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Triumph 91 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Ziskie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Octavio Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Phillip Ziskie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Octavio Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes blocks a head kick by Ziskie.
Gomes dodges the punch combination from Ziskie.
Nice defenses there by Gomes.
Ziskie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gomes stuns Ziskie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gomes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ziskie did well to prevent Gomes getting side control.
Gomes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gomes is trying to control the action in half guard but Ziskie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gomes stalling away here and it's allowed Ziskie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gomes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ziskie is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ziskie has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes has a closed guard, preventing Ziskie from standing up.
Gomes controls Ziskie momentarily but Ziskie frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ziskie tries to stand but Gomes is controlling from the bottom.
Ziskie trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gomes trying to keep a closed guard but Ziskie is proving a slippery customer.
We're going to have a standup here because Phillip Ziskie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gomes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ziskie. Ziskie obviously looking to wear him down.
Ziskie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ziskie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ziskie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gomes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ziskie missing with a left hand there. Gomes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ziskie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ziskie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ziskie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomes was well out of range. Poor timing from Ziskie.
Ziskie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ziskie misses with a head kick.
Ziskie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ziskie throws a combination that misses
and Gomes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ziskie is breathing heavily.
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziskie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gomes wants to pass the guard but Ziskie is keeping the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ziskie keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Octavio Gomes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ziskie throws a sloppy head kick and Gomes moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ziskie.
Ziskie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ziskie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 Phillip Ziskie will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gomes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ziskie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ziskie lands with a nice combination. Gomes backs away looking to recover.
Gomes is rocked!
Ziskie misses with a few strikes there.
Gomes is still on wobbly legs! Can Ziskie finish him?
Phillip Ziskie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomes drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziskie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomes seems to have recovered his senses.
Gomes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ziskie kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ziskie being controlled here, momentarily.
Ziskie keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.
Octavio Gomes has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Octavio Gomes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ziskie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gomes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gomes.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Ziskie keeps moving.
Ziskie has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gomes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gomes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ziskie pinned against the cage. Ziskie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A combination from Ziskie does no damage.
Ziskie misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes avoids the head kick by Ziskie.
Gomes moves in looking to clinch but Ziskie pushes him off.
Gomes dodges the punch combination from Ziskie.
Gomes takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ziskie misses with a combination
and Gomes counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomes happy to just control the position for now.
Ziskie wants to get back to his feet but Gomes drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ziskie, who protects the arm well.
Gomes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ziskie keeps working.
Ziskie is trying to buck Gomes off.
Gomes looking to control but instead Ziskie has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gomes.
Gomes drops an elbow to the side of Ziskie's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ziskie keeps working.
Gomes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ziskie has managed to free his arm - good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ziskie is not content to let Gomes control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Octavio Gomes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ziskie fakes the leg kick and cracks Gomes in the body.
Gomes misses with a low kick.
Ziskie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gomes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ziskie pinned against the cage. Ziskie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ziskie with a jab.
Gomes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ziskie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ziskie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Phillip Ziskie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomes takes one to the side of the head.
Ziskie fails to land with a series of punches.
Ziskie connects with a nice cross there... Gomes is looking wobbly and Ziskie recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Gomes to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Ziskie jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Phillip Ziskie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abrahms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Leigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tank Abrahms is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
19 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tank Abrahms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Leigh!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrahms defending well as Leigh loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick there by Leigh.
Abrahms will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leigh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abrahms thumps Leigh with a low kick.
Abrahms tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leigh is able to avoid easily.
Tank Abrahms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abrahms throws a leg kick but Leigh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Abrahms listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Abrahms shoots in and bounces Leigh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Abrahms pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leigh is keeping the position for now.
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.
Leigh pushes Abrahms off and scrambles back to his feet.
Abrahms tries a head kick but it misses.
Abrahms shoots in looking for a takedown but Leigh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Abrahms's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Abrahms misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abrahms fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leigh avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank Abrahms. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leigh has Abrahms up against the cage in a clinch.
