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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Mageramsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Roode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Mageramsky could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bobby Roode's chin.
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242 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Mageramsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Roode!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mageramsky closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Roode to the mat! Roode manages to get full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Roode looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mageramsky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Roode is looking for a triangle but Mageramsky pushes his legs off easily.
Mageramsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Roode is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mageramsky advances position into side control!
Mageramsky grinds an elbow into Roode's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mageramsky cracks Roode with a big elbow.
Roode tries to bench press Mageramsky off him but Mageramsky keeps the position.
Mageramsky is looking to take a break and control but Roode is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roode is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mageramsky connects with a decent elbow.
Mageramsky lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Roode down.
Mageramsky lands a few punches from side control.
Roode is rocked!
Mageramsky in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Roode looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Mageramsky turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Mageramsky!
A victorious Joseph Mageramsky 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Night Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by Night Man. Night Man could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Christian Alkofer's chin.
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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
24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Night Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Alkofer!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alkofer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alkofer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Man's waist but Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alkofer off to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alkofer.
Night Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Alkofer.
Alkofer closes the distance and clinches up with Man, looking for a takedown. Alkofer pushes Man against the cage but Man circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Man. That snapped Alkofer's head back.
Alkofer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alkofer avoids the head kick by Man.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man lands a brutal head kick. Alkofer looks out on his feet and Man throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Night Man!
Night Man thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauly Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drake might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blitzkrieg Bop. Boy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smiley - Dead Man Walking. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pauly Boy!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy scores with a nice right hand.
Boy misses with a looping right.
Boy lands a really nice looking cross but Drake seems unphased.
Boy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drake is rocked!
Boy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boy lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crack! Boy connects with the perfect overhand right and Drake falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Boy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pauly Boy!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Pauly Boy made sure he mentioned Damnfield clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dis Styxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Styxx's choice of entrance music: Snoop Dogg: Gin & Juice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Jane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dis Styxx!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styxx scores with a head kick.
Jane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jane tries to close the distance and clinch but Styxx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jane tries to keep at a distance but Styxx has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Styxx escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jane wants to clinch up but Styxx keeps it at a distance.
Jane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jane misses with an elbow strike.
Styxx tries for a takedown but Jane manages to get underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Styxx's brow.
Jane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Styxx blocks an elbow strike.
Styxx tries to pull guard but Jane forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jane tries a body shot but Styxx blocks it.
Jane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Styxx avoids it.
Jane throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jane fails to land.
Styxx tries for a takedown but Jane manages to get underhooks.
John Jane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dis Styxx.
Jane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jane lands an elbow that stopped Styxx in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Jane.
Styxx lands a body punch.
Styxx wants a takedown.
Styxx is looking for a takedown.
Styxx is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Jane on the inside.
Jane throws an elbow that misses.
Jane presses Styxx against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Styxx looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Styxx is defending well for now.
Jane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Styxx is defending well for now.
Jane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Styxx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jane clinches up with Styxx and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styxx on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Styxx.
Jane blocking some punches.
Styxx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Styxx avoiding damage as Jane throws knees to the body.
Jane misses with an elbow strike.
Styxx blocks an uppercut.
Jane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Styxx's defenses.
Jane throws an elbow that misses.
Styxx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Styxx throws a head punch that misses.
Jane pushes off an throws an elbow but Styxx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Styxx tries to pull guard but Jane holds him up against the cage and eventually Styxx drops back down to his feet.
Jane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Dis Styxx has been cut.
Jane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Styxx.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styxx working hard to break the clinch.
Jane scores with a hook to the body.
Jane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jane lands an elbow that stopped Styxx in his tracks for a moment.
Jane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Styxx avoids it.
Jane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Styxx is defending well for now.
Jane works on Styxx's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Jane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Styxx takes an elbow to the temple.
Jane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jane tries to throw a body punch but Styxx avoids it by throwing Jane back against the cage.
Jane pushes off an throws an elbow but Styxx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Jane.
Jane misses with an elbow over the top.
Jane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Styxx is defending well for now.
Jane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jane utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Styxx dodges an elbow strike from Jane.
Jane missing with knees to the body.
Jane pushes off an throws an elbow but Styxx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jane working aggressively here.
Jane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jane is working Styxx over against the cage.
Styxx on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jane scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jane.
A shot in the inside from Jane.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jane misses with an elbow over the top.
Styxx avoids the elbow strike from Jane, against the cage.
