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TS 156: Stone vs. Newson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Ferrari is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodney Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mario Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake moves in looking to clinch but Ferrari pushes him off.
Ferrari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blake's head.
Ferrari throws a big shot that misses.
Ferrari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blake checks a low kick from Ferrari.
Ferrari misses with a wild body shot.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Ferrari slips the punch.
Ferrari tries to clinch up.
Nice cross by Ferrari.
Ferrari throws a sloppy head kick
and Blake counters by clinching up.
Ferrari breaks the clinch.
Blake rushes Ferrari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferrari.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferrari.
Ferrari leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blake breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrari.
Ferrari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ferrari misses with a body shot.
Blake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ferrari missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake throws a body punch but Ferrari moves out of range.
Blake lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferrari tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferrari on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Blake connects with a looping right hand.
Blake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Ferrari doesn't manage to clinch there - Blake circles away.
Ferrari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Ferrari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ferrari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrari.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferrari is just out of range.
Blake is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ferrari.
Blake staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferrari.
Ferrari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferrari throws a front kick aimed at Blake's knee but Blake avoids it well.
Ferrari lands with an uppercut that bounces Blake off the cage and back into range.
Blake is looking to wear down Ferrari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ferrari lands a glancing blow to the side of Blake's head.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferrari misses with a head kick.
Ferrari dodges the punch combination from Blake.
Blake scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ferrari in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferrari moves away.
Ferrari drives through and clinches with Blake against the cage.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferrari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferrari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferrari blocking some punches.
Ferrari is struggling to control the position.
Ferrari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferrari blocking some punches.
Blake misses with some punches.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Blake.
Ferrari blocks an uppercut.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ferrari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferrari lands an elbow inside that Blake shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blake.
Blake managing to block the knees to the body from Ferrari.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferrari.
Ferrari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ferrari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ferraris head.
Blake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferrari.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferrari obliges.
Ferrari blocks an uppercut.
Ferrari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferrari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Ferrari will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ferrari throws a leg kick but Blake moved away.
Ferrari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ferrari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferrari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferrari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blake jabs at Ferrari's body.
Ferrari cracks the inside of Blake's front leg.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferrari.
Mario Ferrari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake ducks right into an uppercut from Ferrari.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferrari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferrari is just out of range.
Blake walks into a left hand.
Blake is rocked!
Ferrari lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Blake head around and knocks him out cold! Ferrari hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mario Ferrari!
Mario Ferrari thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mateus Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Ashley Davies!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davies.
Gracie digs a good hook to Davies's body.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davies's sensitive parts.
Davies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davies thows a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davies, as that shot connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davies.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davies throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davies is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Davies circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Davies.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Davies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Davies is just out of range.
Davies tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Davies lands with a kick to the ribs.
Davies scores with a head kick. Gracie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Davies manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gracie on his heels. He'll look to pass Gracie's guard now, I'm sure.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Davies is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davies doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davies manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davies's guard.
Gracie postures up in Davies's guard and throws a big left but Davies blocks it.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davies keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Davies working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie trying to control but Davies is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Davies is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Davies manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Davies's guard.
Gracie distracts Davies with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Davies is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie stops Davies from getting back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie thows a huge punch but Davies dodges it nicely.
Davies blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Davies is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davies defending well though.
Davies is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Davies avoid being mounted?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davies can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Davies is working away.
Davies avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Davies is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Davies trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davies does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davies defending well though.
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gracie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Davies really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie working the ground and pound effectively.
That has opened up Ashley Davies's cut even more.
Gracie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ashley Davies's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Davies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davies.
Davies has a takedown stuffed.
A lazy body kick from Davies
and Gracie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Davies throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Ashley Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Davies moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Davies misses with a looping left.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Davies, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That kick from Gracie tenderised Davies's leg. Davies is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davies slips a straight right by Gracie.
Davies looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie is looking to control Davies's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Davies throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is pulling down on Davies's head. It's preventing any offense from Davies, at least for the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mateus Gracie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped Davies's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davies.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Davies.
No luck for Davies with that takedown attempt.
Mateus Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashley Davies.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie takes one on the button.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davies looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Davies misses.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Davies checks it.
Nice shot by Gracie.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Davies connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Davies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Davies tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Davies takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie takes a swing at Davies's ribcage but misses.
Davies is looking to land body kicks.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davies was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Davies is out of range.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ashley Davies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie lands a body shot.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Davies punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Davies has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Davies lands an overhand right.
Gracie checks a low kick from Davies.
Davies connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie cracks Davies with an open hand slap.
Davies shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davies.
Davies thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ashley Davies will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ashley Davies's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Davies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Davies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Davies.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davies, right into the meat.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Davies.
