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Valhalla 25: Sydney PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Gambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Silvestry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvestry has chosen Street Fighter as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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173 lbs
7 - 17 - 0 |
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174 lbs
7 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonny Gambler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Silvestry!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvestry shoots in and drives through. Gambler sprawls well.
Gambler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silvestry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gambler circles away.
Gambler thows a body shot but no joy.
Gambler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silvestry at a distance.
Gambler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gambler lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Silvestry fails with the takedown.
Jonny Gambler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Silvestry.
Gambler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gambler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gambler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silvestry.
Gambler fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Gambler.
Gambler scores with a one two! Silvestry had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silvestry is rocked!
Silvestry leaves his chin hanging out and Gambler seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Silvestry crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonny Gambler!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Heero Yuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis McLay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Coma Black - Marilyn Manson. Heero Yuy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lewis McLay's chin.
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132 lbs
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133 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heero Yuy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lewis McLay!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Yuy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McLay looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Yuy tries to bum rush McLay with a series of wild strikes but McLay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yuy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McLay tries to close the distance and clinch but Yuy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McLay shoots in but Yuy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McLay shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yuy but Yuy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yuy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McLay circles away quickly and effectively.
Yuy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yuy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yuy connects with a right hand. McLay shakes it off.
Yuy throws a series of punches but McLay moves out of range.
Yuy throws a right and a left that McLay avoids nicely.
Yuy misses with a series of wild punches.
Yuy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yuy throws a sloppy head kick and McLay moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Yuy both land. Nice combination.
McLay is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McLay is trying to defend but Yuy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McLay is still in real trouble! Can Yuy finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yuy stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows McLay to get to his feet.
Yuy scores with a nice right hand.
Yuy pushes McLay up against the cage in a clinch.
McLay keeps control of Yuy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yuy working hard to break the clinch.
McLay has Yuy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yuy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Heero Yuy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lewis McLay.
Yuy wants to get back to striking at distance but McLay won't allow it.
McLay blocks a body shot from Yuy.
McLay has Yuy pressed against the cage, preventing Yuy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McLay is trying to break free.
Yuy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yuy trying to control the position but instead, McLay has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yuy into the cage.
Yuy struggles to land a body shot inside as McLay controls his hands.
McLay drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yuy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McLay seems to have recovered his senses.
Yuy is trying to break the clinch but McLay is controlling him.
Yuy working hard to break the clinch.
McLay tries for a takedown but Yuy manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuy has McLay pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yuy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending McLay tumbling to the mat - Yuy dives into McLay's guard.
Yuy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yuy wants to control from the top but McLay keeps moving.
Yuy chips away with some ground and pound.
Yuy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yuy got a little sloppy there for a moment and McLay has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yuy has managed to get both his arms back between McLay's legs - danger averted.
Yuy landing some decent shots from guard.
Yuy with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuy is pushing down on McLay's leg trying to pass to half guard. McLay is fighting to maintain full guard but Yuy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yuy is keen to just control but McLay is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLay throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Yuy wants to control but McLay is keeping him busy.
Yuy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yuy is looking to take a break and control but McLay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Yuy lands a big elbow - McLay is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Yuy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heero Yuy!
Heero Yuy decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Deep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Deep!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kirby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kirby attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A punch lands to the side of Deep 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kirby throws out a leg kick but Deep moves out of range and Kirby only half commits.
Deep keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirby throws a predictable looking body shot
and Deep cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Deep.
Kirby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kirby throws out a loose jab but Deep uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deep manages to avoid it.
Deep tries for a takedown but Kirby circles away easily
enabling Kirby to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby connects with a right hand. Deep shakes it off.
Kirby misses with a body shot.
Deep avoids the body shot from Kirby.
Deep moves out of range of the strikes.
Kirby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kirby lands with a straight right. Deep didn't see that one coming.
Deep takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Deep fails with the takedown
and Kirby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kirby misses with a wild body shot.
Kirby takes a swing at Deep's ribcage but misses.
Kirby with a hook.
Kirby swings for the body but Deep moves out of range.
Kirby looks to score with a jab to the body but Deep is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kirby 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 Deep has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Deep and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kirby scores with a jab. Deep acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirby misses with a straight right.
John Kirby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby throws a leg kick but Deep moved away.
Deep shoots in but no luck this time.
John Kirby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Deep.
Kirby misses with a low kick as Deep jumps back.
Deep takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Deep throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kirby's waist but Kirby gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Deep off to one side.
Kirby misses with a low kick.
Kirby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Deep counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kirby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deep manages to avoid it.
Kirby misses with a jab to the body
and Deep counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Deep wants to free his trapped foot but Kirby is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deep is looking for a kimura here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deep is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kirby has managed to free his arm - good work.