Jane scores a nice knee to the body.
Jane scores with a shot to the side of Styxx's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dis Styxx's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Styxx paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jane is looking to clinch but Styxx is avoiding it.
Jane swats away the attempt to clinch by Styxx.
Styxx closes the distance and pushes Jane back into the cage.
Styxx is trying to drag Jane to the mat but Jane just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jane here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Styxx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Styxx takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jane putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Styxx in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jane misses with a punch on the inside.
Jane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
John Jane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Styxx is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jane pushes off an throws an elbow but Styxx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jane lands an elbow inside.
Styxx is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jane misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styxx tries to pull guard but Jane won't allow it.
Jane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Styxx backwards.
Jane has a couple of punches blocked by Styxx.
Jane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Styxx.
Styxx is looking for a takedown.
John Jane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dis Styxx.
Jane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jane throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Jane.
Jane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Styxx wants a takedown but no success here.
Styxx blocks an elbow strike.
Styxx avoids a wild elbow strike from Jane.
Jane misses with an elbow over the top.
Jane throws an elbow that misses.
Jane lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Styxx's brow.
Jane misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styxx wants a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styxx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Styxx lands an uppercut.
Styxx avoiding damage as Jane throws knees to the body.
Jane pushes off an throws an elbow but Styxx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jane throws an elbow but misses.
Styxx lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Styxx is looking to take this one to the mat.
Styxx lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Styxx has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jane after a bit of a struggle.
Jane lands a damaging elbow.
Jane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Styxx blocks an elbow strike from Jane.
Jane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Styxx wants a takedown but no success here.
Styxx prevents a body shot from Jane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jane lands a left hand.
Styxx is rocked!
Jane throws an elbow but it misses.
Styxx is still on wobbly legs! Can Jane finish him?
Jane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jane pushes Styxx against the cage. Jane is working some dirty boxing. Jane pushes off with a quick right hook! Styxx goes down! Styxx tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Jane moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Jane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Nuclear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klason's entrance music is (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nuclear's choice of entrance music: Nuclear Assault - Critical Mass. 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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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
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hjalmar Klason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, David Nuclear!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Nuclear.
Klason checks a low kick from Nuclear.
Nuclear bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Klason looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Klason shoots in but no luck this time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Klason darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Klason pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Klason closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nuclear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nuclear throws a push kick but Klason slaps the foot to one side.
Nuclear throws a leg kick but Klason checks it.
Klason motions for Nuclear to come forward. Klason throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Klason misses the shot to the body.
Nuclear throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Klason, right into the meat.
Klason throws a sloppy head kick and Nuclear moves out of range easily.
Klason misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Klason.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nuclear lands with a shot to the body.
Klason throws out a powerful jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Klason.
Klason turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason misses with a straight right.
Klason throws a looping overhand right but Nuclear ducks down to avoid it.
Nuclear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hjalmar Klason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuclear fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klason manages to avoid it.
Klason throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Klason needs to keep his hands up - Nuclear had a free shot at his head there.
Nuclear takes a swing at Klason's ribcage but misses.
Klason tries to bum rush Nuclear with a series of wild strikes but Nuclear uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nuclear closes the distance and pushes Klason back into the cage.
Nuclear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nuclear gets caught napping as Klason dives in and scores a takedown. Nuclear manages to retain guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Klason won't allow Nuclear to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nuclear is looking to stand up but Klason isn't so interested in that idea.
Nuclear wants to sweep here but Klason controlling him for the moment.
Nuclear working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason preventing the sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nuclear can do anything to dispel that myth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. David Nuclear wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nuclear scoring well with a low kick there.
Nuclear checks a low kick from Klason.
Nuclear changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Klason wants to slow Nuclear down by chopping away at his legs.
Klason takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Klason with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nuclear walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nuclear scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nuclear checks the leg kick.
Klason scores with a sloppy right hand. Nuclear should have avoided that one.
A big right from Klason misses.
Klason dodges the punch combination from Nuclear.
Nuclear is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Klason rather than just go for the knockout.
Nuclear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
David Nuclear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klason takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Klason connects with an inside leg kick.
Klason misses with a hook.
Klason has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Klason blocks an elbow strike.
Nuclear tries to throw a body punch but Klason avoids it by throwing Nuclear back against the cage.
Nuclear tries a knee to the head but Klason blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Klason lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Klason on the inside.