Abrahms prevents Leigh from breaking the clinch.
Leigh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abrahms.
Leigh takes an elbow to the temple.
Leigh blocks an elbow strike.
Abrahms misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it misses.
Abrahms creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leigh's defenses.
Leigh avoids the elbow strike from Abrahms, against the cage.
Leigh pressing his opponent against the cage.
Abrahms pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abrahms misses with an elbow strike.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it misses.
Leigh blocks an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms misses with an elbow strike.
Leigh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Abrahms is keeping busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leigh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abrahms.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leigh avoiding damage.
Leigh throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh dodges an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Leigh tries to land a knee to the head but Abrahms blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abrahms throws an elbow but misses.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abrahms creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leigh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abrahms avoids it.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it misses.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it misses.
Leigh wants to stall.
Leigh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abrahms has a takedown stuffed.
Leigh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Abrahms tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leigh.
Leigh works Abrahms's body with a nice hook.
Leigh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abrahms's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abrahms tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leigh thuds his right hand into Abrahms's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leigh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abrahms. Abrahms obviously looking to wear him down.
Leigh misses with a lunging right hand
and Abrahms counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Abrahms showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Leigh wants to get back to his feet but Abrahms passes into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Abrahms is stalling here. Leigh is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Abrahms seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Leigh has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
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 Tank Abrahms will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Abrahms tries for a takedown but Leigh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Abrahms gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abrahms just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leigh's brow.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leigh has Abrahms pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Abrahms manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leigh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leigh blocks an elbow strike.
Abrahms misses with an elbow over the top.
Leigh blocks an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Leigh blocks an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abrahms misses with an elbow over the top.
Leigh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrahms creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abrahms blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leigh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abrahms in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leigh avoiding damage.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leigh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leigh blocks an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leigh tries to land knees in the clinch but Abrahms avoids the damage to the body.
Leigh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abrahms lands an elbow that stopped Leigh in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Bryan Leigh has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leigh takes an elbow to the temple.
Leigh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leigh avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrahms.
Leigh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abrahms.
Leigh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abrahms is defending well for now.
Leigh takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abrahms misses with an elbow over the top.
Abrahms gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Abrahms throws an elbow that misses.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it misses.
Leigh dodges an elbow strike from Abrahms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh blocks the elbow strike.
Leigh avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms misses with an elbow over the top.
Leigh avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it misses.
Abrahms creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abrahms managing to block the knees to the body from Leigh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abrahms just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leigh's brow.
Leigh avoids the elbow strike from Abrahms, against the cage.
Leigh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Abrahms is defending well.
Abrahms on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abrahms misses with an elbow strike.
Leigh avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abrahms misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrahms misses with an elbow over the top.
Leigh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leigh blocks an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tank Abrahms has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leigh blocks an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abrahms misses with an elbow strike.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Abrahms.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leigh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Abrahms dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Leigh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Abrahms fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leigh tries a head kick but it misses.
Leigh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abrahms moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Leigh. No joy for Abrahms on that attempt.
Abrahms closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abrahms throws an elbow but misses.
Leigh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abrahms avoids it.
Leigh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abrahms creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abrahms throws an elbow but misses.
Leigh wants a takedown but no success here.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leigh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leigh obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abrahms throws an elbow but misses.
Leigh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abrahms is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abrahms just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leigh's brow.
Abrahms misses with an elbow strike.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leigh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Leigh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Leigh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abrahms fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leigh connects with a leg kick. Abrahms looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leigh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leigh attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abrahms tries to clinch but Leigh moves out of range.
Leigh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Leigh slams his shin into Abrahms's torso.
Abrahms rushes Leigh and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leigh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abrahms lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leigh backs up against the cage.
Leigh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abrahms shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leigh as he jumps to the side.
Abrahms throws a wild body kick that Leigh sees coming a mile off.