Davies misses the jab.
Davies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davies jabs at Gracie's body.
Nice takedown defense from Davies. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Davies.
Davies tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Davies chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Davies avoids the head kick by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Davies's belly button to the back.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Davies feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davies manages to avoid it.
Davies misses with a low kick.
Gracie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davies.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Davies blocks a jab.
Davies throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Davies which made him look bad.
Gracie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Davies is out of range.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Davies.
A shot to the body from Davies misses
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davies lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davies fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davies lands a jab to the head.
Davies bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Davies fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Davies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davies darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Gracie pulls Davies into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Davies!
Davies is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The cut above Ashley Davies's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ashley Davies's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mateus Gracie!
Mateus Gracie gave a mention to Syndicate Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar's entrance music is Eminem - Go To Sleep. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo Jr scores with a head kick. Edgar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
An inside leg kick from Rizzo Jr misses.
Edgar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rizzo Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rizzo Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but Edgar avoids it.
Edgar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rizzo Jr connects with a leg kick. Edgar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rizzo Jr throws out a leg kick but Edgar moves out of range and Rizzo Jr only half commits.
Edgar misses with a head kick.
Edgar lands a nice looking body shot.
Rizzo Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edgar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edgar checks the leg kick.
Rizzo Jr misses the shot to the body.
Rizzo Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizzo Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzo Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Edgar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rizzo Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Edgar digs a good body shot into Rizzo Jr's ribs.
Edgar looks to land a left hand but Rizzo Jr moved out of range nicely.
Edgar staying out of range there.
Rizzo Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a front kick but Edgar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Edgar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rizzo Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Edgar cracks Rizzo Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rizzo Jr. That's going to slow Edgar down.
Rizzo Jr throws a solid leg kick but Edgar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rizzo Jr.
Edgar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rizzo Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Edgar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rizzo Jr's hands.
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!
Rizzo Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rizzo Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick, looking for Edgar's leg but Edgar calmly moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Rizzo Jr feints and then cracks Edgar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edgar down.
Rizzo Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edgar throws a right hand that Rizzo Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Rizzo Jr also avoids with ease.
Edgar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Edgar blocks a low kick nicely.
Rizzo Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rizzo Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Edgar throws a looping overhand right but Rizzo Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Edgar. Those never looked like landing.
Rizzo Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo Jr dodges the punch combination from Edgar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rizzo Jr throws a front kick aimed at Edgar's knee but Edgar avoids it well.
Edgar throws a looping overhand right but Rizzo Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr misses with a low kick as Edgar jumps back.
Rizzo Jr avoids the body shot from Edgar.
Rizzo Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rizzo Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Edgar looks to land a left hand but Rizzo Jr moved out of range nicely.
Rizzo Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edgar.
Rizzo Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Edgar's shoulder, as Edgar tries to avoid the shot.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Edgar blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar misses with a wild combination.
Rizzo Jr scores with a hook to the body. Edgar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rizzo Jr blocks a jab.
Rizzo Jr tries to score with a low kick but Edgar moves his leg out of the way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rizzo Jr, right into the meat.
Edgar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Edgar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar walks into a straight right hand from Rizzo Jr.
Edgar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edgar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edgar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Edgar misses.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Edgar's sensitive parts.
Edgar thows a body shot but no joy.
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 Hans Edgar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rizzo Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edgar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rizzo Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edgar.
Edgar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rizzo Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rizzo Jr takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
Rizzo Jr instigates a clinch.
Rizzo Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Rizzo Jr cracks Edgar with a nice body shot.
Edgar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rizzo Jr backwards.
Edgar breaks from the clinch.
Rizzo Jr ducks under a wild hook from Edgar.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick which misses Edgar's front leg but catches the back leg as Edgar tries to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Edgar checks it well.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Edgar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rizzo Jr throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edgar. Rizzo Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A clash of legs there as Edgar blocks the low kick.
Edgar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Edgar's sensitive parts.
Edgar misses with a looping right.
Rizzo Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rizzo Jr tries to clinch up but Edgar circles away and keeps his distance.
Rizzo Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Edgar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rizzo Jr's head.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Edgar.
Rizzo Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Edgar has Rizzo Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Edgar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rizzo Jr is stalling here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr misses with the head strike.
Rizzo Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Edgar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rizzo Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rizzo Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Rizzo Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edgar.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rizzo Jr keeps control of Edgar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edgar effectively controlling the action here.
Rizzo Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Rizzo Jr lands an elbow that stopped Edgar in his tracks for a moment.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body punch.
Rizzo Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Edgar's defenses.
Edgar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rizzo Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Edgar's defenses.
It looks like Hans Edgar has been cut.
Rizzo Jr takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr prevents Edgar from breaking the clinch.
Edgar has a couple of punches blocked by Rizzo Jr.