Deep seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kirby does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirby kicks off Deep and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kirby dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kirby throws a hook but Deep avoids it easily.
Kirby throws a body punch but Deep moves out of range.
Deep slips under a jab.
Deep closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Deep is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kirby has escaped the position, nice work there.
Deep is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kirby has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kirby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kirby tries to get out of the position.
Deep is trying to get an arm triangle but Kirby is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Deep wants to control but Kirby is keeping him busy.
Kirby is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deep looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Deep has an Americana. Kirby didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Deep is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Deep hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Johnny Deep!
A very excited looking Johnny Deep made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hattori Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hettie Kate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kate is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Peanuts Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hattori Chiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hettie Kate!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiba fails with the takedown.
Chiba misses with a takedown attempt - Kate sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chiba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chiba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kate tries to clinch but Chiba moves away
and Chiba counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chiba.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kate is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chiba defends well.
Chiba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chiba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kate working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chiba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chiba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chiba drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Chiba seems to have locked his on tight now - Kate screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Chiba, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Hattori Chiba!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Schwensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalle Schwensen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kalle Schwensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Babcock!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock looks to land a left hand but Schwensen moved out of range nicely.
Schwensen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Babcock 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 Schwensen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schwensen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Schwensen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babcock manages to avoid it.
Babcock gets caught napping as Schwensen dives in and scores a takedown. Babcock manages to retain guard.
Babcock 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.
Babcock seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Schwensen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Babcock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Babcock trying to keep a closed guard but Schwensen is proving a slippery customer.
Schwensen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schwensen tries to free his leg and advance position but Babcock is retaining full guard.
Schwensen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Babcock dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwensen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Schwensen keeps moving.
Schwensen looking for a sweep. Not yet Schwensen, not yet.
Schwensen trying to control the position.
Babcock won't allow Schwensen to sweep him here.
Babcock wants to pass the guard but Schwensen is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Schwensen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Babcock defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock feints a jab promting Schwensen to slip. Babcock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Schwensen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Schwensen closes the distance and clinches up with Babcock, looking for a takedown. Schwensen pushes Babcock against the cage but Babcock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Babcock lands a nice shot that snaps Schwensen's head back.
Schwensen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwensen is stalling here. Babcock is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Schwensen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Babcock has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Schwensen is trying to control Babcock's posture but Babcock avoids it.
Schwensen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Babcock off and has taken his back!
Babcock has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Babcock trying to control the position but Schwensen manages to sink in the hooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Babcock do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Schwensen throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Babcock breaks Schwensen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Schwensen is controlling Babcock's posture.
Babcock with a nice head shot there.
Schwensen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Schwensen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schwensen has his foot on Babcock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Babcock works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babcock stands and throws Schwensen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Babcock tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Schwensen tries to improve position but can't.
Babcock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schwensen keeps working.
Babcock is working Schwensen over with some ground and pound from side control.
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!
Schwensen tries to bench press Babcock off him but Babcock keeps the position.
Babcock lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Babcock trying to control the action but Schwensen is working from the bottom.
Schwensen wants to control but Babcock postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Babcock looks up at the clock and then as Schwensen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Babcock smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Babcock working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Babcock trying to control the action but Schwensen is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Babcock dominated that 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.
Babcock tried to score with a low kick but Schwensen checks it.
Babcock punishes Schwensen's body with a nice straight punch.
Babcock misses with a wild body shot.
Babcock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Babcock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schwensen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Babcock sprawls well. Babcock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schwensen gets slowly back to his feet.
Schwensen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Babcock avoids it really well and circles away.
Schwensen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Babcock as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Schwensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schwensen throws a looping overhand right but Babcock ducks down to avoid it.
Babcock dips to his left and cracks Schwensen with an uppercut!
Babcock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schwensen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwensen ducks under a wild hook from Babcock.
Schwensen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babcock throws out the jab.
Babcock clobbers Schwensen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schwensen misses with an uppercut. Babcock saw that one coming.
Babcock jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Babcock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Schwensen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Schwensen shoots for a takedown but Babcock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schwensen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, jab by Babcock - just one landing.
Schwensen throws a looping overhand right but Babcock ducks down to avoid it.
Schwensen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Babcock.
Babcock is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Schwensen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd cheers as Babcock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schwensen doesn't seem phased though.
Babcock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schwensen circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwensen feints and as Babcock raises his hands in defense, Schwensen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Babcock is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schwensen looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Schwensen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Schwensen throwing strikes from guard but Babcock blocks nicely.
Schwensen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Babcock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Schwensen is trying to control but Babcock manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwensen is squirming around, avoiding Babcock's attempts to control the action.
Babcock working the ground and pound effectively.
