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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gay Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb has chosen It's Raining Men as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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156 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gay Bomb!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot throws a lazy right hand but Bomb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Groot loads up on a big right hand but Bomb slips the punch.
De Groot throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bomb.
De Groot blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from De Groot misses the target.
De Groot tries to clinch but Bomb is having none of it.
De Groot tries to clinch but Bomb is having none of it.
Bomb moves out of range as De Groot strikes.
Bomb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Groot throws out the jab.
De Groot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Bomb misses.
Bomb takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bomb moves out of range as De Groot throws a body kick.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bomb manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bomb is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De Groot fails to land with a series of punches.
De Groot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bomb blocks a head kick by De Groot.
De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bomb.
De Groot throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bomb's head.
Bomb takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
An inside leg kick from De Groot misses.
Bomb takes a head kick and keeps coming.
De Groot throws out a loose jab but Bomb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good work by De Groot as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb checks a leg kick.
De Groot throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karl De Groot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Groot tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bomb tries to land a front kick but De Groot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bomb walks into a stiff left hand from De Groot.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Groot fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Groot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bomb throws out a loose jab but De Groot uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bomb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Groot.
Bomb takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bomb ducks under a wild hook from De Groot.
De Groot swings for the body but Bomb moves out of range.
De Groot tried to score with a low kick but Bomb checks it.
De Groot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Groot works Bomb's body with a nice hook.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Groot.
De Groot misses with a wild body shot.
De Groot smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bomb takes a swing at De Groot's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from De Groot misses.
De Groot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Groot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bomb fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Groot misses with a knee to the head.
De Groot gets through Bomb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bomb is looking for a takedown.
Bomb has had enough of the clinch but De Groot keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bomb has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. De Groot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gay Bomb.
Bomb blocking some punches.
De Groot lands a left hand.
De Groot leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Groot throws a head kick but Bomb moves out of range.
Bomb tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Groot throws a chopping leg kick but Bomb manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bomb misses with a straight right.
Bomb connects with a looping right hand.
De Groot cracks Bomb with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Groot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bomb's sensitive parts.
A big left from De Groot misses.
De Groot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bomb crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Groot - the referee stops the clock and Bomb gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Groot. Bomb manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
De Groot throws a front kick that sends Bomb stumbling back into the cage.
Bomb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Groot can pounce on him.
Bomb tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Groot swivels and escapes.
De Groot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bomb on the side of the head.
De Groot lands with a nice body punch.
Bomb is breathing heavily.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Bomb sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Groot tries to clinch up but Bomb circles away and keeps his distance.
Bomb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Groot.
Bomb gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A lazy left from De Groot finds it's target.
Bomb drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bomb is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot wants to sweep but no luck.
Bomb cracks De Groot with a solid left hand.
De Groot keeping moving, preventing Bomb from controlling successfully.
De Groot is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
De Groot connects with a right hand. Bomb shakes it off.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
Bomb keeps the fight on the outside.
Karl De Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
Bomb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Groot gets a clinch.
Bomb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from De Groot.
De Groot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bomb backwards.
De Groot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bomb can do to turn this around?
De Groot misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bomb backwards.
Nice body punch from De Groot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Groot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bomb is defending well for now.
Bomb breaks from the clinch.
De Groot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bomb walks into a stiff left hand from De Groot.
Bomb takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Groot throws the left hand but Bomb avoids the punch easily.
De Groot tries to clinch but Bomb is having none of it.
De Groot lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Bomb off balance momentarily.
De Groot throws a hook to the side of Bomb's head but Bomb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bomb walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Groot.
De Groot tried to score with a low kick but Bomb checks it.
Bomb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
De Groot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Groot swinging wildly here.
Bomb takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Groot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Groot misses with a body kick.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bomb moves away.
De Groot throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bomb. De Groot does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - De Groot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Groot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Groot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Groot connects with a crisp jab.
De Groot throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bomb's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bomb's calf.
De Groot lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bomb takes a step back to recover.
Bomb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Groot is looking to slow Bomb down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb fails with the takedown.
De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Groot lands a head shot.
De Groot loads up on a big right hand but Bomb slips the punch.
De Groot lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Groot dips to his left and cracks Bomb with an uppercut!
A clash of legs there as Bomb blocks the low kick.
De Groot delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bomb's sensitive parts.
De Groot scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bomb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot lands a really nice looking cross but Bomb seems unphased.
Karl De Groot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bomb's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Bomb down.
De Groot tries to land a front kick but Bomb steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bomb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groot manages to avoid it.
Bomb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
Gay Bomb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb avoids the body shot from De Groot.
De Groot clinches with his opponent.
Bomb is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bomb is trying to drag De Groot to the mat but De Groot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bomb is working for takedown but De Groot is calmly controlling the position for now.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gay Bomb.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl De Groot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Groot, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl De Groot!
Karl De Groot 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Bowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raphael Bowie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciprut slips a jab and a cross from Bowie.
Ciprut moves in looking to clinch but Bowie pushes him off.
Ciprut misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bowie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bowie misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ciprut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ciprut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bowie dives in and grabs Ciprut's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ciprut pushes down on Bowie's head and hops out.
Bowie moves out of range as Ciprut throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ciprut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ciprut is looking to clinch.
Bowie clinches up with Ciprut and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Raphael Bowie has been cut.
Ciprut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bowie is trying to trip Ciprut. He has hold of a leg but Ciprut is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bowie persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bowie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bowie trying to control the position from guard on top but Ciprut is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ciprut is looking to stand up but Bowie isn't so interested in that idea.
Ciprut utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bowie trying to control the position from guard on top but Ciprut is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bowie passes Ciprut's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bowie wants to control but Ciprut is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowie trying to mount his opponent but Ciprut defends it.
Bowie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bowie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bowie looks to land a strike but Ciprut avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ciprut keeping full guard, as Bowie tries to pass.
