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TCA 23 - Leigh Vs De Wilde PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Krovitzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krovitzky has chosen Bliss N Eso - Addicted as his entrance music. Jason Krovitzky looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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215 lbs
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207 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Krovitzky!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom instigates a clinch.
Doom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krovitzky closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doom shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Krovitzky napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Doom just content to control the position.
Krovitzky tries to escape but Doom is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doom is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Krovitzky looks calm but he's in trouble here. Doom gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Krovitzky is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Doom lets go of the hold and Krovitzky can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dave Doom!
Dave Doom decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mad Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). House has chosen Tech N9ne - The Beast as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
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246 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mad Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mister House!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore moves into the clinch successfully.
Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
House stands up over Moore, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Moore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for House on the ground.
House is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
House wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
House drops back looking for a leg! Moore is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Moore manages to kick House off! House jumps back into Moore's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
House passes Moore's left leg - he's now in half guard.
House has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
House missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moore on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House is taking a breather. Moore says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore trying to control here.
House is trying to control. Moore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moore tries to roll over but House keeps him under control.
Moore is staying active underneath House, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
House is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
House moves into full mount! Moore won't be happy about that!
House postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moore looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore tries to hold on but House pushes him away.
Moore tries to reverse the position but House maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
House has isolated one of Moore's arms. Moore looking to fight him off but House twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mister House!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Batsbak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choi Siwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Richard Batsbak has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Richard Batsbak seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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157 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Batsbak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Choi Siwon!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siwon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Siwon avoids a wild elbow strike from Batsbak.
Siwon avoids the elbow strike from Batsbak, against the cage.
Siwon dodges an elbow strike from Batsbak.
Batsbak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Siwon decides to pull guard.
Batsbak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Batsbak wants to stand but Siwon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Siwon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Batsbak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Batsbak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siwon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Batsbak is aware though and is defending well.
Batsbak has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Siwon is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batsbak trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Batsbak wants to stand and escape but instead Siwon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batsbak keeping moving, preventing Siwon from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Siwon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Siwon tries to free his leg and advance position but Batsbak is retaining full guard.
Siwon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Batsbak keeping moving, preventing Siwon from controlling successfully.
Siwon is stalling in the full guard.
Siwon prevents Batsbak from getting back to his feet.
Siwon wants to pass the guard but Batsbak is keeping the position.
Siwon throwing strikes from guard but Batsbak blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batsbak has momentary wrist control but Siwon slips an elbow through the middle.
Batsbak wants to stand and escape but Siwon is having none of it.
Batsbak is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Siwon manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batsbak is looking to stand up but Siwon won't let him.
Batsbak stands up and waves to Siwon to follow him.
Batsbak clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siwon tightens his grip and picks Batsbak up, before dumping him to the ground. Batsbak manages to land in guard.
Siwon trying to control the position from guard on top but Batsbak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Siwon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Check out the look on Siwon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Siwon is trying to get an arm triangle but Batsbak is defending well.
Siwon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Siwon trying to control the position but Batsbak is working away.
Siwon prevents Batsbak from escaping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batsbak struggling a bit here.
Siwon trying to control the action but Batsbak is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Choi Siwon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Siwon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Batsbak was covering up waiting for the punch and Siwon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Siwon stops Batsbak from standing up.
Siwon looking to pass the guard.
Batsbak wants to stand up but Siwon is controlling him.
Batsbak keeping moving, preventing Siwon from controlling successfully.
Siwon scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siwon slips nicely into half guard.
Batsbak is trying to stand up here but Siwon is controlling him well.
Siwon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Batsbak is just riding it out for now. Siwon eventually gives up the hold.
Batsbak is trying to stand up here but Siwon is controlling him well.
Siwon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Batsbak sees it coming and defends easily.
Siwon has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Batsbak defend it? Siwon steps over the head and cranks it - Batsbak is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Siwon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Choi Siwon!