Babcock unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Schwensen wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Babcock celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Babcock!
A relieved looking Bruce Babcock thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Landon Kaplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Hinch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaplan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Of Wolf And Man by Metallica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Landon Kaplan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Hinch!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinch is looking to clinch but Kaplan is avoiding it.
Hinch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaplan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaplan just misses with a punch to the body.
Hinch tries to clinch there but Kaplan circles away.
Hinch moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Kaplan as Hinch shoots in.
Hinch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaplan.
Hinch shoots and misses
and Kaplan counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Stevie Hinch has been cut.
Hinch moves into range and clinches up with Kaplan.
Kaplan swings wildly with an uppercut but Hinch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hinch is trying to pull guard but Kaplan has him pressed against the cage.
Landon Kaplan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevie Hinch.
Kaplan tries a body shot but Hinch blocks it.
Hinch has picked Kaplan up - he's going for a ride! Hinch dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hinch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kaplan wants to improve his position but Hinch is controlling well.
Kaplan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kaplan tries to roll over but Hinch keeps him under control.
Hinch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hinch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hinch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hinch prevents Kaplan from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hinch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kaplan is defending against the submission attempts here by Hinch.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaplan trying to hold on to Hinch's head to control him but Hinch postures up.
Kaplan wants to improve his position but Hinch is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinch lands strikes from half guard.
Kaplan tries to roll over but Hinch keeps him under control.
Hinch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hinch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kaplan trying to control but Hinch postures up.
Hinch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hinch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kaplan is looking for a sweep. Hinch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kaplan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hinch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kaplan manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan trying to control the position.
Hinch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kaplan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hinch wants to control from the top but Kaplan keeps moving.
Hinch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hinch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hinch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hinch advances to half guard.
Kaplan trying to hold on to Hinch's head to control him but Hinch postures up.
Hinch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan trying to control from the bottom.
Hinch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kaplan defending well though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hinch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kaplan's head.
Hinch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hinch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hinch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kaplan is defending against the submission attempts here by Hinch.
Kaplan is looking for a sweep. Hinch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaplan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hinch is working away from the top position though.
Hinch trying to control from half guard but Kaplan is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Hinch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Hinch's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hinch.
Hinch tries to clinch
and Kaplan counters with a right hand to the body.
Hinch tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaplan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hinch doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaplan circles away.
Hinch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaplan.
Kaplan throws a jab when Hinch was well out of range.
Hinch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaplan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hinch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kaplan.
Hinch is looking to clinch but Kaplan is avoiding it.
Hinch misses with a hook.
Kaplan stuffs the takedown attempt from Hinch. Hinch gets slowly back to his feet.
Hinch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kaplan pinned against the cage. Kaplan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Landon Kaplan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevie Hinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Hinch blocks the low kick.
Kaplan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hinch closes the distance and clinches up with Kaplan, looking for a takedown. Hinch pushes Kaplan against the cage but Kaplan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kaplan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hinch has Kaplan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hinch pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kaplan tumbling to the mat - Hinch dives into Kaplan's guard.
Kaplan pushes Hinch off and gets back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Hinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaplan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevie Hinch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Kaplan. No joy for Hinch on that attempt.
Hinch lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hinch is looking to clinch but Kaplan is avoiding it.
Hinch misses the jab.
Hinch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kaplan defends it nicely.
Kaplan ducks under a wild hook from Hinch.
Kaplan throws a body punch but Hinch moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hinch doesn't seem bothered though.
Kaplan lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Hinch.
Kaplan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hinch.
Hinch looks to land a right hand but Kaplan moved out of range.
Kaplan misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Kaplan misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Kaplan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hinch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaplan.
Hinch has a takedown stuffed.
Kaplan stuffs the takedown attempt from Hinch. Hinch gets slowly back to his feet.
Hinch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaplan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinch rushes Kaplan and presses him up against the cage.
Hinch avoids the elbow strike from Kaplan, against the cage.
Kaplan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaplan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hinch closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kaplan did well to prevent Hinch getting side control.
Kaplan is trying to get back to full guard.
Hinch moves nicely into side control.
Kaplan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinch working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stevie Hinch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stevie Hinch's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hinch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kaplan is trying to improve his position.
Hinch creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hinch landing a few strikes.
Kaplan is trying to control Hinch's posture but Hinch avoids it.
Hinch working the ground and pound but Kaplan is defending the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hinch looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kaplan is avoiding damage well.
Kaplan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hinch looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kaplan is avoiding damage well.
Kaplan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kaplan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hinch tries for a kimura but Kaplan is defending well.
Hinch tries for a kimura but Kaplan is defending well.
The ground and pound from Hinch seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Kaplan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hinch scores with punches from side control.
