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SteelPenn - Triple Threat PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Andreas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. Andreas has chosen Dragging Dead Bodies in Blue Bags Up Really Long Hills as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Pandora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Denis Andreas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andreas closes the distance and clinches.
Pandora crunches a lovely knee into Andreas's ribcage.
Andreas looking to throw knees to the head but Pandora is blocking nicely.
Andreas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pandora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andreas.
Andreas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andreas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andreas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Arthur Pandora has been cut.
Pandora tries to land knees in the clinch but Andreas avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pandora.
Andreas looking to throw knees to the head but Pandora is blocking nicely.
Andreas tries to land a knee to the head but Pandora blocks with his arms.
Pandora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andreas.
Pandora is trying to force a seperation but Andreas has the dominant position.
Andreas managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Andreas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pandora trying to land knees to the body.
Andreas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandora scores a nice knee to the body.
Andreas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pandora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andreas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora trying to land knees to the body.
Pandora tries to land knees in the clinch but Andreas avoids the damage to the body.
Pandora unloads a knee to the mid-section. Andreas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Andreas tries to land knees in the clinch but Pandora avoids the damage to the body.
Andreas managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Andreas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pandora misses with a knee to the head.
Andreas lands a knee to the body.
Andreas tries to land knees in the clinch but Pandora avoids the damage to the body.
Pandora tries to land knees in the clinch but Andreas avoids the damage to the body.
Andreas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pandora.
Pandora is trying to break the clinch but Andreas has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Andreas throws an elbow but misses.
Andreas tries to land a knee to the head but Pandora blocks with his arms.
Pandora throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pandora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pandora blocks an elbow strike from Andreas.
Andreas misses with a knee strike.
Andreas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreas managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Knees to the body from Andreas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andreas managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
With the fighters up against the cage, Andreas throws an elbow but misses.
Pandora takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pandora with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andreas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pandora with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andreas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pandora.
Andreas throws an elbow that misses.
Pandora wants to break free but Andreas has control.
Pandora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andreas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pandora avoids it.
Andreas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Andreas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andreas tries to land knees in the clinch but Pandora avoids the damage to the body.
Andreas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andreas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pandora using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreas tries to land a knee to the head but Pandora blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Andreas throws an elbow but misses.
Andreas tries a knee to the head but Pandora blocks it.
Andreas looks winded!
Andreas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pandora blocks it with crossed arms.
Andreas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pandora crunches a lovely knee into Andreas's ribcage.
Pandora putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Andreas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pandora tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andreas tries to land a knee to the head but Pandora blocks with his arms.
Pandora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pandora.
Andreas wants to clinch up but Pandora keeps it at a distance.
Andreas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andreas checks a leg kick nicely.
Andreas throws a wild body kick that Pandora sees coming a mile off.
Pandora cracks the inside of Andreas's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora swats away the attempt to clinch by Andreas.
Pandora blocks a head kick by Andreas.
Pandora goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andreas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pandora paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andreas is looking to clinch.
Andreas wants to clinch up but Pandora keeps it at a distance.
Pandora circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pandora counters with a nice body kick.
Andreas tries to clinch there but Pandora circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pandora looks to land a body kick but Andreas moved away.
Pandora misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pandora looks to land a body kick but Andreas moved away.
Andreas tries to clinch but Pandora is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Denis Andreas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pandora's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Andreas tries to clinch but Pandora is having none of it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pandora. Andreas shrugs it off though.
Andreas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pandora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pandora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andreas darts in trying to clinch
and Pandora counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Andreas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pandora buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andreas is looking to clinch.
Andreas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pandora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andreas tries to close the distance and clinch but Pandora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andreas tries to clinch up.
Denis Andreas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andreas pushes Pandora away with a front kick.
Andreas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pandora.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreas tries to clinch there but Pandora circles away.
Pandora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pandora thumps Andreas with a low kick.
Andreas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pandora paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andreas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andreas tries to clinch but Pandora is having none of it.
Andreas tries to clinch but Pandora is having none of it.
Andreas moves in looking to clinch but Pandora pushes him off.
Andreas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andreas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pandora.
Pandora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pandora tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Andreas is able to avoid easily.
Andreas wants to clinch.
Andreas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pandora's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pandora counters with a nice kick to the body.
