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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bako King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Starks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starks has chosen Bring Da Ruckus as his entrance music. Tony Starks has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bako King's chin.
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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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bako King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Starks!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starks thows a body shot but no joy.
Starks throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Starks misses.
Starks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Starks lands with an uppercut that bounces King off the cage and back into range.
Starks jabs at King's body.
Starks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Starks misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Starks throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Starks looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Starks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starks throws a big shot that misses.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Starks tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Starks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good shot there by Starks.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Starks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to get back to his feet.
King is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Starks's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Starks's back!
King is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Starks has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Starks is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get King off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Starks manages to reverse the position and now he's in King's guard. Nice work there by Starks.
Starks won't allow King to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King has his feet on Starks's thighs here. He's pushed Starks off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Starks screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bako King!
Bako King bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodney Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake lands a lovely overhand right.
Nascimento takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nascimento checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nascimento throws out the jab.
Nascimento looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nascimento throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nascimento.
Nascimento looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento with a nice cross.
Blake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nascimento moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blake moves in looking to clinch but Nascimento pushes him off.
Nascimento rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blake counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nascimento throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nascimento lands with an overhand left.
Nascimento lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake misses with a right hand
and Nascimento counters with a nice body shot.
Nascimento scores with a jab. Blake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nascimento sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nascimento throws a chopping leg kick but Blake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blake throws out a leg kick but Nascimento moves out of range and Blake only half commits.
Nascimento steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Nascimento.
Blake misses with a hook
and Nascimento finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Blake is breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nascimento, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento steps in with a hook that catches Blake right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Nascimento follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Blake looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cristiano Nascimento!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Cristiano Nascimento waved his t-shirt featuring Mango Nutrition 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamilton Eslay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamilton Eslay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Latka Gravas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hamilton Eslay!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravas thuds his right hand into Eslay's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice combination there by Eslay.
Eslay avoids the head kick by Gravas.
Good leg kick by Gravas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gravas looks to score with a jab to the body but Eslay is just out of range.
A combination from Eslay does no damage.
Eslay scores with a nice head shot.
Gravas throws a head kick that misses.
Gravas fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas throws a head kick but Eslay moves out of range.
Eslay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravas moves away.
Gravas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eslay.
Gravas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good work by Eslay as he checks the leg kick.
Eslay throws a jab but it's blocked by Gravas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Gravas slams his shin into Eslay's torso.
Sloppy strikes from Eslay. Those never looked like landing.
Eslay swings for the body but Gravas moves out of range.
Gravas wants to land a leg kick but Eslay is out of range.
Gravas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eslay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gravas.
Gravas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eslay manages to avoid it.
Gravas has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Gravas.
A short right from Eslay on the inside.
Gravas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eslay is defending well for now.
Come on Eslay - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A hook to the body from Gravas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eslay takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eslay can't find room to land a body shot as Gravas controls the action.
Gravas just leaning against Eslay, taking a breather.
Eslay is trying to break the clinch but Gravas is controlling him.
Gravas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eslay lands a body shot.
Eslay avoiding damage as Gravas throws knees to the body.
Gravas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Eslay lands a shoulder strike.
Gravas trying to land knees to the body.
Eslay misses with a punch on the inside.
Eslay tries to work over Gravas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eslay blocks an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Eslay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eslay can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eslay blocks a body shot from Gravas.
Eslay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eslay is trying to break the clinch but Gravas has him pressed against the cage.
Eslay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gravas is trying to stall.
Eslay tries to work over Gravas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eslay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eslay.
Eslay digs a right hand underneath Gravas's ribcage. Gravas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Eslay on the inside.
Eslay takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gravas misses with an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Eslay.
Eslay dodges an elbow strike from Gravas.
Eslay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eslay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gravas is trying to break free.
Gravas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eslay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gravas has him pressed against the cage.
Eslay presses Gravas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eslay wants to break free but Gravas has control.
Gravas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eslay's defenses.
Gravas pushes Eslay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gravas is trying to maintain a safe position but Eslay gets an underhook and turns Gravas into the cage.
Gravas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eslay is defending well for now.
Gravas lands an elbow that stopped Eslay in his tracks for a moment.
Eslay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gravas backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gravas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eslay is trying to force a seperation but Gravas has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eslay.
Gravas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eslay.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Gravas.
Eslay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eslay tries to throw a body punch but Gravas avoids it by throwing Eslay back against the cage.
Gravas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gravas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eslay backs up against the cage.
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 Latka Gravas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gravas with a jab.
Gravas misses with a hook. Eslay ducked under it nicely.
Eslay avoids the head kick by Gravas.
Eslay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravas.
Gravas misses with a low kick as Eslay jumps back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gravas.
Eslay cracks Gravas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gravas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eslay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gravas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gravas throws a sloppy head kick and Eslay moves out of range easily.
Gravas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Eslay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gravas closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas tries a body shot but Eslay blocks it.
Gravas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eslay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Eslay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eslay tries to circle away but Gravas has him pinned against the cage.
Gravas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Eslay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gravas throws a looping overhand right but Eslay ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Eslay misses.
Eslay just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravas ducks under a wild hook from Eslay.
Eslay throws out a loose jab but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Eslay. Beautiful body shot.
Hamilton Eslay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eslay cracks Gravas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Latka Gravas is winning the standup battle so far.
Eslay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravas moves away.
Gravas throws the kick towards the body but Eslay avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Eslay misses.
Some wild striking there from Eslay.
Gravas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gravas throws a lazy right hand but Eslay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eslay keeps the fight on the outside.
Gravas with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eslay scores with a shot to the body.
Gravas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Eslay is able to avoid easily.
Gravas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eslay.
Eslay closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice uppercut there from Eslay.
Gravas is rocked!
Gravas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Eslay checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gravas misses the target.
Eslay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravas was well out of range. Poor timing from Eslay.
Eslay takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Eslay looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravas is just out of range.
Gravas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eslay.
Eslay swats away the attempt to clinch by Gravas.
Eslay blocks a low kick nicely.
Eslay misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gravas counters with a one-two to the body.
Gravas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gravas throws a leg kick but Eslay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Eslay misses with a hook. Gravas ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Eslay.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oh Gravas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gravas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Gravas.
Gravas seems to have got his legs back now.
Gravas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eslay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravas was well out of range. Poor timing from Eslay.
Gravas doesn't manage to clinch there - Eslay circles away.
Gravas thows a leg kick but Eslay checks it
and Eslay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravas moves away from the strike by Eslay.
Latka Gravas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eslay checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gravas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hamilton Eslay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Eslay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick there by Gravas.
Gravas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gravas scores with a jab. Eslay acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gravas misses with a wild body shot.
Gravas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gravas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Eslay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gravas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gravas tries to close the distance and clinch but Eslay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Eslay misses.
A jab from Gravas misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Eslay.
Gravas connects with an inside leg kick.
Eslay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eslay scores with a jab to the body.
Gravas closes the distance and pushes Eslay back into the cage.
Eslay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eslay misses with a body shot.
