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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sathington Willoughby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sathington Willoughby!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman with a hook.
Freeman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Willoughby counters with a shoot takedown. Freeman fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Willoughby can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Willoughby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Freeman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Willoughby defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willoughby landing with the ground and pound.
Freeman looking for a guillotine here but Willoughby defends easily.
Willoughby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Willoughby tries to free his leg and advance position but Freeman is retaining full guard.
Freeman has momentary wrist control but Willoughby slips an elbow through the middle.
Willoughby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Willoughby trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willoughby.
Willoughby wants to control from the top but Freeman keeps moving.
Freeman wants to stand and escape but Willoughby is having none of it.
Willoughby postures up in Freeman's guard and throws a big left but Freeman blocks it.
Willoughby drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Willoughby jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Freeman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Willoughby is aware though and is defending well.
Willoughby drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Willoughby jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Willoughby chips away with some ground and pound.
Willoughby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Willoughby must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Willoughby stops Freeman from standing up.
Willoughby working some strikes from top position.
Willoughby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Willoughby lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willoughby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Freeman can't keep his opponent in guard - Willoughby advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Freeman is looking to improve his position.
Willoughby working Freeman over with strikes.
Freeman gets back to full guard.
Freeman working for a triangle but Willoughby defends it easily.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
Willoughby got a little sloppy there for a moment and Freeman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Willoughby has managed to get both his arms back between Freeman's legs - danger averted.
Willoughby wants to control from the top but Freeman keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willoughby working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Freeman's head.
Willoughby trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freeman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Freeman has his foot on Willoughby's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Willoughby works his way back into a safe position though.
Willoughby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Willoughby trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Willoughby is looking to pass into half guard but Freeman pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Freeman is in guard.
Freeman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Willoughby shoots in looking for a takedown but Freeman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Willoughby's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Freeman misses with a series of wild punches.
Freeman slaps away a takedown attempt from Willoughby, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sathington Willoughby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willoughby closes the distance and clinches up with Freeman, looking for a takedown. Willoughby pushes Freeman against the cage but Freeman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mike Freeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sathington Willoughby.
Freeman throws out a loose jab but Willoughby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willoughby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freeman.
Willoughby dodges the punch combination from Freeman.
Willoughby scores with a takedown into Freeman's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Freeman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Willoughby gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Willoughby stands up over Freeman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willoughby pushing down on Freeman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Willoughby wants to pass the guard but Freeman is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sathington Willoughby dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Freeman throws a body punch but Willoughby moves out of range.
Willoughby looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Willoughby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Freeman throws out the jab.
Freeman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Willoughby.
Freeman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willoughby.
Willoughby fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Freeman avoids it really well and circles away.
Freeman throws a series of strikes that have Willoughby backpedaling.
Freeman scores with a nice strike.
Some wild striking there from Freeman.
Freeman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Willoughby avoids the body shot from Freeman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willoughby shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Freeman as he jumps to the side.
Mike Freeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sathington Willoughby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willoughby slips a jab and a cross from Freeman.
Freeman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willoughby.
Freeman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Willoughby.
Willoughby is trying hard to land a takedown here. Freeman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Freeman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willoughby.
Freeman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Willoughby darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Freeman wants to get back to his feet.
Willoughby seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Freeman is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sathington Willoughby!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brewster Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brewster Burns has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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144 lbs
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182 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
36 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Brewster Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Hazlehurst!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazlehurst shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Burns's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hazlehurst throws a big right hand that misses.
Hazlehurst trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Burns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hazlehurst working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hazlehurst missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Burns working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hazlehurst in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Hazlehurst from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst looking to pass the guard.
Hazlehurst postures up in Burns's guard and throws a big left but Burns blocks it.
Hazlehurst scoring with some ground and pound.
Hazlehurst lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hazlehurst stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burns swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hazlehurst is looking to work some ground and pound but Burns has wrist control.
Hazlehurst working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hazlehurst throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burns works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hazlehurst forces his way into half guard.
Hazlehurst lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Burns avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hazlehurst.
Burns is staying active underneath Hazlehurst, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Burns is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hazlehurst scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hazlehurst thows a huge punch but Burns dodges it nicely.
Hazlehurst throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst is trying to control the action in half guard but Burns is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Burns keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hazlehurst throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hazlehurst thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burns's head.
Hazlehurst is looking to advance position but Burns won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hazlehurst not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hazlehurst throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst thows a huge punch but Burns dodges it nicely.
