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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Liebning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liebning's entrance music is The Perceptionists - Let's move . A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Liebning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sonny Bill!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bill closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Liebning's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bill stopping the sweep attempt from Liebning.
Bill wants to control from the top but Liebning keeps moving.
Liebning working a defensive guard here.
Bill drops back looking for a leg! Liebning is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Liebning manages to kick Bill off! Bill jumps back into Liebning's guard.
Bill is stalling in the full guard.
Bill pushing down on Liebning's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liebning controlling the position well.
Bill stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Liebning misses with a leg kick
letting Bill counter with a right hand.
Liebning scores with a takedown into Bill's guard.
Bill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Liebning can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill looking for a triangle here. Liebning is fighting it but it looks tight! Bill pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Liebning is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sonny Bill!
Sonny Bill decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Rafael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Rafael has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Rafael!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafael shoots in and bounces Walker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rafael accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Walker is pulling down on Rafael's head. It's preventing any offense from Rafael, at least for the moment.
Rafael with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rafael working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rafael in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rafael works over Walker with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rafael showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Walker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walker tries to get out of the position.
Rafael stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rafael is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rafael has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael looking to pass the guard.
Rafael throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rafael postures up and lands a big shot to Walker's brow.
Walker working a defensive guard here.
Rafael trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Rafael is looking to work some ground and pound but Walker has wrist control.
Rafael throwing strikes from guard but Walker blocks nicely.
Rafael working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Rafael cracks Walker with a solid left hand.
Rafael postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rafael trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rafael drops back looking for a leg! Walker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Walker manages to kick Rafael off! Rafael jumps back into Walker's guard.
Rafael postures up.
Rafael keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Walker's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rafael pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walker is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rafael throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael is looking to work some ground and pound but Walker has wrist control.
Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Rafael from controlling successfully.
Walker trying to control the position.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Rafael from controlling successfully.
Rafael is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rafael clinches with his opponent.
Rafael throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walker swivels and escapes.
Rafael has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Rafael misses with a punch to the body.
Rafael is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Walker to keep the fight standing.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rafael.
Walker avoiding damage as Rafael throws knees to the body.
Rafael blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rafael managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Rafael is trying to trip Walker. He has hold of a leg but Walker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rafael persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rafael trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rafael with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rafael throws a big right hand that misses.
Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Rafael dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rafael throws a push kick but Walker slaps the foot to one side.
Rafael misses with a takedown attempt - Walker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rafael throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rafael misses with a kick to the body
and Walker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walker.
Rafael avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
Rafael wants a takedown but no success here.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Rafael stalling against the cage.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Rafael can't get the takedown.
Michael Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Rafael.
Rafael fails to pull guard.
Rafael tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
Rafael wants a takedown.
Rafael avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rafael managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rafael.
Walker is trying to push Rafael away but Rafael has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Rafael throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walkers head.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rafael tries for a takedown but Walker manages to get underhooks.
Rafael jumps guard and drags Walker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Walker preventing the sweep.
Walker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Michael Walker just wasn't active enough.
Rafael is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Rafael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rafael swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rafael closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafael wants to work for an arm triangle but Walker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jack Rafael has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rafael is trying to work for a kimura but Walker is defending well.
Rafael throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Walker to regain full guard.
Rafael landing with the ground and pound.
Walker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rafael on the ground.
Rafael in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walker keeping full guard, as Rafael tries to pass.
Rafael wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Rafael throws an elbow that misses. Walker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rafael's guard. Nice move by Walker!
Rafael keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael pushes a forearm under Walker's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Walker is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Rafael!
A very excited looking Jack Rafael made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Ammo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathan Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirk Ammo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ammo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hughes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ammo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hughes.
Ammo slows down the pace here.
Ammo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ammo missing with knees to the body.
Ammo breaks from the clinch.
Ammo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hughes can pounce on him.
Hughes misses with a low kick.
Hughes is looking to chop away at Ammo's legs.
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Ammo blocks a head kick by Hughes.
Ammo closes the distance and pushes Hughes back into the cage.
Ammo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hughes up against the cage.
Hughes managing to block the knees to the body from Ammo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes dodges an elbow strike from Ammo.
Ammo trying to land knees to the body.
Ammo controlling the action here for a moment.
Ammo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hughes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ammo misses with an elbow strike.
Ammo is trying to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ammo.
