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The Thrones - Natsuki Dynasty PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Lidae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Turnham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lidae comes to the cage accompanied by Lighters. Steven Lidae has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steven Lidae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Turnham!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lidae throws a shot from downtown. Turnham moves away and avoids it.
Lidae misses with a straight left.
Nice shot lands for Lidae.
Lidae looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turnham is fending him off so far but Lidae persists. Nope, Turnham circles away and we're back to standing.
Lidae misses with a takedown attempt
and Turnham counters with a flying knee that drops Lidae!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnham postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Turnham must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Turnham works over Lidae with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lidae throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Turnham decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Turnham throws a head kick but Lidae moves out of range.
Lidae ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turnham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lidae lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turnham at a distance.
Turnham instigates a clinch.
Lidae has clasped his hands together around Turnham's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lidae looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnham tries to bench press Lidae off him but Lidae keeps the position.
Turnham defending against the ground and pound.
Lidae cracks Turnham with a big right hand but Turnham just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lidae tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lidae has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Turnham is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lidae has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lidae wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turnham keeps working.
Turnham is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidae lands some shots froms side control.
Lidae advances to full mount.
Lidae throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lidae pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Lidae is landing with some decent strikes but Turnham is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnham wants to control but Lidae is having none of it.
Lidae fails to move to back control.
Turnham wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidae wants to control the pace but Turnham is squirming around nicely.
Lidae thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lidae wants to finish this one by submission but Turnham is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lidae.
Lidae lands a big elbow.
Lidae has hold of Turnham's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Turnham manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lidae is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Turnham to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Turnham shrugs it off.
Turnham tries to buck Lidae off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnham is squirming around, avoiding Lidae's attempts to control the action.
Lidae is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Turnham has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Turnham!
Lidae is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lidae looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Turnham is defending well. Lidae quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Turnham has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Lidae celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steven Lidae!
Steven Lidae bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devan Dubnyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Haws (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dubnyk comes to the cage accompanied by Obnoxious. The crowd seem to be enjoying Haws's choice of entrance music: Sound System. Jon Haws has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devan Dubnyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Haws!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubnyk scores with a sloppy right hand. Haws should have avoided that one.
Dubnyk rushes Haws and presses him up against the cage.
Dubnyk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haws lands a nice elbow.
Haws with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dubnyk blocks an elbow strike.
Haws pushes off an throws an elbow but Dubnyk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haws misses with an elbow strike.
Haws prevents Dubnyk from breaking the clinch.
Haws tries a knee to the head but Dubnyk blocks it.
Haws is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dubnyk is defending well for now.
Haws throws a head punch that misses.
Dubnyk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dubnyk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haws is able to avoid easily.
Haws works over Dubnyk's head and body with a nice combination.
Dubnyk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubnyk connects with a looping right hand.
Dubnyk throws a right hand that Haws ducks under and follows up with a left that Haws also avoids with ease.
Dubnyk swinging wildly here.
Haws on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haws throws a right hand that Dubnyk ducks under and follows up with a left that Dubnyk also avoids with ease.
Haws keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Devan Dubnyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubnyk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haws at a distance.
Dubnyk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haws on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dubnyk. Dubnyk obviously looking to wear him down.
Dubnyk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haws takes one to the chin there.
Dubnyk closes the distance and clinches.
Dubnyk is working Haws over against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haws just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dubnyk's brow.
Haws unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dubnyk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haws.
Haws tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haws prevents Dubnyk from breaking the clinch.
Haws misses with a knee strike.
Haws throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haws pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haws throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haws lands an uppercut.
Dubnyk wants a takedown.
Dubnyk avoiding damage as Haws throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haws prevents Dubnyk from breaking the clinch.
Dubnyk pushes Haws back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haws just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dubnyk's brow.
Dubnyk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dubnyk managing to block the knees to the body from Haws.
Dubnyk misses with a body punch.
Haws creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dubnyk's defenses.
Dubnyk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dubnyk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Dubnyk.
Haws takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dubnyk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk misses with a combination
and Haws counters with a three punch combo that has Dubnyk backing up. Dubnyk nods at Haws to acknowledge the strikes.
Haws takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haws uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dubnyk.
Haws is looking to clinch but Dubnyk is avoiding it.
Jab by Dubnyk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Dubnyk.
Haws defending well as Dubnyk loads up on a big left hand.
Dubnyk looks to score with a jab to the body but Haws is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haws moves out of range of the strikes.
Dubnyk connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devan Dubnyk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dubnyk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haws throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Haws throws an elbow that misses.