Hazlehurst lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Burns has hold of Hazlehurst's hands but Hazlehurst slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hazlehurst drops an elbow to the side of Burns's head.
Hazlehurst missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hazlehurst wants to free his trapped foot but Burns is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Hazlehurst there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hazlehurst works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Hazlehurst 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.
Hazlehurst shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Burns napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hazlehurst scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hazlehurst is trying to get an arm triangle but Burns is defending well.
Hazlehurst creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hazlehurst connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Burns some visible discomfort.
Hazlehurst tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst lands a nice forearm strike.
Hazlehurst throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Hazlehurst's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hazlehurst is looking to take a break and control but Burns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hazlehurst in side control, throwing shots but Burns defends.
Hazlehurst trying to control the position but Burns is working away.
Hazlehurst tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Daniel Hazlehurst has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hazlehurst trying to control the position but Burns is working away.
Burns managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hazlehurst is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burns knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hazlehurst is putting a hurting on Burns here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hazlehurst tries to score with some ground and pound. Burns controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Burns takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hazlehurst throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hazlehurst tries to score with some ground and pound. Burns controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Burns managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hazlehurst is trying to get an arm triangle but Burns is defending well.
Hazlehurst working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns parries the strikes from Hazlehurst easily there. Hazlehurst is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Burns to escape.
Burns takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hazlehurst thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hazlehurst tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hazlehurst moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Hazlehurst showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hazlehurst gets a double leg takedown into Burns's guard.
Hazlehurst throws a big elbow that misses.
Hazlehurst with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hazlehurst trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hazlehurst lands a couple of digs.
Hazlehurst is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hazlehurst pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burns is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst throwing strikes but missing.
Hazlehurst postures up and lands a big shot to Burns's brow.
Hazlehurst pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burns is keeping the position for now.
Hazlehurst working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hazlehurst pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burns is keeping the position for now.
Hazlehurst working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns has momentary wrist control but Hazlehurst slips an elbow through the middle.
Hazlehurst throws a big right hand that misses.
Hazlehurst scoring with some ground and pound.
Hazlehurst throws a big right hand that misses.
Hazlehurst postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hazlehurst working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burns's head.
Burns working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hazlehurst.
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!
Burns avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns has momentary wrist control but Hazlehurst slips an elbow through the middle.
Hazlehurst working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hazlehurst advances position into side control!
Hazlehurst scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Burns to see if he's OK.
Hazlehurst sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Burns is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hazlehurst wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burns keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst landing a few strikes.
Hazlehurst misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hazlehurst working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hazlehurst tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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!
Hazlehurst is trying to get an arm triangle but Burns is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Hazlehurst comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hazlehurst has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 24:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 24:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Hazlehurst!
A very excited looking Daniel Hazlehurst rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Lowey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Punchy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lowey comes to the cage accompanied by Land Down Under. Punchy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Trent From Punchy. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Lowey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trent Punchy!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Punchy feints and then cracks Lowey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lowey down.
Lowey lands a head shot.
Lowey slips a jab from Punchy.
Punchy moves away from the strike by Lowey.
Lowey lands with a shot to the body.
Punchy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowey.
Lowey throws a series of strikes that have Punchy backpedaling.
Punchy throws a looping overhand right but Lowey ducks down to avoid it.
Punchy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Punchy throws a sloppy head kick and Lowey moves out of range easily.
Lowey clobbers Punchy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Lowey. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy 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.
Punchy misses with a lunging right hand
and Lowey counters with a nice uppercut.
Lowey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Punchy scores with a kick to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lowey. Punchy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Punchy throws a leg kick but Lowey checks it.
Lowey instigates a clinch.
Lowey lands a body shot.
Lowey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Punchy backwards.
Lowey holding his opponent close, against the cage.
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!
Lowey scores with a shot to the side of Punchy's head.
Lowey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Punchy up against the cage.
Punchy tries to stall but Lowey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lowey.
Lowey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lowey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lowey presses Punchy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Punchy looks winded!
Punchy wants to stall.
Punchy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lowey's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowey.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lowey.
Lowey scores with a shot to the side of Punchy's head.
Lowey pushes Punchy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lowey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Punchy.
Punchy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lowey's elbow.
Lowey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Punchy up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lowey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lowey.
Lowey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Punchy can't break the clinch.
Lowey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lowey lands a nice uppercut.