Abrahms misses with a low kick.
Abrahms tries a head kick but it misses.
Leigh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Leigh throws a push kick but Abrahms slaps the foot to one side.
Tank Abrahms is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leigh looks for the body kick but Abrahms saw that one coming.
Leigh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abrahms.
Leigh lands a head kick. Abrahms smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tank Abrahms is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bryan Leigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh misses with a wild body shot.
Leigh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leigh leaves Abrahms with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank Abrahms. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abrahms attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leigh misses with a body shot.
Abrahms ducks under a wild hook from Leigh.
Leigh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Abrahms.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leigh!
Abrahms tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leigh swivels and escapes.
Abrahms closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Abrahms lands in his opponent's guard.
Abrahms preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Leigh is on top in guard.
Abrahms is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abrahms is on top in guard.
Bryan Leigh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abrahms pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leigh is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Leigh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Abrahms has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tank Abrahms!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christian Birchmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Benoit's choice of entrance music: Praise. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Birchmont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Birchmont misses its intended target.
Birchmont clinches.
Benoit is leaning against Birchmont and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Birchmont tries to pull guard but Benoit won't allow it.
Benoit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benoit misses with a punch on the inside.
Birchmont gets through Benoit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benoit gets through Birchmont's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Birchmont fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Birchmont jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Benoit walks away with a smile on his face. Birchmont gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Birchmont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benoit ducks under a wild hook from Birchmont.
Benoit stuns Birchmont with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benoit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benoit wants to clinch up but Birchmont keeps it at a distance.
Birchmont misses with the combination.
Benoit has closed the distance and engaged Birchmont in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Birchmont tries to pull guard but Benoit won't allow it.
Benoit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Benoit as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit lands with a right to the head.
Birchmont is trying to pull guard but Benoit has him pressed against the cage.
Benoit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birchmonts head.
Birchmont tries to circle away but Benoit has him pinned against the cage.
Benoit scores with a hook to the body.
Benoit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birchmonts head.
Birchmont's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benoit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Birchmont's elbow.
A short uppercut from Birchmont.
Benoit tries to throw a body punch but Birchmont avoids it by throwing Benoit back against the cage.
Benoit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Birchmont.
A short right from Benoit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benoit gets through Birchmont's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Birchmont tries to throw a body punch but Benoit avoids it by throwing Birchmont back against the cage.
Birchmont tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Birchmont tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benoit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Benoit cracks Birchmont with a nice body shot.
Birchmont fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Birchmont decides to pull guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Benoit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Birchmont is keeping the position for now.
Benoit decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit moves into the clinch.
Birchmont tries to pull guard but Benoit forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Benoit is working Birchmont over against the cage.
Benoit tries to work over Birchmont's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Benoit - that landed with a thud.
Benoit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benoit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benoit struggles to land a body shot inside as Birchmont controls his hands.
Benoit lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Benoit.
Benoit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Benoit.
Birchmont is breathing heavily.
Birchmont fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Birchmont fails to pull guard.
Benoit cracks Birchmont with a nice body shot.
Benoit lands with a left to the head.
Birchmont tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Benoit lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Benoit.
Benoit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Benoit.
Benoit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benoit scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benoit.
Benoit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Birchmont.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benoit cracks Birchmont with a nice body shot.
Benoit is leaning against Birchmont and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benoit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Birchmont backwards.
Benoit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Birchmont backwards.
Benoit lands a nice shot to the body.
Benoit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Benoit.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benoit.
Benoit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benoit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benoit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benoit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birchmonts head.
Benoit lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit struggles to land a body shot inside as Birchmont controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Benoit as the two fighters clinch.
Benoit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benoit cracks Birchmont with a nice body shot.
Benoit lands a nice uppercut.
Benoit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benoit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Birchmont is rocked!
Benoit pushes Birchmont back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Birchmont is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Benoit.