Landon Kaplan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan is looking for a sweep.
Kaplan has one of Hinch's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Kaplan is looking for a sweep.
Hinch working the head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hinch throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hinch throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hinch is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kaplan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kaplan is looking to regain half guard here but Hinch keeps moving and retains side control.
Hinch landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Kaplan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan parries the strikes from Hinch easily there. Hinch is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kaplan to escape.
Kaplan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kaplan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hinch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hinch throws a strike aimed at the side of Kaplan's head but Kaplan avoids it well.
Kaplan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kaplan wants to control but Hinch postures up.
Kaplan is looking to regain half guard here but Hinch keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hinch tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hinch connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kaplan some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaplan parries the strikes from Hinch easily there. Hinch is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kaplan to escape.
Hinch looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hinch scoring with punches from side control.
Stevie Hinch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kaplan is looking to regain half guard here but Hinch keeps moving and retains side control.
Hinch working the head and body with strikes.
Hinch landing a few strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hinch looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kaplan is avoiding damage well.
Hinch lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hinch scoring with punches from side control.
Stevie Hinch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hinch is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Hinch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hinch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Hinch!
After the big win, Stevie Hinch made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between AL Lickertwat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalil Zidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zidane has chosen Tool - Jimmy as his entrance music. Khalil Zidane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, AL Lickertwat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Zidane!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zidane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zidane tries to land a leg kick but Lickertwat saw it coming and moves away.
Zidane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lickertwat.
Zidane staying out of range there.
Lickertwat uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Zidane misses.
Lickertwat throws an overhand right that lands on Zidane's shoulder, as Zidane tries to avoid the shot.
Lickertwat throws a hook but Zidane avoids it easily.
Zidane 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.
Zidane slips under a jab.
Lickertwat misses with a straight right.
Lickertwat scores with a jab to the head.
Zidane throws a jab but it's blocked by Lickertwat.
Khalil Zidane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zidane lands a leg kick that knocks Lickertwat off balance momentarily.
Zidane thows a body shot but no joy.
Zidane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lickertwat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lickertwat misses with an uppercut. Zidane saw that one coming.
Lickertwat avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zidane looks to land a body kick but Lickertwat moved away.
Zidane takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Zidane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lickertwat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lickertwat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zidane.
Zidane misses with a body kick.
Zidane swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lickertwat slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zidane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lickertwat looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zidane!
Lickertwat looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lickertwat throws some wild stikes that Zidane manages to avoid easily.
Lickertwat has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee warns Zidane that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat working the ground and pound effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lickertwat controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lickertwat looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zidane wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lickertwat.
Lickertwat looking to ground and pound but Zidane is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lickertwat sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lickertwat landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lickertwat content just to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lickertwat lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AL Lickertwat dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zidane misses with a kick to the body.
Lickertwat lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zidane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lickertwat throws an off balance right hand
and Zidane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zidane throws a low kick but Lickertwat moves out of range easily.
Lickertwat will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lickertwat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zidane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zidane.
Zidane wants to slow Lickertwat down by chopping away at his legs.
Zidane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lickertwat looks to throw the jab but Zidane is out of range.
Zidane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zidane misses with a low kick.
Lickertwat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Zidane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zidane throws the left hand but Lickertwat avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Lickertwat.
Lickertwat cracks Zidane with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidane throws a shot from downtown. Lickertwat moves away and avoids it.
Lickertwat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lickertwat throws a lazy right hand but Zidane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lickertwat fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lickertwat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zidane is rocked!
Zidane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lickertwat throws a hook to the side of Zidane's head but Zidane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lickertwat slips under a jab.
Zidane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lickertwat throws out a loose jab but Zidane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lickertwat shoots for a double leg takedown but Zidane sprawls well. He's pushed Lickertwat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zidane wants to land a leg kick but Lickertwat is out of range.
Zidane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Lickertwat misses.
Lickertwat fails to land with a series of punches.
Zidane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lickertwat to score with a decent uppercut.
Zidane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khalil Zidane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lickertwat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zidane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Zidane misses.
Zidane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zidane takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zidane is still on wobbly legs! Can Lickertwat finish him?
Lickertwat misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Lickertwat misses.
Zidane seems to have recovered his senses.
Zidane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lickertwat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lickertwat blocks a jab.
Lickertwat throws a hook to the side of Zidane's head but Zidane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lickertwat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zidane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lickertwat avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good work by Lickertwat as he checks the leg kick.
Zidane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lickertwat shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lickertwat. Zidane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lickertwat throws a shot from downtown. Zidane moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Zidane finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zidane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lickertwat swings for the body but Zidane moves out of range.
Lickertwat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zidane moves out of range of the strikes.