A very excited looking Choi Siwon rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ehavoc Dugre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Nochebuena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
11 - 14 - 0 |
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141 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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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
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ehavoc Dugre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alejandro Nochebuena!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nochebuena tries to clinch
and Dugre counters with a solid body kick.
Nochebuena looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nochebuena slips a jab and a cross from Dugre.
Nochebuena shoots and misses
and Dugre finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dugre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slapping body kick lands there for Dugre.
Dugre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A punch combination from Dugre misses.
Nochebuena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dugre.
Dugre lands with a nice combination. Nochebuena backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dugre pushes Nochebuena away with a front kick.
Ehavoc Dugre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dugre, right into the meat.
Dugre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dugre.
Dugre moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That kick from Dugre tenderised Nochebuena's leg. Nochebuena is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nochebuena steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dugre. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dugre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ehavoc Dugre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dugre delivers a nice body kick.
Dugre lands with a nice body kick.
Dugre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dugre throws a one two combo.
Dugre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Dugre. Those never looked like landing.
Nochebuena takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A nice combination there by Dugre.
Nochebuena is rocked!
Dugre lands a high kick!
Nochebuena is still on wobbly legs! Can Dugre finish him?
Dugre throws a head kick that Nochebuena semi-blocks.
Dugre Rushes Nochebuena and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Nochebuena is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Dugre Piles on the pressure and Nochebuena crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ehavoc Dugre!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Mabuva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dempsey (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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270 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cedric Mabuva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Dempsey!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mabuva stuffs the takedown.
Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mabuva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dempsey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mabuva in his tracks.
Dempsey closes the distance and clinches up with Mabuva, looking for a takedown. Dempsey pushes Mabuva against the cage but Mabuva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dempsey looks for a takedown but Mabuva sprawls well.
Cedric Mabuva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dempsey.
Mabuva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dempsey.
Dempsey shoots in looking for a takedown. Mabuva tries to sprawl out of it but Dempsey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mabuva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dempsey looks for a takedown but Mabuva sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey shoots in looking for a takedown but Mabuva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dempsey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dempsey keeps the fight on the outside.
Dempsey dives in and grabs Mabuva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mabuva pushes down on Dempsey's head and hops out.
Mabuva swings for the body but Dempsey moves out of range.
Mabuva closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Dempsey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey wants to break free but Mabuva has control.
Dempsey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mabuva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Mabuva fails to land.
Mabuva avoiding damage.
Dempsey looking for a takedown.
Dempsey is trying to break the clinch but Mabuva has him pressed against the cage.
Dempsey has Mabuva pressed against the cage, preventing Mabuva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mabuva stops a takedown attempt from Dempsey.
Mabuva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mabuva rushes Dempsey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dempsey trying to control the position but instead, Mabuva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dempsey into the cage.
Mabuva prevents the takedown attempt.
Mabuva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dempsey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mabuva as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mabuva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dempsey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dempsey shoots in looking for a takedown. Mabuva tries to sprawl out of it but Dempsey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mabuva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mabuva is looking to clinch.
Mabuva scores with the left hand. Dempsey knows he should have avoided that one.
Dempsey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mabuva pinned against the cage. Mabuva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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 Cedric Mabuva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mabuva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dempsey looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mabuva tries to get to his feet but Dempsey is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Mabuva in his guard.
Dempsey pulls Mabuva in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Dempsey was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mabuva wants to clinch but Dempsey slips to the side
and Dempsey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mabuva's guard.
Dempsey wants to control from the top but Mabuva keeps moving.
Mabuva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mabuva tries to get out of the position.
Dempsey gets to his feet. Mabuva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Dempsey or perhaps it was just good defense by Mabuva which made him look bad.
Mark Dempsey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mabuva is looking to clinch.
Dempsey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dempsey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cedric Mabuva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dempsey.
Mabuva darts in trying to clinch
and Dempsey counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sloppy strikes from Dempsey. Those never looked like landing.
Dempsey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mabuva wants to clinch up but Dempsey keeps it at a distance.
Dempsey tries to clinch up.
Dempsey throws a lazy right hand but Mabuva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mabuva is looking to clinch but Dempsey is avoiding it.