Gravas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gravas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gravas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eslay blocks a head kick by Gravas.
Gravas misses with a low kick.
Eslay swats away the attempt to clinch by Gravas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a body shot
and Eslay counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eslay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eslay's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gravas under the eye.
Gravas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gravas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eslay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Eslay blocks a head kick by Gravas.
Eslay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gravas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gravas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eslay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gravas slips a jab and a cross from Eslay.
Eslay keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Eslay. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eslay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravas moves away.
Eslay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gravas on the side of the head.
Gravas tries a head kick but it misses.
Eslay is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gravas rather than just go for the knockout.
Eslay walks into a jab.
Eslay dodges the punch combination from Gravas.
Eslay misses with a body shot.
Eslay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That kick from Gravas tenderised Eslay's leg. Eslay is trying to keep his angry face on.
Eslay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gravas throws a sloppy head kick and Eslay moves out of range easily.
Gravas missing with a left hand there. Eslay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eslay defending well as Gravas loads up on a big left hand.
Eslay checks a low kick from Gravas.
Eslay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gravas on the side of the head.
Eslay throws a shot from downtown. Gravas moves away and avoids it.
Gravas throws a chopping leg kick but Eslay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gravas misses with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gravas.
Gravas throws a nice head kick!
Eslay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eslay gets tackled into the cage by Gravas. Gravas maintains the clinch.
Eslay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Eslay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Latka Gravas.
I think Gravas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Latka Gravas!
A very excited looking Latka Gravas 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 Hans Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar comes into the arena with Eminem - Go To Sleep blaring out of the sound system. Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. Miguel Lopez 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Edgar's front leg but catches the back leg as Edgar tries to avoid it.
Edgar checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lopez 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 Edgar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Edgar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lopez takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
Lopez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Edgar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Edgar lands the left hand.
Lopez cracks Edgar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Edgar moved out of range nicely.
Lopez lands with a shot to the body.
Lopez takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
Edgar misses with a head kick.
Edgar swings widly with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edgar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Edgar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lopez under the eye.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Edgar's front leg but catches the back leg as Edgar tries to avoid it.
Lopez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Edgar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edgar can pounce on him.
Lopez throws a leg kick
and Edgar counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Edgar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Lopez moves out of range as Edgar strikes.
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!
Lopez slips under a jab from Edgar.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands with a shot to the body.
Edgar tries to move into range but Lopez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Edgar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez throws the kick towards the body but Edgar avoids it.
Edgar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez swings for the body but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar throws an off balance right hand
and Lopez counters with a big head kick but Edgar shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edgar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid body kick from Lopez.
Edgar moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Edgar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez delivers a nice body kick.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Edgar avoids them all with ease.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edgar moves away.
Edgar thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
Lopez takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Edgar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edgar.
Edgar moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
The crowd cheers as Lopez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edgar doesn't seem phased though.
Lopez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Edgar rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Edgar is just out of range.
Lopez motions for Edgar to come forward. Lopez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edgar looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Edgar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edgar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edgar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
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!
Edgar staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Edgar misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez dominated that round.
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.
Edgar scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Edgar.
Edgar throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miguel Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lopez!
Edgar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Edgar is out of range and Lopez settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
Edgar moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Edgar.
A jab from Edgar does it's job there.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Edgar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lopez defending well as Edgar loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edgar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lopez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Edgar will feel that in the morning.
Edgar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lopez walks into a left hand.
Lopez misses with a leg kick
and Edgar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Edgar. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edgar slips a straight right by Lopez.
Edgar blocks the body kick.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Edgar.
Lopez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lopez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lopez connects with an inside leg kick.
Lopez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lopez tries to land a leg kick but Edgar saw it coming and moves away.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Edgar avoids them all with ease.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edgar moves away.
Lopez moves out of range as Edgar strikes.
Edgar tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopez throws a low kick, looking for Edgar's leg but Edgar calmly moves out of range.
Edgar clinches up against the cage.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edgar slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez is stalling here.
Lopez misses with some punches.
Lopez is working Edgar over against the cage.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edgar backwards.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edgar.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez misses with the head strike.
Edgar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Edgar.
Edgar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edgar struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Edgar catches Lopez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lopez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Edgar if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Lopez throws a jab when Edgar was well out of range.
Edgar wants to clinch.
Edgar throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edgar manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Miguel Lopez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Edgar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Edgar moves out of range easily.
Lopez scores with a nice body kick.
A big right from Edgar misses.
Edgar looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
A cross from Lopez lands.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edgar manages to avoid it.
Edgar throws a sloppy body shot
and Lopez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Edgar stalks Lopez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lopez's face. Lopez staggers backwards, shaken.
Edgar throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Edgar is out of range.
Edgar just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Lopez.
Nice body kick from Lopez.
Decent striking displayed by Edgar there.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez swings for the body but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar lands a jab to Lopez's midsection.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Edgar's head but Edgar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez scores with the left hand. Edgar knows he should have avoided that one.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Edgar loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Lopez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lopez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar ducks right into an uppercut from Lopez.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Edgar saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Lopez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Edgar misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopez counters with a leg kick.
Crunch! Lopez slams his shin into Edgar's torso.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edgar manages to avoid it.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Edgar is just out of range.
Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edgar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Edgar.
Edgar moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Edgar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Edgar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopez.
Edgar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Edgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
A jab from Edgar finds it's way through Lopez's defenses.
Lopez cracks Edgar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Edgar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lopez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hans Edgar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edgar connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Lopez slips under a jab.
Edgar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lopez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Edgar misses its intended target.
A combination from Edgar does no damage.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edgar was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Edgar avoids a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lopez 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Lopez!
Miguel Lopez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Syndicate Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aitch Bubbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubbles has chosen Burn Apollo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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169 lbs
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167 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Cid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Aitch Bubbles!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cid connects with a solid leg kick.
Cid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bubbles scores with a shot to the body.
Bubbles closes the distance and clinches.
Bubbles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cid backwards.
Cid tries to circle away but Bubbles has him pinned against the cage.
Bubbles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bubbles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bubbles throws the left hand but Cid avoids the punch easily.
Cid misses with a two punch combination.
Cid moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cid tests Bubbles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bubbles lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Bubbles.
Cid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cid throws a leg kick but Bubbles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cid lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubbles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cid.
Cid moves out of range of the strikes.
Bubbles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Virgil Cid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cid is looking to land body kicks.
Bubbles avoids the head kick by Cid.
Cid lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Aitch Bubbles has been cut.
Cid lands a body shot.
Cid scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cid blocks a leg kick.
A head kick by Cid misses
and Bubbles counters with a thumping low kick.
Bubbles is looking to chop away at Cid's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bubbles. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bubbles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Cid connects with a body shot.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bubbles.
Cid closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bubbles.
Cid throws out a loose jab but Bubbles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bubbles misses with a hook. Cid ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Cid misses
and Bubbles counters with an inside leg kick.
Bubbles scores with a hook to the body. Cid takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bubbles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cid keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cid throws a sloppy head kick and Bubbles moves out of range easily.