Andreas digs a good hook to Pandora's body.
Andreas avoids a kick to the body.
Pandora with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pandora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andreas tries to clinch up.
Andreas tries to clinch but Pandora is having none of it.
Denis Andreas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andreas blocks a head kick by Pandora.
Pandora lets loose with a powerful body kick. Andreas will feel that in the morning.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andreas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pandora with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Andreas wants to clinch up but Pandora keeps it at a distance.
Pandora misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandora moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pandora feints and then cracks Andreas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andreas down.
Andreas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andreas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andreas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andreas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Andreas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pandora unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pandora landing knees to the body.
Andreas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pandora working hard to break the clinch.
Andreas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pandora.
Andreas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pandora is looking to break free of the clinch but Andreas has double underhooks.
Pandora working Andreas over with knees to the body.
Andreas is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreas missing with knees to the body.
Pandora using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandora breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Pandora.
Pandora is looking to land body kicks.
Andreas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pandora looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pandora throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andreas instigates a clinch.
Andreas managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Arthur Pandora has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Andreas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pandora tries to break the clinch but Andreas is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andreas avoiding damage as Pandora throws knees to the body.
Pandora trying to land knees to the body.
Andreas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Andreas avoiding damage as Pandora throws knees to the body.
Andreas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pandora blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pandora dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pandora's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Andreas moves out of range of the body kick.
Andreas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pandora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andreas tries to clinch but Pandora moves out of range.
Andreas moves in looking to clinch but Pandora pushes him off.
Andreas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pandora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andreas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Andreas doesn't manage to clinch there - Pandora circles away.
Andreas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Denis Andreas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andreas tries to clinch there but Pandora circles away.
Andreas lands a two punch combo.
Pandora throws a low kick but Andreas avoids it.
Pandora lands a nice leg kick that just misses Andreas's sensitive parts.
Andreas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pandora finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Andreas is looking to clinch but Pandora is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreas is looking to clinch but Pandora is avoiding it.
Pandora scores with a kick to the body.
Pandora throws a leg kick which misses Andreas's front leg but catches the back leg as Andreas tries to avoid it.
Pandora feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andreas's calf.
Andreas tries to clinch but Pandora is having none of it.
Andreas closes the distance and clinches.
Andreas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pandora blocks it with crossed arms.
Andreas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters up against the cage, Andreas throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Andreas.
Pandora missing with knees to the body.
Andreas pushes off an throws an elbow but Pandora leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pandora blocks an elbow strike.
Andreas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andreas tries to land knees in the clinch but Pandora avoids the damage to the body.
Pandora missing with knees to the body.
Andreas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora unloads a knee to the mid-section. Andreas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Andreas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pandora has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andreas avoiding damage as Pandora throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Pandora.
Andreas avoiding damage as Pandora throws knees to the body.
Pandora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pandora lands a nice knee to the body.
Pandora scores a nice knee to the body.
Pandora trying to land knees to the body.
Andreas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pandora avoids it.
Pandora with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pandora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andreas is defending well for now.
Andreas pushes off an throws an elbow but Pandora leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pandora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andreas avoids it.
Andreas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andreas tries a knee to the head but Pandora blocks it.
Pandora landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pandora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andreas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora crunches a lovely knee into Andreas's ribcage.
Andreas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andreas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andreas misses with a knee to the head.
Pandora trying to land knees to the body.
Pandora trying to land knees to the body.
Pandora landing knees to the body.
Pandora landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pandora obliges.
Andreas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pandora.
Pandora using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andreas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pandora.
Pandora scores with a knee to the head.
Andreas keeps control of Pandora as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pandora using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandora wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andreas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pandora.
Pandora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andreas avoids it.
Andreas avoiding damage as Pandora throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Andreas tries to land knees in the clinch but Pandora avoids the damage to the body.
Andreas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pandora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andreas avoids it.
Pandora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andreas.
Andreas looking to throw knees to the head but Pandora is blocking nicely.
Andreas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pandora tries to land knees in the clinch but Andreas avoids the damage to the body.
Pandora throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pandora avoids the elbow strike from Andreas, against the cage.
Pandora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andreas avoids it.
Andreas avoiding damage as Pandora throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pandora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andreas moves into the clinch.