Mabuva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dempsey, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dempsey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mabuva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dempsey trying to control the position but instead, Mabuva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dempsey into the cage.
Mabuva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dempsey walks away with a smile on his face. Mabuva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mabuva slaps away a takedown attempt from Dempsey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dempsey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mabuva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mabuva closes the distance and clinches.
Mabuva is looking to break free of the clinch but Dempsey has double underhooks.
Mabuva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dempsey working aggressively here.
Mabuva scores with a shot to the side of Dempsey's head.
Mabuva jumps guard but Dempsey stands there with Mabuva around his waist. Mabuva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey tries to work over Mabuva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mabuva stops a takedown attempt from Dempsey.
Mabuva is trying to pull guard but Dempsey has him pressed against the cage.
Mabuva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dempsey uses from the top position.
Dempsey preventing the sweep.
Mabuva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dempsey throwing strikes but missing.
Dempsey won't allow Mabuva to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dempsey trying to control the position from guard on top but Mabuva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dempsey throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dempsey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dempsey trying to control the position from guard on top but Mabuva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dempsey throwing strikes but missing.
Mabuva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dempsey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mabuva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dempsey is controlling him.
Mabuva wants to sweep but no luck.
Mabuva keeping moving, preventing Dempsey from controlling successfully.
Dempsey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mark Dempsey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dempsey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dempsey throws a strike but Mabuva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mabuva trying to control the position from guard on top but Dempsey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Cedric Mabuva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dempsey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mabuva avoids it really well and circles away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dempsey. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dempsey is defended easily by Mabuva.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Dempsey.
I think Dempsey 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Dempsey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ada Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Natural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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225 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ada Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Natural!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natural throws a lazy right hand but Reyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reyes wants to slow Natural down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Natural is defended easily by Reyes.
Natural circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reyes jabs Natural to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reyes slips a jab from Natural.
Reyes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Natural. That did some damage!
Natural throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reyes's waist but Reyes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Natural off to one side.
Natural throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reyes clinches up against the cage.
Natural misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natural letting Reyes take a breather here.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Natural is blocking nicely.
Natural pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Natural drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Randy Natural has been cut.
Reyes misses with an uppercut. Natural saw that one coming.
Reyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Natural throws out the jab.
Natural scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Natural throws a front kick aimed at Reyes's knee but Reyes avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
Natural waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reyes.
Natural swats away the attempt to clinch by Reyes.
Natural throws a wild body kick that Reyes sees coming a mile off.
Randy Natural seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natural looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ada Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Natural.
Natural throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natural scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Natural slips under a jab from Reyes.
Natural takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Natural throws a right hand that Reyes ducks under and follows up with a left that Reyes also avoids with ease.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Natural is just out of range.
Natural misses with a left hand
and Reyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reyes moves away from the strike by Natural.
Natural tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes gets a clinch.
Reyes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Natural blocks an elbow strike.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Natural has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Natural prevents a body shot from Reyes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reyes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reyes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Natural wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reyes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Natural's face.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Natural is defending well for now.
Reyes avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Reyes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Natural is defending well for now.
Natural on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Natural takes an elbow to the temple.
Reyes landing knees to the body.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reyes with a knee to the head.
Natural misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reyes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Natural looks gassed!
Reyes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Natural blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ada Reyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Natural's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Natural takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch but Natural swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Natural misses with a wild combination.
Ada Reyes is winning the standup battle so far.
Reyes throws a leg kick that misses.
Natural shoots for a takedown but Reyes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reyes rushes Natural and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Natural is defending well for now.
Reyes stalling in the clinch but Natural improves position.
Reyes misses with an elbow over the top.
Natural drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reyes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reyes thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Natural misses its intended target.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses
enabling Natural to counter with a crisp jab.
Natural looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Natural scores with a three punch combo!
A cross from Reyes lands.
Natural swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ada Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reyes tries to clinch but Natural is having none of it.
Reyes tries to clinch but Natural moves out of range.