Hughes just leaning against Ammo, taking a breather.
Ammo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ammo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hughes tries to land knees in the clinch but Ammo avoids the damage to the body.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike.
Ammo stalling the fight.
Hughes is trying to break free.
Hughes avoiding damage as Ammo throws knees to the body.
Hughes avoids a wild elbow strike from Ammo.
Ammo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hughes.
Ammo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hughes's defenses.
Ammo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Hughes! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nathan Hughes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Gago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Gago!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gago.
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gago will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Todd.
Gago looks for a takedown but Todd sprawls well.
Mike Todd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Gago.
Todd throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gago tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Todd is in Gago's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gago is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Todd defends well.
Gago looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Todd passes into half guard.
Gago actively working from the bottom here.
Todd wants to stand up but Gago has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Todd looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gago actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gago regains full guard. Nicely done.
Todd looking to sit in guard and control but Gago gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gago passes Todd's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gago is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Todd is just riding it out for now. Gago eventually gives up the hold.
Todd tries to kick Gago off but Gago keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gago seems to be working for a kimura but Todd defends the submission attempt.
Todd trying to control here.
Todd is looking to escape.
Gago wants to work for an arm triangle but Todd is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gago is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gago is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gago thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Todd's head.
Todd tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gago has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gago get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gago fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gago is trying hard to land a takedown here. Todd sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Todd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gago connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Todd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gago throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Todd was covering up waiting for the punch and Gago finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gago 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.
Gago 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.
Gago stands up from Todd's guard - Gago perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gago shoots for a double leg takedown but Todd sprawls well. He's pushed Gago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todd wants to clinch up but Gago keeps it at a distance.
Gago closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Who's going to make the next move?
Gago goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Todd has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gago but great work by Todd.
Gago is looking to regain half guard here but Todd keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gago manages to work his way to half guard, despite Todd's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Gago dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gago looks for a takedown but Todd sprawls well.
Todd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gago tries to break free but Todd pushes him back against the cage.
Todd is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gago as Todd tries to tie him up.
Gago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Todd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gago working aggressively here.
Todd is struggling to control the position.
Gago fails to pull guard.
Gago prevents a body shot from Todd.
A head punch on the inside from Gago fails to land.
Todd is pushing Gago up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Todd crunches a lovely knee into Gago's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Todd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gago's efforts to push away.
Gago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gago misses with the head strike.
Gago is trying to break the clinch but Todd has him pressed against the cage.
Gago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gago is trying to push Todd away but Todd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Todd is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gago is defending well for now.
Todd just leaning against Gago, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
Gago is trying to stall.
Todd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gago.
Gago has had enough of the clinch but Todd keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Todd.
Gago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Todd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Todd is looking to stand up but Gago isn't so interested in that idea.
Gago postures up.
Gago wants to control from the top but Todd keeps moving.
Gago is looking to work some ground and pound but Todd has wrist control.
Gago is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Todd is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Todd has escaped and now he's on top!
Gago looking for a guillotine here but Todd defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gago looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Gago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Todd.
Todd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Todd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gago shoots in for a double leg but Todd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Todd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Todd slips under a jab.
Gago swats away the attempt to clinch by Todd.
Todd throws a body kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Todd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Todd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gago shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Todd sprawls well. Todd wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gago gets slowly back to his feet.
Todd tries to clinch up but Gago circles away and keeps his distance.
Gago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Gago shoots in but Todd avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mike Todd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Gago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd pushes Gago up against the cage in a clinch.
Gago blocks a body shot from Todd.
Todd lands a knee to the body.
Todd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gago.
Todd can't find room to land a body shot as Gago controls the action.
Todd breaks from the clinch.
Gago shoots in but Todd avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gago circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Gago misses.
Todd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gago is able to avoid easily.
Gago throws a big shot that misses.
Gago looks to land a combination but Todd avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gago is trying hard to land a takedown here. Todd sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Todd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gago lands a left hand.
Gago trying to stall but Todd improves his position.
Todd manages to pull guard.
Gago trying to control but Todd is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gago preventing the sweep.
Gago decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todd cracks Gago with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gago shoots in for a double leg but Todd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Todd is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gago's half guard.
Gago looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Igor Gago has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Todd seems content to control.
Gago looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Todd tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Gago is trying to get back to full guard.
Gago looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gago is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Todd pulls his head out easily.