Klason lands a nice uppercut.
Klason scores with a nice hook to the head.
Klason lands with a short shot to the head.
Nuclear lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Klason.
Nuclear gets underhooks to prevent Klason's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hjalmar Klason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nuclear is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nuclear seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klason.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason lands a hook that snaps the head of Nuclear backwards.
Nuclear blocking some punches.
Nuclear blocking some punches.
Klason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nuclear is trying to break the clinch but Klason has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klason.
Nuclear lands a body punch.
Klason tries a body shot but Nuclear blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nuclear goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klason has a couple of punches blocked by Nuclear.
Klason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klason working aggressively here.
Klason gets through Nuclear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nuclear tries to work over Klason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nuclear unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Nuclear will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Klason is looking to score with low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Klason.
Nuclear lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Klason throws a hook but Nuclear blocks it.
Nuclear steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klason.
Nuclear scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Klason on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A left lands for Nuclear.
Klason stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nuclear.
Nice takedown defense from Nuclear. No joy for Klason on that attempt.
Nuclear moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Nuclear on the inside.
Nuclear tries to break free but Klason pushes him back against the cage.
Nuclear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Nuclear.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuclear tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klason lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Klason misses with some punches.
Nuclear doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Klason.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason prevents a body shot from Nuclear.
Nuclear blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Klason.
A short uppercut from Klason.
Nuclear gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Klason.
Nuclear has a couple of punches blocked by Klason.
Klason swings wildly with an uppercut but Nuclear uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klason pushes Nuclear back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klason gets through Nuclear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nuclear can't break the clinch.
Klason throws a head punch that misses.
Nuclear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nuclear swings for the body but Klason moves out of range.
Klason dips to his left and cracks Nuclear with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuclear looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some bone on bone action there as Nuclear checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Klason misses.
Klason on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nuclear misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nuclear lands a really nice looking cross but Klason seems unphased.
Nuclear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klason.
Nuclear fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klason manages to avoid it.
Klason blocks the body kick.
Nuclear just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Nuclear as Klason shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hjalmar Klason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klason throws an overhand right that lands on Nuclear's shoulder, as Nuclear tries to avoid the shot.
Klason misses with a low kick.
Nuclear lands with a good body shot.
Nuclear looks to score with a jab to the body but Klason is just out of range.
Klason throws a jab when Nuclear was well out of range.
Nuclear throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Klason clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nuclear breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear feints and then cracks Klason's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Klason down.
Klason is looking to slow Nuclear down with leg kicks.
Klason walks into a straight right hand from Nuclear.
Klason connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nuclear momentarily.
Klason looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nuclear lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Klason at a distance.
Nuclear slips a straight right by Klason.
Nuclear throws a head kick that misses.
Klason misses with a body shot.
Klason doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Klason darts in and clinches Nuclear up against the cage.
Nuclear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Klason.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nuclear's elbow.
Klason is working Nuclear over against the cage.
Nuclear throws a head punch that misses.
Klason misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Klason fails to land.
Nuclear blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nuclear wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nuclear is looking to control Klason's arms but Klason gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nuclear has his back to the cage.
Nuclear tries to land knees in the clinch but Klason avoids the damage to the body.
Klason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nuclear can't break the clinch.
Klason lands a nice uppercut.
Nuclear tries a body shot but Klason blocks it.
Klason lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Nuclear.
Nuclear tries a knee to the head but Klason blocks it.
Klason scores with a nice hook to the head.
Klason throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nuclear lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Klason.
Hjalmar Klason has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nuclear lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klason is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Klason.
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 Hjalmar Klason will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Klason takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nuclear looks to land a body kick but Klason moved away.
Nuclear punishes Klason's body with a nice straight punch.
Hjalmar Klason is winning the standup battle so far.
Nuclear scores with a shot to the body.
Klason lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nuclear's sensitive parts.
Nuclear blocks a leg kick.
Nuclear is looking to chop away at Klason's legs.
Nuclear looks to score with a jab to the body but Klason is just out of range.
Klason shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Klason was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Klason is working Nuclear over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nuclear is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nuclear sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nuclear tries to roll over but Klason keeps him under control.
Klason looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nuclear with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Klason is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nuclear keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuclear keeping hold of Klason's head, controlling as best he can.
Klason is nestled in close to Nuclear, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Klason missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Klason not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nuclear is pressing down on Klason's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nuclear looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klason is one step ahead there.