Cid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid lands a nice looking body shot.
Cid throws a low kick but Bubbles moves out of range easily.
Bubbles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bubbles misses with a body shot.
Bubbles takes one to the side of the head.
Cid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bubbles manages to avoid it.
Bubbles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cid throws a hook but Bubbles avoids it easily.
Bubbles avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bubbles throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cid.
Bubbles looks to land a left hand but Cid moved out of range nicely.
Bubbles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cid wants to land a leg kick but Bubbles is out of range.
Cid throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bubbles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws a leg kick but Bubbles checks it.
Bubbles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cid.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bubbles was well out of range. Poor timing from Cid.
Cid throws a head kick that misses
and Bubbles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Bubbles misses.
Cid misses with a head kick.
Cid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cid throws a right hand that misses
and Bubbles counters with a nice body shot.
Cid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cid tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Cid as he checks the leg kick.
Cid staying out of range there.
Bubbles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Cid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aitch Bubbles's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cid throws a head kick but Bubbles moves out of range.
Bubbles with a nice cross.
Cid slips under a jab from Bubbles.
Cid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bubbles was well out of range. Poor timing from Cid.
Bubbles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cid looks to land a body kick but Bubbles moved away.
Virgil Cid is winning the standup battle so far.
Cid avoids the head kick by Bubbles.
Cid thows a leg kick but Bubbles checks it
and Bubbles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cid lands a slapping body shot.
Cid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cid lands a lovely overhand right.
Cid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bubbles.
Cid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubbles on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bubbles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bubbles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cid misses with a kick to the body.
Cid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bubbles was well out of range. Poor timing from Cid.
Bubbles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cid.
Cid scores with a one two! Bubbles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cid punishes Bubbles's body with a nice straight punch.
Cid throws a body kick that misses.
Bubbles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bubbles has Cid up against the cage in a clinch.
Cid blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cid lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cid.
Bubbles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cid backwards.
Bubbles lands with a left to the head.
Bubbles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cid's face.
It looks like Virgil Cid has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Bubbles as the two fighters clinch.
Cid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bubbles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Cid.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bubbles lands a body shot.
Bubbles working aggressively here.
Cid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bubbles's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid lands an uppercut.
Cid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cid throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cid as Bubbles tries to tie him up.
Cid lands with a light punch inside.
Cid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bubbles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cid blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cid.
Cid scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bubbles throws a hook but Cid avoids it easily.
Cid throws a low kick but Bubbles moves out of range easily.
Bubbles shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cid eats them both and turns towards Bubbles to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cid catches Bubbles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bubbles avoids the head kick by Cid.
Bubbles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bubbles looks to land a combination but Cid avoids it well.
A slow jab from Cid misses its intended target.
Bubbles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bubbles throws a body kick that misses.
Jab from Cid.
Bubbles blocks a head kick by Cid.
Bubbles lands a jab to Cid's midsection.
Cid throws out a loose jab but Bubbles uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bubbles wants to land a leg kick but Cid is out of range.
Jab by Cid.
Bubbles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cid moves away.
Cid checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Cid dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bubbles takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cid scores with a punch to the head.
Cid throws a hook but Bubbles blocks it.
Cid takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cid keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cid throws a looping overhand right but Bubbles ducks down to avoid it.
Cid moves out of range of the body kick from Bubbles.
Cid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bubbles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bubbles clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bubbles.
Cid blocks a body shot from Bubbles.
Aitch Bubbles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Cid on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bubbles is trying to maintain a safe position but Cid gets an underhook and turns Bubbles into the cage.
Bubbles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cid blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cid blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bubbles.
Bubbles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bubbles backwards.
Cid lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bubbles throws a punch but it's blocked by Cid.
Bubbles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bubbles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bubbles is trying to force a seperation but Cid has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cid.
Bubbles is trying to stall.
A short right from Cid on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bubbles scores with a shoulder strike.
Cid lands a nice uppercut.
Bubbles tries to land a knee to the head but Cid blocks with his arms.
Aitch Bubbles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bubbles's elbow.
A short right from Cid on the inside.
Bubbles is rocked!
Cid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bubbles is still on wobbly legs! Can Cid finish him?
Bubbles misses with a body punch.
Bubbles struggles to land a body shot inside as Cid controls his hands.
A short right from Cid on the inside.
Cid is struggling to control the position.
Bubbles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cid throws a big uppercut that drops Bubbles! More strikes from Cid and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bubbles lies dazed against the cage as Cid celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Virgil Cid!
Our winner, Virgil Cid, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGrady comes to the cage accompanied by Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child. Samba has chosen Bezerker by Love Among Freaks as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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275 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
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260 lbs
20 - 8 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob McGrady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Samba!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGrady moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Samba.
Samba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGrady counters with a stiff right hand.
Samba misses with a low kick as McGrady jumps back.
Samba throws a wild body kick that McGrady sees coming a mile off.
Samba throws a jab when McGrady was well out of range.
McGrady ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samba moves away.
McGrady comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Samba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Samba misses the shot to the body.
Samba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba checks the leg kick.
Samba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Samba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McGrady manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Samba forces McGrady back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McGrady blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGrady is trying to break free.
Samba stops a takedown attempt from McGrady.
Samba throws a head punch that misses.
Samba has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed McGrady clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McGrady rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
McGrady is trying to maintain the position but Samba is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McGrady wants to improve his position but Samba is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGrady manages to get to full guard.
Samba postures up in McGrady's guard and throws a big left but McGrady blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady wants to sweep but no luck.
McGrady keeping full guard, as Samba tries to pass.
McGrady is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McGrady wants to sweep but no luck.
Samba is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We're going to have a standup here because Bob McGrady wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Samba scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samba checks the leg kick nicely there.
Christopher Samba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samba moves out of range as McGrady strikes.
McGrady changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Samba tries to avoid it but McGrady manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Samba to the ground. Samba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McGrady feints and then cracks Samba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Samba down.
Samba lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGrady's sensitive parts.
McGrady blocks the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McGrady as he avoids it easily.
Samba tries a low kick but McGrady avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Samba dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Samba tries for a takedown but McGrady circles away easily
and McGrady counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McGrady throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Samba.
McGrady blocks a leg kick.
Samba forces McGrady back against the cage and clinches.
McGrady is looking to take this one to the mat.
McGrady wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Samba cracks McGrady with a nice body shot.
Samba is pushing McGrady up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Samba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady is looking to take this one to the mat.
Samba is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Samba to work.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McGrady tries to work over Samba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Samba lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on McGrady's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Samba.
McGrady tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Samba just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob McGrady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Samba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGrady lands with a hook. Samba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Samba.
Decent striking displayed by Samba there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Samba. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samba takes a swing at McGrady's ribcage but misses.
Samba lands with a shot to the body.
Samba throws a leg kick which misses McGrady's front leg but catches the back leg as McGrady tries to avoid it.
Samba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGrady walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Samba throws a front kick that sends McGrady stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samba misses with a leg kick
and McGrady counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba scores with a shot to the body.