Zidane bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zidane misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Lickertwat.
Zidane misses with a low kick.
Lickertwat lands with a straight right. Zidane didn't see that one coming.
Zidane looks for the body kick but Lickertwat saw that one coming.
Zidane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zidane misses with a looping left.
Zidane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zidane throws a solid leg kick but Lickertwat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zidane.
Lickertwat just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zidane misses with a body shot.
Zidane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lickertwat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zidane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lickertwat moves away.
Lickertwat moves out of range of the leg kick from Zidane.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zidane throws the left hand but Lickertwat avoids the punch easily.
Lickertwat looks to throw the jab but Zidane is out of range.
Lickertwat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zidane manages to avoid it.
Zidane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lickertwat moves out of range of the leg kick from Zidane.
Zidane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zidane misses with an uppercut. Lickertwat saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lickertwat cracks Zidane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lickertwat connects with a body shot.
Lickertwat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zidane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lickertwat.
Lickertwat working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that AL Lickertwat will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zidane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat misses with a hook
and Zidane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zidane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat throws a shot from downtown. Zidane moves away and avoids it.
Zidane throws out a leg kick but Lickertwat moves out of range and Zidane only half commits.
Zidane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lickertwat lands with a cross.
Lickertwat scoring well with a low kick there.
Lickertwat moves out of range of the strikes.
Zidane lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lickertwat will feel that in the morning.
Zidane is looking to slow Lickertwat down with leg kicks.
Zidane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lickertwat.
Zidane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lickertwat throws a hook but Zidane blocks it.
Zidane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
AL Lickertwat is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Lickertwat misses.
Lickertwat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lickertwat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zidane manages to avoid it.
Zidane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zidane takes one to the chin there.
Zidane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zidane just misses with a punch to the body.
Zidane moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Zidane.
Lickertwat lands a lovely overhand right.
Zidane moves away from the strike by Lickertwat.
Lickertwat moves out of range of the leg kick from Zidane.
Zidane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lickertwat closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Zidane's guard.
Lickertwat looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zidane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lickertwat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zidane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khalil Zidane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lickertwat throws a big right hand that misses.
Zidane keeping moving, preventing Lickertwat from controlling successfully.
Lickertwat showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lickertwat wants to pass the guard but Zidane is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of AL Lickertwat.
Lickertwat drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Zidane regains half guard, as Lickertwat was trying to land strikes.
Lickertwat with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
AL Lickertwat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lickertwat seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lickertwat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lickertwat not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
AL Lickertwat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lickertwat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AL Lickertwat!
AL Lickertwat 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Alonso (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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23
160 lbs
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157 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Ponting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Alonso!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alonso avoids the body shot from Ponting.
Alonso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ponting's waist but Ponting gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alonso off to one side.
Alonso takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ponting throws a series of punches but Alonso avoids them all with ease.
A nice combination there by Alonso.
Alonso scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A telegraphed right hand from Ponting misses the target.
Ponting throws out a loose jab but Alonso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alonso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ponting throws out the jab.
Ponting looks to land a left hand but Alonso moved out of range nicely.
Alonso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ponting counters with a right hand to the body.
Ponting lands with a hook. Alonso tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ponting paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ponting lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alonso circles away quickly and effectively.
Alonso takes a swing at Ponting's ribcage but misses.
Ponting swinging wildly here.
Ponting looks to land a combination but Alonso avoids it well.
Ponting misses with a left hand
and Alonso holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alonso wants to break free but Ponting has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alonso breaks from the clinch.
Alonso tries to clinch there but Ponting circles away.
Ponting throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alonso moves into the clinch.
Ponting looking to stall.
Alonso managing to block the knees to the body from Ponting.
Ponting tries to stall but Alonso uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ponting is trying to force a seperation but Alonso has the dominant position.
Alonso breaks the clinch.
Ponting dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alonso shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ponting eats them both and turns towards Alonso to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alonso walks into a left hand.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch but Ponting swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alonso slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting throws out a loose jab but Alonso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ponting.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ponting's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alonso under the eye.
Ponting lands a slapping body shot.
Ponting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alonso was well out of range. Poor timing from Ponting.
Ponting ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alonso shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ponting as he jumps to the side.
Alonso wants to clinch up but Ponting keeps it at a distance.
Alonso is looking to clinch but Ponting is avoiding it.
Alonso is looking to clinch but Ponting is avoiding it.
Alonso clinches up against the cage.
Alonso dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ponting goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alonso prevents it.
Ponting looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ponting is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ricky Ponting has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ned Alonso.
Alonso is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ponting is looking to control Alonso's arms but Alonso gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ponting has his back to the cage.
Ponting keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alonso's efforts to push away.