Edgar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edgar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rizzo Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Rizzo Jr on the inside.
Rizzo Jr lands with a left to the head.
Edgar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edgar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Edgar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rizzo Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Edgar is just out of range.
Rizzo Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Edgar moves out of range easily.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but Edgar avoids it.
Edgar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Edgar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a leg kick but Edgar saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rizzo Jr.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rizzo Jr - that will leave a mark!
Rizzo Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rizzo Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Edgar misses with an uppercut. Rizzo Jr saw that one coming.
Edgar looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo Jr is just out of range.
Rizzo Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Edgar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rizzo Jr in his tracks.
Edgar looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo Jr is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzo Jr. Edgar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Rizzo Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rizzo Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Rizzo Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Edgar rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo Jr tried to score with a low kick but Edgar checks it.
Edgar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edgar checks a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a jab when Edgar was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hans Edgar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Edgar scores with a leg kick.
Edgar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Rizzo Jr.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rizzo Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Edgar misses the jab.
Edgar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rizzo Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Edgar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rizzo Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Edgar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Edgar checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzo Jr. Edgar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edgar walks into a jab.
Rizzo Jr slips under a jab from Edgar.
Edgar looks to land a left hand but Rizzo Jr moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar throws a right and a left that Rizzo Jr avoids nicely.
Rizzo Jr avoids the body shot from Edgar.
Rizzo Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Frank Rizzo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edgar throws a right hand that misses
and Rizzo Jr counters with a good low kick that Edgar was not able to check.
Rizzo Jr throws a body punch but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar 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.
Rizzo Jr misses with a head kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rizzo Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Rizzo Jr misses
and Edgar counters with a straight right hand.
Rizzo Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rizzo Jr is looking to chop away at Edgar's legs.
A left and a right from Rizzo Jr both land. Nice combination.
Rizzo Jr lands a body shot.
Rizzo Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Edgar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar misses with a looping left.
Edgar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Edgar moves out of range as Rizzo Jr throws a body kick.
Rizzo Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rizzo Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edgar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Edgar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edgar ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Edgar is able to avoid easily.
Edgar misses with a looping left.
Rizzo Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Edgar misses with an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edgar. Rizzo Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edgar misses with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rizzo Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Edgar scores with a decent looking hook.
Rizzo Jr tried to score with a low kick but Edgar checks it.
Edgar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzo Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick which misses Edgar's front leg but catches the back leg as Edgar tries to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Edgar blocks the leg kick.
Edgar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rizzo Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rizzo Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A leg kick checked by Edgar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rizzo Jr. That's going to slow Edgar down.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edgar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rizzo Jr. Rizzo Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Rizzo Jr throws a front kick aimed at Edgar's knee but Edgar avoids it well.
Rizzo Jr clobbers Edgar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Edgar thows a body shot but no joy.
Rizzo Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Edgar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rizzo Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Edgar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, jab by Rizzo Jr - just one landing.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body kick.
Edgar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Edgar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rizzo Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rizzo Jr 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rizzo Jr!
After the big win, Frank Rizzo Jr made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [CLOSED] Nothing For Sale! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Eastmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eastmond has chosen Nelly- Here Comes The Boom as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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26
183 lbs
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Eastmond!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastmond throws a body punch but Tatsuhiko Jr moves out of range.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a head kick but Eastmond moves out of range.
Tatsuhiko Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eastmond.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a jab when Eastmond was well out of range.
Eastmond moves into range and connects with a jab.
Eastmond misses with a right hand
and Tatsuhiko Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Eastmond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tatsuhiko Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eastmond.
Eastmond needs to keep his hands up - Tatsuhiko Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Eastmond scores with a hook.
Eastmond throws a hook but Tatsuhiko Jr avoids it easily.
Eastmond stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eastmond attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tatsuhiko Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Eastmond did well to prevent Tatsuhiko Jr getting side control.
Tatsuhiko Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Eastmond doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tatsuhiko Jr.
Eastmond regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr passes Eastmond's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tatsuhiko Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tatsuhiko Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Eastmond doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tatsuhiko Jr.
Tatsuhiko Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr is trying to control. Eastmond wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tatsuhiko Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Eastmond taking some punishment here, with Tatsuhiko Jr in his half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tatsuhiko Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Eastmond is in trouble now - Tatsuhiko Jr has advanced to mount!
Tatsuhiko Jr quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Tatsuhiko Jr but it's paid off an Eastmond is forced to tap! Nice work by Tatsuhiko Jr.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr!
Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob McGrady!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole swings for the body but McGrady moves out of range.
McGrady stuns Sole with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McGrady scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGrady.
McGrady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGrady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGrady takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McGrady walks into a jab.
Sole lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Sole misses with a lunging right hand
and McGrady counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGrady misses with a straight right.
McGrady avoids the head kick by Sole.
Sole connects with a high kick.