Bowie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ciprut looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ciprut looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ciprut!
Bowie tries to buck Ciprut off but Ciprut is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie is working hard here to advance position.
Ciprut tries to stand but Bowie is controlling his head.
Bowie tries to buck Ciprut off but Ciprut is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ciprut stands up and beckons Bowie to his feet.
Bowie connects with a crisp jab.
Ciprut walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses.
Ciprut fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bowie blocks a head kick by Ciprut.
Ciprut tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bowie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowie throws a jab but it's blocked by Ciprut.
Ciprut misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ciprut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ciprut throws a sloppy head kick and Bowie moves out of range easily.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bowie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bowie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Bowie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raphael Bowie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bowie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bowie throws a shot from downtown. Ciprut moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bowie is defended easily by Ciprut.
Ciprut keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ciprut throws a sloppy head kick and Bowie moves out of range easily.
Bowie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowie throws a series of punches but Ciprut avoids them all with ease.
Bowie throws a big shot that misses.
Ciprut pushes Bowie up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Bowie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowie lands a right hand.
Bowie looking for a takedown.
Bowie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ciprut after a bit of a struggle.
Bowie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ciprut misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ciprut swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ciprut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bowie tries to pull guard but Ciprut holds him up against the cage and eventually Bowie drops back down to his feet.
Bowie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ciprut pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bowie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bowie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ciprut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ciprut throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Ciprut on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciprut landing knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ciprut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut landing knees to the body.
Ciprut gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bowie.
Ciprut looking to throw knees to the head but Bowie is blocking nicely.
Ciprut cracks Bowie with a nice body shot.
Ciprut struggles to land a body shot inside as Bowie controls his hands.
Ciprut lands an elbow inside that Bowie shrugs off.
Ciprut struggles to land a body shot inside as Bowie controls his hands.
Ciprut lands a body shot.
Ciprut is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bowie is keeping busy.
Ciprut is leaning against Bowie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ciprut misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bowie wants to take the fight to the mat but Ciprut manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bowie wants a takedown but no success here.
Ciprut misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bowie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ciprut prevents it.
Ciprut connects with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Ciprut.
Ciprut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ciprut is pressed up against the cage. Bowie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ciprut down to the mat. Ciprut avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bowie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ciprut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowie misses the jab.
Kingsley Ciprut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch but Bowie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ciprut misses with a head kick.
Kingsley Ciprut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ciprut tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bowie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ciprut's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowie has gone for a leg lock! Ciprut slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bowie's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut tries to stand but Bowie is controlling from the bottom.
Ciprut gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ciprut tries to clinch
and Bowie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bowie.
Bowie wants to pass the guard but Ciprut is keeping the position.
Raphael Bowie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowie throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingsley Ciprut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raphael Bowie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bowie with a hook.
Ciprut rushes Bowie and presses him up against the cage.
Bowie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ciprut gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Ciprut.
Ciprut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ciprut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bowie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ciprut lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Ciprut.
Ciprut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ciprut stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ciprut misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ciprut.
Ciprut tries to work over Bowie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bowie is trying to pull guard but Ciprut has him pressed against the cage.
Ciprut gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bowie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Bowie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciprut misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bowie is trying to pull guard but Ciprut has him pressed against the cage.
Ciprut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ciprut is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the head but Bowie blocks with his arms.
Ciprut cracks Bowie with a nice body shot.
Bowie takes a shot to the head.
Ciprut lands an elbow that stopped Bowie in his tracks for a moment.
Bowie managing to block the knees to the body from Ciprut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ciprut takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kingsley Ciprut seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bowie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow from the 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!
Bowie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ciprut prevents it.
Ciprut lands an elbow that stopped Bowie in his tracks for a moment.
Bowie working aggressively here.
Bowie wants a takedown but no success here.
Bowie blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ciprut.
Bowie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
Bowie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ciprut gets underhooks to prevent Bowie's takedown attempt.
Ciprut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ciprut is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ciprut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bowie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ciprut.
Ciprut is leaning against Bowie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow.
Ciprut taking a breather.
Ciprut lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ciprut struggles to land a body shot inside as Bowie controls his hands.
Ciprut gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bowie.
Nice elbow from Ciprut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciprut blocks an uppercut.
Ciprut misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ciprut fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ciprut is looking to clinch but Bowie is avoiding it.
Bowie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left lands for Bowie.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Bowie is having none of it.
Ciprut tries to clinch
and Bowie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ciprut instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Ciprut.
Ciprut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bowie is defending well for now.
Bowie blocking some punches.
Bowie managing to block the knees to the body from Ciprut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kingsley Ciprut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ciprut has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingsley Ciprut!
Kingsley Ciprut bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Nascimento (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnie Ballantine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento walks into a left hand.
It looks like Cristiano Nascimento has been cut.
Ballantine throws a poor cross that misses
and Nascimento counters with a leg kick.
Nascimento thows a leg kick but Ballantine checks it
and Ballantine counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ballantine.
Ballantine lands a right hand.
Ballantine can't find room to land a body shot as Nascimento controls the action.
Nascimento tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ballantine's elbow.
Nascimento lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballantine backwards.
Nascimento breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Ballantine misses
and Nascimento cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ballantine works Nascimento's body with a nice hook.
Nascimento steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballantine.
Ballantine throws an off balance right hand
and Nascimento counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ballantine tries to clinch but Nascimento is having none of it.
Ballantine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nascimento has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Nascimento is predictable there
and Ballantine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ballantine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ballantine darts in and clinches Nascimento up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Nascimento scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ballantine misses with the head strike.
Nascimento working hard to break the clinch.
Ballantine tries a body shot but Nascimento blocks it.
Ballantine throws a head punch that misses.
Ballantine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ballantine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ballantine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nascimento lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ballantine.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballantine has a couple of punches blocked by Nascimento.