Benoit dips a shoulder and cracks Birchmont with a mighty uppercut! Birchmont falls back against the cage and Benoit unloads with a barrage of strikes! Birchmont is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Benoit screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Benoit!
Michael Benoit seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Kasady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Callaghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cletus Kasady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Callaghan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callaghan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Callaghan tries to throw a body punch but Kasady avoids it by throwing Callaghan back against the cage.
Callaghan lands a shoulder strike.
Callaghan misses with a knee to the head.
Callaghan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Callaghan has Kasady pressed against the cage, preventing Kasady from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Callaghan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kasady is defending well.
Kasady is trying to force a seperation but Callaghan has the dominant position.
Callaghan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasady is trying to break free.
Callaghan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kasady has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kasady breaks the clinch.
Cletus Kasady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasady fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Callaghan is out of range.
Kasady lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kasady fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Callaghan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sloppy strikes from Kasady. Those never looked like landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Callaghan checks a leg kick.
Kasady misses with a body kick.
Kasady throws out a leg kick but Callaghan moves out of range and Kasady only half commits.
A combination from Callaghan does no damage.
Kasady throws a low kick, looking for Callaghan's leg but Callaghan calmly moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kasady.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasady throws a leg kick but Callaghan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Callaghan.
Callaghan blocks a head kick by Kasady.
Callaghan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Callaghan missing with a left hand there. Kasady was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kasady lands a nice looking body kick.
Kasady rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Callaghan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Callaghan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kasady backs up against the cage.
Callaghan tries a head kick but it misses.
Callaghan walks into a jab.
Kasady cracks a nice hook into Callaghan's ribs.
Callaghan throws a right hand that Kasady ducks under and follows up with a left that Kasady also avoids with ease.
Callaghan looks gassed!
Kasady is looking to land body kicks.
Kasady lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Callaghan.
Kasady fails to land with a series of punches.
Kasady scores with a three punch combo!
Callaghan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Callaghan throws a lazy right hand but Kasady sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kasady.
Kasady's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Callaghan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kasady scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasady fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Callaghan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Callaghan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Callaghan misses the jab.
Callaghan throws a leg kick but Kasady sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Callaghan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kasady. That did some damage!
Callaghan throws a hook but Kasady blocks it.
Kasady with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Callaghan misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Kasady.
Kasady cracks Callaghan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kasady keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Callaghan.
Kasady throws a head kick but Callaghan moves out of range.
Callaghan connects with a body shot that sends Kasady's belly button to the back.
Kasady bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kasady.
Callaghan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasady fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Callaghan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kasady catches Callaghan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kasady lands a leg kick that knocks Callaghan off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kasady circles away quickly and effectively.
Kasady lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kasady looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Callaghan looks to land a body kick but Kasady moved away.
Callaghan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kasady, right into the meat.
Kasady throws a low kick but Callaghan avoids it.
Kasady throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kasady lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kasady lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Callaghan backs up against the cage.
Callaghan doesn't manage to clinch there - Kasady circles away.
Kasady throws a head kick that misses.
Callaghan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kasady 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.
Callaghan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kasady.
Callaghan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kasady.
Callaghan misses with a body kick.
Kasady misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Kasady.
Decent striking displayed by Callaghan there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Callaghan lands with a slapping head kick.
Kasady lets loose with a powerful body kick. Callaghan will feel that in the morning.
Kasady scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kasady.
Kasady wants to slow Callaghan down by chopping away at his legs.
Kasady goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kasady throws a low kick but it's checked well by Callaghan.
Callaghan throws a leg kick but Kasady sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kasady takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kasady connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Callaghan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kasady tries to score with a low kick but Callaghan moves his leg out of the way.
Callaghan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasady looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kasady swinging wildly here.
Kasady moves away from the strike by Callaghan.
Kasady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Callaghan manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Kasady dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Callaghan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kasady.
Callaghan throws a leg kick but Kasady checks it.
Callaghan just misses with a punch to the body.
Callaghan blocks a head kick by Kasady.