Natural avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Natural fails with a takedown attempt.
Ada Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Natural.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Reyes misses.
Reyes tries to clinch but Natural is having none of it.
Reyes tries to clinch but Natural moves out of range.
Reyes slips under a jab from Natural.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Natural checks a leg kick.
Natural fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reyes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reyes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reyes misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natural fails with the takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reyes.
Natural has a takedown stuffed.
Reyes tries to clinch there but Natural circles away.
Natural lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reyes circles away quickly and effectively.
Reyes takes the fight into the clinch.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
Natural escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Natural throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Natural manages to avoid it.
Natural throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reyes moves away from the strike by Natural.
Natural avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Natural fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Natural throws a leg kick but Reyes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Natural on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes thows a body shot but no joy.
Natural is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reyes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Natural moves away from the strike by Reyes.
A left and a right from Natural both land. Nice combination.
Reyes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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 Ada Reyes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Natural's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Reyes rushes Natural and presses him up against the cage.
Reyes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
Natural avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reyes.
Reyes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Natural has a couple of punches blocked by Reyes.
Reyes stalling in the clinch.
Natural has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Reyes is trying to keep an underhook but Natural manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Natural wants to take a breather but Reyes is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Natural is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Natural thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reyes's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes tries to get to full guard but Natural has control of the leg.
Natural seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Reyes is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Randy Natural!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brisbane Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Blachowicz (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brisbane Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jan Blachowicz!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Blachowicz connects with a solid leg kick.
Blachowicz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blachowicz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Blachowicz has managed to clinch.
Blachowicz lands a good knee to the midsection. Martin won't want to take too many of those.
Blachowicz tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Blachowicz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
Blachowicz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blachowicz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blachowicz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blachowicz tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Blachowicz back against the cage.
Blachowicz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Martin wants to break free but Blachowicz has control.
Blachowicz scores with a knee to the head.
Blachowicz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Blachowicz has the dominant position.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blachowicz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blachowicz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blachowicz throws an elbow but misses.
Martin is looking to break free of the clinch but Blachowicz has double underhooks.
Blachowicz can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Blachowicz throws an elbow but it misses.
Blachowicz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blachowicz tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Blachowicz back against the cage.
Blachowicz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
Blachowicz throws an elbow but it misses.
Martin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Blachowicz is controlling him.
Blachowicz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Blachowicz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blachowicz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Blachowicz can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Martin avoiding damage as Blachowicz throws knees to the body.
Blachowicz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Blachowicz keeps him there for the moment.
Blachowicz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blachowicz lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blachowicz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Blachowicz keeps him there for the moment.
Martin avoiding damage as Blachowicz throws knees to the body.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Blachowicz.
Martin tries to break free but Blachowicz pushes him back against the cage.
Martin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blachowicz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blachowicz missing with knees to the body.
Blachowicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martin tries to circle away but Blachowicz has him pinned against the cage.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Blachowicz.
Blachowicz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blachowicz tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin blocks a body shot from Blachowicz.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martin avoiding damage as Blachowicz throws knees to the body.
Blachowicz keeps control of Martin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blachowicz tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Blachowicz has the dominant position.
Blachowicz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Blachowicz.
Martin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blachowicz misses with an elbow strike.
Martin wants to break free but Blachowicz has control.
Blachowicz tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin avoiding damage as Blachowicz throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Blachowicz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A clash of legs there as Martin blocks the low kick.
Martin lands with a nice combination. Blachowicz backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Jan Blachowicz has been cut.
Blachowicz takes one to the chin there.
Martin throws a series of punches but Blachowicz moves out of range.
Blachowicz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martin pinned against the cage. Martin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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!
Blachowicz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blachowicz. Martin shrugs it off though.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Blachowicz looking to score a takedown here. Martin is defending well but Blachowicz drives through and ends up in Martin's guard.
Martin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Martin tries to get out of the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Martin pulls Blachowicz in to control the position.
Blachowicz is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blachowicz won't allow Martin to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blachowicz.
Blachowicz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blachowicz postures up and lands a big shot to Martin's brow.