Dubnyk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Haws lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dubnyk backwards.
Haws tries a knee to the head but Dubnyk blocks it.
Haws pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haws scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dubnyk looking for a takedown.
Haws tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haws looking to throw knees to the head but Dubnyk is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dubnyk as Haws tries to tie him up.
Haws pushes off an throws an elbow but Dubnyk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Haws with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubnyk wants to break free but Haws has control.
Haws throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haws throws an elbow but it misses.
Haws connects with a knee to the head.
Haws keeps control of Dubnyk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dubnyk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haws misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dubnyk wants the takedown. Haws is fighting it off but Dubnyk persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Haws's guard against the cage.
Haws is trying to control the position but Dubnyk postures up.
Haws looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dubnyk passes into side control.
You can see the frustration on Haws's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Haws regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk trying to pass the guard but Haws defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haws is looking to control Dubnyk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haws avoid being mounted?
Dubnyk wants to take a breather but Haws is having none of it.
Haws manages to get to full guard.
Dubnyk works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dubnyk decides to return to a standing position.
Dubnyk tries a head kick but it misses.
Haws looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haws was well out of range. Poor timing from Dubnyk.
Dubnyk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dubnyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haws slips under a jab from Dubnyk.
Haws clinches up with Dubnyk and pushes him back against the cage.
Haws misses with an elbow strike.
Dubnyk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haws backwards.
A short left from Haws.
Dubnyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haws fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dubnyk looks to land a right hand but Haws moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dubnyk misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haws takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dubnyk jabs at Haws's body.
Dubnyk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haws throws out the jab.
Dubnyk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haws throws a series of punches but Dubnyk avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dubnyk looks to land a right hand but Haws moved out of range.
Haws tries to clinch there but Dubnyk circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubnyk takes a swing at Haws's ribcage but misses.
Dubnyk wants to land a leg kick but Haws is out of range.
Dubnyk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Devan Dubnyk will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Haws staying out of range there.
Haws misses with a combination
and Dubnyk counters with a one-two to the body.
Dubnyk checks a leg kick nicely.
Dubnyk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Haws under the eye.
Haws dodges the punch combination from Dubnyk.
Jon Haws is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haws keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dubnyk.
Haws thows a leg kick but Dubnyk checks it
and Dubnyk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dubnyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dubnyk misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubnyk throws a hook but Haws blocks it.
Dubnyk throws an off balance right hand
and Haws connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Devan Dubnyk is winning the standup battle so far.
Dubnyk loads up on a big right hand but Haws slips the punch.
Dubnyk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haws counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haws lands a two punch combo.
Haws uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dubnyk.
Dubnyk clinches up with Haws and pushes him back against the cage.
Jon Haws seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dubnyk is trying to break the clinch but Haws is controlling him.
Dubnyk blocks an elbow strike.
Dubnyk breaks the clinch.
Dubnyk misses with a straight left.
Haws showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dubnyk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dubnyk swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Haws misses.
Dubnyk rushes Haws and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Haws.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haws pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haws pushes off an throws an elbow but Dubnyk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Haws creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk is trying to force a seperation but Haws has the dominant position.
Dubnyk tries a body shot but Haws blocks it.
Haws stalling in the clinch but Dubnyk improves position.
Haws swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dubnyk tries for a takedown but Haws manages to get underhooks.
Dubnyk has had enough of the clinch but Haws keeps him there for the moment.
Haws trying to control the position but instead, Dubnyk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haws into the cage.
Dubnyk wants to get back to striking at distance but Haws won't allow it.
Haws crunches a lovely knee into Dubnyk's ribcage.
Haws stops a takedown attempt from Dubnyk.
Haws lands an elbow just above Dubnyk 's eye.
Haws lands with a short shot to the head.
Haws leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jon Haws has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Devan Dubnyk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dubnyk dodges an elbow strike from Haws.
Dubnyk avoids a wild elbow strike from Haws.
Dubnyk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Haws obliges.
Dubnyk is trying to force a seperation but Haws has the dominant position.
Haws swings wildly with an uppercut but Dubnyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haws misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubnyk dodges an elbow strike from Haws.
Dubnyk takes an elbow to the temple.
Haws tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dubnyk avoids it.
Dubnyk is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Haws.
I think Dubnyk 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devan Dubnyk!
In his post fight interview, Devan Dubnyk started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bors De Camlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guara Grove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Guara Grove enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bors De Camlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guara Grove!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Camlan throws a left that rocks Grove and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! De Camlan dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Grove regain composure!
Grove is rocked!