Andreas trying to land knees to the body.
Pandora avoiding damage as Andreas throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Pandora showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pandora 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 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Pandora!
After winning the bout, Arthur Pandora thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonov comes to the cage accompanied by Red october. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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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
28 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vadim Leonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Sutter!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutter connects with a body shot.
Leonov defending well as Sutter loads up on a big left hand.
Leonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sutter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sutter fails with the takedown.
Leonov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sutter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sutter cracks Leonov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leonov tries to move into range but Sutter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sutter just misses with a punch to the body.
Sutter misses with a body shot.
Sutter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leonov's head.
Leonov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Sutter misses.
A jab lands there for Sutter.
Nice body punch from Sutter.
Sutter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sutter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leonov misses with a series of wild punches.
Sutter blocks a head kick by Leonov.
Sutter scores with a jab.
Sutter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sutter digs a good body shot into Leonov's ribs.
Sutter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Sutter does no damage.
Mark Sutter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sutter loads up on a big right hand but Leonov slips the punch.
Sutter shoots in but no luck this time.
Vadim Leonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Sutter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonov is looking to clinch but Sutter is avoiding it.
Leonov tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leonov defending well as Sutter loads up on a big left hand.
Sutter jabs at Leonov's body.
Sutter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Leonov enables Sutter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Leonov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Leonov wants to stand up but Sutter is controlling him.
Sutter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sutter working some strikes from top position.
Leonov wants to stand but Sutter is controlling the position.
Sutter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sutter with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonov wants to stand and escape but Sutter is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sutter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sutter landing with the ground and pound.
Leonov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sutter.
Sutter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sutter won't allow Leonov to get back to his feet.
Sutter scoring with some ground and pound.
Sutter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Leonov wants to stand but Sutter is controlling the position.
Sutter working some strikes from top position.
Leonov wants to stand but Sutter is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sutter connects with a couple of short punches.
Sutter throwing strikes but missing.
Sutter working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Sutter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leonov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leonov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice takedown defense from Sutter. No joy for Leonov on that attempt.
Leonov throws a hook but Sutter avoids it easily.
Leonov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sutter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sutter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leonov doesn't seem bothered though.
Leonov gets caught flat footed, as Sutter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sutter won't allow Leonov to get back to his feet.
Sutter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Leonov's head.
Leonov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sutter is controlling him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sutter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter lands a couple of elbows.
Sutter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sutter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leonov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leonov wants to stand but Sutter is controlling the position.
Sutter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leonov's head.
Leonov wants to stand and escape but Sutter is having none of it.
Sutter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Leonov wants to stand and escape but Sutter is having none of it.
Sutter advances position into side control!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leonov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sutter connects with a decent elbow.
Sutter landing a few strikes.
Sutter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Leonov has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutter in side control lands a decent elbow.
Leonov is rocked!
Sutter lands a nice forearm strike.
Oh Leonov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sutter is staying tight to Leonov's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sutter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sutter scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Leonov is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Sutter can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Sutter!
Mark Sutter 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray Son has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gray Son!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lopez's head.
Son misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez darts in trying to clinch
and Son counters with a leg kick.
Lopez misses with a hook
and Son counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Son throws a leg kick which misses Lopez's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopez tries to avoid it.
Son misses with a straight right.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
Lopez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lopez tries to stall but Son uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez is trying to drag Son to the mat but Son just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lopez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Son breaks the clinch.
Alberto Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez drives through with a takedown into Son's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lopez is looking to work some ground and pound but Son has wrist control.
Son bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lopez's guard.
Lopez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Son escapes and throws Lopez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Son tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Son tries to move to mount but Lopez blocks the move with his legs.
Lopez tries to bench press Son off him but Son keeps the position.
Son has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Son can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lopez is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez avoids the strikes from Son.
Lopez is in bad spot here.
Lopez turns into Son and is now in his guard.
Son controls Lopez momentarily but Lopez frees himself.
Son pulls Lopez in to control the position.
Son wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gray Son was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Son throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Lopez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Son holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Son leaning his opponent against the cage.
Son tries to throw a body punch but Lopez avoids it by throwing Son back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Son as Lopez tries to tie him up.
Lopez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Son struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lopez as Son tries to tie him up.
Lopez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Son gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lopez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Son defends it nicely.