Martin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martin wants to sweep here but Blachowicz controlling him for the moment.
Blachowicz prevents Martin from getting back to his feet.
Blachowicz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Blachowicz postures up and lands a big shot to Martin's brow.
Blachowicz is looking to work some ground and pound but Martin has wrist control.
Martin looking for a sweep. Not yet Martin, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blachowicz postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Martin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blachowicz on the ground.
Blachowicz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blachowicz tries to free his leg and advance position but Martin is retaining full guard.
Martin is trying to control the position but Blachowicz postures up.
Martin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blachowicz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blachowicz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martin wants to get back to his feet but Blachowicz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blachowicz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blachowicz throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is looking to stand up but Blachowicz isn't so interested in that idea.
Blachowicz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blachowicz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blachowicz throwing strikes from guard but Martin blocks nicely.
Blachowicz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blachowicz throws a big elbow that misses.
Martin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blachowicz being controlled here momentarily.
Blachowicz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Martin's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blachowicz postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Martin 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blachowicz.
Martin is adopting a defensive guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blachowicz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blachowicz is looking to work some ground and pound but Martin has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jan Blachowicz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jan Blachowicz'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. This is the final round!
Martin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blachowicz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Martin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Martin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Martin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brisbane Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin takes a swing at Blachowicz's ribcage but misses.
Martin swings for the body but Blachowicz moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blachowicz.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin swinging wildly here.
Martin defending well as Blachowicz loads up on a big left hand.
Blachowicz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Blachowicz passes to full mount!
Blachowicz with the ground and pound from mount.
Blachowicz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin tries to reverse the position but Blachowicz maintains control.
Blachowicz unloads with some shots from mount but Martin bucks and avoids them well.
Martin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blachowicz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blachowicz raining down shots from the mount!
Martin working to try and regain half guard.
Blachowicz dominating with strikes here.
Poor strikes thrown by Blachowicz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blachowicz looking to ground and pound but Martin is blocking nicely.
Martin is trying to escape the mount.
Blachowicz landing strikes from the mount and Martin is in trouble!
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!
Poor strikes thrown by Blachowicz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Blachowicz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Blachowicz unloading with bombs!
Blachowicz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Martin blocking the ground and pound.
Martin blocking the ground and pound.
Martin tries to hold on but Blachowicz pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blachowicz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Blachowicz with shots to the head and body - Martin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Martin tries to hold on but Blachowicz postures up.
Martin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Blachowicz.
Martin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blachowicz misses with a head shot.
Martin is looking to get to half guard.
Blachowicz thowing shots but they're missing.
Blachowicz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Blachowicz prevents Martin from getting the reversal.
Blachowicz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Martin hang on?
Brisbane Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jan Blachowicz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blachowicz controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Blachowicz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blachowicz 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Blachowicz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Bolten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Amongero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Amongero told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Bolten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Amongero!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amongero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolten drives through and clinches with Amongero against the cage.
Amongero working hard to break the clinch.
Bolten scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Roberto Amongero has been cut.
Bolten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolten lands a knee to the head.
Bolten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolten lands a nice knee to the body.
Amongero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bolten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolten keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Amongero's efforts to push away.
Bolten landing knees to the head.
Bolten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Amongero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bolten lands a knee to the body.
Bolten landing knees to the head.
Bolten lands a knee to the head.
Bolten connects with a nasty looking knee right to Amongero's face.
Bolten landing knees to the head.
Bolten scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amongero is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Bolten.
Amongero looks gassed!
Amongero has had enough of the clinch but Bolten keeps him there for the moment.
Bolten pulls guard successfully.
Bolten is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Amongero has his hands clasped together but Bolten extends an breaks Amongero's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bolten.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joey Bolten!
During a confident post fight interview, Joey Bolten thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johhny Guns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johhny Guns could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick James's chin.
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johhny Guns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick James!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guns dives in and grabs James's left leg, looking for a takedown. James pushes down on Guns's head and hops out.