Gago is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Todd pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gago is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like Todd is going to stand back up.
Gago looking for submissions off his back.
Gago actively working from the bottom here.
Mike Todd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Todd wants to stand but Gago has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gago is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Todd is tapping! Great win for Gago!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Igor Gago!
After the fight, Igor Gago was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Mabuva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bawit Daba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Daba's choice of entrance music: Kid Rock - Bawitdaba. This should be fireworks!
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29
270 lbs
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275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cedric Mabuva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bawit Daba!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daba scores with a push kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daba.
Bawit Daba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daba explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mabuva is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whack! Daba lands a heavy head kick that drops Mabuva. The ref tackles Daba to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Mabuva was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bawit Daba!
A victorious Bawit Daba thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudu Paraiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ole Solseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solseng has chosen Iron Horse - Hero of the Day as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ole Solseng was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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26
273 lbs
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285 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dudu Paraiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ole Solseng!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paraiba scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Paraiba looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Paraiba tries for a kimura but Solseng is defending well.
Solseng keeps Paraiba under control for a moment.
Paraiba tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Paraiba has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Paraiba tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paraiba goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Solseng rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Paraiba's guard! Nice work there by Solseng!
Solseng would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Paraiba being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paraiba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Solseng can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solseng content to stall in guard here.
Ole Solseng has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Solseng instigates a clinch.
Paraiba drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paraiba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solseng lands with a right to the head.
Solseng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Solseng is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Paraiba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Solseng pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudu Paraiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solseng tries to throw a body punch but Paraiba avoids it by throwing Solseng back against the cage.
Solseng lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Solseng.
Solseng lands a shoulder strike.
Solseng gets through Paraiba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Solseng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solseng lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Solseng.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ole Solseng dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paraiba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Solseng.
Solseng displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paraiba.
Solseng misses with a leg kick.
Paraiba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Paraiba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paraiba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Solseng sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paraiba somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudu Paraiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solseng lands a head shot.
Paraiba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Paraiba shoots in but Solseng avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paraiba.
Solseng bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paraiba's head.
Solseng has managed to clinch.
Paraiba has Solseng pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Solseng manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Solseng working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solseng lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Solseng lands with a left to the head.
Solseng throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paraibas head.
A shot in the inside from Solseng.
Solseng lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paraiba is trying to drag Solseng to the mat but Solseng just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Solseng lands a left hand.
Solseng cracks Paraiba with a nice body shot.
A short left from Solseng.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solseng lands a right hand.
Solseng scores with a shot to the side of Paraiba's head.
Paraiba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Solseng pushes Paraiba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Solseng lands an uppercut.
Paraiba takes a shot to the head.
Solseng drops Paraiba onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Paraiba is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Paraiba is rocked!
Solseng misses with a body punch.
Solseng gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Paraiba.
Solseng lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solseng scores with a shot to the side of Paraiba's head.
Solseng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Solseng.
Paraiba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Solseng avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Solseng scores with a nice short uppercut.
Solseng lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Solseng.
Ole Solseng seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Solseng softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Solseng lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paraiba or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Solseng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Solseng.
A short uppercut from Solseng.
Solseng drops Paraiba onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Paraiba is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Paraiba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Solseng.
Paraiba seems to have got his legs back now.
A right handed body shot lands from Solseng.
Solseng drops Paraiba onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Paraiba is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Solseng drops Paraiba onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Paraiba is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Solseng is working Paraiba over against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Solseng scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Solseng creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Paraiba's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Paraiba drops to his knees and Solseng pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ole Solseng!
A relieved looking Ole Solseng thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hodson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Break Some Off by KoRn kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Liam Payne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
280 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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25
250 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liam Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Hodson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hodson tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Hodson misses.
Payne doesn't manage to clinch there - Hodson circles away.
Hodson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Liam Payne has been cut.
Payne tries to clinch
and Hodson counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Payne misses.
Payne walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Hodson.
Hodson fails to land with a series of punches.
Payne closes the distance but Hodson moves to the side
and Hodson scores with a counter punch that sends Payne to the canvas! Hodson smells blood - he's punishing Payne with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Payne has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Hodson!
Our winner, Matt Hodson, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damo Dustup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
300 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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26
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Polo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damo Dustup!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Damo Dustup has been cut.
Danga de danga de dang - Polo scores with a four punch combination!
Polo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Polo has managed to clinch.