It looks like Guara Grove has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
De Camlan has hold of Grove's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Grove seems comfortable defending it but De Camlan has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Grove is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Grove is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but De Camlan couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bors De Camlan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bors De Camlan thanked MMA ANIMAL for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williamson comes to the cage accompanied by Iggy Pop - Lust For Life . Dave Doom will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Doom!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson takes a swing at Doom's ribcage but misses.
Williamson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doom lands a jab to the nose.
Williamson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doom.
Williamson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williamson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doom, pushing him back against the cage.
Williamson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doom working hard to break the clinch.
Williamson avoids a wild elbow strike from Doom.
Doom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williamson.
Doom is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Williamson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Williamson lands a takedown into guard.
Williamson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Doom is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williamson is trying to get back to full guard.
Doom drops an elbow to the side of Williamson's head.
Doom looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williamson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Williamson wants to get back to his feet.
Doom throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Williamson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Doom!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dave Doom!
A victorious Dave Doom thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between General Tso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichabod Klopfenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tso comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Excellent 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
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, General Tso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ichabod Klopfenstein !
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tso is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Klopfenstein 's half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tso sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Klopfenstein defending well though.
Tso sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Klopfenstein defending well though.
Klopfenstein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tso lands with a punch from half guard.
Tso thows a huge punch but Klopfenstein dodges it nicely.
Tso lands with a punch from half guard.
Klopfenstein won't allow Tso to pass to mount.
Tso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tso throwing shots but Klopfenstein is blocking nicely.
Tso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tso throwing shots but Klopfenstein is blocking nicely.
Tso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Klopfenstein with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klopfenstein is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tso scores with a couple of nice shots.
Klopfenstein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Klopfenstein 's head.
Tso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tso lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Klopfenstein looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Klopfenstein tries to kick Tso off but Tso keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tso working Klopfenstein over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tso working the head and body with strikes.
Tso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tso takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Klopfenstein taking some punishment here, with Tso in his half guard.
Klopfenstein is refusing to be controlled, as Tso sits in half guard.
Tso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tso is trying to control the action in half guard but Klopfenstein is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tso working over Klopfenstein with some ground and pound. Klopfenstein looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tso looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Klopfenstein tries to kick Tso off but Tso keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tso passes to side control.
Tso working the ground and pound from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Tso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tso throws a strike aimed at the side of Klopfenstein 's head but Klopfenstein avoids it well.
Tso working the ground and pound but Klopfenstein is defending the strikes.
Tso looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Klopfenstein is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
General Tso dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tso fails with the takedown
and Klopfenstein finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Klopfenstein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tso darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tso throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Klopfenstein to regain full guard.
Tso wants to control from the top but Klopfenstein keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Klopfenstein is breathing heavily.
Klopfenstein seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tso postures up in Klopfenstein 's guard and throws a big left but Klopfenstein blocks it.
Tso throwing strikes but missing.
Tso has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tso working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tso content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klopfenstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tso is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klopfenstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tso throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klopfenstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tso working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Klopfenstein 's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tso wants to control from the top but Klopfenstein keeps moving.
Tso pushes down on Klopfenstein 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tso lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tso seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tso landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Klopfenstein trying to hold on to Tso's head to control him but Tso postures up.
Klopfenstein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klopfenstein can do to turn this around?
Tso is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tso trying to mount his opponent but Klopfenstein defends it.
Tso with the ground and pound but Klopfenstein uses the opportunity to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tso throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
General Tso dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tso fails with a takedown attempt.
Klopfenstein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klopfenstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Tso.
Tso with a lazy takedown attempt
and Klopfenstein counters with a nice body kick.
Tso fails to land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Tso.
Tso loads up on a big right hand but Klopfenstein slips the punch.
Tso misses with a series of wild punches.
Klopfenstein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tso lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ichabod Klopfenstein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Klopfenstein 's guard.
Tso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tso with a nice head shot there.
Tso chips away with some ground and pound.
Tso gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tso tests Klopfenstein 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Klopfenstein takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klopfenstein 's waist but Klopfenstein gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tso off to one side.
Ichabod Klopfenstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for General Tso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tso fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Klopfenstein to the ground. Tso is now in Klopfenstein 's guard.
Klopfenstein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tso postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tso scoring with some ground and pound.
Klopfenstein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tso works over Klopfenstein with some ground and pound from guard.
Tso is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tso lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso wants to pass the guard but Klopfenstein is keeping the position.
Tso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tso makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Klopfenstein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tso.
Tso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klopfenstein is keeping the position for now.
Tso wants to stand but Klopfenstein has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tso with a flurry of punches that miss.