A head punch on the inside from Ballantine fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ballantine.
Ballantine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nascimento waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ballantine.
Ballantine jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nascimento is rocked!
Nascimento gets tackled into the cage by Ballantine. Ballantine maintains the clinch.
Nascimento is still on wobbly legs! Can Ballantine finish him?
Ballantine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nascimento blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ballantine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nascimento.
Ballantine working aggressively here.
Ballantine misses with some punches.
Ballantine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ballantine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nascimento tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ballantine's elbow.
Ballantine swings wildly with an uppercut but Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ballantine.
Nascimento goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ballantine throws a big uppercut that drops Nascimento! More strikes from Ballantine and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nascimento lies dazed against the cage as Ballantine celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnie Ballantine!
Johnie Ballantine decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klason comes to the cage accompanied by (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hjalmar Klason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mario Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klason misses with a straight right.
Klason jabs Ferrari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ferrari looks to throw the jab but Klason is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Ferrari there.
Ferrari tries to clinch there but Klason circles away.
Klason goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ferrari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klason connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ferrari's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klason lands a leg kick that knocks Ferrari off balance momentarily.
Ferrari lands with a nice combination. Klason backs away looking to recover.
Klason misses with a head kick.
Ferrari blocks a head kick by Klason.
Klason lands a body shot.
Ferrari takes a jab right on the kisser.
Klason on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ferrari tried to score with a low kick but Klason checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klason.
Klason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferrari manages to avoid it.
Ferrari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Klason.
Ferrari wants to clinch.
Ferrari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Klason lands a head shot.
Ferrari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klason throws a low kick but Ferrari avoids it.
Ferrari scores with a hook to the body. Klason takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Klason swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferrari.
Klason feints and then cracks Ferrari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ferrari down.
Klason looks to land a body kick but Ferrari moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason looks to land a left hand but Ferrari moved out of range nicely.
Ferrari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferrari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Klason under the eye.
Ferrari throws a shot from downtown. Klason moves away and avoids it.
Ferrari throws out a powerful jab.
Mario Ferrari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferrari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ferrari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferrari fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Klason on the side of the head.
Klason scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ferrari moves out of range as Klason strikes.
Ferrari drops his hands momentarily and Klason takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Klason tried to score with a low kick but Ferrari checks it.
Ferrari moves out of range as Klason strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari scoring well with a low kick there.
Ferrari throws a sloppy head kick
and Klason counters by clinching up.
Klason blocks an uppercut.
Klason lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ferrari.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ferrari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Klason has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferrari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klason working aggressively here.
Klason lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Klason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferrari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klason is defending well for now.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klason avoids it.
Klason is trying to break the clinch but Ferrari is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferrari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klason blocking some punches.
Klason goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ferrari prevents it.
Ferrari misses with a knee to the head.
Klason misses with a punch to the body.
Ferrari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Klason backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klason prevents a body shot from Ferrari.
Klason is looking to control Ferrari's arms but Ferrari gets an underhook and turns him. Now Klason has his back to the cage.
Ferrari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Klason has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klason looking to slow down the pace here.
Ferrari tries to land knees in the clinch but Klason avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hjalmar Klason will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Klason lands a nice shot to the body.
Klason scores with a kick to the midsection.
Klason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferrari throws out the jab.
Klason throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferrari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Klason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrari.
A head kick misses from Ferrari.
Klason stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferrari.
Klason cracks Ferrari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ferrari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferrari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Klason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrari.
Ferrari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Klason under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferrari misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari thows a body kick. Klason tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Klason lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ferrari takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Klason checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klason. Ferrari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Klason, right into the meat.
Klason connects with a nice looking jab.
Ferrari closes the distance and pushes Klason back into the cage.
Klason struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferrari controls his hands.
Ferrari misses with a knee to the head.
Ferrari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferrari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klason blocks it with crossed arms.
Klason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferrari landing knees to the head.
It looks like Hjalmar Klason has been cut.
Ferrari looking to throw knees to the head but Klason is blocking nicely.
Klason managing to block the knees to the body from Ferrari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason prevents Ferrari from breaking the clinch.
Klason misses with a punch on the inside.
Klason avoiding damage as Ferrari throws knees to the body.
Ferrari scores with a knee to the head.
Ferrari misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferrari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Klason lands with a left to the head.
Ferrari scores with a knee to the head.
Klason lands a right hand.
Ferrari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ferrari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferrari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klason has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ferrari after a bit of a struggle.
Klason gets through Ferrari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ferrari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferrari misses with some punches.
Klason'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.
Ferrari breaks from the clinch.
Ferrari throws a leg kick but Klason checks it.
Ferrari looks to land a body kick but Klason moved away.
Klason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferrari manages to avoid it.
Ferrari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hjalmar Klason is winning the standup battle so far.
Klason misses with a few strikes there.
Ferrari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferrari misses with a hook.
Klason lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferrari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klason circles away quickly and effectively.
Ferrari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klason misses with a looping left.
Ferrari tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Klason. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Klason.
Ferrari throws a right hand that misses
and Klason counters with a good low kick that Ferrari was not able to check.
Klason buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Klason getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Klason throws out a loose jab but Ferrari uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klason catches Ferrari with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ferrari tries to clinch but Klason moves out of range.
Ferrari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ferrari steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Klason. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Klason dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hjalmar Klason's cut.
That's time! Klason's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Klason walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ferrari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Klason connects with the punch.
Klason misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Klason misses.
Ferrari moves forwards but Klason connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ferrari blocks the body kick.
A combination from Ferrari does no damage.
A jab from Klason misses.
Ferrari scores with a sloppy right hand. Klason should have avoided that one.
Ferrari lands with a right hand.
Ferrari throws out a loose jab but Klason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferrari lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ferrari takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason stalling the fight.