Klason postures up.
Nuclear is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Klason throwing strikes but missing.
Klason postures up in Nuclear's guard and throws a big left but Nuclear blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason working some strikes from top position.
Hjalmar Klason overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Klason throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klason stops Nuclear from standing up.
Klason 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.
Nuclear wants to sweep here but Klason controlling him for the moment.
Klason connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klason working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nuclear is controlling Klason's posture.
Klason stands up over Nuclear, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nuclear controls Klason momentarily but Klason frees himself.
Nuclear managing to control the position.
Nuclear looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klason is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David Nuclear has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nuclear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klason shoots for a double leg takedown but Nuclear sprawls well. He's pushed Klason's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nuclear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klason was well out of range. Poor timing from Nuclear.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nuclear. Klason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klason throws a head kick that Nuclear semi-blocks.
Nuclear throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nuclear scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klason doesn't seem bothered though.
Klason keeps the fight on the outside.
Klason shoots in for a takedown but Nuclear shows good takedown defense.
An inside leg kick lands from Nuclear.
Nuclear fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Klason has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Klason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klason scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nuclear misses with a low kick as Klason jumps back.
Nuclear staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klason lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klason 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.
Nuclear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nuclear tries to clinch up but Klason circles away and keeps his distance.
Nuclear tries to bum rush Klason with a series of wild strikes but Klason uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nuclear. Klason shrugs it off though.
Nuclear lands with a kick to the ribs.
Klason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nuclear.
Klason clinches.
Klason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nuclear's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Klason swings wildly with an uppercut but Nuclear uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nuclear is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nuclear misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hjalmar Klason.
I think Klason has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hjalmar Klason!
Hjalmar Klason very nearly forgot to thank Syndicate Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Gibbons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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212 lbs
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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mario Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Gibbons!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbons avoids the body shot from Ferrari.
Gibbons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferrari was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibbons.
Ferrari throws a leg kick
and Gibbons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gibbons with a nice cross.
Gibbons ducks under a wild hook from Ferrari.
Gibbons cracks a nice hook into Ferrari's ribs.
Ferrari tries to move into range but Gibbons moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good shot there by Ferrari.
Ferrari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gibbons.
Ferrari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gibbons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferrari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrari looks to land a right hand but Gibbons moved out of range.
Ferrari scores with a leg kick.
Ferrari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gibbons.
Gibbons fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferrari throws a hook but Gibbons blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gibbons.
Mario Ferrari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gibbons connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ferrari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gibbons is looking to clinch but Ferrari is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Ferrari as Gibbons shoots in.
Ferrari thows a body shot but no joy.
Gibbons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferrari loads up on a big right hand but Gibbons slips the punch.
Ferrari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ferrari moves out of range as Gibbons strikes.
Ferrari misses with a low kick as Gibbons jumps back.
Ferrari closes the distance and clinches.
Ferrari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibbons is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ferrari to keep the fight standing.
Gibbons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ferrari tries a knee to the head but Gibbons blocks it.
Gibbons has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ferrari is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mario Ferrari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Gibbons.
Ferrari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferrari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferrari throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibbons.
Gibbons breaks the clinch.
Gibbons fails to land the takedown.
Mario Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibbons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons takes a swing at Ferrari's ribcage but misses.
Ferrari looks to throw the jab but Gibbons is out of range.
Gibbons looks to throw the jab but Ferrari is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ferrari.
Gibbons scores with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Ferrari.
Gibbons has a takedown stuffed.
Gibbons with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gibbons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gibbons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferrari scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari catches Gibbons with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ferrari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferrari throws a hook but Gibbons blocks it.
Gibbons just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferrari moves into range and clinches up with Gibbons.
Ferrari has a couple of punches blocked by Gibbons.
Good body shot from Ferrari.
Ferrari misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Gibbons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrari scores with a knee to the head.
Ferrari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibbons's elbow.
Gibbons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Ferrari dominated that round.
That's time! Ferrari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ferrari is looking to land body kicks.
Ferrari tries to land a front kick but Gibbons steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ferrari moves in looking to clinch but Gibbons pushes him off.
Gibbons darts in and clinches Ferrari up against the cage.
Ferrari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Ferrari on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gibbons.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the head but Gibbons blocks with his arms.
Ferrari tries to throw a body punch but Gibbons avoids it by throwing Ferrari back against the cage.