General Tso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tso lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tso wants to control from the top but Klopfenstein keeps moving.
Tso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tso trying to control the position from guard on top but Klopfenstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tso is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
General Tso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tso 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... General Tso!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Safire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hesher Gordon Levitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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280 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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29
258 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Safire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hesher Gordon Levitt!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Safire darts in and clinches Gordon Levitt up against the cage.
Gordon Levitt misses with the head strike.
Safire throws a knee to the head but misses.
Safire wants to take the fight to the mat but Gordon Levitt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gordon Levitt misses with a punch on the inside.
Safire crunches a lovely knee into Gordon Levitt's ribcage.
Safire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Safire lands a good knee to the midsection. Gordon Levitt won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Safire has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gordon Levitt regains guard immediately.
Safire slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gordon Levitt looks winded!
Safire has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gordon Levitt!
Safire looking to control but Gordon Levitt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Safire has isolated one of Gordon Levitt's arms. Gordon Levitt looking to fight him off but Safire twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fred Safire!
Fred Safire 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 Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Bulger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Freeman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Judo Flip. Joseph Bulger has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Huey Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Bulger!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman swinging wildly here.
A big left from Freeman misses.
Freeman shoots in looking for a takedown but Bulger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Freeman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bulger is looking to clinch.
Bulger throws a nice looking combination but Freeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bulger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bulger lands a lovely overhand right.
Freeman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bulger pinned against the cage. Bulger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Freeman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Freeman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bulger sprawls well initially but Freeman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bulger is looking for a sweep. Freeman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Freeman wants to work for an arm triangle but Bulger is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Freeman seems to be looking for submissions.
Freeman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bulger doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Freeman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulger wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulger gets full guard.
Bulger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bulger has his feet on Freeman's thighs here. He's pushed Freeman off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Freeman screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joseph Bulger!
During a confident post fight interview, Joseph Bulger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett comes into the arena with Shipping Up to Boston blaring out of the sound system. Brad Bennett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Alonso!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Alonso tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Bennett connects with a looping right hand.
Alonso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bennett.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alonso moves away.
Bennett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alonso in his tracks.
Bennett digs a good body shot into Alonso's ribs.
Alonso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bennett moves out of range as Alonso strikes.
Alonso looks to clinch
and Bennett counters with a nice uppercut.
Bennett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alonso backs up against the cage.
Alonso misses with the combination.
Alonso misses with a wild combination.
Bennett circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Bennett counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso misses with a looping right.
Alonso fails to land with a series of punches.
Alonso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alonso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alonso takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bennett connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Alonso misses.
Bennett defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alonso.
Bennett goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alonso shoots in for a takedown but Bennett shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bennett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alonso.
Brad Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ned Alonso.
Bennett throws a jab when Alonso was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Alonso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett connects with a single shot there.
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!
Bennett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bennett wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a double jab.
Alonso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bennett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No joy there for Alonso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bennett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alonso on the side of the head.
Bennett connects with a crisp jab.
Alonso throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bennett was covering up waiting for the punch and Alonso finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bennett managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bennett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bennett has Alonso pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brad Bennett.
Bennett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alonso tries to clinch but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alonso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bennett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alonso. Alonso circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bennett lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a straight right.
Alonso looks for a takedown but Bennett sprawls well.
Bennett connects with a body shot.
Bennett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alonso's head.
Alonso wants to clinch.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett connects with a body shot.
Bennett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alonso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alonso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennett.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bennett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alonso is defended easily by Bennett.
Bennett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Bennett dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bennett sizes up Alonso with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alonso misses with the combination.
Bennett stuffs the takedown attempt from Alonso. Alonso gets slowly back to his feet.
Bennett pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alonso back to the cage. Bennett follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bennett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bennett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bennett tries to bum rush Alonso with a series of wild strikes but Alonso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bennett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bennett lands with an uppercut that bounces Alonso off the cage and back into range.
Bennett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bennett throws a body punch but Alonso moves out of range.
Alonso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bennett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alonso takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Alonso misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Bennett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bennett swings for the body but Alonso moves out of range.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alonso.
Alonso walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alonso tries to clinch but Bennett moves away
and Alonso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alonso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bennett.
Bennett throws the left hand but Alonso avoids the punch easily.
Alonso moves in looking to clinch but Bennett pushes him off.
Ned Alonso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alonso closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bennett circles away.
Bennett scores with a jab. Alonso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bennett cracks a nice hook into Alonso's ribs.
Alonso takes one on the button.