Lopez takes one on the button.
Son thumps Lopez with a low kick.
Lopez misses the jab.
Lopez slips under a jab from Son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Son.
Lopez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
enabling Son to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez is rocked!
Lopez gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Son gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gray Son!
After winning the bout, Gray Son thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Tolbowl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolbowl is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Do Da Stanky Leg. Matt Tolbowl will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Tolbowl!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolbowl lands a body shot.
Small looks for a takedown but Tolbowl sprawls well.
Small has his takedown stuffed
and Tolbowl counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tolbowl lands a nice uppercut.
Tolbowl works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Small avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tolbowl throwing strikes from guard but Small blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Small controlling the position.
Tolbowl keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Small's head.
Tolbowl trying to control the position from guard on top but Small is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tolbowl won't allow Small to sweep him here.
Small is trying to control the position but Tolbowl postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tolbowl accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Small might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tolbowl chips away with some ground and pound.
Small looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tolbowl accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small looking for a sweep. Not yet Small, not yet.
Small is working hard here to advance position.
Small trying to keep a closed guard but Tolbowl is proving a slippery customer.
Tolbowl throws a big elbow that misses.
Small is trying to keep Tolbowl in close.
Tolbowl throws a big elbow that misses.
Tolbowl wants to control from the top but Small keeps moving.
Tolbowl postures up and lands a big shot to Small's brow.
Tolbowl works over Small with some ground and pound from guard.
Tolbowl throwing strikes but missing.
Tolbowl postures up.
Small is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Small is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Small keeping moving, preventing Tolbowl from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolbowl working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Small's head.
Tolbowl scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Small controls Tolbowl momentarily but Tolbowl frees himself.
Tolbowl landing with the ground and pound.
Small looking for a sweep. Not yet Small, not yet.
Tolbowl throwing strikes but missing.
Tolbowl must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tolbowl in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tolbowl throws a big elbow that misses.
Tolbowl throwing strikes but missing.
Tolbowl throws a big elbow that misses.
Small trying to keep a closed guard but Tolbowl is proving a slippery customer.
Tolbowl loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolbowl wants to stand but Small has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tolbowl lands a couple of elbows.
Small controlling Tolbowl's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Small is on top in guard.
Tolbowl wants to stand and escape but Small is having none of it.
Small postures up in Tolbowl's guard and throws a big left but Tolbowl blocks it.
Small with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tolbowl wants to stand but Small is controlling the position.
Small scoring with some ground and pound.
Tolbowl wants to stand up but Small is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Small throwing strikes from guard but Tolbowl blocks nicely.
Small lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small works over Tolbowl with some ground and pound from guard.
Tolbowl is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Small is controlling him.
Small working some strikes from top position.
Small loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Small postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tolbowl is looking to stand up but Small isn't so interested in that idea.
Small with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Small working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Small 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Small working some strikes from top position.
Tolbowl is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Tolbowl will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Small looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tolbowl is fending him off so far but Small persists. Nope, Tolbowl circles away and we're back to standing.
Small with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Tolbowl to counter with a crisp jab.
Tolbowl looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Small lands with a few short shots to the body.
Tolbowl winds up and cracks Small with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tolbowl throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tolbowl working Small over with strikes.
Tolbowl missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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!
Tolbowl seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Small keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Small is holding on to half guard well.
Tolbowl thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tolbowl landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Small is looking for a sweep. Tolbowl is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tolbowl throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolbowl wants to free his trapped foot but Small is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolbowl landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Small gets back to full guard.
Matt Tolbowl has got the better of the ground game so far.
Small tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tolbowl postures up in Small's guard and throws a big left but Small blocks it.
Small has control of Tolbowl's left arm, preventing Tolbowl from doing any damage.
Small is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tolbowl loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tolbowl trying to stand up but can't free himself from Small's guard.
Tolbowl postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Small keeping moving, preventing Tolbowl from controlling successfully.
Tolbowl stopping the sweep attempt from Small.
Tolbowl makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tolbowl!
Small lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Small in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Small lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tolbowl really wants to buck Small off and get back to his feet.
Small lands a big shot there that rocks Tolbowl but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Small lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tolbowl is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tolbowl is breathing heavily.