Jab by Sole.
Sole drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sole throws a hook to the side of McGrady's head but McGrady sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGrady misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
McGrady misses with a leg kick.
McGrady shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McGrady blocks a jab.
Sole scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGrady in his tracks.
McGrady checks a leg kick nicely.
Sole just misses with a punch to the body.
Sole throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sole misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sole.
Jacks Sole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGrady throws a poor cross that misses
and Sole counters with a body kick that stops McGrady in his tracks momentarily.
McGrady defending well as Sole loads up on a big left hand.
Sole leaves McGrady with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sole closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGrady avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
McGrady chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch combination from Sole misses.
McGrady fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sole sprawls well initially but McGrady persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sole controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
McGrady sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sole defending well though.
Sole desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sole won't allow McGrady to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole is looking to control McGrady's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sole avoid being mounted?
McGrady with the ground and pound but Sole uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sole keeping moving, preventing McGrady from controlling successfully.
McGrady looking to pass the guard.
McGrady postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGrady.
McGrady stands and throws Sole's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sole holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrady taking a break here but Sole is having none of it and regains half guard.
Sole is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGrady looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sole is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGrady not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Sole misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Sole. That snapped McGrady's head back.
McGrady looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sole!
McGrady throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sole tries to hold on but McGrady pushes him away.
McGrady thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
McGrady lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGrady prevents Sole from getting the reversal.
McGrady postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sole looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by McGrady.
McGrady pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sole is looking to get to half guard.
McGrady lands a big shot there that rocks Sole but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sole 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!
McGrady content just to control the position here.
McGrady is stalling here but it's allowed Sole to get half guard.
McGrady not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady is thwarting Sole's attempts to control the position.
McGrady working Sole over with strikes.
Sole is not content to let McGrady control the position.
McGrady throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGrady lands with a punch from half guard.
Sole is pressing down on McGrady's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McGrady advances to half guard.
Sole is pressing down on McGrady's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McGrady trying to move into half guard but instead Sole has managed to sweep!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady is pulling down on Sole's head. It's preventing any offense from Sole, at least for the moment.
McGrady keeping moving, preventing Sole from controlling successfully.
McGrady has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McGrady keeping moving, preventing Sole from controlling successfully.
Sole scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sole stands up over McGrady, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sole throwing strikes but missing.
McGrady keeping moving, preventing Sole from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrady is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
McGrady looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sole is one step ahead there.
McGrady has control of Sole's left arm, preventing Sole from doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sole throws a big shot that misses.
McGrady rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sole counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGrady's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGrady shoots in and drives through. Sole sprawls well.
Sole connects with a solid leg kick.
McGrady blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob McGrady showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sole misses with a low kick as McGrady jumps back.
McGrady shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McGrady showed some decent athleticism there.
McGrady is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nice strikes from McGrady there.
Sole is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McGrady scores with a couple of nice shots.
McGrady is trying to control. Sole wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McGrady is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sole!
McGrady postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sole looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McGrady landing strikes from the mount and Sole is in trouble!
Sole is desperately trying to improve his position but McGrady has a good base and remains in mount.
Sole is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sole avoids a strike by McGrady and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in McGrady's guard! Fantastic escape!
McGrady is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sole is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGrady is trying to control. Sole wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McGrady throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGrady not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGrady working Sole over with strikes.
McGrady missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McGrady not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGrady seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sole does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sole is looking for a sweep. McGrady is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McGrady has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGrady sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sole defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sole avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGrady.
McGrady trying to mount his opponent but Sole defends it.
McGrady missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sole is refusing to be controlled, as McGrady sits in half guard.
McGrady drops an elbow to the side of Sole's head.
Sole is staying active underneath McGrady, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrady throwing shots but Sole is blocking nicely.
McGrady missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McGrady working over Sole with some ground and pound. Sole looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McGrady is trying to control the action in half guard but Sole is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McGrady not doing much here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole trying to control but McGrady postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sole preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob McGrady comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McGrady has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob McGrady!
Bob McGrady 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stone Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Bowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirby's entrance music is eye of the tiger. A fine choice. Stone Kirby had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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25
217 lbs
11 - 1 - 1 |
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210 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stone Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raphael Bowie!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowie.
Kirby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kirby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donk. Bowie catches Kirby right on the button with a cross.
Kirby takes one to the chin there.
Kirby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowie jabs Kirby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kirby looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bowie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bowie. That did some damage!
Kirby scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Bowie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowie defending well as Kirby loads up on a big left hand.
Bowie blocks the body kick.
Kirby misses with a head kick.
Raphael Bowie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Kirby.
Bowie sizes up Kirby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kirby tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kirby instigates a clinch.