Bennett scores with a one two! Alonso had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alonso misses with a left hand
and Bennett counters with a right hand to the body.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brad Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ned Alonso.
Alonso fails to land with a series of punches.
Alonso changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bennett looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Alonso is breathing heavily.
Bennett gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bennett tries to get to full guard but Alonso has control of the leg.
Bennett has his hands clasped together around Alonso's back. He's all about the action.
Bennett's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries to roll over but Alonso keeps him under control.
Alonso thows a huge punch but Bennett dodges it nicely.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bennett gets full guard.
Bennett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alonso must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alonso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alonso is looking to work some ground and pound but Bennett has wrist control.
Bennett lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alonso!
Bennett punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso wants to hold on but Bennett pushes him away.
Bennett scoring with strikes but Alonso is staying in there.
Alonso wants to control but Bennett is having none of it.
Alonso trying desperately to get to his feet.
Alonso is bucking up trying to escape but Bennett cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alonso sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bennett lands strikes from half guard.
Alonso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bennett.
Bennett is trying to control. Alonso wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alonso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alonso is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bennett's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bennett's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alonso is not going to allow Bennett to sit and survive in this position.
Bennett is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Bennett dominated that second round.
That's time! Bennett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Alonso takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A left lands for Bennett.
Alonso darts in trying to clinch
and Bennett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alonso tries to clinch
and Bennett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alonso shoots in looking for a takedown but Bennett manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alonso's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alonso misses with a takedown attempt
and Bennett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alonso closes the distance and clinches up with Bennett, looking for a takedown. Alonso pushes Bennett against the cage but Bennett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brad Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ned Alonso.
Bennett lands an overhand right.
Bennett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bennett lands with a good body shot.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alonso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alonso doesn't manage to clinch there - Bennett circles away.
Alonso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alonso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bennett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso dodges the punch combination from Bennett.
Alonso shoots in and drives through. Bennett sprawls well.
Alonso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bennett scores with a sloppy right hand. Alonso should have avoided that one.
Alonso throws a series of punches but Bennett moves out of range.
Alonso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alonso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bennett lands a right hook to the body.
Bennett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bennett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bennett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alonso is looking to clinch but Bennett is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Bennett. No joy for Alonso on that attempt.
Alonso throws a right hand that Bennett ducks under and follows up with a left that Bennett also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Bennett scores with a four punch combination!
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bennett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett connects with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alonso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bennett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alonso can do to turn this around?
Alonso tries to clinch but Bennett is having none of it.
Alonso looks for a takedown but Bennett sprawls well.
Alonso takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bennett lands a slapping body shot.
Alonso takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A left lands for Bennett.
Bennett's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bennett duly obliges.
Alonso is rocked!
Alonso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alonso is still on wobbly legs! Can Bennett finish him?
Bennett lunges at Alonso with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alonso's hand.
Bennett lands a nice looking body shot.
Bennett thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alonso moves away.
Alonso seems to have recovered his senses.
Alonso wants to clinch.
Bennett stalks Alonso and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alonso's face. Alonso staggers backwards, shaken.
Bennett scores with a sloppy right hand. Alonso should have avoided that one.
Alonso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alonso takes one to the chin there.
Bennett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bennett with a nice cross.
Bennett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alonso.
A punch lands to the side of Alonso 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bennett!
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alonso throws a nice looking combination but Bennett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bennett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alonso fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett feints a jab promting Alonso to slip. Bennett then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alonso slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ned Alonso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bennett catches Alonso with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alonso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bennett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alonso takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bennett catches Alonso with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alonso ducks right into an uppercut from Bennett.
Bennett dodges the punch combination from Alonso.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bennett 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Bennett!
Brad Bennett 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Birchmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Birchmont!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Burgundy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birchmont on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burgundy. Burgundy obviously looking to wear him down.
Burgundy misses with a leg kick.
Burgundy misses with a leg kick
and Birchmont counters with a nice uppercut.
Birchmont gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Birchmont creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Birchmont blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Birchmont misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burgundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Burgundy.
Birchmont scores with a shoulder strike.
Burgundy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Birchmont fails with an attempt to clinch.
Birchmont looks to land a right hand but Burgundy moved out of range.
Christian Birchmont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Birchmont throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Jab from Birchmont.
Birchmont throws a big shot that misses.
Burgundy swats away the attempt to clinch by Birchmont.
Birchmont tries to clinch
and Burgundy counters with a leg kick.
Burgundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Birchmont.
Burgundy cracks the inside of Birchmont's front leg.
Birchmont has taken the fight to the clinch.
Birchmont misses with a punch to the body.