Klason looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ferrari tries to throw a body punch but Klason avoids it by throwing Ferrari back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Klason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferrari's elbow.
Ferrari misses with a body punch.
Mario Ferrari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ferrari misses with the head strike.
Ferrari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ferrari misses with a knee strike.
Ferrari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Klason on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mario Ferrari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hjalmar Klason is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari working aggressively here.
Klason is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ferrari pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Klason is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ferrari pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Klason misses with the head strike.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Klason prevents a body shot from Ferrari.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the head but Klason blocks with his arms.
Ferrari misses with a knee to the head.
Ferrari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ferrari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferrari has a couple of punches blocked by Klason.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Klason lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ferrari throws a head punch that misses.
Ferrari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Klason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferrari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klason blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferrari misses with a knee strike.
Ferrari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klason blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferrari misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferrari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferrari looking to throw knees to the head but Klason is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason lands a shoulder strike.
Ferrari throws a head punch that misses.
Ferrari being controlled against the cage.
Ferrari lands a right hand.
Ferrari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferrari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferrari trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klason's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ferrari misses with some punches.
Klason tries to stall but Ferrari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Ferrari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Klason 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjalmar Klason!
Hjalmar Klason very nearly forgot to thank Syndicate Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ovid Julios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bateman's entrance music is Huey Lewis and The News - Hip to be Square. A fine choice. Patrick Bateman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ovid Julios's chin.
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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
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ovid Julios!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman throws a head kick that misses.
Julios moves to clinch but Bateman breaks away
and Bateman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Julios pushes Bateman up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bateman fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Bateman fails to land.
Julios trying to land knees to the body.
Bateman has a couple of punches blocked by Julios.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Julios obliges.
Bateman is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bateman managing to block the knees to the body from Julios.
Julios tries to land knees in the clinch but Bateman avoids the damage to the body.
Bateman can't find room to land a body shot as Julios controls the action.
Bateman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Julios blocks it with crossed arms.
Bateman managing to block the knees to the body from Julios.
Bateman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Julios backwards.
Bateman misses with some punches.
Bateman misses with a punch on the inside.
Bateman avoiding damage as Julios throws knees to the body.
Julios trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julios missing with knees to the body.
Bateman struggles to land a body shot inside as Julios controls his hands.
Julios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bateman.
Julios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bateman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bateman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bateman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bateman managing to block the knees to the body from Julios.
Julios missing with knees to the body.
Bateman misses with a punch on the inside.
Julios misses with a knee strike.
Julios blocks an uppercut.
Bateman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bateman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bateman pushes Julios back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bateman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Julios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bateman.
Bateman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Ovid Julios has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bateman tries to throw a body punch but Julios avoids it by throwing Bateman back against the cage.
Bateman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Julios blocks it with crossed arms.
Julios missing with knees to the body.
Julios landing knees to the head.
Julios tries a knee to the head but Bateman blocks it.
A body shot lands from Bateman.
Bateman managing to block the knees to the body from Julios.
Julios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bateman has a couple of punches blocked by Julios.
Bateman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Julios avoids it.
Julios tries to land knees in the clinch but Bateman avoids the damage to the body.
Bateman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Julios trying to land knees to the body.
Bateman misses with some punches.
A short right from Bateman on the inside.
Julios tries to land knees in the clinch but Bateman avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman gets through Julios's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Julios is rocked!
Julios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Julios is still on wobbly legs! Can Bateman finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Julios.
Julios misses with a knee strike.
Bateman working the clinch nicely. Julios is working for position but Bateman cracks him with a big knee to the head! Julios crumples up against the cage and Bateman lands two more shots before the ref can save Julios! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Patrick Bateman!
Patrick Bateman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tad Ghostal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Felizberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ghostal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Good King Wenceslas. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tad Ghostal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Felizberto!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felizberto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Felizberto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A big right from Ghostal misses.
Ghostal connects with a single shot there.
Felizberto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Felizberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghostal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Felizberto. Ghostal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Felizberto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Felizberto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ghostal counters with an inside leg kick.
A cross from Felizberto lands.
Felizberto misses with a looping right.
Ghostal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Felizberto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghostal throws a leg kick but Felizberto checks it.
Ghostal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Felizberto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ghostal. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felizberto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Felizberto digs a good body shot into Ghostal's ribs.
Ghostal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ghostal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Felizberto throws out the jab.
Ghostal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Felizberto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ghostal.
Felizberto misses with a hook. Ghostal ducked under it nicely.
Felizberto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ghostal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Felizberto's head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Felizberto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ghostal - the referee stops the clock and Felizberto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ghostal. Felizberto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Felizberto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ghostal scores with a jab to the head.
Felizberto throws a body punch but Ghostal moves out of range.
Ghostal avoids the body shot from Felizberto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Felizberto. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Felizberto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Felizberto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ghostal rather than just go for the knockout.
Felizberto's corner calls for a 1-2. Felizberto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Felizberto ducks right into an uppercut from Ghostal.
Ghostal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ghostal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Felizberto manages to avoid it.
Ghostal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Felizberto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ghostal pinned against the cage. Ghostal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ghostal. That's going to slow Felizberto down.
Ghostal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Felizberto moves away.
Felizberto takes a swing at Ghostal's ribcage but misses.
Ghostal misses with a double jab.
Felizberto throws an overhand right that lands on Ghostal's shoulder, as Ghostal tries to avoid the shot.
Ghostal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal lets loose with a powerful body kick. Felizberto will feel that in the morning.
Ghostal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ghostal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ghostal looks for the body kick but Felizberto saw that one coming.
Felizberto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Felizberto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ghostal circles away quickly and effectively.
Ghostal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ghostal scores with a leg kick.
Felizberto misses with a looping right.
Felizberto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghostal.
Ghostal connects with a solid leg kick.