Samba shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Samba showed some decent athleticism there.
McGrady blocking the ground and pound attempt from Samba.
Samba wants to free his trapped foot but McGrady is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McGrady is pressing down on Samba's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Samba trying to control but McGrady is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGrady is keeping the position for now.
McGrady looking to control.
McGrady bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Samba's guard.
McGrady postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samba looking to hit a scissor sweep but McGrady is one step ahead there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGrady trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Samba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McGrady with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Samba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! McGrady's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Samba looks to land a left hand but McGrady moved out of range nicely.
Samba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGrady fails with a takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Samba there.
Samba thuds a left hand into McGrady's body.
Samba moves out of range as McGrady strikes.
McGrady takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGrady sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Samba misses with a leg kick
and McGrady counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Samba!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Samba bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Samba trying to control the position from guard on top but McGrady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Samba trying to control the position from guard on top but McGrady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samba throws a big elbow that misses.
McGrady tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba trying to control but McGrady is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Samba is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Samba preventing the sweep.
Samba throws an elbow that misses. McGrady uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Samba's guard. Nice move by McGrady!
Samba 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.
Samba is trying to control the position but McGrady postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samba is keeping the position for now.
Samba controlling McGrady's posture.
Christopher Samba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Christopher Samba.
Samba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bob McGrady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGrady throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Samba throws a solid leg kick but McGrady takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Samba.
Samba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samba. McGrady does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGrady shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Samba but Samba pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Samba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A good leg kick by Samba.
Samba throws a looping overhand right but McGrady ducks down to avoid it.
Samba scores with the left hand. McGrady knows he should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGrady gets caught napping as Samba dives in and scores a takedown. McGrady manages to retain guard.
Christopher Samba has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGrady thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Samba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Samba has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Samba!
A less than humble Christopher Samba misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tad Ghostal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soriano's entrance music is Bebot by The Black Eyed Peas. A fine choice. Ghostal has chosen Good King Wenceslas as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tad Ghostal!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghostal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soriano at a distance.
Ghostal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Soriano.
Ghostal throws a chopping leg kick but Soriano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ghostal thumps Soriano with a low kick.
Soriano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ghostal throws a leg kick but Soriano moved away.
Soriano throws a low kick but Ghostal moves out of range easily.
Soriano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Soriano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ghostal. Ghostal obviously looking to wear him down.
Soriano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Soriano throws a hook but Ghostal blocks it.
Ghostal blocks a low kick nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ghostal.
Soriano misses with a hook.
Soriano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ghostal.
Ghostal lands with a straight right. Soriano didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Soriano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ghostal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soriano manages to avoid it.
Ghostal clinches with his opponent.
Ghostal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Soriano fails to land.
Ghostal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ghostal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ghostal has a couple of punches blocked by Soriano.
Ghostal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ghostal swings wildly with an uppercut but Soriano uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Soriano.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Soriano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ghostal's elbow.
Soriano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ghostal being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ghostal.
Soriano is looking to control Ghostal's arms but Ghostal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Soriano has his back to the cage.
Ghostal scores with a shot to the side of Soriano's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soriano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ghostal misses with a punch to the body.
Soriano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Soriano as Ghostal tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soriano.
Soriano blocks a body shot from Ghostal.
Still in the clinch, Soriano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soriano tries to throw a body punch but Ghostal avoids it by throwing Soriano back against the cage.
Soriano misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ghostal throws a punch but it's blocked by Soriano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ghostal fails to land.
Soriano tries a body shot but Ghostal blocks it.
Ghostal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Soriano.
Ghostal throws a head punch that misses.
Ghostal has a couple of punches blocked by Soriano.
Soriano tries a body shot but Ghostal blocks it.
Soriano tries to work over Ghostal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soriano misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Soriano on the inside.
Soriano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghostal tries to break free but Soriano pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Soriano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soriano taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Soriano wants to stall.
Ghostal working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ghostal.
Soriano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ghostal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soriano cracks Ghostal with a nice body shot.
Ghostal working aggressively here.
Ghostal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Ghostal scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ghostal.
Ghostal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ghostal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ghostal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Soriano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ghostal or not.
Soriano misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soriano lands a body punch.
Ghostal being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Soriano dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Soriano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghostal.
Soriano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ghostal.
Soriano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghostal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ghostal moves out of range of the body kick from Soriano.
Ghostal misses with a low kick.
Soriano keeps Ghostal at a distance using the push kick.
Ghostal dodges the punch combination from Soriano.
Soriano connects with a nice looking jab.
Pablo Soriano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghostal ducks under a wild hook from Soriano.
Ghostal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Soriano connects with a solid leg kick.
Soriano is looking to chop away at Ghostal's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soriano misses with a body kick.
Soriano pushes Ghostal away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano connects with a body shot.
Ghostal swings for the body but Soriano moves out of range.
Ghostal is breathing heavily.
Ghostal slips under a jab from Soriano.
Soriano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ghostal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soriano throws a low kick, looking for Ghostal's leg but Ghostal calmly moves out of range.
Ghostal misses with a body kick.
Soriano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Soriano moves out of range of the leg kick from Ghostal.
Soriano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghostal jabs Soriano right on the nose. Soriano blinks but takes it well.
Ghostal tries a low kick but Soriano avoids it.
Soriano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ghostal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ghostal takes a swing at Soriano's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ghostal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Soriano just misses with a punch to the body.
Soriano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pablo Soriano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soriano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Soriano throws a push kick but Ghostal slaps the foot to one side.
Jab, jab by Soriano - just one landing.
Soriano misses with a double jab
and Ghostal counters with an outside leg kick.
Ghostal wants to slow Soriano down by chopping away at his legs.
Ghostal misses with a leg kick.
Ghostal misses with a looping left.
Soriano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soriano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Soriano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano cracks the inside of Ghostal's front leg.
Ghostal tries to land a front kick but Soriano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ghostal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soriano.
The crowd cheers as Soriano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ghostal doesn't seem phased though.
Ghostal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
Soriano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Soriano misses with a head kick.
Ghostal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pablo Soriano is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghostal misses with a takedown attempt - Soriano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Soriano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soriano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ghostal throws a leg kick that misses.
Ghostal shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ghostal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Ghostal.
Ghostal checks a low kick from Soriano.
Ghostal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Soriano quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soriano gets back to full guard.
Soriano keeping moving, preventing Ghostal from controlling successfully.
Soriano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ghostal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ghostal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghostal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soriano is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Soriano dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ghostal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soriano misses the shot to the body.
Soriano swinging wildly here.
Ghostal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Soriano.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ghostal. That's going to slow Soriano down.
Soriano throws a front kick aimed at Ghostal's knee but Ghostal avoids it well.
Ghostal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Soriano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ghostal scores with a jab.
Soriano throws a low kick but Ghostal moves out of range easily.
Soriano checks a leg kick.
Ghostal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
A cross from Soriano lands.
Nice body kick from Ghostal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano checks a leg kick.