Guns tries for a takedown but James sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James clinches.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guns has him pressed against the cage.
Guns tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johhny Guns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guns can't get the takedown.
James has hold of one of Guns's legs. Guns is fighting the takedown attempt but James gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Guns working for a triangle but James defends it easily.
James throwing strikes but missing.
James got a little sloppy there for a moment and Guns has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, James has managed to get both his arms back between Guns's legs - danger averted.
James must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guns throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guns looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Guns is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
James preventing the sweep.
Guns is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. James is aware though and is defending well.
Guns is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
James moves into full guard.
Guns is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! James is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! James has escaped and now he's on top!
Guns is breathing heavily.
James passes Guns's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
James wants to take a breather but Guns is having none of it.
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!
Guns manages to get to full guard.
Guns looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Guns has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Guns is on top in guard.
James trying to control the position.
Guns drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Guns jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
James has control of Guns's left arm, preventing Guns from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now James is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James throwing strikes but missing.
Guns wants to sweep but no luck.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guns works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guns is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. James is aware though and is defending well.
Guns wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
Guns looking for a guillotine here but James defends easily.
James preventing the sweep.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Guns is retaining full guard.
Guns working for a triangle but James defends it easily.
Guns looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and James jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
James throwing strikes from guard but Guns blocks nicely.
James drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and James jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Guns manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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!
Guns is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. James is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. James flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Guns anticipates the leg and manages to get behind James and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Guns slips an arm under James chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Guns has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Guns is squeezing on James like an anaconda would it's prey. James fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johhny Guns!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Leigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan De Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan De Wilde has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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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
24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Leigh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan De Wilde!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Wilde feints and then cracks Leigh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leigh down.
De Wilde connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leigh's hands.
Leigh misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Leigh. No joy for De Wilde on that attempt.
Leigh slips a straight right by De Wilde.
De Wilde lands a nice looking body shot.
Leigh misses with an uppercut. De Wilde saw that one coming.
Leigh misses the shot to the body.
De Wilde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Leigh.
De Wilde misses with a hook.
De Wilde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leigh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leigh is looking to chop away at De Wilde's legs.
De Wilde lands with a hook. Leigh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leigh misses with a body shot.
De Wilde misses with a looping right.
De Wilde moves out of range as Leigh strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses
and De Wilde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leigh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leigh has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Leigh.
Leigh looks to land a body kick but De Wilde moved away.
De Wilde throws a big shot that misses.
A solid body kick from Leigh.
Leigh throws a push kick but De Wilde slaps the foot to one side.
Leigh pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Wilde is out of range and Leigh settles back down.
De Wilde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leigh throws a head kick but De Wilde moves out of range.
Leigh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Wilde.
A head kick from Leigh lands but De Wilde takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leigh lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde swings for the body but Leigh moves out of range.
Leigh rushes De Wilde and presses him up against the cage.
De Wilde goes for a takedown in the clinch but Leigh prevents it.
Leigh manages to break the clinch.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Wilde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leigh manages to avoid it.
Leigh slips under a jab from De Wilde.
Leigh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both fighters circling a little - Leigh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Wilde connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leigh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Wilde can pounce on him.
De Wilde looks to land a right hand but Leigh moved out of range.
Leigh throws a lazy right hand but De Wilde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh moves out of range of the body kick from De Wilde.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Wilde gets a takedown into half guard.
De Wilde not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leigh is trying to stand up here but De Wilde is controlling him well.
De Wilde throwing shots but Leigh is blocking nicely.
De Wilde works his way into side control.
Leigh parries the strikes from De Wilde easily there. De Wilde is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Leigh to escape.
De Wilde grinds an elbow into Leigh's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Leigh defending against the ground and pound.
Leigh managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by De Wilde.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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.
De Wilde throwing shots but missing, from side control.
De Wilde lands some shots froms side control.
De Wilde looks up at the clock and then as Leigh takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, De Wilde smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
De Wilde postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
De Wilde has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leigh can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Wilde throws an elbow but Leigh slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan De Wilde dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Leigh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Wilde lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leigh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Wilde.