Birchmont breaks from the clinch.
Birchmont swings for the body but Burgundy moves out of range.
Birchmont paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Burgundy throws a leg kick but Birchmont sees it coming and moves out of range.
Birchmont connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Birchmont wants to clinch but Burgundy slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Burgundy misses with a wild body shot.
Birchmont tries to clinch but Burgundy moves out of range.
Burgundy swats away the attempt to clinch by Birchmont.
Birchmont lands an overhand right.
Burgundy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Birchmont.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Burgundy keeps the fight on the outside.
Burgundy rushes Birchmont and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burgundy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Birchmont is keeping busy.
Birchmont breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Birchmont. Those never looked like landing.
Burgundy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burgundy lands with a cross.
Burgundy tries to clinch up but Birchmont circles away and keeps his distance.
Burgundy throws a low kick but Birchmont moves out of range easily.
Birchmont uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burgundy has time to react.
Burgundy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Birchmont throws out the jab.
Birchmont looks to score with a jab to the body but Burgundy is just out of range.
Birchmont tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burgundy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burgundy throws a hook to the side of Birchmont's head but Birchmont sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Birchmont forces Burgundy back against the cage and clinches.
Burgundy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Birchmont struggles to land a body shot inside as Burgundy controls his hands.
Birchmont stalling against the cage.
Burgundy misses with a body punch.
Birchmont lands a hook that snaps the head of Burgundy backwards.
Birchmont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burgundy.
Burgundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birchmonts head.
Burgundy tries to work over Birchmont's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burgundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burgundy lands with a short shot to the head.
Birchmont prevents a body shot from Burgundy.
Burgundy tries to work over Birchmont's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Burgundy.
Burgundy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burgundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Birchmont's elbow.
Birchmont stalling in the clinch but Burgundy improves position.
Burgundy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burgundy misses with a body punch.
Birchmont tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burgundy lands a body punch.
Burgundy breaks the clinch.
Birchmont tries to clinch up.
Birchmont stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burgundy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Birchmont moves into range and connects with a jab.
Birchmont moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Birchmont tries to stall but Burgundy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Birchmont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burgundy scores with a jab to the head.
Birchmont fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burgundy walks into a straight right hand from Birchmont.
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 Christian Birchmont will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Birchmont keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Birchmont tries to clinch up.
Birchmont waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burgundy.
Birchmont gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Birchmont scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Burgundy.
Birchmont is trying to break the clinch but Burgundy is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burgundy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Birchmont tries to work over Burgundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burgundy misses with a punch to the body.
Birchmont has Burgundy pressed against the cage.
Burgundy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Birchmont is keeping busy.
Burgundy has a couple of punches blocked by Birchmont.
Birchmont prevents a body shot from Burgundy.
Burgundy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Birchmont tries to pull guard but Burgundy won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birchmont is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Burgundy tries to throw a body punch but Birchmont avoids it by throwing Burgundy back against the cage.
Birchmont misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burgundy is looking to control Birchmont's arms but Birchmont gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burgundy has his back to the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Birchmont fails to land.
Birchmont breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Birchmont throws a hook to the side of Burgundy's head but Burgundy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Birchmont misses with an uppercut
enabling Burgundy to counter with a crisp jab.
Birchmont is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Birchmont looks to score with a jab to the body but Burgundy is just out of range.
Birchmont darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burgundy defending well as Birchmont loads up on a big left hand.
Birchmont misses with an uppercut.
Birchmont doesn't manage to clinch there - Burgundy circles away.
Birchmont looks to throw the jab but Burgundy is out of range.
Birchmont is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy misses with a low kick.
Burgundy throws a solid leg kick but Birchmont takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burgundy.
Burgundy moves out of range of the strikes.
Birchmont looks to score with a jab to the body but Burgundy is just out of range.
Birchmont misses with a hook.
Burgundy connects with a leg kick. Birchmont looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Birchmont moves to clinch but Burgundy breaks away
and Burgundy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Birchmont jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Birchmont throws out a powerful jab.
Crunch! Burgundy slams his shin into Birchmont's torso.
Birchmont blocks the body kick.
Burgundy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burgundy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Birchmont.
Burgundy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont throws out a loose jab but Burgundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Burgundy.
Burgundy lands a nice looking body shot.
Burgundy scoring well with a low kick there.
Christian Birchmont is winning the standup battle so far.
Birchmont fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Burgundy there.
Birchmont misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Birchmont jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Birchmont swinging wildly here.
Burgundy instigates a clinch.
Burgundy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Burgundy blocks an uppercut.