Kirby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bowie has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kirby regains guard immediately.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bowie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kirby is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kirby utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowie is working Kirby over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bowie throws a big elbow that misses.
Bowie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bowie is looking to advance position but Kirby has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirby looking to control but Bowie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bowie sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bowie looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowie is looking to control Kirby's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bowie avoid being mounted?
It looks like Kirby is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie trying to hold on to Kirby's head to control him but Kirby postures up.
Bowie wants to get back to full guard.
Kirby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bowie on the ground.
Bowie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kirby's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kirby's back!
Kirby has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Bowie.
Bowie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bowie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby tries to roll but Bowie sticks to his back.
Kirby manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Kirby.
Bowie is looking to work some ground and pound but Kirby has wrist control.
Bowie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kirby manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bowie has Kirby in his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kirby uses it to pass to side control.
Bowie is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirby taking a break here but Bowie is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Bowie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kirby pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bowie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kirby's guard.
Bowie throws a big elbow that misses.
Bowie trying to control but Kirby is working from the bottom.
Bowie throwing strikes from guard but Kirby blocks nicely.
Bowie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kirby looking for a sweep. Not yet Kirby, not yet.
Bowie throws a big right hand that misses.
Bowie throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby keeping moving, preventing Bowie from controlling successfully.
Bowie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bowie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bowie postures up and lands a big shot to Kirby's brow.
Kirby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bowie is one step ahead there.
Bowie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bowie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bowie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowie wants to control from the top but Kirby keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kirby holds on and takes a little breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kirby works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bowie works over Kirby with some ground and pound from guard.
Bowie passes Kirby's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kirby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bowie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bowie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bowie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Bowie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bowie is looking for a kimura but Kirby is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bowie to get the leverage.
Kirby trying to hold on to Bowie's head to control him but Bowie postures up.
Bowie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bowie wants to pass to mount but Kirby is defending the position.
Bowie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kirby sees it coming and defends easily.
Kirby is not content to let Bowie control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is looking for a sweep. Bowie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bowie wants to pass the guard but Kirby is defending well.
Bowie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kirby controlling the position for now.
Bowie is keen to just control but Kirby is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirby trying to control here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bowie with the ground and pound but Kirby uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Bowie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Bowie or perhaps it was just good defense by Kirby which made him look bad.
Kirby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirby throws a leg kick which misses Bowie's front leg but catches the back leg as Bowie tries to avoid it.
Bowie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bowie scores with a hook to the body. Kirby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kirby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kirby lands a nice looking body shot.
Kirby is looking to land body kicks.
Bowie 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.
Bowie punishes Kirby's body with a nice straight punch.
Kirby misses with a body shot.
Kirby misses with a body kick.
Bowie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bowie misses with a hook. Kirby ducked under it nicely.
Kirby throws a solid leg kick but Bowie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kirby.
Kirby will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kirby enables Bowie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kirby manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie preventing the sweep.
Kirby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bowie working some strikes from top position.
Bowie throws an elbow that misses. Kirby uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bowie's guard. Nice move by Kirby!
Bowie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kirby manages to get himself to full guard.
Bowie throws an elbow that misses. Kirby uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bowie's guard. Nice move by Kirby!
Bowie tries to strike from the bottom.
Kirby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bowie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kirby gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bowie has his foot on Kirby's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kirby works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowie punching from the bottom - just letting Kirby know he's still in a fight.
Bowie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bowie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kirby gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bowie has his foot on Kirby's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kirby works his way back into a safe position though.
Kirby stands and steps away. Bowie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kirby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bowie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bowie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bowie landing shots from mount.
Stone Kirby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raphael Bowie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowie avoids the attempt from Kirby to control.
Bowie throws some wild stikes that Kirby manages to avoid easily.
Bowie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kirby flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kirby is desperately trying to improve his position but Bowie has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowie controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Bowie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bowie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Bowie!
Our winner, Raphael Bowie, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Hayes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Flight of Icarus. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
204 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
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23
203 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khalid Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel tests Hayes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steel avoids a kick to the body.
Hayes lands a nice looking body kick.
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hayes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel lands with an overhand left.
Hayes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steel misses with a looping right.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel takes one to the chin there.
Steel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hayes in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Steel ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes fakes the leg kick and cracks Steel in the body.
Hayes tries to score with a low kick but Steel moves his leg out of the way.
Hayes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hayes thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel tries to clinch there but Hayes circles away.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Steel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Hayes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steel throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Steel. Beautiful body shot.
Steel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
Hayes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Steel checks it well.
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel throws a right and a left that Hayes avoids nicely.
Steel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hayes throws a sloppy head kick
and Steel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Steel blocks the leg kick.
Steel tries to land a leg kick but Hayes saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hayes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Steel rather than just go for the knockout.