De Wilde throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Wilde connects with a body shot.
De Wilde misses with a kick to the body.
Leigh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Wilde moves away.
Leigh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Wilde swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leigh.
De Wilde scores with a body shot.
Leigh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jordan De Wilde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Wilde misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Wilde tries to work over Leigh's front leg with a kick but Leigh checks it.
Leigh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leigh moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde feints and then cracks Leigh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leigh down.
Leigh throws a low kick, looking for De Wilde's leg but De Wilde calmly moves out of range.
De Wilde throws a shot from downtown. Leigh moves away and avoids it.
De Wilde connects with a body shot.
Leigh blocks the body kick.
Leigh lands with a slapping head kick.
De Wilde tries to score with a low kick but Leigh moves his leg out of the way.
De Wilde swings for the body but Leigh moves out of range.
De Wilde ducks under a wild hook from Leigh.
Leigh stuffs the takedown attempt from De Wilde. De Wilde gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leigh. De Wilde does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Wilde checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by De Wilde - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leigh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Wilde checks it well.
De Wilde scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Wilde is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leigh misses with a hook. De Wilde ducked under it nicely.
De Wilde throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leigh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Wilde can pounce on him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Wilde.
De Wilde blocks a low kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leigh.
De Wilde moves away from the strike by Leigh.
De Wilde on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh scores with a head kick.
Leigh takes one on the button.
De Wilde will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bryan Leigh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan De Wilde.
De Wilde misses with a straight right.
De Wilde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Wilde takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Wilde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leigh misses with a body shot.
De Wilde throws a looping overhand right but Leigh ducks down to avoid it.
De Wilde walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Wilde lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leigh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leigh throws a low kick, looking for De Wilde's leg but De Wilde calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leigh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leigh looks to land a body kick but De Wilde moved away.
Leigh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Wilde fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leigh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leigh scores with a head kick.
Leigh throws a leg kick but De Wilde checks it.
Leigh takes a swing at De Wilde's ribcage but misses.
Bryan Leigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leigh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Wilde connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leigh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Wilde throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leigh's waist but Leigh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Wilde off to one side.
De Wilde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan De Wilde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Wilde shoots for a takedown but Leigh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leigh. That's going to slow De Wilde down.
De Wilde feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leigh's calf.
De Wilde throws a body kick that misses
and De Wilde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Wilde blocks a head kick by Leigh.
Leigh checks a low kick from De Wilde.
Leigh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leigh looks to land a left hand but De Wilde moved out of range nicely.
De Wilde chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Leigh misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Wilde.
Leigh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Wilde can pounce on him.
De Wilde throws a shot from downtown. Leigh moves away and avoids it.
De Wilde fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
De Wilde winds up and cracks Leigh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Leigh tries to get to full guard but De Wilde has control of the leg.
De Wilde working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
De Wilde working the head and body with strikes.
Leigh is not content to let De Wilde control the position.
De Wilde looks to land a strike but Leigh avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde wants to pass the guard but Leigh is keeping the position.
De Wilde is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
De Wilde with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Wilde throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Wilde working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leigh has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Wilde trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh keeping moving, preventing De Wilde from controlling successfully.
Leigh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Wilde.
De Wilde postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Wilde in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Wilde distracts Leigh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Leigh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leigh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Wilde.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Wilde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Wilde trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde is pushing down on Leigh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Leigh is fighting to maintain full guard but De Wilde has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jordan De Wilde has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Wilde throwing shots but Leigh is blocking nicely.
De Wilde is trying to control the action in half guard but Leigh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Wilde not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Wilde thows a huge punch but Leigh dodges it nicely.
De Wilde trying to control from half guard but Leigh is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Wilde scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Wilde thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan De Wilde really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Wilde connects with an inside leg kick.
De Wilde shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leigh defends it nicely.
Leigh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leigh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leigh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Wilde misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Wilde scores with a kick to the midsection.