Burgundy cracks Birchmont with a nice body shot.
Burgundy effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birchmont blocks an uppercut.
Birchmont fails to pull guard.
Birchmont jumps guard but Burgundy stands there with Birchmont around his waist. Birchmont gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Birchmont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Birchmont manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Burgundy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Burgundy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burgundy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Burgundy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Birchmont tries to clinch up.
Burgundy tries to score with a low kick but Birchmont moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Burgundy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Burgundy throws a looping overhand right but Birchmont ducks down to avoid it.
Birchmont takes the fight into the clinch.
Birchmont working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from Burgundy.
Birchmont is trying to pull guard but Burgundy has him pressed against the cage.
Birchmont is trying to maintain a safe position but Burgundy gets an underhook and turns Birchmont into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burgundy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Birchmont throws a punch but it's blocked by Burgundy.
Birchmont gets control of Burgundy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Birchmont will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burgundy looking to pass the guard.
Birchmont wants to sweep here but Burgundy controlling him for the moment.
Burgundy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birchmont not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Birchmont being controlled here, momentarily.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ron Burgundy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Birchmont moves in looking to clinch but Burgundy pushes him off.
Burgundy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burgundy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Birchmont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Birchmont scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burgundy in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Birchmont.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont looks to throw the jab but Burgundy is out of range.
Burgundy has closed the distance and engaged Birchmont in a clinch.
Burgundy lands a right hand.
Burgundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Burgundy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Birchmont backwards.
Birchmont jumps guard but Burgundy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Birchmont doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burgundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burgundy misses with a body punch.
Birchmont has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Burgundy uses from the top position.
Birchmont wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Burgundy is now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Birchmont wants to control but Burgundy is keeping busy.
Birchmont actively working from the bottom here.
Birchmont is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Burgundy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Burgundy prevents Birchmont from getting the reversal.
Burgundy tries to control but Birchmont wriggling away.
Burgundy controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Burgundy wants to control the pace but Birchmont is squirming around nicely.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ron Burgundy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Birchmont with a nice cross.
Birchmont is looking to clinch but Burgundy is avoiding it.
Birchmont moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burgundy pushes Birchmont away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Birchmont tries to clinch but Burgundy moves out of range.
Birchmont tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Birchmont.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ron Burgundy just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Some bone on bone action there as Birchmont checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Birchmont checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Birchmont throws a combination that misses
and Burgundy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Birchmont really felt that one!
Burgundy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Birchmont throws a big shot that misses.
Birchmont throws a lazy right hand but Burgundy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Birchmont tests Burgundy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burgundy stuns Birchmont with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Birchmont has managed to clinch.
Burgundy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burgundy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Birchmont misses with a few strikes there.
Burgundy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Birchmont just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy cracks the inside of Birchmont's front leg.
Burgundy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Birchmont darts in trying to clinch
and Burgundy counters with a series of strikes. Birchmont will be more careful next time no doubt.
Birchmont takes one on the button.
Burgundy gets tackled into the cage by Birchmont. Birchmont maintains the clinch.
Burgundy gets through Birchmont's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burgundy throws a head punch that misses.
Birchmont fails to pull guard.
A right handed body shot lands from Burgundy.
Birchmont is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Burgundy is leaning against Birchmont and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burgundy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Birchmont backwards.
Burgundy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Birchmont stalling in the clinch but Burgundy improves position.
Birchmont jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burgundy walks away with a smile on his face. Birchmont gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Burgundy doesn't manage to clinch there - Birchmont circles away.
Birchmont misses with a jab, cross combination.
Birchmont wants to clinch but Burgundy slips to the side
and Burgundy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Birchmont throws a hook to the side of Burgundy's head but Burgundy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Birchmont lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burgundy at a distance.
Birchmont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Birchmont thows a body shot but no joy.
Burgundy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burgundy keeps the fight on the outside.
Birchmont tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burgundy scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy rushes Birchmont and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Birchmont jumps guard and drags Burgundy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Burgundy stands up and waves to Birchmont to follow him.
Burgundy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burgundy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Birchmont takes a swing at Burgundy's ribcage but misses.
Birchmont jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burgundy scoring well with a low kick there.
Burgundy wants to land a leg kick but Birchmont is out of range.
Birchmont is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Birchmont lands an overhand right.
Birchmont takes one on the button.
That kick from Burgundy tenderised Birchmont's leg. Birchmont is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy feints and then cracks Birchmont's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Birchmont down.