Small is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Tolbowl goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Small!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mr Small!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buer Eremiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Braddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braddock has chosen Bulls on Parade - Rage against the machine as his entrance music. James Braddock has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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218 lbs
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224 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buer Eremiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Braddock!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braddock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Braddock throws out a leg kick but Eremiel moves out of range and Braddock only half commits.
Eremiel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Braddock tries a head kick but it misses.
Eremiel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Braddock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Braddock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braddock doesn't manage to clinch there - Eremiel circles away.
Braddock misses with a looping left.
Eremiel moves out of range of the strikes.
Braddock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eremiel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braddock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eremiel.
Braddock instigates a clinch.
Braddock blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eremiel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eremiel tries to land knees in the clinch but Braddock avoids the damage to the body.
Braddock has a couple of punches blocked by Eremiel.
Eremiel prevents a body shot from Braddock.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eremiel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Braddock's brow.
Braddock misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Braddock.
Eremiel tries to throw a body punch but Braddock avoids it by throwing Eremiel back against the cage.
Braddock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eremiel's elbow.
Braddock scores with a shoulder strike.
Braddock throws a punch but it's blocked by Eremiel.
Eremiel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braddock avoids it.
Eremiel lands a shoulder strike.
Eremiel blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Eremiel.
A head punch on the inside from Eremiel fails to land.
Eremiel blocking some punches.
Eremiel blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Braddock fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eremiel tries a body shot but Braddock blocks it.
Braddock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braddock tries a body shot but Eremiel blocks it.
Braddock blocks an elbow strike from Eremiel.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Braddock.
Braddock managing to block the knees to the body from Eremiel.
Eremiel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Eremiel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Braddock's defenses.
Braddock dodges an elbow strike from Eremiel.
Eremiel lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Braddock.
Eremiel blocks an uppercut.
Eremiel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Braddock has a couple of punches blocked by Eremiel.
Eremiel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eremiel tries to land knees in the clinch but Braddock avoids the damage to the body.
Eremiel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braddock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eremiel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Eremiel working aggressively here.
Braddock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eremiel tries to throw a body punch but Braddock avoids it by throwing Eremiel back against the cage.
Braddock throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Braddock.
Braddock throws a punch but it's blocked by Eremiel.
Braddock tries a body shot but Eremiel blocks it.
Braddock lands with a right to the head.
Braddock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eremiel backwards.
A short right from Braddock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eremiel tries to throw a body punch but Braddock avoids it by throwing Eremiel back against the cage.
Braddock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Braddock fails to land.
Braddock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Braddock throws a punch but it's blocked by Eremiel.
Eremiel blocking some punches.
Braddock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braddock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eremiel tries to work over Braddock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Braddock dodges an elbow strike from Eremiel.
Braddock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eremiel backwards.
Braddock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Braddock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Braddock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eremiel.
Braddock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Braddock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braddock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braddock misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Eremiel fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eremiel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eremiel misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eremiel.
Braddock dodges an elbow strike from Eremiel.
A short uppercut from Eremiel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Braddock dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Braddock looks to score with a jab to the body but Eremiel is just out of range.
Braddock misses with a low kick as Eremiel jumps back.
Braddock works Eremiel's body with a nice hook.
Braddock misses with a hook.
Braddock misses with a body kick.
Braddock tries to clinch there but Eremiel circles away.
Braddock looks to land a left hand but Eremiel moved out of range nicely.
Braddock looks to land a body kick but Eremiel moved away.
Braddock cracks the inside of Eremiel's front leg.
Braddock connects with a body shot that sends Eremiel's belly button to the back.
Braddock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braddock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eremiel moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Braddock. That's going to slow Eremiel down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eremiel slips a jab and a cross from Braddock.
James Braddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eremiel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Braddock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Braddock fails to land.
Braddock lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eremiel.
Eremiel lands with a right to the head.
Braddock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eremiel backwards.
Eremiel throws an elbow but it misses.
Braddock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eremiel.
Braddock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eremiel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Eremiel lands a damaging elbow.
Braddock blocking some punches.
Braddock scores with a shot to the side of Eremiel's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddock takes a shot to the head.
Eremiel lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braddock.
Eremiel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braddock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eremiel tries to land knees in the clinch but Braddock avoids the damage to the body.