Soriano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ghostal jabs at Soriano's body.
Soriano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ghostal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A clash of legs there as Ghostal blocks the low kick.
Soriano throws a leg kick
and Ghostal counters with a body kick that stops Soriano in his tracks momentarily.
Soriano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ghostal.
Soriano lands a jab.
Ghostal misses with a two punch combination.
Soriano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soriano checks the leg kick.
Ghostal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soriano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tad Ghostal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano throws a nice looking combination but Ghostal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Ghostal finds it's way through Soriano's defenses.
Ghostal misses with a wild body shot.
Soriano throws a head kick but Ghostal moves out of range.
Jab by Ghostal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghostal thuds his shin into the meat of Soriano's side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Soriano 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 Ghostal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ghostal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ghostal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ghostal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soriano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slow jab from Ghostal misses its intended target.
Soriano checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Soriano misses.
Ghostal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ghostal misses with an uppercut. Soriano saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghostal moves away.
Ghostal throws a looping overhand right but Soriano ducks down to avoid it.
Ghostal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ghostal digs a good hook to Soriano's body.
Soriano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ghostal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soriano tries to work over Ghostal's front leg with a kick but Ghostal checks it.
Soriano connects with an inside leg kick.
Ghostal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Soriano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ghostal, pushing him back against the cage.
Soriano lands a knee to the body.
Soriano lands with a right to the head.
Pablo Soriano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ghostal lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soriano lands an elbow just above Ghostal 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soriano is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ghostal is keeping busy.
Ghostal misses with a punch on the inside.
Soriano misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Ghostal.
Ghostal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ghostal.
Ghostal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ghostal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soriano cracks Ghostal with a nice body shot.
Ghostal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Soriano backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghostal throws a head punch that misses.
Soriano misses with some punches.
Ghostal throws a punch but it's blocked by Soriano.
Ghostal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Soriano lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Soriano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soriano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Soriano!
Pablo Soriano took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I started my career at Syndicate IV and have now seen it's 150th show. Thank you Sydney, but it's time for me to hang em up. Hope there's room for me in the hall of fame.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jase Newson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khanom Tom has chosen Round 5 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jase Newson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newson misses with a body shot.
Khanom Tom misses with a body kick.
Newson just misses with a punch to the body.
Newson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khanom Tom counters with a low kick, right behind Newson 's knee.
Newson misses with a low kick.
Khanom Tom clinches up against the cage.
Khanom Tom breaks the clinch.
Khanom Tom moves out of range as Newson strikes.
Khanom Tom throws a hook but Newson avoids it easily.
Khanom Tom connects with a body shot that sends Newson's belly button to the back.
Khanom Tom checks a low kick from Newson.
Newson tries a head kick but it misses.
Khanom Tom misses with a hook.
Khanom Tom cracks the inside of Newson's front leg.
Khanom Tom scores with a spinning back kick!
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but Newson moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khanom Tom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws a right and a left that Newson avoids nicely.
Khanom Tom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newson manages to avoid it.
Khanom Tom misses with a leg kick.
Newson thows a body shot but no joy.
Newson misses with a body kick.
Newson moves out of range as Khanom Tom throws a body kick.
Newson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanom Tom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khanom Tom looks for the body kick but Newson saw that one coming.
Newson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Khanom Tom .
Newson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but Newson avoids it.
Khanom Tom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newson throws a poor cross that misses
and Khanom Tom counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that misses.
Newson misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Newson misses its intended target.
Newson missing with a left hand there. Khanom Tom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khanom Tom counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newson moves out of range of the strikes.
Newson misses with a hook. Khanom Tom ducked under it nicely.
Khanom Tom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khanom Tom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Newson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that Newson semi-blocks.
Khanom Tom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Newson throws a wild body kick that Khanom Tom sees coming a mile off.
Khanom Tom clinches up against the cage.
Newson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newson slows down the pace here.
Khanom Tom working aggressively here.
Khanom Tom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Newson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Newson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khanom Tom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Newson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Newson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khanom Tom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Newson is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom struggles to land a body shot inside as Newson controls his hands.
Khanom Tom blocking some punches.
Khanom Tom swings wildly with an uppercut but Newson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanom Tom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khanom Tom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Newson throws a punch but it's blocked by Khanom Tom .
Newson has a couple of punches blocked by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom can't find room to land a body shot as Newson controls the action.
Khanom Tom looking to slow down the pace here.
Khanom Tom lands a nice knee to the body.
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.
Khanom Tom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khanom Tom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Newson backwards.
Newson has a couple of punches blocked by Khanom Tom .
Newson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom dominated that round.
That's time! Newson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Newson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Newson checks a leg kick.
Khanom Tom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khanom Tom . That's going to slow Newson down.
Khanom Tom thuds a left hand into Newson's body.
Newson throws an overhand right that lands on Khanom Tom 's shoulder, as Khanom Tom tries to avoid the shot.
Khanom Tom ducks under a wild hook from Newson.
Khanom Tom throws the left hand but Newson avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Newson.
Newson sizes up Khanom Tom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khanom Tom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khanom Tom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Khanom Tom blocks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newson with a nice cross.
Khanom Tom fakes the leg kick and cracks Newson in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws the kick towards the body but Newson avoids it.
Khanom Tom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khanom Tom misses with a kick to the body.
Khanom Tom throws the kick towards the body but Newson avoids it.
Khanom Tom checks a low kick from Newson.
A big left from Newson misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khanom Tom .
Newson blocks a head kick by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khanom Tom staying out of range there.
Newson throws a body punch but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Newson misses with a head kick.
Khanom Tom cracks Newson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khanom Tom clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newson working aggressively here.
Khanom Tom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Newson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Khanom Tom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Newson counters with a good low kick that Khanom Tom was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newson lands the left hand.
Newson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Khanom Tom lands a slapping body shot.
Newson takes one to the side of the head.
Newson throws a big shot that misses.
Khanom Tom attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khanom Tom lands a head kick. Newson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Newson lands a leg kick that knocks Khanom Tom off balance momentarily.
Khanom Tom connects with a leg kick. Newson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Newson tries to move into range but Khanom Tom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Newson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Khanom Tom - the referee stops the clock and Newson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Khanom Tom . Newson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Newson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khanom Tom misses the shot to the body.
Newson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khanom Tom was well out of range. Poor timing from Newson.
Nice defenses there by Newson.
Newson moves out of range of the strikes.
Khanom Tom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khanom Tom looks to land a right hand but Newson moved out of range.
Khanom Tom misses with a looping left.
Newson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Newson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khanom Tom has managed to clinch.
Newson has a couple of punches blocked by Khanom Tom .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newson prevents a body shot from Khanom Tom .
Newson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Newson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newson moves out of range of the body kick from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Newson misses.
Khanom Tom throws a big shot that misses.
Khanom Tom gets a clinch.
Newson misses with a punch on the inside.
Khanom Tom struggles to land a body shot inside as Newson controls his hands.
Khanom Tom misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newson misses with the head strike.
Newson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Newson lands a shoulder strike.