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!
Polo works on Dustup's body with a couple of short punches.
Dustup is trying to break the clinch but Polo has him pressed against the cage.
Dustup's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Polo lands a right hand.
Polo scores with a shot to the side of Dustup's head.
A right hand to the body from Polo.
Dustup is trying to force a seperation but Polo has the dominant position.
Dustup gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Polo.
Polo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Polo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo works on Dustup's body with a couple of short punches.
Polo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dustup gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Polo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dustups head.
Dustup is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Polo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dustup changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Polo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Polo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dustup.
Polo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Polo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dustup looks to land a combination but Polo avoids it well.
Dustup wants to clinch but Polo slips to the side
and Polo counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Polo tries to bum rush Dustup with a series of wild strikes but Dustup uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Polo punishes Dustup's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo Rushes Dustup and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Dustup is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Polo Piles on the pressure and Dustup crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Polo!
Marco Polo retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Marco Polo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Decimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Torello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Decimus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Monster Truck,- Righteous Smoke. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
146 lbs
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138 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Decimus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Torello!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torello buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torello tries a head kick but it misses.
Torello scores with a jab to the head.
Decimus needs to keep his hands up - Torello had a free shot at his head there.
Decimus looks to score with a jab to the body but Torello is just out of range.
Torello throws a hook to the side of Decimus's head but Decimus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torello defending well as Decimus loads up on a big left hand.
Decimus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torello in his tracks.
Decimus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torello.
Maximus Decimus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decimus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Decimus swings for the body but Torello moves out of range.
Decimus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torello.
Decimus avoids the head kick by Torello.
Torello's jab looks to have found its range, popping Decimus under the eye.
Decimus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torello scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Decimus misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torello moves out of range of the leg kick from Decimus.
Decimus looks to throw the jab but Torello is out of range.
Torello moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Torello.
Torello misses with a body kick.
Torello scores with a nice body kick.
Torello tried to score with a low kick but Decimus checks it.
Torello lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Decimus misses with a low kick.
Torello throws a nice inside leg kick.
Decimus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torello.
Decimus connects with a body shot.
Decimus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Torello cracks the inside of Decimus's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torello scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torello throws a sloppy head kick and Decimus moves out of range easily.
Decimus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Decimus lands a jab.
Torello is rocked!
Decimus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Torello defends it nicely.
Torello is still on wobbly legs! Can Decimus finish him?
A decent looking cross lands there for Decimus.
Torello lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Torello seems to have recovered his senses.
James Torello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decimus just misses with a punch to the body.
Torello connects with a leg kick. Decimus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Decimus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Torello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Decimus's sensitive parts.
A jab from Decimus finds it's way through Torello's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus lands a lovely overhand right.
Decimus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Torello blocks the leg kick.
Decimus just misses with a punch to the body.
Decimus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torello.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Torello, as that shot connected.
Torello moves away from the strike by Decimus.
Decimus shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Decimus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torello moves away from the strike by Decimus.
Torello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Decimus.
Torello moves away from the strike by Decimus.
Decimus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Torello to score with a decent uppercut.
Decimus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Torello avoids it really well and circles away.
Decimus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Torello manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torello lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decimus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torello.
Decimus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Decimus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Torello.
Nice body punch from Decimus.
Torello throws a front kick that sends Decimus stumbling back into the cage.
Torello lands a nice looking kick to the body. Decimus takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torello fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Decimus.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Decimus.
Decimus is breathing heavily.
Decimus misses with a takedown attempt
and Torello counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Torello 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.
Both fighters circling a little - Torello finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
James Torello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice jab there from Torello.
Torello connects with a solid leg kick.
Decimus scores with the left hand. Torello knows he should have avoided that one.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Decimus. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Decimus wants to clinch.
Decimus lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Decimus. Torello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torello's jab looks to have found its range, popping Decimus under the eye.
A jab from Decimus does it's job there.
Torello moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torello throws a good cross that connects.
Torello fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Decimus on the side of the head.
Torello listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Torello fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Decimus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torello. That's going to slow Decimus down.
Decimus looks to land a left hand but Torello moved out of range nicely.
Torello buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Decimus's sensitive parts.
Torello lands a nice looking kick to the body. Decimus takes a step back to recover.
Decimus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Torello.
Torello cracks Decimus with a good jab.
Decimus misses with a looping left.