Ferrari has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Gibbons - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Ferrari, and another! Gibbons is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Mario Ferrari!
Mario Ferrari thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez has chosen Bohemian Rapsody as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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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
19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Ashley Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Davies lands a jab to Alvarez's midsection.
Davies lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Miguel Alvarez has been cut.
The fighters circling - Davies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davies shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alvarez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Alvarez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Alvarez stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Davies forces Alvarez back against the cage and clinches.
Davies can't get the takedown.
Davies misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez tries to circle away but Davies has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies misses with a punch on the inside.
Davies has Alvarez pressed against the cage, preventing Alvarez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alvarez is trying to break free.
Davies jumps guard.
Alvarez gets to his feet - Davies follows without any prompting.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Davies has managed to clinch.
Davies goes for a takedown attempt but Alvarez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.
Alvarez throws a head kick that half lands.
Davies cracks Alvarez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
A combination from Davies does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
A head kick from Alvarez lands but Davies takes it in his stride.
It looks like Ashley Davies has been cut.
Alvarez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Davies was covering up waiting for the punch and Alvarez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Davies looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alvarez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Davies's head.
Alvarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alvarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davies is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alvarez throwing strikes from guard but Davies blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Davies is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Alvarez, into his guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davies got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alvarez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davies has managed to get both his arms back between Alvarez's legs - danger averted.
Alvarez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davies defends well.
Alvarez working for a triangle but Davies defends it easily.
Alvarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to get back to his feet but Davies is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Davies throwing strikes from guard but Alvarez blocks nicely.
Alvarez has his feet on Davies's thighs here. He's pushed Davies 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! Davies screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miguel Alvarez!
In his post fight interview, Miguel Alvarez 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twilight Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeroy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Boondocks Theme Song. Saga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You are going to the Twilight of your Career. Bruce Leeroy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Twilight Saga's chin.
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33
155 lbs
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165 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
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leeroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Twilight Saga!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leeroy misses with an uppercut. Saga saw that one coming.
Leeroy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saga.
Saga lands with a shot to the body.
Leeroy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leeroy throws a jab when Saga was well out of range.
Saga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leeroy pinned against the cage. Leeroy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leeroy can pounce on him.
Leeroy lands a big uppercut and Saga crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Saga looks OK. Leeroy waves Saga back to his feet!
Saga is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leeroy fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Saga out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Bruce Leeroy!
Bruce Leeroy gave a mention to Firebird Designs in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between AL Lickertwat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tad Ghostal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghostal comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Good King Wenceslas kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
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145 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, AL Lickertwat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tad Ghostal!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lickertwat misses with a lunging right hand
and Ghostal counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Ghostal.
Ghostal blocks a jab.
Lickertwat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghostal.
Lickertwat misses the shot to the body.
Lickertwat tries for a takedown but Ghostal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lickertwat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghostal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ghostal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ghostal throws a hook but Lickertwat avoids it easily.
Lickertwat misses with a body shot.
Lickertwat throws a hook to the side of Ghostal's head but Ghostal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lickertwat checks a leg kick.
Ghostal avoids the body shot from Lickertwat.
Ghostal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ghostal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat moves out of range of the body kick from Ghostal.
Lickertwat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghostal moves away.
Ghostal ducks under a wild hook from Lickertwat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Lickertwat - just one landing.
Lickertwat throws the left hand but Ghostal avoids the punch easily.
Ghostal ducks under a wild hook from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat scores with a nice head shot.
Lickertwat ducks under a wild hook from Ghostal.
A telegraphed right hand from Lickertwat misses the target.
Ghostal fails with a takedown attempt.
Ghostal misses with a kick to the body.
Lickertwat ducks under a wild hook from Ghostal.
Ghostal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ghostal clinches up with Lickertwat and pushes him back against the cage.
Lickertwat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ghostal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lickertwat can't find room to land a body shot as Ghostal controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat avoiding damage.
Ghostal trying to control the position but instead, Lickertwat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ghostal into the cage.
Ghostal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ghostal works on Lickertwat's body with a couple of short punches.
Ghostal is trying to stall.
A right hand to the body from Ghostal.
Ghostal blocks an elbow strike from Lickertwat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghostal prevents a body shot from Lickertwat.
Ghostal throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ghostal misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lickertwat goes for a takedown attempt but Ghostal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lickertwat just misses with a punch to the body.