Khanom Tom tries to throw a body punch but Newson avoids it by throwing Khanom Tom back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Newson lands an overhand right.
Newson misses the jab.
Khanom Tom scoring well with a low kick there.
Newson slips under a jab.
Newson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Newson looks to land a right hand but Khanom Tom moved out of range.
Newson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Newson, as that shot connected.
Newson missing with a left hand there. Khanom Tom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khanom Tom lands a nice looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Newson.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot.
Newson slips a straight right by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom throws out a loose jab but Newson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch but Newson moves out of range.
Newson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanom Tom . Newson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newson avoids the head kick by Khanom Tom .
Newson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khanom Tom 's hands.
Khanom Tom cracks Newson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khanom Tom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newson.
Khanom Tom misses the shot to the body.
Newson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanom Tom dodges the punch combination from Newson.
Newson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanom Tom moves away.
Newson throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom needs to keep his hands up - Newson had a free shot at his head there.
Newson lands with a good body shot.
Newson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot.
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!
Newson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Newson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khanom Tom staying out of range there.
Newson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khanom Tom scores with a jab to the head.
Newson misses the jab.
Khanom Tom lands a jab to Newson's midsection.
Khanom Tom 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.
Newson is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newson lands a head shot.
Khanom Tom looks to score with a jab to the body but Newson is just out of range.
Newson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khanom Tom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khanom Tom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Newson just misses with a punch to the body.
Khanom Tom dips to his left and cracks Newson with an uppercut!
Newson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Newson takes a swing at Khanom Tom 's ribcage but misses.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch but Newson is having none of it.
Good leg kick by Khanom Tom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Newson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khanom Tom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khanom Tom fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newson throws a leg kick that misses.
Newson looks to land a combination but Khanom Tom avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newson manages to avoid it.
Khanom Tom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Newson can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanom Tom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab from Newson.
Khanom Tom clinches.
Newson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Newson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Khanom Tom .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khanom Tom .
Newson trying to stall but Khanom Tom improves his position.
Newson misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Nai Khanom Tom 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.
Newson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khanom Tom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newson throws a body punch but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Khanom Tom ducks under a wild hook from Newson.
Newson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch there but Newson circles away.
Newson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khanom Tom .
Newson avoids the head kick by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Newson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Khanom Tom 's knee momentarily.
Khanom Tom jabs Newson right on the nose. Newson blinks but takes it well.
Khanom Tom throws a nice head kick!
Khanom Tom connects with a looping right hand.
Newson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khanom Tom closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Newson lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newson lands with a shot to the body.
Khanom Tom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that misses.
Newson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Newson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Newson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khanom Tom checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Newson misses.
Newson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khanom Tom s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Khanom Tom digs a good body shot into Newson's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khanom Tom , as that shot connected.
Newson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khanom Tom 's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom forces Newson back against the cage and clinches.
Khanom Tom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newson takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khanom Tom is looking to score with low kicks.
Khanom Tom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Newson.
Khanom Tom feints and then cracks Newson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Newson down.
Newson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Newson throws out a loose jab but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanom Tom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khanom Tom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Newson throws a front kick aimed at Khanom Tom 's knee but Khanom Tom avoids it well.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newson misses with a lunging right hand
and Khanom Tom counters with a thumping low kick.
Khanom Tom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Newson.
Newson avoids the head kick by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khanom Tom blocks a jab.
Khanom Tom connects with a solid leg kick.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch there but Newson circles away.
Newson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Newson misses with a wild body shot.
Newson misses with a hook to the body
and Khanom Tom counters with an outside leg kick.
Newson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khanom Tom tries to close the distance and clinch but Newson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khanom Tom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom darts in and clinches Newson up against the cage.
Khanom Tom has a couple of punches blocked by Newson.
Newson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom takes a shot to the head.
Khanom Tom gets through Newson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newson has a couple of punches blocked by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khanom Tom can't find room to land a body shot as Newson controls the action.
Khanom Tom 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.
Khanom Tom misses with a punch to the body.
Newson struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanom Tom controls his hands.
Newson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newson misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom dominated that fourth 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Khanom Tom . That's going to slow Newson down.
Newson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Khanom Tom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newson tries to land a front kick but Khanom Tom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Newson throws a good cross that connects.
Khanom Tom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newson manages to avoid it.
Newson misses with a body shot.
Khanom Tom lands an overhand right.
Newson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newson tries to land a front kick but Khanom Tom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khanom Tom looks for the body kick but Newson saw that one coming.
Khanom Tom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Newson, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newson misses with a combination
and Khanom Tom counters with a low kick, right behind Newson 's knee.
Nice shot lands for Khanom Tom .
Newson scores with a one two! Khanom Tom had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Newson misses
and Khanom Tom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khanom Tom ducks under a wild hook from Newson.
Newson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A lazy body kick from Newson
and Khanom Tom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khanom Tom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Newson avoids a kick to the body.
Newson lands with a good body shot.
Newson misses with a wild body shot.
Khanom Tom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jase Newson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanom Tom .
Newson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khanom Tom was well out of range. Poor timing from Newson.
Khanom Tom lands with a right hand.
Khanom Tom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Newson. That did some damage!
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!
Khanom Tom instigates a clinch.
Khanom Tom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khanom Tom takes a shot to the head.
Khanom Tom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newson.
Khanom Tom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newson.
Khanom Tom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Newson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Newson tries to break free but Khanom Tom pushes him back against the cage.
Khanom Tom manages to break the clinch.
Khanom Tom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom scores with a sloppy right hand. Newson should have avoided that one.
Newson ducks right into an uppercut from Khanom Tom .
Left hook, right uppercut from Khanom Tom .
Nice cross by Khanom Tom .
Newson lands a big head kick that sends Khanom Tom tumbling to the mat! Newson takes a step backwards and waves Khanom Tom back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Khanom Tom is rocked!
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!
Khanom Tom is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Newson doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Khanom Tom crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Khanom Tom 's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jase Newson!
Jase Newson retains his welterweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jase Newson waved his t-shirt featuring Syndicate Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Dettman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sly Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dettman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nazareth - Hair of the Dog. Sly Randolph will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Dettman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sly Randolph!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randolph closes the distance and clinches up with Dettman, looking for a takedown. Randolph pushes Dettman against the cage but Dettman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dettman slips under a jab.
Dettman scoring well with a low kick there.
Randolph stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dettman.
Randolph jabs Dettman right on the nose. Dettman blinks but takes it well.
Dettman misses with a body kick.
Randolph avoids the body shot from Dettman.
Dettman connects with a solid leg kick.
Dettman is looking to clinch but Randolph is avoiding it.
Dettman throws a wild body kick that Randolph sees coming a mile off.
Dettman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dettman, right into the meat.
Dettman lands a lovely overhand right.
Dettman wants to clinch up but Randolph keeps it at a distance.
Dettman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dettman tries to clinch but Randolph is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Dettman is predictable there
and Dettman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dettman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph slips a jab and a cross from Dettman.
Randolph works the jab nicely.
Randolph takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dettman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Randolph swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Randolph takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Randolph takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dettman lands with a right hand.