Felizberto throws a jab when Ghostal was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Ghostal. Beautiful body shot.
Ryan Felizberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Felizberto fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal tries a head kick but it misses.
Felizberto swings for the body but Ghostal moves out of range.
Felizberto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Felizberto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ghostal. That one must have hurt.
Ghostal throws a hook but Felizberto avoids it easily.
Felizberto swings for the body but Ghostal moves out of range.
Felizberto moves out of range as Ghostal strikes.
That kick from Ghostal tenderised Felizberto's leg. Felizberto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Felizberto just misses with a punch to the body.
Felizberto looks to land a left hand but Ghostal moved out of range nicely.
Felizberto needs to keep his hands up - Ghostal had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghostal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Felizberto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ghostal's waist but Ghostal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Felizberto off to one side.
A nice combination there by Ghostal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tad Ghostal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Felizberto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Felizberto avoids the head kick by Ghostal.
Ghostal is looking to slow Felizberto down with leg kicks.
Felizberto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Felizberto throws a hook to the side of Ghostal's head but Ghostal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Ghostal.
Ghostal throws a body punch but Felizberto moves out of range.
Ghostal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Felizberto just misses with a punch to the body.
Felizberto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tad Ghostal is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghostal slips a jab from Felizberto.
Felizberto throws a body punch but Ghostal moves out of range.
Ghostal throws a body kick that misses.
Felizberto lands a slapping body shot.
Felizberto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Felizberto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felizberto misses with a hook.
Felizberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Felizberto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Felizberto throws a body punch but Ghostal moves out of range.
Ghostal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ghostal avoids the body shot from Felizberto.
Felizberto avoids the body shot from Ghostal.
Felizberto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Felizberto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ghostal.
A good leg kick by Ghostal.
Felizberto throws a body punch but Ghostal moves out of range.
Felizberto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Felizberto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ghostal.
Ghostal slips a jab from Felizberto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Felizberto. Ghostal does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Felizberto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ghostal lets loose with a powerful body kick. Felizberto will feel that in the morning.
Felizberto is breathing heavily.
Ghostal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Felizberto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ghostal. That one must have hurt.
Ghostal throws a nice head kick!
Ghostal lands with a nice body kick.
Jab from Felizberto.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ghostal!
Ghostal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ghostal ducks right into an uppercut from Felizberto.
Ghostal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Felizberto misses with a body shot.
Ghostal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto thuds a left hand into Ghostal's body.
A shot to the liver by Felizberto. Beautiful body shot.
Ghostal throws a head kick that Felizberto semi-blocks.
Ghostal misses with a body shot.
Felizberto connects with a body shot.
Felizberto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A cross from Ghostal lands.
Ghostal lands a lovely overhand right.
Ghostal lands with a slapping head kick.
Felizberto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Felizberto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Felizberto misses with a lunging right hand
and Ghostal counters with a nice kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghostal connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Felizberto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ghostal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Felizberto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghostal moves away.
Ghostal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Felizberto.
Felizberto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ghostal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ghostal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Felizberto thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ghostal.
Ghostal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghostal throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Felizberto.
Ghostal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Felizberto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Felizberto scores with a sloppy right hand. Ghostal should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tad Ghostal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Felizberto scores with a body shot.
Ghostal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ghostal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Felizberto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Felizberto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghostal connects with a leg kick. Felizberto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Felizberto checks a low kick from Ghostal.
Ghostal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Felizberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Felizberto throws the left hand but Ghostal avoids the punch easily.
Ghostal fakes the leg kick and cracks Felizberto in the body.
Ghostal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Felizberto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Felizberto misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ghostal.
Ghostal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Felizberto shoots in but no luck this time.
Felizberto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Felizberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghostal manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Ghostal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ghostal.
Felizberto thows a body shot but no joy.
Ghostal shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Felizberto eats them both and turns towards Ghostal to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Felizberto throws a jab when Ghostal was well out of range.
Felizberto lands a right hook to the body.
Felizberto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghostal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Felizberto scores with a jab to the body.
Ghostal lands a leg kick that knocks Felizberto off balance momentarily.
Ghostal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryan Felizberto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ghostal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghostal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Felizberto momentarily.
Ghostal jabs at Felizberto's body.
Ghostal lands a nice looking body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ghostal.
Ghostal lands a glancing blow to the side of Felizberto's head.
Ghostal scores with a nice head shot.
Felizberto walks into a left hand.
Ghostal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Felizberto. That did some damage!
Ghostal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Ghostal - just one landing.
Felizberto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ghostal but Ghostal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Felizberto takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ghostal makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Felizberto really felt that one!
Ghostal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Felizberto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghostal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Ghostal.
Ghostal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Felizberto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ghostal.
Ghostal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ghostal lands a nice looking body kick.
Felizberto throws a hook but Ghostal avoids it easily.
Felizberto misses with a body punch
and Ghostal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Felizberto looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghostal is just out of range.
Ghostal keeps Felizberto at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felizberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Felizberto looks to land a combination but Ghostal avoids it well.
Felizberto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ghostal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ghostal throws out a powerful jab.
Ghostal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Felizberto.
Felizberto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tad Ghostal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Felizberto.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ghostal.
Felizberto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Felizberto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Felizberto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ghostal can pounce on him.
Felizberto thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tad Ghostal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ghostal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tad Ghostal!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tad Ghostal thanked Syndicate Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vamos kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Cid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez slips under a jab from Cid.
Lopez drops his hands momentarily and Cid takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cid wants to land a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
Cid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lopez misses with a leg kick
and Cid counters with a low kick, right behind Lopez 's knee.
Cid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lopez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cid on the side of the head.
Lopez works over Cid's head and body with a nice combination.
Lopez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cid throws a leg kick but Lopez checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Lopez blocks the leg kick.
Lopez throws a low kick but Cid avoids it.