Leigh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Wilde shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Leigh keeping full guard, as De Wilde tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Wilde throws a strike but Leigh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Wilde pushes Leigh off and scrambles back to his feet.
De Wilde lands a body shot.
Leigh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Wilde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde tries to work over Leigh's front leg with a kick but Leigh checks it.
De Wilde doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Wilde shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Wilde bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leigh's head.
Good work by De Wilde as he checks the leg kick.
De Wilde thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Leigh if he has to take too many more of those.
Leigh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leigh wants it to stay on the feet.
Bryan Leigh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan De Wilde.
Leigh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Wilde keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Wilde looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leigh is fending him off so far but De Wilde persists. Nope, Leigh circles away and we're back to standing.
Leigh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leigh looks for the body kick but De Wilde saw that one coming.
Leigh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Wilde throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Wilde lands a lovely overhand right.
Leigh throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Wilde shoots in looking for a takedown. Leigh tries to sprawl out of it but De Wilde keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leigh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Wilde is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
De Wilde throws a low kick but Leigh avoids it.
Leigh throws a leg kick but De Wilde sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leigh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leigh fakes the leg kick and cracks De Wilde in the body.
De Wilde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leigh motions for De Wilde to come forward. Leigh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Wilde cracks the inside of Leigh's front leg.
De Wilde sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses.
Leigh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leigh lands with a kick to the temple. De Wilde shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Leigh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Wilde shoots for a double leg takedown but Leigh sprawls well. He's pushed De Wilde's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leigh throws a jab but it's blocked by De Wilde.
De Wilde has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Leigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Wilde.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leigh lands with a right hand.
Leigh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leigh tries to move into range but De Wilde moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan De Wilde dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Leigh wants to slow De Wilde down by chopping away at his legs.
De Wilde defending well as Leigh loads up on a big left hand.
Leigh walks into a jab.
Leigh wants to clinch.
Leigh throws a head kick but De Wilde moves out of range.
De Wilde feints and then cracks Leigh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leigh down.
Leigh lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Wilde's sensitive parts.
Leigh throws a sloppy head kick and De Wilde moves out of range easily.
Leigh dips to his left and cracks De Wilde with an uppercut!
Leigh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leigh throws a leg kick but De Wilde checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leigh throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Wilde throws a low kick but Leigh moves out of range easily.
Leigh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Wilde connects with a looping right hand.
A lazy body kick from De Wilde
and Leigh counters with a right hand to the body.
Leigh slips under a jab from De Wilde.
De Wilde checks a low kick from Leigh.
Leigh misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Wilde takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Leigh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Wilde takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Wilde.
De Wilde fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leigh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Wilde connects with an inside leg kick.
De Wilde slips a jab from Leigh.
De Wilde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Wilde chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Wilde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leigh.
Leigh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Wilde misses with an uppercut. Leigh saw that one coming.
De Wilde throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Leigh tries a low kick but De Wilde avoids it.
De Wilde lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Wilde tries to land a leg kick but Leigh saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Wilde.
Leigh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Wilde fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leigh.
De Wilde misses with a leg kick
and Leigh counters with a solid body kick.
Leigh lands an overhand right.
De Wilde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leigh.
De Wilde connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Wilde bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leigh's head backwards.
De Wilde slips a straight right by Leigh.
De Wilde connects with a single shot there.
De Wilde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde scores with a decent looking hook.
Leigh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De Wilde scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Wilde fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leigh.
Leigh stuffs the takedown.
Leigh swings for the body but De Wilde moves out of range.
De Wilde feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leigh's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leigh 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 De Wilde has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Wilde and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leigh moves forwards but De Wilde connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bryan Leigh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leigh throws a leg kick which misses De Wilde's front leg but catches the back leg as De Wilde tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good work by Leigh as he checks the leg kick.
De Wilde throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by De Wilde. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Wilde.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jordan De Wilde.
I've got De Wilde 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 45:50
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 45:50
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan De Wilde!
Jordan De Wilde is the new welterweight champion!
Jordan De Wilde decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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