Punchy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Lowey.
A right hook to the body lands for Lowey.
Lowey scores with a shot to the side of Punchy's head.
Lowey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Punchy is trying to break free.
Lowey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lowey lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowey pushes Punchy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lowey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lowey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lowey.
Lowey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Lowey on the inside.
Lowey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lowey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lowey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lowey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Punchy is rocked!
Lowey lands a nice uppercut.
Punchy is still on wobbly legs! Can Lowey finish him?
Lowey lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Punchy to his knees! Lowey keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Lowey!
A relieved looking Peter Lowey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Turbitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Turbitt told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Taggart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Turbitt!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taggart scores with a shot to the body.
Taggart throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Sam Turbitt has been cut.
Taggart scoring well with a low kick there.
Turbitt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taggart throws out the jab.
Taggart scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taggart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taggart connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turbitt. Turbitt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taggart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turbitt.
Taggart is looking to slow Turbitt down with leg kicks.
Turbitt misses with a takedown
and Taggart counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Turbitt off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Taggart follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Turbitt was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cole Taggart!
An out of breath Cole Taggart thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Warne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good knees
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Warne!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves away from the strike by Warne.
Smith tries to clinch but Warne is having none of it.
Warne looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Warne throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith tries to clinch but Warne moves out of range.
Warne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Warne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Warne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Warne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trent Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warne fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Smith to the ground. Warne is now in Smith's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Warne passes into half guard.
Smith has his hands clasped together around Warne's back. He's all about the action.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Smith wants to control but Warne is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Warne slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has one foot on Warne's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Warne lands with a cross.
Warne keeps the fight on the outside.
Warne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Warne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Warne managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Warne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith prevents Warne from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warne.
Warne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warne is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith blocking some punches.
Warne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Warne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Warne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Warne avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith blocks a body shot from Warne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Warne wants a takedown.
Trent Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Warne.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Warne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Warne letting Smith take a breather here.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith is pushing Warne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warne avoids it.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warne's face.
Warne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Warne is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Warne managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent Warne's takedown attempt.
Warne is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Warne into the cage.
Warne swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warne.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Warne pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Warne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big left from Warne misses.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Warne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Warne. That one must have hurt.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch there but Warne circles away.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Warne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith tries to clinch but Warne is having none of it.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Warne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith wants to clinch up but Warne keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warne looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Warne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith tries to clinch but Warne moves out of range.
Warne throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Warne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Warne misses with a two punch combination.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Warne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Warne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Warne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warne avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warne avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warne.
Warne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warne misses with a punch to the body.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Warne blocks with his arms.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Warne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warne blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Warne wants to stall.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warne can't break the clinch.
Warne misses with a punch to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Warne avoids the damage to the body.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warne.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warne avoids it.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Warne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trent Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Warne avoids the damage to the body.
Smith is pressed up against the cage. Warne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith is looking to clinch but Warne is avoiding it.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Warne lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Warne misses with a looping left.
Warne misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Warne swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch there but Warne circles away.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Warne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trent Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Warne is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Warne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Warne is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith landing knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Warne misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Smith dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Warne misses.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Warne moves out of range easily.
Smith slips under a jab from Warne.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warne tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith tries to clinch but Warne moves out of range.
Warne swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith wants to clinch up but Warne keeps it at a distance.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Warne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Warne throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Smith tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Warne is in Smith's guard.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warne trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Warne controlling from the top position.
Warne wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Warne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Warne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Warne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Warne cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Warne's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Warne chips away with some ground and pound.
Shane Warne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Warne landing with the ground and pound.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Warne from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Warne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Warne is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warne looking to pass the guard.
Warne is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warne lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Warne connects with a couple of short punches.
Warne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warne is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Warne is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Warne has managed to sneak the leg through.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Warne is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Warne stops Smith from standing up.
Warne landing some decent shots from guard.
Warne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warne wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Trent Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Warne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Smith!
A relieved looking Trent Smith thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thai Tanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milk Nibbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thai Tanic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Milk Nibbles!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanic connects with an inside leg kick.
Tanic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nibbles shoots in but no luck this time.
Nibbles tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tanic swivels and escapes.
Tanic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thai Tanic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milk Nibbles.
Nibbles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tanic lands with a nice body kick.
Tanic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tanic tries to sprawl but Nibbles drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tanic tries to get to full guard but Nibbles has control of the leg.