Hayes swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Hayes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Hayes tries to score with a low kick but Steel moves his leg out of the way.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters circling a little - Steel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hayes lunges at Steel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steel's hand.
Hayes blocks a head kick by Steel.
Hayes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Steel ducks down to avoid it.
Steel tries to land a front kick but Hayes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steel throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Steel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hayes.
Steel scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Steel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Steel lands a nice shot to the body.
Steel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hayes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Steel.
Steel tries to work over Hayes's front leg with a kick but Hayes checks it.
Hayes misses with a kick to the body.
Steel digs a good body shot into Hayes's ribs.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Steel avoids the body shot from Hayes.
Hayes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayes circles away quickly and effectively.
Steel scores with a nice right hand.
Steel lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hayes throws a big shot that misses.
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hayes.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
Hayes slips a straight right by Steel.
Good leg kick by Steel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
Hayes feints and then cracks Steel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steel down.
Hayes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Steel checks it well.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hayes counters with a solid body kick.
Steel lands a nice looking body shot.
Hayes throws a low kick, looking for Steel's leg but Steel calmly moves out of range.
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 Max Steel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Steel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hayes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steel scores with the left hand. Hayes knows he should have avoided that one.
Hayes throws a chopping leg kick but Steel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
Hayes jabs at Steel's body.
Steel lands with a shot to the body.
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Hayes is predictable there
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Steel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hayes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Hayes with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hayes. That's going to slow Steel down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Hayes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steel thumps Hayes with a low kick.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Hayes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hayes lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Hayes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
Hayes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steel throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hayes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steel's calf.
Steel moves out of range of the body kick from Hayes.
Hayes looks for the body kick but Steel saw that one coming.
Hayes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hayes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Steel lands a nice shot to the body.
Hayes throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Hayes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Steel feints and then cracks Hayes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hayes down.
Steel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hayes. That one must have hurt.
Hayes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Max Steel has been cut.
Steel is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Steel checks it.
Steel with a hook.
Steel cracks a nice hook into Hayes's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Hayes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hayes.
Steel moves out of range of the body kick from Hayes.
Steel misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steel lands with an overhand left.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
Hayes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hayes slips under a jab.
Hayes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Steel checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Steel misses.
Hayes tries to score with a low kick but Steel moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Steel.
Hayes scores with a leg kick.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Hayes.
Hayes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hayes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Steel if he has to take too many more of those.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Hayes swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Hayes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Steel's cut.
That's time! Steel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hayes lands a leg kick that knocks Steel off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hayes. That's going to slow Steel down.
Hayes tries a low kick but Steel avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hayes. That's going to slow Steel down.
Hayes thuds his shin into the meat of Steel's side.
Hayes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hayes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hayes throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Hayes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hayes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hayes is able to avoid easily.
Hayes throws a push kick but Steel slaps the foot to one side.
Hayes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Steel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayes scores with a sloppy right hand. Steel should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes thows a body shot but no joy.
Steel avoids the body shot from Hayes.
A big left from Hayes misses.
Hayes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayes.
Steel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hayes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Hayes looks for the body kick but Steel saw that one coming.
Hayes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steel checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hayes.
Steel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hayes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel thows a body shot but no joy.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Hayes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steel doesn't manage to clinch there - Hayes circles away.
Hayes jabs at Steel's body.
Steel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayes. That did some damage!
Hayes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steel counters with a nice body kick.
Steel thows a body shot but no joy.
Steel scores with a body shot.
Steel works Hayes's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hayes is able to avoid easily.
A right-left combo lands from Steel.
Hayes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes misses with a low kick as Steel jumps back.
Hayes throws a low kick, looking for Steel's leg but Steel calmly moves out of range.
Steel misses with a straight left.
Hayes connects with a nice looking jab.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Steel misses.
Hayes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hayes lands an overhand right.
Hayes connects with a solid leg kick.
Hayes walks into a jab.
Steel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hayes. Hayes obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel connects with an inside leg kick.
Steel tries to bum rush Hayes with a series of wild strikes but Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayes throws a series of punches but Steel moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes connects with a solid leg kick.
Hayes looks to land a body kick but Steel moved away.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Hayes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Hayes.
Hayes throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hayes scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes moves out of range of the body kick.
Steel misses with an uppercut.
Steel misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalid Hayes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hayes 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalid Hayes!
An out of breath and clearly excited Khalid Hayes thanked Convicted Trap House for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Large (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leighton Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Large comes into the arena with Blue - U Make Me Wanna blaring out of the sound system. Matias has chosen Killing In The Name as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Large!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leighton Matias!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Large with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Large moves into range and clinches up with Matias.
Large working aggressively here.
Matias lands a good knee to the midsection. Large won't want to take too many of those.