Burgundy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Birchmont manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Birchmont displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burgundy throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burgundy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Birchmont throws out a loose jab but Burgundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burgundy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Birchmont tries to clinch but Burgundy moves away
and Burgundy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Birchmont takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burgundy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burgundy misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burgundy slips a straight right by Birchmont.
Birchmont lands a really nice looking cross but Burgundy seems unphased.
Birchmont misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Burgundy dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Birchmont wants to clinch.
Burgundy misses with a body shot.
Burgundy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Birchmont rather than just go for the knockout.
Birchmont tries to clinch there but Burgundy circles away.
Burgundy blocks a jab.
Birchmont tries to close the distance and clinch but Burgundy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good work by Birchmont as he checks the leg kick.
Birchmont avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Birchmont looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burgundy swats away the attempt to clinch by Birchmont.
Burgundy swats away the attempt to clinch by Birchmont.
Burgundy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy throws a head kick but Birchmont moves out of range.
A jab from Birchmont does it's job there.
Birchmont tries to clinch but Burgundy is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Birchmont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Birchmont misses with an uppercut.
Birchmont clinches up with Burgundy and pushes him back against the cage.
Burgundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Burgundy misses with a body punch.
Birchmont tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burgundy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Birchmont lands with an uppercut that bounces Burgundy off the cage and back into range.
Birchmont connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Birchmont takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Birchmont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Burgundy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Birchmont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Birchmont tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burgundy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Birchmont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgundy.
Birchmont listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burgundy slips a jab from Birchmont.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Birchmont is looking to clinch but Burgundy is avoiding it.
Birchmont jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Birchmont misses with a looping left.
Burgundy throws a front kick aimed at Birchmont's knee but Birchmont avoids it well.
Birchmont checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Birchmont.
Birchmont moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burgundy misses the shot to the body.
Burgundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Birchmont tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burgundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Birchmont.
Burgundy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Birchmont manages to avoid it.
Birchmont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burgundy moves away from the strike by Birchmont.
Burgundy just misses with a punch to the body.
Birchmont's corner calls for a 1-2. Birchmont obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Birchmont clinches up against the cage.
Birchmont lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Birchmont.
Burgundy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burgundy tries to throw a body punch but Birchmont avoids it by throwing Burgundy back against the cage.
Birchmont tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burgundy smiles and moves away.
Birchmont cracks Burgundy with a good jab.
Burgundy throws a solid leg kick but Birchmont takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burgundy.
Ron Burgundy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Birchmont throws a hook but Burgundy blocks it.
Birchmont pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Birchmont fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Birchmont tries to clinch
and Burgundy counters with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Birchmont will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Birchmont tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burgundy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Birchmont showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burgundy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 47:48
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 47:48
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Burgundy! Ron Burgundy retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Ron Burgundy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isamu Natsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokhtakhounov comes to the cage accompanied by Ministry - Thieves. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Isamu Natsuki!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natsuki lands a jab to Tokhtakhounov's midsection.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki throws a leg kick
letting Tokhtakhounov counter with a right hand.
Tokhtakhounov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Natsuki if he has to take too many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tokhtakhounov.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokhtakhounov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tokhtakhounov. That's going to slow Natsuki down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokhtakhounov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Natsuki's head.
Natsuki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice looking body kick.
Natsuki scores with a punch to the head.
Tokhtakhounov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Natsuki as he connects with a hook.
Natsuki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tokhtakhounov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Tokhtakhounov tenderised Natsuki's leg. Natsuki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Natsuki looks winded!
Tokhtakhounov thumps Natsuki with a low kick.
Tokhtakhounov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Natsuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Tokhtakhounov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Natsuki misses its intended target.
Natsuki needs to keep his hands up - Tokhtakhounov had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Isamu Natsuki has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tokhtakhounov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov tests Natsuki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck for Natsuki with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tokhtakhounov lands a jab.
Natsuki blocks a low kick nicely.
Natsuki misses with an uppercut.
Natsuki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tokhtakhounov is fending him off so far but Natsuki persists. Nope, Tokhtakhounov circles away and we're back to standing.
Tokhtakhounov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Tokhtakhounov tenderised Natsuki's leg. Natsuki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Natsuki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov lands a high kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Tokhtakhounov!
Natsuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tokhtakhounov can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki needs to keep his hands up - Tokhtakhounov had a free shot at his head there.
Natsuki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tokhtakhounov throws a sloppy head kick and Natsuki moves out of range easily.
Natsuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tokhtakhounov can pounce on him.
Whack! Tokhtakhounov lands a heavy head kick that drops Natsuki. The ref tackles Tokhtakhounov to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Natsuki was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
During a confident post fight interview, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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