Tanic is trying to stand back up but Nibbles is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nibbles lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nibbles wants to take a breather but Tanic is having none of it.
Nibbles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tanic is trying to get back to full guard.
Nibbles is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tanic is controlling Nibbles's trapped leg to prevent Nibbles from advancing to side control.
Nibbles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tanic is not content to let Nibbles control the position.
Tanic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tanic moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nibbles!
Tanic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nibbles is looking to escape.
Nibbles holds on to Tanic around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Nibbles gets back to half guard.
Tanic trying to mount his opponent but Nibbles defends it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nibbles tries to roll over but Tanic keeps him under control.
Tanic not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanic stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Thai Tanic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Nibbles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nibbles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanic.
Nibbles fails to land the takedown.
Nibbles closes the distance and clinches up with Tanic, looking for a takedown. Nibbles pushes Tanic against the cage but Tanic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Tanic tenderised Nibbles's leg. Nibbles is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tanic misses with a leg kick.
Nibbles shoots in but no luck this time.
Tanic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nibbles takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nibbles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tanic thumps Nibbles with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Tanic. No joy for Nibbles on that attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nibbles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tanic sprawls well. Tanic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nibbles gets slowly back to his feet.
Crunch! Tanic slams his shin into Nibbles's torso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tanic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nibbles has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Tanic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Tanic.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nibbles.
Tanic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tanic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nibbles wants to take the fight to the mat but Tanic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tanic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tanic scores with a knee to the head.
Tanic is stalling here.
Tanic lands an elbow just above Nibbles 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nibbles is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thai Tanic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milk Nibbles.
Nibbles is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tanic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nibbles tries to score a body lock takedown but Tanic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tanic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tanic.
Tanic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tanic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tanic lands an elbow just above Nibbles 's eye.
Tanic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tanic.
Tanic misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanic lands an elbow inside that Nibbles shrugs off.
Tanic just leaning against Nibbles, taking a breather.
Nibbles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tanic breaks from the clinch.
Tanic misses with a head kick.
Tanic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nibbles shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tanic as he avoids it easily.
Tanic wants to slow Nibbles down by chopping away at his legs.
Tanic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nibbles. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nibbles tries to pull guard but Tanic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tanic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nibbles blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nibbles has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tanic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nibbles tries to pull guard but Tanic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nibbles is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tanic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tanic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tanic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nibbles's defenses.
Nibbles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nibbles is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tanic is defending well.
Nibbles jumps guard but Tanic turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nibbles is breathing heavily.
Tanic lands an elbow inside.
Tanic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tanic prevents the takedown attempt.
Nibbles tries to pull guard but Tanic holds him up against the cage and eventually Nibbles drops back down to his feet.
Nibbles looking for a takedown.
Tanic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Tanic.
Tanic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tanic lands an elbow inside that Nibbles shrugs off.
Nibbles takes an elbow to the temple.
Tanic leaning against his opponent.
Nibbles takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Tanic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nibbles throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanic.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tanic, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanic scoring well with a low kick there.
Tanic scores with a kick to the body.
Tanic throws a head kick that Nibbles semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Tanic dominated that second round.
That's time! Tanic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nibbles keeps the fight on the outside.
Nibbles dives in and grabs Tanic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tanic pushes down on Nibbles's head and hops out.
Nibbles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nibbles tries for a takedown but Tanic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That kick from Tanic tenderised Nibbles's leg. Nibbles is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Tanic.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tanic.
Tanic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nibbles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nibbles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tanic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tanic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanic throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Tanic.
Nibbles takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tanic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nibbles can do to turn this around?
A thudding body kick lands there by Tanic!
Tanic scores with a push kick.
Tanic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nibbles.
Tanic tries to clinch but Nibbles is having none of it.
Tanic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tanic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tanic.
Nibbles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tanic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanic scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanic connects with a solid leg kick.
Tanic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tanic lands an elbow just above Nibbles 's eye.
Tanic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tanic is pressed up against the cage. Nibbles has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tanic down to the mat. Tanic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thai Tanic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milk Nibbles.
Nibbles shoots in looking for a takedown. Tanic tries to sprawl out of it but Nibbles keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tanic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tanic throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanic lands with a nice body punch.
Tanic lands a head kick. Nibbles smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nibbles is rocked!
Tanic closes the distance and clinches.
Nibbles is still on wobbly legs! Can Tanic finish him?