Randolph throws a nice outside leg kick.
Randolph moves out of range of the body kick from Dettman.
Dettman throws a right hand that Randolph ducks under and follows up with a left that Randolph also avoids with ease.
Randolph blocks the body kick.
Dettman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randolph avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dettman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dettman misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dettman misses with a low kick as Randolph jumps back.
Dettman connects with a solid leg kick.
Randolph scores with a punch to the head.
Dettman throws a leg kick which misses Randolph's front leg but catches the back leg as Randolph tries to avoid it.
Randolph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dettman.
Dettman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Randolph stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dettman.
No joy there for Randolph, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Randolph checks a leg kick.
Randolph throws a leg kick but Dettman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Randolph slips a jab from Dettman.
Dettman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dettman avoids the body shot from Randolph.
Dettman fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Dettman misses.
Dettman wants to clinch.
Dettman misses the shot to the body.
Dettman lands a leg kick that knocks Randolph off balance momentarily.
Bobby Dettman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Randolph keeps the fight on the outside.
Randolph misses with a looping right.
Dettman blocks a jab.
Dettman wants to clinch up but Randolph keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Randolph controlling the action here for a moment.
Dettman lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dettman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Randolph.
Randolph avoiding damage as Dettman throws knees to the body.
Dettman misses with some punches.
Dettman lands a nice knee to the body.
Dettman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Randolph backwards.
Randolph has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Randolph tries a body shot but Dettman blocks it.
Randolph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dettman scores with a knee to the head.
Dettman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Randolph misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dettman lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Dettman.
Randolph misses with a punch to the body.
Randolph tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dettman just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dettman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dettman cracks the inside of Randolph's front leg.
Dettman throws a looping overhand right but Randolph ducks down to avoid it.
Dettman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Randolph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Randolph checks a leg kick nicely.
Dettman lands a nice shot that snaps Randolph's head back.
Randolph has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Randolph throws a looping overhand right but Dettman ducks down to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Dettman. No joy for Randolph on that attempt.
Dettman wants to clinch.
Randolph lands a really nice looking cross but Dettman seems unphased.
Dettman connects with an inside leg kick.
Randolph throws a hook but Dettman blocks it.
A solid body kick from Randolph.
Dettman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Randolph swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bobby Dettman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dettman. Randolph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dettman clinches with his opponent.
Dettman lands a shot to the body.
Dettman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Randolph takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dettman landing knees to the body.
Dettman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Randolph is breathing heavily.
Dettman looking to throw knees to the head but Randolph is blocking nicely.
Dettman lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Dettman.
A nice left hand lands by Dettman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dettman lands a left hand.
Dettman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Randolph.
Randolph lands a body shot.
Dettman lands a nice elbow.
Dettman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dettman throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Dettman.
Dettman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Randolph.
Dettman tries to work over Randolph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dettman lands an elbow inside.
Dettman lands a left hand.
Dettman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Randolphs head.
Randolph leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Randolph.
Randolph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bobby Dettman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Randolph lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Randolph can't find room to land a body shot as Dettman controls the action.
Dettman lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dettman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Randolph or not.
A short left from Dettman.
Dettman lands a nice knee to the body.
Randolph on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Randolph stalling the fight.
Dettman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Randolph tries to throw a body punch but Dettman avoids it by throwing Randolph back against the cage.
Randolph dodges an elbow strike from Dettman.
Dettman missing with knees to the body.
Dettman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Randolph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dettman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Randolph's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Randolph.
Randolph takes an elbow to the forehead.
Randolph is trying to pull guard but Dettman has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph tries a body shot but Dettman blocks it.
Randolph avoids the elbow strike from Dettman, against the cage.
Randolph managing to block the knees to the body from Dettman.
Dettman lands an elbow just above Randolph 's eye.
Dettman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Randolph's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dettman working Randolph over with knees to the body.
Randolph wants to break free but Dettman has control.
Dettman looking to throw knees to the head but Randolph is blocking nicely.
Dettman lands an uppercut.
Dettman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Randolph can't find room to land a body shot as Dettman controls the action.
Dettman throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dettman lands a nice elbow.
Randolph tries to work over Dettman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Randolph is looking to break free of the clinch but Dettman has double underhooks.
Dettman lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dettman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dettman pushes Randolph up against the cage in a clinch.
Randolph is trying to stall.
Dettman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dettman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dettman misses with a punch on the inside.
Dettman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dettman blocks a body shot from Randolph.
Dettman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Randolph stalls.
Dettman tries to work over Randolph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dettman scores with a shot to the side of Randolph's head.
Randolph manages to break the clinch.
Dettman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dettman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Randolph's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman doesn't manage to clinch there - Randolph circles away.
Dettman ducks under a wild hook from Randolph.
Dettman tries to land a front kick but Randolph steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dettman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dettman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Randolph.
Dettman keeps control of Randolph as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dettman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dettman struggles to land a body shot inside as Randolph controls his hands.
Randolph tries to circle away but Dettman has him pinned against the cage.
Randolph throws a head punch that misses.
Randolph tries to work over Dettman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dettman lands a shoulder strike.
Dettman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Randolph misses with a body punch.
Randolph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dettman's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman blocks a body shot from Randolph.
Randolph pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Randolph working for a triangle but Dettman defends it easily.
Randolph takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dettman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dettman's guard.
Dettman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bobby Dettman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Randolph is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Randolph throws an overhand right that lands on Dettman's shoulder, as Dettman tries to avoid the shot.
Dettman misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph tries to keep at a distance but Dettman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Randolph working hard to break the clinch.
Dettman lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Sly Randolph has been cut.
Dettman takes a shot to the head.
Dettman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Randolph has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Randolph jumps guard but Dettman stands there with Randolph around his waist. Randolph gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dettman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Randolph's elbow.
Dettman misses with a body punch.
Randolph avoids the elbow strike from Dettman, against the cage.
Randolph misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randolph tries to break the clinch but Dettman is controlling the position.
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!
Randolph breaks the clinch.
Dettman scores with a leg kick.
Randolph slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dettman clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sly Randolph's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Randolph looks to land a body kick but Dettman moved away.
Randolph shoots in and bounces Dettman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Randolph missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dettman looking for a sweep. Not yet Dettman, not yet.
Dettman trying to keep a closed guard but Randolph is proving a slippery customer.
Dettman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Randolph sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dettman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Randolph can do to turn this around?
Dettman pulls Randolph in close to his closed guard and prevents Randolph from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bobby Dettman just wasn't active enough.
Dettman misses with a hook. Randolph ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman throws a body kick that misses
and Randolph counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dettman.
Dettman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dettman feints and then cracks Randolph's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Randolph down.
Dettman closes the distance and clinches.
Randolph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randolph tries to throw a body punch but Dettman avoids it by throwing Randolph back against the cage.
Randolph is trying to break the clinch but Dettman is controlling him.
Dettman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Randolph avoids the elbow strike from Dettman, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dettman throws an elbow but misses.
Dettman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Randolph is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Dettman.
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!
Dettman lands a nice knee to the body.
