kotaro's head. It's preventing any offense from Kotaro, at least for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Percival Pickervance was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kotaro throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro throws a head kick that misses
and Pickervance counters with a left to the body.
Kotaro thows a leg kick but Pickervance checks it
and Pickervance counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pickervance might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kotaro misses with a leg kick
and Pickervance counters with a left to the body.
Kotaro looks to clinch
and Pickervance counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kotaro.
Kotaro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pickervance connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro has his takedown stuffed
letting Pickervance counter with a right hand.
Good leg kick by Kotaro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kotaro shoots and misses
and Pickervance counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kotaro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kotaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Pickervance circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kotaro tries to clinch but Pickervance moves out of range.
Kotaro throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percival Pickervance showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pickervance leaves Kotaro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kotaro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pickervance counters with a nice uppercut.
Pickervance takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kotaro throws a sloppy head kick
and Pickervance counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Kotaro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kotaro shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pickervance gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickervance keeping moving, preventing Kotaro from controlling successfully.
Pickervance is controlling Kotaro's posture.
Kotaro wants to control from the top but Pickervance keeps moving.
Pickervance wants to sweep here but Kotaro controlling him for the moment.
Kotaro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pickervance is keeping the position for now.
Kotaro is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pickervance is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pickervance has escaped and now he's on top!
Pickervance must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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.
Pickervance is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pickervance wanted to stand there but Kotaro had control of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kotaro is on top in guard.
Pickervance keeping moving, preventing Kotaro from controlling successfully.
Pickervance is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickervance keeping full guard, as Kotaro tries to pass.
Pickervance has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kotaro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kotaro.
Pickervance on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kotaro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro tries to clinch but Pickervance moves out of range.
Kotaro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kotaro shoots in and bounces Pickervance off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pickervance wants to stand and escape but Kotaro is having none of it.
Pickervance tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kotaro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pickervance keeping moving, preventing Kotaro from controlling successfully.
Kotaro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kotaro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fuma Kotaro clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kotaro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kotaro tries to clinch
letting Pickervance counter with a right hand.
Kotaro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pickervance counters with a right hand to the body.
Kotaro darts in trying to clinch
letting Pickervance counter with a right hand.
Kotaro misses with a takedown attempt - Pickervance sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickervance's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kotaro under the eye.
Kotaro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kotaro throws a lazy body kick
and Pickervance counters with a nice uppercut.
Kotaro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pickervance takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kotaro with a poor takedown
and Pickervance counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuma Kotaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kotaro tries to clinch
and Pickervance counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kotaro.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pickervance.
Kotaro is looking to clinch.
Kotaro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pickervance quickly recovers to half guard.
Kotaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pickervance keeps working.
Pickervance trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro is looking for a kimura but Pickervance is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kotaro to get the leverage.
Kotaro trying to control from half guard but Pickervance is working away.
Pickervance desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Pickervance trying to control here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kotaro is stalling here. Pickervance is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kotaro seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pickervance has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pickervance wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kotaro keeps working.
Pickervance wants to stand but Kotaro is controlling his arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Kotaro tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Pickervance easily slips into full mount!
Kotaro tries to hold on but Pickervance postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percival Pickervance dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Kotaro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pickervance just misses with a punch to the body.
Kotaro slips a straight right by Pickervance.
Kotaro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kotaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kotaro lands a leg kick that knocks Pickervance off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kotaro takes the fight into the clinch.
Kotaro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kotaro tries to stall but Pickervance uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pickervance lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotaro scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Percival Pickervance has been cut.
Kotaro tries to land knees in the clinch but Pickervance avoids the damage to the body.
Kotaro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pickervance managing to block the knees to the body from Kotaro.
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.
Pickervance can't find room to land a body shot as Kotaro controls the action.
Kotaro misses with a knee to the head.
Kotaro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pickervance gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pickervance works on Kotaro's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Pickervance.
Still in the clinch, Pickervance scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pickervance pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pickervance fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pickervance, as that shot connected.
Percival Pickervance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pickervance looks to score with a jab to the body but Kotaro is just out of range.
Kotaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Pickervance circles away.
Kotaro scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickervance stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pickervance wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuma Kotaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kotaro.
Kotaro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pickervance moves in looking to clinch but Kotaro pushes him off.
Kotaro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kotaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro misses with a takedown
and Pickervance counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kotaro tries for a takedown but Pickervance circles away easily
and Pickervance counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kotaro shoots in for a double leg but Pickervance sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kotaro tries to clinch but Pickervance moves away
and Pickervance counters with a series of strikes. Kotaro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kotaro misses with the body kick
and Pickervance counters with a nice body shot.
Kotaro needs to keep his hands up - Pickervance had a free shot at his head there.
Fuma Kotaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kotaro darts in trying to clinch
and Pickervance counters with a three punch combo that has Kotaro backing up. Kotaro nods at Pickervance to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kotaro slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kotaro tries for a takedown but Pickervance circles away easily
and Pickervance cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Percival Pickervance comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pickervance 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percival Pickervance! Percival Pickervance retains his welterweight title!
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