Braddock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eremiel lands an elbow inside.
Eremiel lands a shot to the body.
James Braddock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Braddock swings wildly with an uppercut but Eremiel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braddock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Braddock on the inside.
Braddock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eremiel or not.
Eremiel blocks an uppercut.
Eremiel throws an elbow but it misses.
Eremiel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eremiel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Braddock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eremiel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Braddock blocks the elbow strike.
Braddock blocks an uppercut.
Eremiel blocks an uppercut.
Braddock misses with a punch on the inside.
Braddock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eremiel misses with an elbow over the top.
Braddock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eremiel throws an elbow that misses.
Braddock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braddock working aggressively here.
Braddock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eremiel trying to land knees to the body.
Eremiel misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eremiel.
Braddock dodges an elbow strike from Eremiel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Braddock.
Braddock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Buer Eremiel has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braddock lands a hook that snaps the head of Eremiel backwards.
Braddock can't find room to land a body shot as Eremiel controls the action.
Eremiel lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Braddock.
Eremiel tries a body shot but Braddock blocks it.
Eremiel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eremiel.
Eremiel prevents a body shot from Braddock.
Braddock dodges an elbow strike from Eremiel.
Braddock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Braddock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eremiel is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braddock throws a punch but it's blocked by Eremiel.
Oh Eremiel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Braddock avoids the elbow strike from Eremiel, against the cage.
Eremiel seems to have got his legs back now.
Eremiel gets through Braddock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Braddock has a couple of punches blocked by Eremiel.
Braddock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Braddock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Buer Eremiel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Braddock! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). James Braddock!
James Braddock looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'This fight isn't the one that matters. I'm thankful I won, but it isn't the one that matters.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hae Ki Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boon comes to the cage accompanied by Who are you? Come on, goodbye!. Kirk Boon had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirk Boon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hae Ki Park!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park misses with a body shot.
Boon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Hae Ki Park has been cut.
Boon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Park as he connects with a hook.
Boon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Park scores with a nice head shot.
Park tests Boon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Park lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boon throws a combination that misses
and Park counters with a nice uppercut.
Park ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boon misses with a combination
and Park counters with a big right hand! Oh Boon is in trouble here! Park follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hae Ki Park!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hae Ki Park thanked BeastMode 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 Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes into the arena with Snuffed Out by Streetlife blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfonso Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington misses with a shot to the body
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
Lopez dips to his left and cracks Washington with an uppercut!
Washington walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leonard Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez walks into a straight right hand from Washington.
A jab from Lopez does it's job there.
A low kick from Washington is predictable there
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Washington swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington takes one to the chin there.
That kick from Lopez tenderised Washington's leg. Washington is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Lopez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez blocks a jab.
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
Washington looks for a takedown but Lopez sprawls well.
Washington steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lopez. That one must have hurt.
Washington is looking to wear down Lopez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
Washington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Washington wants to land a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
Washington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Washington.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Washington.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Alfonso Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Washington moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
Lopez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
Lopez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Washington takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lopez scores with the left hand. Washington knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lopez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lopez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Washington had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Washington takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lopez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Washington's head backwards.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Washington is just out of range.
Lopez slaps away a takedown attempt from Washington, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Washington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Washington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Washington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lopez to score with a decent uppercut.
Washington misses with a lunging right hand
and Washington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Washington throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Washington keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lopez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Washington. Washington obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Washington.
Lopez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Washington misses with a jab to the body
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lopez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Washington throws a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopez.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Washington is breathing heavily.
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Washington misses the body punch
and Lopez counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a knee to the head.
Washington lands with a short shot to the head.
Lopez pushes Washington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Washington.
Lopez lands a nice uppercut.
Lopez prevents a body shot from Washington.
Lopez lands an uppercut.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Washington controls his hands.
Washington digs a right hand underneath Lopez's ribcage. Lopez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Washington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lopez obliges.
Lopez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lopez pushes Washington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Washington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonso Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Washington's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Washington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lopez with a jab.
Lopez connects with a crisp jab.
Washington lands a nice hook to Lopez's body. Lopez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Washington throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez stuffs the takedown attempt from Washington. Washington gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Washington.
Decent striking displayed by Lopez there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Washington throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Washington.