Callaghan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kasady tries to land a leg kick but Callaghan saw it coming and moves away.
Callaghan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kasady throws a front kick aimed at Callaghan's knee but Callaghan avoids it well.
Callaghan is looking to clinch.
Kasady fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kasady fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Callaghan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kasady misses with a jab, cross combination.
A leg kick checked by Callaghan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kasady.
Callaghan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Callaghan is looking to clinch but Kasady is avoiding it.
Kasady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Callaghan as he connects with a hook.
Kasady lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan lands a glancing blow to the side of Kasady's head.
Kasady tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Callaghan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Callaghan is breathing heavily.
Callaghan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kasady lands with an uppercut that bounces Callaghan off the cage and back into range.
Kasady lands a jab to the nose.
Kasady lands with a straight right. Callaghan didn't see that one coming.
Callaghan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kasady lands a leg kick that knocks Callaghan off balance momentarily.
Kasady avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kasady throws a push kick but Callaghan slaps the foot to one side.
Callaghan scores with a one two! Kasady had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kasady scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kasady throws a leg kick but Callaghan checks it.
Callaghan pushes Kasady up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Callaghan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kasady blocks it with crossed arms.
Kasady tries a body shot but Callaghan blocks it.
Kasady is trying to force a seperation but Callaghan has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan keeps control of Kasady as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kasady tries to circle away but Callaghan has him pinned against the cage.
Callaghan lands a left hand.
Callaghan lands a knee to the head.
Kasady tries to circle away but Callaghan has him pinned against the cage.
Callaghan working aggressively here.
Kasady's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kasady lands a body shot.
Kasady lands a two punch combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kasady.
Callaghan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kasady looks for the body kick but Callaghan saw that one coming.
A jab from Kasady finds it's way through Callaghan's defenses.
Cletus Kasady is winning the standup battle so far.
Callaghan throws a push kick but Kasady slaps the foot to one side.
Kasady looks for the body kick but Callaghan saw that one coming.
Kasady stalks Callaghan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Callaghan's face. Callaghan staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters circling a little - Kasady finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kasady scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasady scores with a leg kick.
Kasady tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Callaghan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Callaghan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Callaghan misses with a straight left.
Callaghan tries to move into range but Kasady moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Callaghan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kasady checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kasady fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Callaghan.
Callaghan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasady manages to avoid it.
Callaghan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kasady listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Callaghan blocks a low kick nicely.
Kasady lands with a kick to the temple. Callaghan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Callaghan misses with a body kick.
Kasady dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Callaghan. That did some damage!
Kasady shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Callaghan misses with a series of wild punches.
Kasady throws a leg kick which misses Callaghan's front leg but catches the back leg as Callaghan tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kasady lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kasady.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasady lands a leg kick that knocks Callaghan off balance momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Callaghan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasady lands a slapping body shot.
Callaghan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good standup being displayed there by Kasady as he connects with a hook.
Callaghan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kasady throws a head kick that misses.
Callaghan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kasady. That's going to slow Callaghan down.
Callaghan has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasady wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Callaghan has him pressed against the cage.
Kasady wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Callaghan has him pressed against the cage.
Callaghan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Callaghan.
Kasady looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Kasady dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kasady connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kasady scores with a leg kick.
Kasady takes a swing at Callaghan's ribcage but misses.
Callaghan wants to clinch.
Kasady throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kasady throws out a powerful jab.
Callaghan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kasady paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Kasady scores with a four punch combination!
Kasady misses with a body kick.
Jab from Callaghan.
Callaghan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kasady looks to land a body kick but Callaghan moved away.
Cletus Kasady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kasady throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kasady lets loose with a powerful body kick. Callaghan will feel that in the morning.
A big right from Callaghan misses.
Callaghan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Callaghan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Callaghan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Callaghan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasady looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kasady lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Callaghan backs up against the cage.