Cid's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lopez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cid scrambles back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Cid blocks the low kick.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Cid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Lopez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Miguel Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cid, right into the meat.
Cid scores with a leg kick.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cid wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Cid tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez scores with a push kick.
Cid needs to keep his hands up - Lopez had a free shot at his head there.
Cid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cid throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez thuds a left hand into Cid's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cid throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cid was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Cid thumps Lopez with a low kick.
Cid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Cid takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cid throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Cid tries to move into range but Lopez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cid throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Lopez.
Cid takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lopez checks a leg kick nicely.
Cid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopez scores with a jab to the body.
Cid checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cid is able to avoid easily.
Lopez throws a poor cross that misses
and Cid counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lopez cracks Cid with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cid tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez thows a leg kick but Cid checks it
and Cid counters with a right hand to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lopez.
Cid moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopez.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Lopez is looking to score with low kicks.
Lopez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cid.
Cid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lopez connects with a solid leg kick.
Cid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cid throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Cid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lopez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Cid.
Cid lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lopez will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cid on the side of the head.
Lopez throws a push kick but Cid slaps the foot to one side.
Lopez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cid had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big left from Lopez misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lopez tries a low kick but Cid avoids it.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Cid is just out of range.
Cid throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Cid checks it.
Lopez defending well as Cid loads up on a big left hand.
Cid misses with a few strikes there.
Lopez scores with a decent looking hook.
Cid lands a head shot.
Cid throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Cid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Cid.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lopez. That's going to slow Cid down.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lopez misses with a hook. Cid ducked under it nicely.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cid's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cid.
Cid throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cid throws a push kick but Lopez slaps the foot to one side.
Cid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Cid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lopez throws a good cross that connects.
Lopez throws a shot to the body.
Cid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Cid.
Cid is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Cid misses with a low kick.
Cid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a nice shot that snaps Cid's head back.
Lopez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lopez.
Cid checks a leg kick.
Lopez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cid tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
Lopez wants to slow Cid down by chopping away at his legs.
Lopez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cid has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cid moves out of range of the body kick.
Lopez cracks Cid with an open hand slap.
Cid on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cid scores with a body shot.
Lopez swings for the body but Cid moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a good cross that connects.
Cid throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Cid misses with a head kick.
Cid throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lopez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lopez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Cid. That snapped Lopez's head back.
Lopez avoids a kick to the body.
Lopez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cid's sensitive parts.
Lopez connects with a body shot that sends Cid's belly button to the back.
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Cid.
Cid does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lopez. That's going to slow Cid down.
Cid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a nice right hand.
Lopez scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cid throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez stuns Cid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cid wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Cid throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cid takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Cid looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cid pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lopez back to the cage. Cid follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cid lands with a cross.
Cid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lopez checks it well.
Cid lands with an overhand left.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Cid moved out of range nicely.
Cid scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez 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.
A low kick from Lopez misses
and Cid counters with a nice body kick.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cid crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lopez - the referee stops the clock and Cid gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lopez. Cid manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Lopez with a jab.
Cid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez misses with a shot to the body
and Cid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cid tests Lopez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cid tries to land a front kick but Lopez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Miguel Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez takes a swing at Cid's ribcage but misses.
Cid ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Cid blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Lopez takes a swing at Cid's ribcage but misses.
Cid misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cid. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cid is out of range and Lopez settles back down.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Cid moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Lopez does it's job there.
Lopez lands with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Cid.
Lopez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cid.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Cid.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Cid's front leg but catches the back leg as Cid tries to avoid it.
Lopez is looking to slow Cid down with leg kicks.
Lopez swings for the body but Cid moves out of range.
Cid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lopez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lopez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Cid's head but Cid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez thuds a left hand into Cid's body.
Cid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cid keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cid connects with an inside leg kick.
Cid has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lopez.
Lopez jabs Cid to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands with a shot to the body.
Cid thuds a left hand into Lopez's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez throws a looping overhand right but Cid ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
A shot to the body from Lopez misses
and Cid counters with a thumping low kick.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cid slips a straight right by Lopez.
Cid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lopez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cid throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez scores with a leg kick.
Cid slips a straight right by Lopez.
Virgil Cid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cid throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Virgil Cid.
Well Lopez 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Lopez!
Miguel Lopez managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Syndicate Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Behnder (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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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
24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Behnder!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Brown.
It looks like Marcus Behnder has been cut.
Behnder shoots in and gets a takedown into Brown's guard.
Brown looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Behnder has picked Brown up and slammed him! Brown can't keep hold of the triangle and Behnder manages to pass to side control!
Brown gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Behnder lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown can't escape the position.
Behnder goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Brown turns into him and now he's in Behnder's guard.
Behnder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown won't allow Behnder to sweep him here.
Brown is pushing down on Behnder's leg trying to pass to half guard. Behnder is fighting to maintain full guard but Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brown perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Behnder regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brown wants to control from the top but Behnder keeps moving.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown forces his way into half guard.
Behnder tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Brown is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brown trying to pass the guard but Behnder defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behnder wants to get back to full guard.
Behnder manages to get to full guard.
Behnder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Behnder working a defensive guard here.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Behnder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Behnder is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brown wants to control from the top but Behnder keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown won't allow Behnder to sweep him here.
Behnder is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Behnder is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
Behnder wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown trying to control but Behnder is working from the bottom.
Brown passes into half guard.
Behnder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Behnder tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Behnder is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown controlling the pace.
Behnder trying to control here.
Behnder wants to get back to full guard.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Behnder is working away.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Behnder wants to sweep but Brown has passed to side control!
Brown controlling from side mount.
Behnder tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leroy Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Behnder's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Behnder throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Behnder tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Behnder is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brown is defending well.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Behnder looking for a takedown.
Behnder takes a shot to the head.
Behnder goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
Leroy Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Behnder.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Behnder.