Randolph can't break the clinch.
Randolph swings wildly with an uppercut but Dettman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dettman missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Dettman.
Dettman trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Dettman.
Randolph has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Randolph managing to block the knees to the body from Dettman.
Dettman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dettman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Randolph stalling in the clinch but Dettman improves position.
Randolph blocks a body shot from Dettman.
Randolph on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dettman throws an elbow but misses.
Randolph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dettman swings wildly with an uppercut but Randolph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dettman struggles to land a body shot inside as Randolph controls his hands.
Dettman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dettman can't find room to land a body shot as Randolph controls the action.
Dettman pushes Randolph back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Randolph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dettman tries to land a front kick but Randolph steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Randolph lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dettman jabs Randolph to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dettman lands with a hook. Randolph tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dettman digs a good body shot into Randolph's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dettman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dettman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dettman slips under a jab from Randolph.
Dettman defending well as Randolph loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Dettman.
Dettman takes a swing at Randolph's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dettman swings for the body but Randolph moves out of range.
Dettman throws a right and a left that Randolph avoids nicely.
Dettman is looking to clinch.
Dettman misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dettman just misses with a punch to the body.
Dettman tries to clinch but Randolph moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dettman had his way with Sly Randolph in that round.
The cut man is working on Sly Randolph's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dettman is looking to clinch.
Randolph staying out of range there.
Dettman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Randolph is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dettman.
Randolph keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dettman misses with a looping right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Randolph 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 Dettman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dettman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bobby Dettman is winning the standup battle so far.
Randolph keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dettman moves in looking to clinch but Randolph pushes him off.
Dettman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Randolph misses with a two punch combination.
Randolph feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dettmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dettman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Randolph scores with a jab. Dettman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph checks a leg kick nicely.
Randolph throws a front kick aimed at Dettman's knee but Dettman avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Randolph's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Randolph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dettman misses with a shot to the body
and Randolph counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dettman is looking to clinch but Randolph is avoiding it.
Dettman rushes Randolph and presses him up against the cage.
Randolph jumps guard but Dettman stands there with Randolph around his waist. Randolph gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Randolph is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Randolph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dettman has Randolph up against the cage in a clinch.
Sly Randolph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph tries to throw a body punch but Dettman avoids it by throwing Randolph back against the cage.
Randolph scores with a shot to the side of Dettman's head.
Randolph scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randolph digs a right hand into Dettman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dettman's gas tank.
Randolph can't find room to land a body shot as Dettman controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dettman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Randolph's brow.
Randolph tries to throw a body punch but Dettman avoids it by throwing Randolph back against the cage.
Dettman trying to land knees to the body.
Randolph avoiding damage as Dettman throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Randolph.
A right hook to the body lands for Randolph.
Randolph tries a body shot but Dettman blocks it.
Dettman trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dettman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Dettman.
Dettman lands an elbow inside that Randolph shrugs off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Randolph.
Randolph avoiding damage.
Dettman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dettman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Randolph's defenses.
Nice body punch from Randolph.
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.
Randolph's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dettman scores with a leg kick.
Randolph slips under a jab from Dettman.
Randolph ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dettman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Randolph throws a hook to the side of Dettman's head but Dettman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dettman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dettman closes the distance but Randolph moves to the side
and Randolph counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dettman is looking to slow Randolph down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dettman, right into the meat.
Randolph thows a body kick. Dettman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dettman misses with a double jab.
Dettman throws a leg kick but Randolph sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dettman misses with a low kick.
Randolph connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Randolph keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dettman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Randolph.
Randolph takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dettman throws a hook to the side of Randolph's head but Randolph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sly Randolph.
I think Dettman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:46
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Dettman!
Bobby Dettman retains his bantamweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bobby Dettman made sure he mentioned Syndicate Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Myton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano comes to the cage accompanied by THE GOOD DIE YOUNG. Myton has chosen Yoyo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedric Myton!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Myton.
Myton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marciano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Myton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marciano.
Myton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marciano tries to avoid it but Myton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marciano to the ground. Marciano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marciano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Myton's sensitive parts.
Myton lands with a hook. Marciano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marciano throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Myton counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myton moves out of range of the body kick from Marciano.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Myton is just out of range.
Myton throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Marciano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Myton was well out of range. Poor timing from Marciano.
Marciano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marciano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marciano lands with a straight right. Myton didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Cedric Myton has been cut.
Marciano misses with a combination
and Myton counters with a nice uppercut.
Marciano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Myton takes a swing at Marciano's ribcage but misses.
Marciano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano wants to slow Myton down by chopping away at his legs.
Myton moves out of range of the body kick from Marciano.
Marciano lands a front kick.
Marciano throws a body punch but Myton moves out of range.
Marciano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marciano scores with a nice head shot.
Myton is looking to score with low kicks.
Marciano lands a nice shot that snaps Myton's head back.
Danga de danga de dang - Marciano scores with a four punch combination!
Marciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Myton circles away quickly and effectively.
Don Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tests Myton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Cedric Myton's cut even more.
Marciano misses with a series of wild punches.
Marciano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Myton is just out of range.
Marciano blocks the body kick.
Myton throws a lazy uppercut
and Marciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marciano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Myton, right into the meat.
Myton tries a head kick but it misses.
Myton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marciano.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano lands a big head kick that sends Myton tumbling to the mat! Marciano takes a step backwards and waves Myton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The cut above Cedric Myton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Myton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marciano.
Marciano scores with a hook.
Cedric Myton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano lands with a nice body punch.
Marciano staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Marciano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Myton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marciano keeps Myton at a distance using the push kick.
A big left from Myton misses.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Myton is just out of range.
Don Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Don Marciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Marciano is looking to score with low kicks.
Myton moves into the clinch.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Marciano breaks from the clinch.
Marciano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Marciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throws a right and a left that Myton avoids nicely.
Marciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Myton can do to turn this around?
Marciano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Myton was well out of range. Poor timing from Marciano.
Myton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marciano.
A head kick by Marciano misses
and Myton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A solid body kick from Marciano.
Myton is breathing heavily.
Marciano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marciano!
Marciano misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marciano thuds a left hand into Myton's body.
Marciano is looking to wear down Myton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Myton throws a sloppy body shot
and Marciano counters with a left and a right that stings Myton.
Myton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Myton takes a step back to recover.
Marciano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marciano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Myton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marciano throws a looping overhand right but Myton ducks down to avoid it.
Myton ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
Marciano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marciano looks for the body kick but Myton saw that one coming.
A low kick from Myton misses
and Marciano counters with a good low kick that Myton was not able to check.
Myton takes a swing at Marciano's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Marciano. Beautiful body shot.
Marciano scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Myton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Marciano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marciano.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cedric Myton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Don Marciano!
An intense looking Don Marciano took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Lets give it up for Cedric Myton!(lifts Myton's hand in the air & the crowd goes crazy) This guy is an animal! It was an honor to fight you again (shakes his hand) You're the baddest man I ever had the honor of fighting. Let's go back to Amsterdam & burn some of that homegrown.'.
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