Kasady rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Callaghan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kasady pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kasady has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kasady throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Callaghan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Callaghan tries to clinch up but Kasady circles away and keeps his distance.
Callaghan misses with a few strikes there.
Kasady wants to slow Callaghan down by chopping away at his legs.
Callaghan blocks a head kick by Kasady.
Callaghan avoids the head kick by Kasady.
Kasady scores with a decent looking hook.
Kasady pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kasady misses with a body shot.
Kasady swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kasady swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Callaghan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasady escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasady pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Callaghan lands a head kick. Kasady smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Callaghan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Callaghan looks to throw the jab but Kasady is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Callaghan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kasady doesn't seem phased though.
Kasady lands a body shot.
Kasady pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kasady throws a head kick but Callaghan moves out of range.
Callaghan lands a glancing blow to the side of Kasady's head.
Kasady takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Kasady.
Kasady looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice shot lands for Callaghan.
Kasady is rocked!
Callaghan throws the kick towards the body but Kasady avoids it.
Oh Kasady is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Callaghan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kasady.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kasady.
Kasady seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan misses with a wild combination.
Callaghan loads up on a big right hand but Kasady slips the punch.
Callaghan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kasady dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Callaghan. That did some damage!
Callaghan throws a head kick but Kasady moves out of range.
Callaghan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kasady.
A head kick misses from Kasady.
Kasady throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Callaghan is looking to land body kicks.
Kasady defending well as Callaghan loads up on a big left hand.
Callaghan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kasady moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Callaghan blocks a low kick nicely.
Callaghan is looking to slow Kasady down with leg kicks.
A big left from Callaghan misses.
Callaghan checks a low kick from Kasady.
Kasady lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kasady.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasady throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Callaghan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Callaghan misses with a straight left.
Callaghan lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasady throws a leg kick that misses.
Callaghan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kasady connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kasady swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Callaghan.
Richard Callaghan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A thudding body kick lands there by Callaghan!
Kasady throws a shot to the body.
Callaghan lands a body shot.
Callaghan throws a right hand that Kasady ducks under and follows up with a left that Kasady also avoids with ease.
Kasady connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kasady.
Callaghan misses with a double jab.
Callaghan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kasady.
Cletus Kasady is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kasady lands a head kick!
Kasady scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cletus Kasady.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kasady, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cletus Kasady!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kah Fing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fing has chosen Whats My Name as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kah Fing!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fing ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fing.
The fighters circling - Bronson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fing lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bronson lands a body shot.
Fing scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bronson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Kah Fing has been cut.
Fing wants to clinch but Bronson slips to the side
and Bronson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bronson looks to throw the jab but Fing is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronson fails to land with a series of punches.
Fing connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bronson's hands.
Fing slips under a jab from Bronson.
A big left from Bronson misses.
Bronson staying out of range there.
Bronson misses with a double jab
and Fing counters by moving into the clinch.
Bronson can't break the clinch.
Fing prevents Bronson from breaking the clinch.
Bronson looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bronson is defending well for now.
Bronson can't find room to land a body shot as Fing controls the action.
Nice body punch from Fing - that landed with a thud.
Fing prevents Bronson from breaking the clinch.
Bronson is trying to break free.
Fing has Bronson pressed against the cage, preventing Bronson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bronson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bronson wants to get back to striking at distance but Fing won't allow it.
Fing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bronson avoids it.
Bronson working aggressively here.
Bronson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Fing - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fing unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bronson is breathing heavily.
Bronson swings wildly with an uppercut but Fing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Fing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fing gets through Bronson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fing using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bronson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fing lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Fing struggles to land a body shot inside as Bronson controls his hands.
Fing is struggling to control the position.
Bronson stalling in the clinch but Fing improves position.
Fing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bronson is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Fing.
Bronson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fing landing knees to the head.
Fing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bronson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fing.
Bronson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Fing scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bronson.
Fing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bronson lands a right hand.