Ponting is trying to maintain a safe position but Alonso gets an underhook and turns Ponting into the cage.
Alonso has clasped his hands together around Ponting's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Alonso throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Alonso creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ponting sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ponting is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Alonso creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso throws a strike aimed at the side of Ponting's head but Ponting avoids it well.
Ponting takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ponting tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alonso is looking to take a break and control but Ponting is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ponting can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alonso tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ned Alonso will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ponting looks to land a left hand but Alonso moved out of range nicely.
Alonso tries to bum rush Ponting with a series of wild strikes but Ponting uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alonso scores with a shot to the body.
Alonso moves forwards but Ponting connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice shot by Ponting.
Jab, jab by Ponting - just one landing.
Alonso looks to land a combination but Ponting avoids it well.
Ponting connects with a body shot that sends Alonso's belly button to the back.
Ponting throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alonso blocks a head kick by Ponting.
Ponting tries to sprawl but Alonso drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ponting wants to control but Alonso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ponting wants to get back to full guard.
Ponting regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Alonso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ponting works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alonso postures up in Ponting's guard and throws a big left but Ponting blocks it.
Ponting is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ponting pulls Alonso in close to prevent any damage.
Alonso trying to control the position from guard on top but Ponting 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.
Alonso is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ponting isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Alonso stacks Ponting on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Alonso!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso is trying to ground and pound but Ponting uses the momentary lack of control by Alonso to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Alonso seems content to control.
Ponting is looking to control Alonso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ponting avoid being mounted?
Alonso wants to advance to full mount but Ponting doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Alonso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponting controlling Alonso's posture.
Ponting trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ponting is on top in guard.
Alonso wants to sweep but no luck.
Ponting looking to sit in guard and control but Alonso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ponting is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponting trying to control the position.
Alonso throws a big right hand that misses.
Ponting utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alonso postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ponting looking to control but Alonso passes into half guard.
Alonso trying to control the action but Ponting is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ricky Ponting will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alonso throws a body punch but Ponting moves out of range.
Alonso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ponting.
Alonso has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alonso manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ponting on his heels. He'll look to pass Ponting's guard now, I'm sure.
Alonso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ponting wants to control the position but Alonso says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ponting is trying to control but can't.
Alonso thows a huge punch but Ponting dodges it nicely.
Ponting wants to control but Alonso is keeping busy.
Alonso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso is looking to take a break and control but Ponting is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ponting has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alonso is working away from the top position though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Alonso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ponting regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ponting looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Alonso puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ponting avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alonso.
Ponting is refusing to be controlled, as Alonso sits in half guard.
Alonso looks to land a strike but Ponting avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso tries to free his leg and advance position but Ponting is retaining full guard.
Ponting wants to sweep but no luck.
Alonso trying to control the position from guard on top but Ponting is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alonso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ponting looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alonso is one step ahead there.
Ponting avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponting looking to control.
Alonso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alonso being controlled here momentarily.
Alonso trying to control but Ponting is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ponting throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ponting staying out of range there.
Ricky Ponting is winning the standup battle so far.
Alonso tries to clinch up but Ponting circles away and keeps his distance.
Ponting dips to his left and cracks Alonso with an uppercut!
Alonso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ponting's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ponting duly obliges.
Alonso has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ponting scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alonso doesn't seem bothered though.
Alonso slips a jab from Ponting.
Alonso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ponting swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch but Ponting swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alonso has Ponting up against the cage in a clinch.
Alonso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alonso is looking to take this one to the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ponting's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alonso throws a nice looking combination but Ponting bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ponting misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ponting looks to throw the jab but Alonso is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ned Alonso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alonso has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ned Alonso!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mao Zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Storm might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Zedong is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: March Of The Volunteers . 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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180 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Storm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mao Zedong!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zedong scoring well with a low kick there.
Storm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zedong looks to land a body kick but Storm moved away.
Zedong swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Storm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zedong. That did some damage!
Zedong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick and Zedong moves out of range easily.
Storm is looking to clinch.
Storm throws a body punch but Zedong moves out of range.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zedong momentarily.
Storm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zedong connects with a body shot that sends Storm's belly button to the back.
Mao Zedong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm thumps Zedong with a low kick.
Zedong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Storm counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Storm looks to score with a jab to the body but Zedong is just out of range.
Storm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong throws a sloppy head kick
and Storm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Storm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zedong.
Storm blocks a jab.
Zedong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Zedong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zedong misses with a looping right.
Zedong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zedong was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Zedong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Storm throws a head kick that half lands.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick and Zedong moves out of range easily.
Zedong misses with a two punch combination.
Zedong misses with the combination.
Storm scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
Zedong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Storm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Zedong is looking to clinch.