Nibbles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nibbles seems to have recovered his senses.
Tanic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nibbles walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tanic.
Tanic scores with a hook to the body. Nibbles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tanic throws a head kick that misses.
Tanic thumps Nibbles with a low kick.
Nibbles throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tanic's waist but Tanic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nibbles off to one side.
Nibbles has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tanic.
Tanic lands a head kick. Nibbles smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tanic.
Nibbles shoots for a takedown but Tanic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tanic.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanic.
Tanic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tanic digs a good hook to Nibbles's body.
Tanic lands with a shot to the body.
Tanic is looking to slow Nibbles down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nibbles's calf.
Tanic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nibbles was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanic.
Milk Nibbles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thai Tanic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tanic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thai Tanic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thai Tanic!
Thai Tanic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Toshi Matoshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake LaMotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matoshin comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat theme. LaMotta has chosen Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake LaMotta!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matoshin has closed the distance and engaged LaMotta in a clinch.
Matoshin has LaMotta pushed against the cage.
Matoshin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from LaMotta.
Matoshin breaks from the clinch.
LaMotta tries to clinch up but Matoshin circles away and keeps his distance.
LaMotta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matoshin circles away.
LaMotta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matoshin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten LaMotta somewhat.
Toshi Matoshin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake LaMotta.
Matoshin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from LaMotta.
LaMotta throws a hook to the side of Matoshin's head but Matoshin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matoshin scores with a crisp jab that stopped LaMotta in his tracks.
LaMotta has a takedown stuffed.
Matoshin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
LaMotta fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaMotta clinches up against the cage.
Matoshin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Matoshin manages to pull guard.
LaMotta sitting in guard here, content to control.
Matoshin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes LaMotta off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
LaMotta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matoshin's waist but Matoshin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing LaMotta off to one side.
LaMotta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Matoshin misses the target.
LaMotta has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
LaMotta throws a front kick aimed at Matoshin's knee but Matoshin avoids it well.
LaMotta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matoshin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
LaMotta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matoshin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaMotta shoots in but no luck this time.
LaMotta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matoshin sprawls well. Matoshin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. LaMotta gets slowly back to his feet.
LaMotta looks winded!
LaMotta takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matoshin lands an overhand right.
LaMotta is rocked!
Matoshin moves into the clinch.
LaMotta is still on wobbly legs! Can Matoshin finish him?
LaMotta has Matoshin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Matoshin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Matoshin working the clinch nicely. LaMotta is working for position but Matoshin cracks him with a big knee to the head! LaMotta crumples up against the cage and Matoshin lands two more shots before the ref can save LaMotta! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Toshi Matoshin!
Toshi Matoshin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bolo Yeung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Djeiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeung comes to the cage accompanied by Everything in it's right place. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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327 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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264 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bolo Yeung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bud Djeiba!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeung shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yeung throwing strikes but missing.
Yeung drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Yeung seems to have locked his on tight now - Djeiba screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Yeung, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bolo Yeung!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clive Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cog - Run. Churchill is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Australian National Anthem . This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Dawson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clive Churchill!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dawson rushes Churchill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Churchill.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Churchill as Dawson tries to tie him up.
Churchill breaks the clinch.
Churchill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Churchill manages to avoid it.
Dawson throws the left hand but Churchill avoids the punch easily.
Dawson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dawson just misses with a punch to the body.
Churchill moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dawson takes a swing at Churchill's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill throws a head kick that half lands.
Churchill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawson.
Dawson misses with a body shot.
Churchill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Churchill moves out of range of the strikes.
Dawson throws a looping overhand right but Churchill ducks down to avoid it.
Churchill scores with a nice body kick.
Dawson misses with an uppercut. Churchill saw that one coming.
Churchill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick there by Churchill.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Churchill lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill lands a big head kick that sends Dawson tumbling to the mat! Churchill takes a step backwards and waves Dawson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dawson is rocked!
Dawson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Churchill checks it well.
Oh Dawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dawson 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.
Dawson misses with a straight right.
Churchill scores with a leg kick.
Dawson seems to have got his legs back now.
Dawson is looking to wear down Churchill with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dawson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tony Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Churchill throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dawson is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Churchill.
Churchill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dawson drops his hands momentarily and Churchill needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Dawson just on the top of the head. Dawson drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Dawson - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Clive Churchill!
Clive Churchill is the new lightweight champion!
A less than humble Clive Churchill misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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