Matias tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Large avoids it.
Large blocks an elbow strike from Matias.
Large misses with a punch on the inside.
Large misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matias just misses with a elbow thrown towards Large's brow.
Matias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Large misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matias working Large over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matias connects with a knee to the head.
Matias stalling against the cage.
Matias throws an elbow that misses.
Matias lands a big knee to the head and Large goes down! Matias is looking to finish!
It looks like Bob Large has been cut.
Large is breathing heavily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Matias scoring with punches from side control.
Large is rocked!
Matias lands a strong strike to the head of Large. That's dazed him! Matias looking to finish here. Large is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Matias lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leighton Matias!
During a confident post fight interview, Leighton Matias thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gristle McThornbody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood. McThornbody is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tame. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Fox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gristle McThornbody!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McThornbody tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fox is able to avoid easily.
Good work by McThornbody as he checks the leg kick.
Fox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fox throws a right and a left that both miss.
McThornbody scoring well with a low kick there.
McThornbody connects with a nice looking jab.
Sam Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for McThornbody.
Fox lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox clobbers McThornbody with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McThornbody clobbers Fox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McThornbody lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McThornbody tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fox just misses with a punch to the body.
Fox throws the left hand but McThornbody avoids the punch easily.
Fox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McThornbody.
McThornbody dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fox. That did some damage!
Fox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fox walks into a stiff left hand from McThornbody.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McThornbody moves into the clinch.
McThornbody swings wildly with an uppercut but Fox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McThornbody scores with a hook.
Fox takes a swing at McThornbody's ribcage but misses.
McThornbody pushes Fox away with a front kick.
McThornbody checks a low kick from Fox.
McThornbody slips under a jab from Fox.
Fox looks to land a left hand but McThornbody moved out of range nicely.
Fox throws a leg kick but McThornbody sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McThornbody shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McThornbody performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two 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!
McThornbody prevents Fox from improving his position.
McThornbody controlling the action here.
McThornbody's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fox is looking to control McThornbody's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fox avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gristle McThornbody.
McThornbody scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox 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.
McThornbody scores with a body shot.
McThornbody lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McThornbody throws a leg kick which misses Fox's front leg but catches the back leg as Fox tries to avoid it.
Fox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fox misses with a two punch combination.
Fox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fox there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fox swings widly with a right hand
and McThornbody cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Fox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McThornbody was well out of range. Poor timing from Fox.
McThornbody throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McThornbody misses with a body kick.
Fox misses with a wild body shot.
McThornbody moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McThornbody lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McThornbody lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fox is breathing heavily.
McThornbody connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fox momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fox. Fox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fox connects with a single shot there.
McThornbody swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fox.
Fox walks into a jab.
Fox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McThornbody.
McThornbody lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fox at a distance.
Fox tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McThornbody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fox.
Fox moves forwards but McThornbody connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McThornbody ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McThornbody throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McThornbody lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fox takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gristle McThornbody dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McThornbody scores with a kick to the body.
McThornbody throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fox tries to work over McThornbody's front leg with a kick but McThornbody checks it.
McThornbody throws a hook but Fox avoids it easily.
Fox blocks the body kick.
Fox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fox takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good standup being displayed there by McThornbody as he connects with a hook.
McThornbody throws a leg kick that misses.
McThornbody lands a left and a right that send Fox crashing to the mat, dazed. McThornbody thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McThornbody missing with a left hand there. Fox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gristle McThornbody seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McThornbody misses with a kick to the body.
McThornbody ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Fox blocks the leg kick.
Fox misses with a leg kick
and McThornbody counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McThornbody clinches up with Fox and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from McThornbody.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fox will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fox is looking to control McThornbody's arms but McThornbody gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fox has his back to the cage.
McThornbody lands with a right to the head.
McThornbody has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McThornbody scores with a shot to the side of Fox's head.
Fox prevents a body shot from McThornbody.
Fox breaks from the clinch.
McThornbody fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McThornbody slips a jab and a cross from Fox.
Fox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McThornbody keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fox.
McThornbody lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McThornbody swings for the body but Fox moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McThornbody lands a nice looking body shot.
McThornbody lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McThornbody. McThornbody obviously looking to wear him down.
McThornbody connects with the punch.
McThornbody drops Fox with a huge uppercut! Fox drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. McThornbody is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gristle McThornbody!
Gristle McThornbody is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Gristle McThornbody, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jase Newson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by SMALL AXE. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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27
179 lbs
19 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
29 - 8 - 0 |
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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
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jase Newson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stone is able to avoid easily.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Newson.
Newson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Newson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stone avoids the body shot from Newson.
Stone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Newson.
Newson scores with a hook.
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Newson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Newson. Beautiful body shot.