Alfonso Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Washington fails with a takedown attempt.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Washington swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Washington throws a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Washington is rocked!
Washington bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Lopez comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Washington falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Washington was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alfonso Lopez!
Alfonso Lopez is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Alfonso Lopez 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by Apeman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
146 lbs
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34
145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Felix St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by St Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Lopez which made him look bad.
Lopez scores with a hook.
Lopez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Pierre misses with a left hand
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopez stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Lopez leaves St Pierre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alberto Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix St Pierre.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lopez counters with a low kick, right behind St Pierre 's knee.
Lopez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lopez pushes St Pierre away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lopez wants it to stay on the feet.
Lopez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St Pierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lopez counters with a good low kick that St Pierre was not able to check.
St Pierre looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lopez counters with a left to the body.
Good exchange - Lopez coming out on top.
Lopez lands a nice shot that snaps St Pierre's head back.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Lopez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
St Pierre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Lopez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lopez has St Pierre pushed against the cage.
St Pierre is looking for a takedown.
St Pierre is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lopez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for St Pierre.
Lopez pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lopez wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre prevents Lopez from getting back to his feet.
Lopez controlling the position.
Lopez can't keep his opponent in guard - St Pierre advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lopez is looking to control St Pierre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lopez avoid being mounted?
St Pierre is working for a kimura but Lopez is defending it quite comfortably.
Lopez is looking to improve his position.
Lopez is defending against the submission attempts here by St Pierre.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lopez defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre seems to be working for a kimura but Lopez defends the submission attempt.
Lopez has his hands clasped together around St Pierre's back. He's all about the action.
Lopez is defending against the submission attempts here by St Pierre.
Lopez is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is working hard here to advance position.
St Pierre is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lopez is just riding it out for now. St Pierre eventually gives up the hold.
Lopez is defending against the submission attempts here by St Pierre.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Lopez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Lopez counters with a body kick.
Alberto Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix St Pierre.
Lopez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Pierre's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopez.
St Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
St Pierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lopez counters with a left to the body.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Lopez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lopez is looking to slow St Pierre down with leg kicks.
Alberto Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Lopez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez with a nice cross.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopez thuds his right hand into St Pierre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lopez defends it nicely.
Lopez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lopez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lopez swivels and escapes.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Lopez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lopez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Pierre's calf.
Lopez cracks St Pierre with an open hand slap.
St Pierre is rocked!
Lopez moves in close and cracks St Pierre with a massive right hand! St Pierre, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Lopez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alberto Lopez!
Alberto Lopez retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Alberto Lopez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourne comes into the arena with Bawitdaba blaring out of the sound system. Gump is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fucking Hostile - Pantera. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bubba Gump enters the cage!
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Bourne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Gump!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump avoids the head kick by Bourne.
Gump scores with a shot to the body.
Gump throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bourne lands a head kick!
Bourne lands a right hook to the body.
Bourne scores with a body shot.
Bourne motions for Gump to come forward. Bourne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bourne wants to land a leg kick but Gump is out of range.
Bourne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gump fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gump fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourne manages to avoid it.
Bourne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bourne stuffs the takedown attempt from Gump. Gump gets slowly back to his feet.
Bourne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bourne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gump waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bourne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Bourne misses.
Gump takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gump avoids the body shot from Bourne.
Gump swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
John Bourne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bourne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gump.
Bourne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gump uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourne.
Gump with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bourne to score with a decent uppercut.
Bourne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gump slips a jab and a cross from Bourne.
Bourne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bourne lands an overhand right.
Gump shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bourne sprawls well. Bourne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gump gets slowly back to his feet.
John Bourne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Gump.
Nice uppercut lands for Bourne. That snapped Gump's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bourne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gump drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bourne wants to sweep but no luck.
Gump trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gump wants to pass the guard but Bourne is keeping the position.
Gump throwing strikes from guard but Bourne blocks nicely.
Gump throws an elbow that misses. Bourne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gump's guard. Nice move by Bourne!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne wants to pass the guard but Gump is keeping the position.
Gump escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bourne gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bourne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bourne got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gump has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bourne has managed to get both his arms back between Gump's legs - danger averted.
Bourne would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gump looking for a guillotine here but Bourne defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gump working for a triangle but Bourne defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gump is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bourne defends well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump controls Bourne momentarily but Bourne frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bourne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bourne connects with a jab.