Torello tries to sprawl but Decimus drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Torello manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Torello is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Decimus is aware though and is defending well.
Decimus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torello works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torello working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Decimus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Decimus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Decimus throws an elbow that misses. Torello uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Decimus's guard. Nice move by Torello!
Torello working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Torello with a nice head shot there.
Torello working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Torello tries to free his leg and advance position but Decimus is retaining full guard.
Torello loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Torello postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torello working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Decimus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Torello looking to pass the guard.
Torello throws an elbow that misses. Decimus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Torello's guard. Nice move by Decimus!
Torello wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Decimus is now in half guard.
Decimus is thwarting Torello's attempts to control the position.
Torello wants to get back to full guard.
Torello gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torello working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Decimus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Decimus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Decimus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Torello throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Decimus postures up.
Decimus trying to control the position from guard on top but Torello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torello escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Decimus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
Decimus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torello works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torello looking for a sweep. Not yet Torello, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Torello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Decimus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torello.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torello.
Torello scores with a leg kick.
Torello throws a push kick but Decimus slaps the foot to one side.
Decimus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Decimus misses with a body kick.
Decimus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Torello throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decimus misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Decimus.
Torello catches Decimus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Torello punishes Decimus's body with a nice straight punch.
Decimus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decimus misses with a hook
and Torello counters with a single leg into guard. Decimus didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torello looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus is controlling Torello's posture.
Torello is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Torello has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torello wants to control from the top but Decimus keeps moving.
Torello tries to free his leg and advance position but Decimus is retaining full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Torello stands up and waves to Decimus to follow him.
Decimus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torello slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Decimus doesn't manage to clinch there - Torello circles away.
Torello ducks under a wild hook from Decimus.
Torello circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torello plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A jab from Torello finds it's way through Decimus's defenses.
Torello keeps the fight on the outside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decimus moves in looking to clinch but Torello pushes him off.
Decimus tries to clinch but Torello moves out of range.
Decimus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decimus looks to score with a jab to the body but Torello is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torello lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Torello with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Torello.
Decimus misses with a looping left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torello lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decimus throws the left hand but Torello avoids the punch easily.
Torello avoids the body shot from Decimus.
Torello scores with a jab to the jaw.
Decimus throws a head kick but Torello moves out of range.
Decimus ducks right into an uppercut from Torello.
Torello scores with a head kick.
Decimus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Decimus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decimus shoots for a double leg takedown but Torello sprawls well. He's pushed Decimus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Decimus shoots in for a takedown but Torello shows good takedown defense.
Decimus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torello.
Decimus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Torello finds it's way through Decimus's defenses.
Decimus misses the shot to the body.
Decimus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Decimus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Torello. That one must have hurt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Torello in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Decimus avoids the head kick by Torello.
Torello scores with a shot to the body.
Torello's corner calls for a 1-2. Torello obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Decimus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torello throws a head kick that Decimus semi-blocks.
Decimus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Torello blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Torello really 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.
Decimus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torello can pounce on him.
Decimus throws a looping overhand right but Torello ducks down to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Decimus.
Decimus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Torello.
Torello scores with a hook to the body. Decimus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Torello scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Decimus stalks Torello and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Torello's face. Torello staggers backwards, shaken.
Torello slips a jab from Decimus.
Decimus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Torello fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Decimus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Decimus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Torello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Torello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus throws an overhand right that lands on Torello's shoulder, as Torello tries to avoid the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torello. That's going to slow Decimus down.
Torello scores with a nice strike.
Decimus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Torello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Decimus's calf.
Decimus looks to land a right hand but Torello moved out of range.
Torello scoring well with a low kick there.
Decimus looking to score a takedown here. Torello is defending well but Decimus drives through and ends up in Torello's guard.
Decimus wants to pass the guard but Torello is keeping the position.
Maximus Decimus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torello had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Decimus defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decimus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torello works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torello throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Decimus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Torello's head.
Decimus trying to control the position from guard on top but Torello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Decimus won't allow Torello to sweep him here.
Decimus trying to control the position from guard on top but Torello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Decimus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Torello has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Decimus has managed to get both his arms back between Torello's legs - danger averted.
Torello is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Decimus defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torello working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Decimus.
Decimus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Torello has his feet on Decimus's thighs here. He's pushed Decimus off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Decimus screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Torello!
James Torello is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious James Torello thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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