Fing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fing has Bronson pressed against the cage, preventing Bronson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fing.
Fing lands with a right to the head.
Bronson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Fing - that landed with a thud.
Bronson trying to control the position but instead, Fing has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bronson into the cage.
A body shot lands from Fing.
Bronson is trying to push Fing away but Fing has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fing lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bronson or not.
Fing throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bronsons head.
Bronson blocks an elbow strike from Fing.
Fing tries to land a knee to the head but Bronson blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fing.
Fing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bronson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fing.
Fing misses with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fing - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson avoids a wild elbow strike from Fing.
A frustrated look appears on Bronson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Fing.
Bronson working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Fing.
Fing lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bronson.
Bronson wants to get back to striking at distance but Fing won't allow it.
Fing lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fing lands a nice uppercut.
Fing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fing lands a knee to the head.
Fing lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fing lands a left hand.
Fing tries a knee to the head but Bronson blocks it.
Bronson is looking to break free of the clinch but Fing has double underhooks.
Bronson has had enough of the clinch but Fing keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kah Fing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kah Fing's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fing with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Bronson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bronson looks to throw the jab but Fing is out of range.
Fing throws a head kick that misses.
Bronson misses with a body shot.
Charles Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronson throws a low kick, looking for Fing's leg but Fing calmly moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Fing.
Bronson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bronson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fing moves out of range of the strikes.
Fing ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fing connects with an inside leg kick.
Fing throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Fing lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fing uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson swings for the body but Fing moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fing, as that shot connected.
Bronson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fing!
Fing looks to land a combination. Bronson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fing.
Bronson throws a jab when Fing was well out of range.
Fing ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fing moves into range and connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fing.
Fing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fing goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bronson misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson slips a jab and a cross from Fing.
Bronson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fing throws a series of punches but Bronson avoids them all with ease.
Fing throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bronson.
Fing wants to clinch.
Bronson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fing 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 Bronson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bronson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bronson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kah Fing seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fing checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bronson with a jab.
Bronson throws a right hand that misses
and Bronson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronson throws a body punch but Fing moves out of range.
Fing staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fing clinches up against the cage.
Bronson working hard to break the clinch.
Fing working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Bronson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fing scores with a shoulder strike.
Fing lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fing obliges.
Fing lands a right hand.
Fing tries a body shot but Bronson blocks it.
Fing lands a body shot.
Fing lands a damaging elbow.
Bronson has had enough of the clinch but Fing keeps him there for the moment.
Fing lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bronson can't break the clinch.
Bronson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fing lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fing lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fing lands a right hand.
Fing lands with a right to the head.
Bronson misses with the head strike.
Fing scores with a knee to the head.
Fing lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Fing tries to land knees in the clinch but Bronson avoids the damage to the body.
Fing keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bronson's efforts to push away.
Fing lands a hook that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Fing throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fing lands with a right to the head.
Kah Fing seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bronson's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bronson's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Fing.
Bronson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fing blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Fing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kah Fing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kah Fing's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bronson throws a shot from downtown. Fing moves away and avoids it.
Fing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bronson throws a jab but it's blocked by Fing.
Bronson lands a leg kick that knocks Fing off balance momentarily.
Bronson throws a jab when Fing was well out of range.
Fing pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bronson swats away the attempt to clinch by Fing.
Bronson blocks a head kick by Fing.
Fing instigates a clinch.
Fing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bronson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fing lands a good knee to the midsection. Bronson won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bronson has had enough of the clinch but Fing keeps him there for the moment.
Fing lands a good knee to the midsection. Bronson won't want to take too many of those.
Fing with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Fing.
Fing using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bronson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fing lands a right hand.
Bronson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fing slows down the pace here.
Fing working Bronson over with knees to the body.
Fing connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bronson's face.
Fing is trying to maintain a safe position but Bronson gets an underhook and turns Fing into the cage.
Fing lands a damaging elbow.
Bronson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fing working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fing scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Fing.