John Bourne is winning the standup battle so far.
Gump shoots in for a double leg but Bourne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gump takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gump misses with a looping right.
Bourne ducks under a wild hook from Gump.
Gump tries to clinch up.
Bourne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gumps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bourne scores with a head kick. Gump tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gump keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bourne.
Bourne throws a nice looking combination but Gump bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gump defending well as Bourne loads up on a big left hand.
Gump on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gump looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bourne!
Gump tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bourne tries to buck Gump off but Gump is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump trying to control the action but Bourne is working from the bottom.
Gump scoring with punches from side control.
Gump is trying to ground and pound but Bourne uses the momentary lack of control by Gump to regain half guard.
Gump not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gump wants to take a breather but Bourne is having none of it.
Gump misses with a head shot. Bourne uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne keeping full guard, as Gump tries to pass.
Gump has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bourne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gump in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gump throwing strikes from guard but Bourne blocks nicely.
Gump with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gump pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bourne is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gump trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bourne pulls Gump in close to prevent any damage.
Gump throws a big right hand that misses.
Bourne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bourne keeping full guard, as Gump tries to pass.
Bourne looking for a sweep. Not yet Bourne, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump throwing strikes but missing.
Gump keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bourne's head.
Gump throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bourne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bourne is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gump is controlling him.
Gump is looking to work some ground and pound but Bourne has wrist control.
Bourne is trying to control the position but Gump postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gump in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gump postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bubba Gump will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gump cracks Bourne with an open hand slap.
Bourne misses with an uppercut. Gump saw that one coming.
Gump fails with a takedown attempt.
Gump scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bourne in his tracks.
Gump takes a swing at Bourne's ribcage but misses.
Gump takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gump.
Bourne looks for the body kick but Gump saw that one coming.
Gump checks a low kick from Bourne.
Good exchange - Bourne coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bourne blocks a jab.
Bourne avoids the body shot from Gump.
Bourne throws a body kick that misses.
Gump tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bourne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gump takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gump shoots in but no luck this time.
John Bourne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Gump.
Bourne lands with a nice combination. Gump backs away looking to recover.
Bourne scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gump is looking to clinch but Bourne is avoiding it.
Gump moves out of range as Bourne throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bourne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gump.
Bourne throws the left hand but Gump avoids the punch easily.
Bourne looks to land a combination but Gump avoids it well.
Gump takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gump lands with an overhand left.
Bourne scores with a nice strike.
Gump avoids the head kick by Bourne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump shoots in for a takedown but Bourne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gump takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bourne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gump looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gump moves away from the strike by Bourne.
Bourne lunges at Gump with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gump's hand.
Bourne throws a body punch but Gump moves out of range.
Bourne lands a right hook to the body.
Gump takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gump's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bourne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gump throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gump on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bourne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bourne enables Gump to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bourne manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bourne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gump is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump looking to pass the guard.
Gump with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bourne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gump throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gump accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bourne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bourne wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bourne ducks under a wild hook from Gump.
Gump swings for the body but Bourne moves out of range.
Gump just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bourne throws a head kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Bourne.
Gump fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bourne scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bourne's head backwards.
Gump stuns Bourne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bourne connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bourne clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gump closes the distance and clinches up with Bourne, looking for a takedown. Gump pushes Bourne against the cage but Bourne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bourne lands a nice shot to the body.
Gump shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bourne tries to keep at a distance but Gump has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bourne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gump backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bourne.
A short right from Bourne.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bourne as Gump tries to tie him up.
Bourne lands an elbow inside.
Bourne misses with some punches.
Gump misses with a punch on the inside.
Bourne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gump is trying to pull guard but Bourne has him pressed against the cage.
John Bourne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Gump.
Bourne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bourne looks to land a left hand but Gump moved out of range nicely.
Gump walks into a straight right hand from Bourne.
Gump is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump misses the jab.
Gump is still on wobbly legs! Can Bourne finish him?
Gump walks straight into a right hand from Bourne - that's dropped him! Bourne jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Gump from any more punishment! Gump complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Bourne!
John Bourne retains his heavyweight title!
John Bourne managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Syndicate Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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