Behnder drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Behnder is breathing heavily.
Behnder takes one to the side of the head.
Brown stuns Behnder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Are you kidding me?! Brown ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Behnder clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leroy Brown!
After winning the bout, Leroy Brown thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cpl. Sam Fender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Fender and Sam Fox. Fender's entrance music is The Art of War. A fine choice. Fox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cpl. Sam Fender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Fox!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox throws out a loose jab but Fender uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cpl. Sam Fender seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fender throws a leg kick which misses Fox's front leg but catches the back leg as Fox tries to avoid it.
Fox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fender was well out of range. Poor timing from Fox.
Fox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fox thumps Fender with a low kick.
Fender fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fox checks it well.
Fender defending well as Fox loads up on a big left hand.
Fox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fox there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fender connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fox lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fender throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fender throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fox blocks a leg kick.
Fender walks into a jab.
Fender takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fender does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fender dodges the punch combination from Fox.
Fender staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Fox misses.
Fender wants to slow Fox down by chopping away at his legs.
Fender motions for Fox to come forward. Fender throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fender misses with a low kick.
Fox missing with a left hand there. Fender was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fox throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Fender.
A slow jab from Fender misses its intended target.
Fox throws a poor cross that misses
and Fender counters with a straight right hand.
Fender throws a chopping leg kick but Fox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fender throws a big shot that misses.
Fender takes a swing at Fox's ribcage but misses.
Fender lands a leg kick that knocks Fox off balance momentarily.
Fender throws a jab but it's blocked by Fox.
Fox throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fender counters with a low kick, right behind Fox 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fender checks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Fender there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fender throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fox.
Fender is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fender motions for Fox to come forward. Fender throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fox throws a sloppy head kick and Fender moves out of range easily.
Fox throws a series of punches but Fender avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fender looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fender fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fox checks it well.
Fender shoots for a takedown but Fox saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fox works over Fender's head and body with a nice combination.
Fox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fender 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 Fox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fender moves away from the strike by Fox.
Fender fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fender gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fender jabs at Fox's body.
Fox lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A leg kick checked by Fender.
Some wild striking there from Fender.
Fender tries to land a front kick but Fox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fox swings for the body but Fender moves out of range.
Fender keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fox checks a low kick from Fender.
Fender looks to land a body kick but Fox moved away.
Fender blocks a head kick by Fox.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fox. Fender does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fox lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fender moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fox throws a solid leg kick but Fender takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fox, right into the meat.
A jab from Fox does it's job there.
Fender walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fox checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fender looks for the body kick but Fox saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fender throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fender looks to land a combination but Fox avoids it well.
Fender lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fender tries to land a leg kick but Fox saw it coming and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fender looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fender moves out of range of the strikes.
Fox with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fender misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Fender lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fox doesn't seem phased though.
A jab lands there for Fox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cpl. Sam Fender will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fox takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fender circles away quickly and effectively.
Fox scores with a hook.
Fender connects with a leg kick. Fox looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fender fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cpl. Sam Fender is winning the standup battle so far.
Fender checks the leg kick.
Fender dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fender swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fender staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Fox misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox misses with an uppercut.
Fender pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fender throws a front kick aimed at Fox's knee but Fox avoids it well.
Fox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fender looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fender walks into a jab.
Fender takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fox misses the body punch
and Fender counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fender checks a leg kick nicely.
Fender throws a wild body kick that Fox sees coming a mile off.
Fox throws a looping overhand right but Fender ducks down to avoid it.
Fender throws a body kick that misses.
Fender blocks a head kick by Fox.
Fox walks into a jab.
Fender checks a leg kick.
Fox blocks a leg kick.
Fox lands with a cross.
Fender tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fender throws a jab when Fox was well out of range.
Jab by Fox.
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!
Fender motions for Fox to come forward. Fender throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fender throws a chopping leg kick but Fox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fender throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fender lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fender tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fox misses with a wild body shot.
Fox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A combination from Fox does no damage.
Fender fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fox is out of range.
Fox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fender comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fender blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fender.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fox. Fender does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fox thows a body kick. Fender tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fender throws a body punch but Fox moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a low kick but Fender avoids it.
Fender ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fox misses with an uppercut
and Fender finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fox misses with a low kick.
Fender works Fox's body with a nice hook.
Fox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fender connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fox. Fox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fox throws a right and a left that Fender avoids nicely.
Fender chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fox is breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Fox blocks the low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Fender. That snapped Fox's head back.
Fox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fender misses with a body shot.
Fender finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fender shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fender swings for the body but Fox moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Fox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fender doesn't seem phased though.
Fox misses with a wild body shot.
Fender goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fox thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fender. Fox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fender lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fox throws a jab when Fender was well out of range.
Fox swings for the body but Fender moves out of range.
Fender misses with a low kick.
Fender misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fender throws a leg kick which misses Fox's front leg but catches the back leg as Fox tries to avoid it.
Fox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Fox.
Fox throws a lazy uppercut
and Fender counters with a big head kick but Fox shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cpl. Sam Fender dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fender lands with an uppercut that bounces Fox off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fox. Fender does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fender throws a push kick but Fox slaps the foot to one side.
Fender throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fender takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fender misses with a head kick.
Fender connects with a crisp jab.
Fender lands a nice looking body shot.
Fox connects with a body shot that sends Fender's belly button to the back.
Fox tries to work over Fender's front leg with a kick but Fender checks it.
Fox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fender moves away.
Fender throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Fox as he checks the leg kick.
Fender moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fox throws a looping overhand right but Fender ducks down to avoid it.
Fox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fender is looking to score with low kicks.
Fender checks a low kick from Fox.
Fox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fox takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fender sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fender.
Fox walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fender.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fender.