Zedong misses with a leg kick
and Storm counters with a right hand to the body.
Zedong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Storm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zedong thuds a left hand into Storm's body.
Storm lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Storm scores with a kick to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zedong. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm is looking to wear down Zedong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Storm throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong throws a lazy right hand but Storm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zedong throws a right hand that Storm ducks under and follows up with a left that Storm also avoids with ease.
Zedong misses with an uppercut
and Storm counters with an outside leg kick.
Zedong wants to slow Storm down by chopping away at his legs.
Storm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zedong throws out the jab.
Storm misses with a hook.
Zedong clinches up with Storm and pushes him back against the cage.
Zedong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Storm is defending well for now.
Storm misses with a punch to the body.
Zedong trying to land knees to the body.
Zedong works on Storm's body with a couple of short punches.
Storm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zedong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zedong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zedong throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.
Storm blocking some punches.
Storm is trying to maintain a safe position but Zedong gets an underhook and turns Storm into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zedong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Storm stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zedong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zedong misses with some punches.
Storm lands an uppercut.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Zedong.
Zedong tries to land knees in the clinch but Storm avoids the damage to the body.
Storm manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zedong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zedong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Storm avoids it.
Zedong is trying to maintain a safe position but Storm gets an underhook and turns Zedong into the cage.
Zedong misses with a knee strike.
Storm lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Storm will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zedong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Storm.
Zedong throws a push kick but Storm slaps the foot to one side.
Zedong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Zedong throws a low kick but Storm avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Storm.
Zedong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Storm.
Zedong connects with a jab.
Zedong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zedong tries to close the distance and clinch but Storm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Storm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zedong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zedong misses with an uppercut. Storm saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zedong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Storm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Storm 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zedong manages to avoid it.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zedong misses the body punch
and Zedong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Storm.
Storm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Storm misses with a low kick.
Zedong darts in trying to clinch
and Storm finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zedong thumps Storm with a low kick.
Zedong blocks a head kick by Storm.
Zedong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zedong tries to land a leg kick but Storm saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Zedong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm cracks Zedong with a good jab.
Zedong fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Zedong. That snapped Storm's head back.
Storm lands with a kick to the temple. Zedong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Zedong motions for Storm to come forward. Zedong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zedong scores with a nice right hand.
Storm throws a low kick but Zedong avoids it.
Zedong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zedong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Storm throws a head kick that half lands.
Storm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Storm is looking to clinch but Zedong is avoiding it.
Zedong throws a sloppy head kick
and Storm counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong misses with a wild body shot.
Zedong looks to land a body kick but Storm moved away.
Good standup being displayed there by Zedong as he connects with a hook.
Zedong throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Storm counters with a good low kick that Zedong was not able to check.
Storm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Storm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zedong misses with a leg kick
and Storm counters with a good, hard body kick but Zedong shrugs it off.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zedong manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Zedong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zedong swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zedong throws out a leg kick but Storm moves out of range and Zedong only half commits.
Zedong thows a leg kick but Storm checks it
and Storm counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Storm throws a leg kick
and Zedong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnny Storm is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Zedong.
Storm blocks a head kick by Zedong.
Storm connects with the punch.
A big left from Zedong misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zedong misses with a few strikes there.
Storm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zedong.
Some bone on bone action there as Zedong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zedong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Storm throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zedong. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zedong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Storm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zedong lands with a nice body kick.
Zedong 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.
Zedong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Zedong.
Zedong avoids the head kick by Storm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Storm will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Storm scores with a push kick.
Zedong missing with a left hand there. Storm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zedong misses with a left hand
enabling Storm to counter with a crisp jab.
Storm moves out of range as Zedong throws a body kick.
Zedong throws a head kick that misses.
Storm takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Storm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Storm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Storm moves out of range of the strikes.
Zedong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zedong connects with a single shot there.
Storm throws a jab but it's blocked by Zedong.
Storm tries to clinch there but Zedong circles away.
Storm moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Zedong misses.
Zedong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Storm checks a low kick from Zedong.
Zedong is looking to land body kicks.
Zedong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zedong misses with a hook.
Storm checks a low kick from Zedong.
Zedong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zedong checks a low kick from Storm.
Storm throws a head kick but Zedong moves out of range.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Zedong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zedong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Zedong misses.
Zedong punishes Storm's body with a nice straight punch.
Zedong is looking to slow Storm down with leg kicks.
Storm throws out a leg kick but Zedong moves out of range and Storm only half commits.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zedong.
Zedong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Storm is out of range.
Storm tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zedong, as that shot connected.
Zedong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm digs a good body shot into Zedong's ribs.
Zedong throws a low kick but Storm moves out of range easily.