Newson misses with a body kick.
Stone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Newson.
Newson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Newson connects with a body shot.
Newson misses the body punch
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jase Newson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Newson misses the shot to the body.
Stone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Newson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stone rather than just go for the knockout.
Newson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Newson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stone counters with a head kick. That will keep Newson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Newson lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newson looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Newson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Newson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stone is out of range.
Newson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newson sizes up Stone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Newson connects with a nice looking jab.
Stone is rocked!
Newson throws a hook but Stone avoids it easily.
Newson looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newson scores with a jab to the body.
Newson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone looks for the body kick but Newson saw that one coming.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Newson as he avoids it easily.
Stone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Newson looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newson.
Newson cracks Stone with a good jab.
Newson moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jase Newson 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.
Stone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Newson.
Stone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Newson scores with a body shot.
Stone slips a jab from Newson.
Newson throws a push kick but Stone slaps the foot to one side.
Newson cracks a nice hook into Stone's ribs.
Jase Newson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Newson counters with a nice leg kick.
Stone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stone blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone moves out of range as Newson throws a body kick.
Newson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Newson tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Newson.
Newson lands a slapping body shot.
Jase Newson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Newson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newson misses with a combination
and Stone counters with a good low kick that Newson was not able to check.
Stone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Newson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Newson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Newson misses with a series of wild punches.
Newson throws out a loose jab but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
Stone misses with a leg kick
and Newson counters with a stiff right hand.
Newson checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Newson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Newson.
Newson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Newson throws a shot from downtown. Stone moves away and avoids it.
Newson misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newson scores with the left hand. Stone knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Newson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newson throws a leg kick that misses.
Newson throws the kick towards the body but Stone avoids it.
Newson stuns Stone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Newson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Newson.
Stone's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stone duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jase Newson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 scores with a jab to the head.
Newson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stone misses with a double jab.
Newson throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Stone slips a jab from Newson.
Stone takes one on the button.
Newson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Newson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Newson misses with a shot to the body
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to move into range but Newson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Newson throws a shot from downtown. Stone moves away and avoids it.
Stone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Newson is fending him off so far but Stone persists. Nope, Newson circles away and we're back to standing.
Newson cracks Stone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Newson missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Newson misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.
Stone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stone 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 just misses with a punch to the body.
Newson works Stone's body with a nice hook.
Newson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stone.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newson misses with a looping left.
Newson throws a big shot that misses.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Newson throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Newson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Newson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newson connects with a leg kick. Stone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stone throws a push kick but Newson slaps the foot to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Newson. That's going to slow Stone down.
Stone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Newson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newson lands a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jase Newson really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Newson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Newson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Newson throws a head kick that misses.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Newson moves out of range easily.
Newson misses with a hook
and Stone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Stone might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Stone digs a right hand underneath Newson's ribcage. Newson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Newson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Newson blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Newson misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Newson.
Newson misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
Newson throws a big shot that misses.
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Newson.
Stone takes one on the button.
Oh Stone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Newson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stone seems to have got his legs back now.
Newson misses with a body shot
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newson works Stone's body with a nice hook.
Newson lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Newson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newson.
Newson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
Newson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheers as Newson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stone doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Newson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Newson as he connects with a hook.
Newson punishes Stone's body with a nice straight punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Newson, right into the meat.
Stone will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Newson throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
Stone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Newson throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Newson throws a big shot that misses.
Newson throws a front kick aimed at Stone's knee but Stone avoids it well.
Newson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newson defending well as Stone loads up on a big left hand.
Stone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Newson missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jase Newson dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stone misses with a straight right.
Newson misses with a head kick.
Newson misses the shot to the body.
Stone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Newson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crunch! Newson slams his shin into Stone's torso.
Newson lands the left hand.
Newson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Newson misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Newson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick from Stone is predictable there
and Newson counters with a right hand to the body.
Newson misses with a hook
and Stone counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Newson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Newson parries the strikes from Stone easily there. Stone is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Newson to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone trying to control the position but Newson is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Newson down.
Ben Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stone's best efforts.
Stone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Newson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Newson.
Newson trying to keep a closed guard but Stone is proving a slippery customer.
Newson wants to sweep here but Stone controlling him for the moment.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Newson is keeping the position.
Newson pulls Stone in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stone won't allow Newson to get back to his feet.
Stone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stone postures up.
Stone sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Newson's guard.
Newson tries to get to full guard but Stone has control of the leg.
Newson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Newson sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newson manages to get to full guard.
Newson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stone throws a big elbow that misses.
Newson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone connects with a couple of short punches.
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 Ben Stone.
I think Newson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 46:50
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 45:50
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jase Newson! Jase Newson retains his welterweight title!
Jase Newson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Syndicate Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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