Nice uppercut lands for Fender. That snapped Fox's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fender looks to score with a jab to the body but Fox is just out of range.
Nice body kick there by Fender.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fender!
Fox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fender can pounce on him.
Fox gets tackled into the cage by Fender. Fender maintains the clinch.
Fender putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fender lands a nice shot to the body.
Fender gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fender lands a shoulder strike.
Fender lands a hook that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Fender lands a body shot.
Fender gets through Fox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fender slows down the pace here.
Fender lands a right hand.
Fox can't find room to land a body shot as Fender controls the action.
Fox has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fender.
Fender tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Fox tries to circle away but Fender has him pinned against the cage.
Fender lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fox is looking to break free of the clinch but Fender has double underhooks.
Fender lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fender swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fox.
Fender lands with a good body shot.
Fender throws a solid leg kick but Fox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fender.
Fender dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fox. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Fender.
Fox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fender counters with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fender.
Fender lands with a right hand.
Fender cracks a nice hook into Fox's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Fender finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sam Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fender throws a solid leg kick but Fox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fender.
An inside leg kick lands from Fender.
Fox misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fender.
Fender throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fender fakes the leg kick and cracks Fox in the body.
Fender swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fox.
Fender lands a nice shot to the body.
Fender moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fox misses with a looping right.
Fender throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fender throws a wild body kick that Fox sees coming a mile off.
Nice jab there from Fender.
Fox tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fender.
Fender lunges at Fox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fox's hand.
Fender throws a front kick that sends Fox stumbling back into the cage.
Fender lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fox will feel that in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cpl. Sam Fender showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fender has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cpl. Sam Fender!
A very excited looking Cpl. Sam Fender 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Pritchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdock comes to the cage accompanied by You're Blind. Pritchard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by English Blood, Irish Heart - By Morrissey. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Randal Pritchard!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pritchard misses with a body punch
and Murdock counters with a nice uppercut.
Pritchard swinging wildly here.
Nice shot lands for Pritchard.
Pritchard stuns Murdock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pritchard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murdock moves into the clinch.
Murdock can't find room to land a body shot as Pritchard controls the action.
Murdock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murdock struggles to land a body shot inside as Pritchard controls his hands.
A short right from Pritchard on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Murdock.
Murdock misses with the head strike.
Murdock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pritchard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murdock scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murdock.
Murdock misses with a punch on the inside.
Murdock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murdock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pritchard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pritchard trying to land knees to the body.
Pritchard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pritchard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murdock lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murdock dodges an elbow strike from Pritchard.
Pritchard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pritchard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murdock.
Murdock misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Murdock.
Murdock scores with a shot to the side of Pritchard's head.
Murdock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pritchard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murdock is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Pritchard scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pritchard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murdock avoids a wild elbow strike from Pritchard.
Murdock misses with a body punch.
Murdock blocks an elbow strike from Pritchard.
Pritchard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pritchard swings wildly with an uppercut but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murdock misses with some punches.
Pritchard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murdock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pritchard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murdock misses with some punches.
Pritchard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pritchard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pritchard blocks a body shot from Murdock.
Pritchard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock misses with the head strike.
Pritchard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A leg kick checked by Murdock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Matt Murdock has been cut.
Pritchard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murdock finds it's way round the side to connect with Pritchard's head.
Pritchard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murdock tries to clinch up but Pritchard circles away and keeps his distance.
Pritchard avoids the head kick by Murdock.
Pritchard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murdock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murdock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Murdock throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pritchard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murdock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pritchard. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Murdock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard misses with a wild body shot.
Murdock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murdock is looking to land body kicks.
Good exchange - Pritchard coming out on top.
Pritchard tries to land a body kick
letting Murdock counter with a right hand.
Pritchard misses with a hook
and Murdock counters with a slapping leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pritchard checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murdock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pritchard counters with a nice body shot.
Pritchard tries to land a leg kick but Murdock saw it coming and moves away.
Pritchard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murdock. Murdock obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matt Murdock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Murdock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Pritchard looks for the body kick but Murdock saw that one coming.
Pritchard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pritchard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pritchard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murdock.
Pritchard throws a sloppy head kick
and Murdock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pritchard thinking.
Murdock throws a right hand that Pritchard ducks under and follows up with a left that Pritchard also avoids with ease.
Pritchard 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.
Pritchard slips under a jab from Murdock.
Good standup being displayed there by Murdock as he connects with a hook.
Matt Murdock is winning the standup battle so far.
Pritchard gets tackled into the cage by Murdock. Murdock maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murdock gets through Pritchard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murdock has a couple of punches blocked by Pritchard.
Pritchard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pritchard working aggressively here.
Murdock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murdock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murdock misses with a punch on the inside.
Murdock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murdock struggles to land a body shot inside as Pritchard controls his hands.
Murdock working aggressively here.
Murdock has a couple of punches blocked by Pritchard.
Pritchard scores with a hook to the body.
Murdock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pritchard blocks a body shot from Murdock.
Pritchard blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murdock.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pritchard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pritchard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murdock's brow.
Murdock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Murdock pushes Pritchard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pritchard.
Murdock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pritchard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pritchard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pritchard tries to land knees in the clinch but Murdock avoids the damage to the body.
Murdock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murdock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murdock throws a head punch that misses.
Pritchard tries to throw a body punch but Murdock avoids it by throwing Pritchard back against the cage.
Murdock lands a shoulder strike.
Murdock tries to throw a body punch but Pritchard avoids it by throwing Murdock back against the cage.
Pritchard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pritchard blocks an uppercut.
Murdock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pritchard working aggressively here.
Pritchard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matt Murdock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock blocks an elbow strike.
Murdock throws a head punch that misses.
Pritchard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pritchard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murdock cracks Pritchard with a hook to the temple - Pritchard is on wobbly legs here! Murdock swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Pritchard falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Murdock wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matt Murdock!
A very excited looking Matt Murdock 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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