Storm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zedong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zedong looks to land a left hand but Storm moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm jabs Zedong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Storm checks a leg kick.
Zedong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick and Zedong moves out of range easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zedong in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Storm moves out of range of the body kick.
Zedong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Storm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A combination from Zedong does no damage.
Storm will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Storm lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zedong takes a step back to recover.
Zedong throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good work by Zedong as he checks the leg kick.
Storm looks to score with a jab to the body but Zedong is just out of range.
Storm throws a looping overhand right but Zedong ducks down to avoid it.
Storm throws a chopping leg kick but Zedong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zedong misses with an uppercut.
Zedong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Zedong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm lands a nice hook to Zedong's body. Zedong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zedong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Storm misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mao Zedong just about did enough to take it.
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.
Zedong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Zedong misses the target.
Storm throws a right hand that misses
and Zedong counters with a nice body kick.
Zedong misses with a body kick.
Zedong tries to land a front kick but Storm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Storm takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zedong scores with a nice right hand.
Storm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zedong avoids a kick to the body.
Zedong misses with an uppercut. Storm saw that one coming.
Zedong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A decent looking cross lands there for Storm.
Storm lands a leg kick that knocks Zedong off balance momentarily.
Zedong lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Zedong.
Zedong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zedong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zedong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Storm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zedong. That did some damage!
Storm connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zedong momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Zedong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zedong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zedong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zedong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Storm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zedong drops his hands momentarily and Storm takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice defenses there by Zedong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm swats away the attempt to clinch by Zedong.
Storm misses with a leg kick.
Zedong misses with a looping right.
Storm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zedong.
Zedong misses with a body kick.
Zedong misses with a body shot.
Storm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zedong throws out the jab.
Zedong misses with a straight left.
Zedong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Storm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Storm keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong misses with a left hand
and Storm counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zedong tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zedong, as that shot connected.
Zedong lands a nice shot that snaps Storm's head back.
Storm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zedong throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Storm counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big left from Storm misses.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zedong throws a solid leg kick but Storm takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zedong.
Storm is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zedong.
Storm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zedong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zedong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Storm counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong thumps Storm with a low kick.
Zedong throws a shot from downtown. Storm moves away and avoids it.
Zedong lands a slapping body shot.
Storm misses with a series of wild punches.
Storm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Storm clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zedong lands a body shot.
Storm is working Zedong over against the cage.
Storm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zedong's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zedong lands with a right to the head.
Storm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zedong gets through Storm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Johnny Storm will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Zedong throws a body punch but Storm moves out of range.
Zedong tries to clinch but Storm is having none of it.
Storm moves out of range as Zedong throws a body kick.
Storm lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zedong will feel that in the morning.
Nice defenses there by Storm.
Zedong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Zedong misses with a low kick.
Zedong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Storm.
Zedong with a jab.
Zedong tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick lands from Zedong.
Zedong misses with a leg kick
and Storm counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Zedong blocks the leg kick.
Storm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zedong. Zedong obviously looking to wear him down.
Storm throws a head kick that misses.
Storm misses with a body kick.
Zedong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
Storm scores with a body shot.
Zedong misses with a two punch combination.
Zedong gets tackled into the cage by Storm. Storm maintains the clinch.
Storm lands with a right to the head.
Zedong missing with knees to the body.
Storm lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zedong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Storm pushes Zedong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Storm.
Zedong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Storm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Zedong.
Zedong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zedong is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Storm pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zedong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zedongs head.
Storm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zedong trying to control the position but instead, Storm has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zedong into the cage.
Storm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Storm is leaning against Zedong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Storm tries to work over Zedong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Storm as Zedong tries to tie him up.
Storm misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong misses with a knee to the head.
Johnny Storm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zedong throws a head punch that misses.
Storm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Storm lands a nice uppercut.
Zedong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Storm lands with a light punch inside.
Zedong misses with the head strike.
Zedong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Storm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zedong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zedong tries to land knees in the clinch but Storm avoids the damage to the body.
Zedong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zedong tries to land a knee to the head but Storm blocks with his arms.
Storm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zedong lands a knee to the head.
Storm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Storm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Storm slowing the pace effectively.
Johnny Storm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong blocks a body shot from Storm.
Mao Zedong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Storm on the inside.
Storm lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zedong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zedong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Storm pushes Zedong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Storm tries a body shot but Zedong blocks it.
Storm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Storm scores with a nice short uppercut.
Storm misses with a punch to the body.
Zedong looking to slow down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Storm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zedong has a couple of punches blocked by Storm.
Storm lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Zedong on the inside.
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Storm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 49:48
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:48
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Storm!
Johnny Storm is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Johnny Storm thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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