Bronson blocks a body shot from Fing.
Fing scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Fing.
Fing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bronson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bronson's defenses.
Bronson taking a breather.
Fing connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bronson's face.
Fing has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fing pushes Bronson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fing looking to throw knees to the head but Bronson is blocking nicely.
Fing lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fing stalling the fight.
Bronson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bronson avoiding damage as Fing throws knees to the body.
Fing lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Fing.
Fing lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fing working Bronson over with knees to the body.
Bronson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fing has him pressed against the cage.
Fing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fing scores with a shoulder strike.
Fing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fing scores a nice knee to the body.
Fing works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bronson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fing with a knee to the head.
Bronson tries to circle away but Fing has him pinned against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bronson.
Fing lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fing keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bronson's efforts to push away.
Fing is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fing lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fing lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Fing.
Fing scores with a shot to the side of Bronson's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fing wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crunch! Fing slams his shin into Bronson's torso.
Fing misses with a looping left.
Fing throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bronson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Charles Bronson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fing has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fing tries to land knees in the clinch but Bronson avoids the damage to the body.
Fing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Fing.
A right hand to the body from Fing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kah Fing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fing 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kah Fing!
A victorious Kah Fing thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Silla Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by CANON in D Korean Version (with gayageum) . Flare has chosen Also Sprach Zarathustra as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Silla Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Flare!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a leg kick but Flare moved away.
The fighters circling - Flare throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flare looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Flare on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Flare throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
Flare looks to land a combination but Kim avoids it well.
Flare thows a body shot but no joy.
Rick Flare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Flare has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Flare throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Flare swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Kim lands a head kick. Flare smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Flare throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick from Kim lands but Flare takes it in his stride.
Kim throws a head kick but Flare moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Flare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flare moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Flare throws a combination that misses
and Kim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flare.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flare moves out of range of the body kick.
Flare drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flare goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kim rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Flare's guard! Nice work there by Kim!
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from Flare.
Kim thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kim is looking to work some ground and pound but Flare has wrist control.
Kim advances position into side control!
Flare gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kim works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flare tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kim wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kim looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Flare is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim tries to score with some ground and pound. Flare controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Flare is looking for a sweep.
Kim scoring with punches from side control.
Kim looks up at the clock and then as Flare takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kim smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Flare wants to control but Kim postures up.
Kim tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kim has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kim working away.
Kim trying to control the action but Flare is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flare taking punishment in the form of punches.
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!
The ground and pound from Kim seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kim is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Flare knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Flare struggling a bit here.
Kim landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Flare's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ground and pound from Kim seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Flare is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silla Kim dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Flare looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kim!
Flare landing strikes from the mount.
Kim wants to control but Flare is having none of it.
Flare prevents Kim from getting the reversal.
Flare scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Flare cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Flare unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is looking to improve his position but Flare isn't that keen on the idea.
Kim manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Flare pulls his head out easily.
Kim looking for submissions off his back.
Kim regains full guard. Nicely done.
Flare trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flare wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Flare wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.
Flare wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Flare throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Flare from controlling successfully.
Kim 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.
Flare has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Flare throwing strikes but missing.
Kim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Flare manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kim won't allow Flare to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flare preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim preventing the sweep.
Kim throws a big elbow that misses.
Flare working for a triangle but Kim defends it easily.
Flare has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kim can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Flare looking for a guillotine here but Kim defends easily.
Flare looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kim is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flare is keeping the position for now.
Kim lands a couple of elbows.
Flare managing to control the position.
Kim working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim is in close to Flare's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Flare is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kim is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flare tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flare trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Flare is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kim makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Flare showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Flare scores with a takedown into Kim's guard.
Flare working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flare works over Kim with some ground and pound from guard.
Flare is posturing up here but Kim has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Flare tries to roll out but it's too tight and Flare has to tap! Slick submission there by Kim!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Silla Kim!
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