Lickertwat clobbers Ghostal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lickertwat misses with a few strikes there.
Lickertwat throws a body punch but Ghostal moves out of range.
Ghostal throws out a powerful jab.
Jab from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lickertwat fails to land with a series of punches.
Lickertwat looks to throw the jab but Ghostal is out of range.
Ghostal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lickertwat manages to avoid it.
Ghostal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lickertwat tries to avoid it but Ghostal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lickertwat to the ground. Lickertwat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
AL Lickertwat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghostal's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ghostal duly obliges.
Ghostal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat scores with a jab to the head.
Lickertwat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lickertwat lands a nice shot that snaps Ghostal's head back.
Lickertwat throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghostal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lickertwat.
Ghostal slaps away a takedown attempt from Lickertwat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AL Lickertwat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ghostal throws a body kick that misses.
Ghostal throws the kick towards the body but Lickertwat avoids it.
Ghostal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lickertwat has time to react.
Ghostal looks to land a right hand but Lickertwat moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghostal misses with a straight right.
Ghostal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lickertwat moves out of range as Ghostal strikes.
Lickertwat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tad Ghostal 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.
Ghostal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lickertwat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ghostal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ghostal wants to land a leg kick but Lickertwat is out of range.
Lickertwat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ghostal misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Lickertwat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ghostal doesn't seem phased though.
Ghostal misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Lickertwat.
Lickertwat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ghostal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lickertwat moves away.
Ghostal moves out of range of the strikes.
Ghostal checks a leg kick nicely.
Lickertwat misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lickertwat lands a slapping body shot.
Ghostal looks to land a combination but Lickertwat avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghostal. Lickertwat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ghostal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ghostal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lickertwat moves away.
Lickertwat connects with a looping right hand.
Lickertwat misses with a hook.
Lickertwat scores with a nice strike.
Lickertwat lands a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ghostal.
Ghostal moves into range and clinches up with Lickertwat.
Ghostal has a couple of punches blocked by Lickertwat.
Ghostal lands with a left to the head.
Lickertwat lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ghostal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ghostal.
Ghostal swings wildly with an uppercut but Lickertwat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghostal is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lickertwat is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lickertwat lands a right hand.
Lickertwat is looking to control Ghostal's arms but Ghostal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lickertwat has his back to the cage.
Ghostal blocks an uppercut.
Ghostal throws a head punch that misses.
Lickertwat blocks an uppercut.
Lickertwat is trying to maintain a safe position but Ghostal gets an underhook and turns Lickertwat into the cage.
Ghostal lands with a left to the head.
Lickertwat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ghostal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lickertwat prevents it.
Lickertwat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ghostal's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ghostal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ghostal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lickertwat backwards.
Lickertwat slowing the pace effectively.
Lickertwat lands with a short shot to the head.
Ghostal misses with a punch on the inside.
Lickertwat lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ghostal.
Tad Ghostal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ghostal scores with a shoulder strike.
Ghostal misses with some punches.
Ghostal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ghostal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lickertwat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
AL Lickertwat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tad Ghostal.
Lickertwat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ghostals head.
Lickertwat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal misses with a body punch.
Lickertwat blocking some punches.
Lickertwat scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghostal takes a shot to the head.
Ghostal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lickertwat stalling in the clinch.
Lickertwat has a couple of punches blocked by Ghostal.
Lickertwat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lickertwat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ghostal is working Lickertwat over against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ghostal.
Ghostal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lickertwat backwards.
Ghostal trying to control the position but instead, Lickertwat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ghostal into the cage.
Ghostal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lickertwat's efforts to push away.
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 AL Lickertwat will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lickertwat, as that shot connected.
Lickertwat throws a big shot that misses.
Ghostal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ghostal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lickertwat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ghostal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lickertwat connects with a nice looking jab.
Lickertwat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ghostal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ghostal throws a chopping leg kick but Lickertwat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ghostal lands a front kick.
Lickertwat cracks Ghostal with a good jab.
Lickertwat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lickertwat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghostal.
AL Lickertwat is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghostal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ghostal fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal motions for Lickertwat to come forward. Ghostal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Ghostal tenderised Lickertwat's leg. Lickertwat is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ghostal is looking to chop away at Lickertwat's legs.
Lickertwat misses with a looping right.
Ghostal lands a leg kick that knocks Lickertwat off balance momentarily.
Lickertwat tries for a takedown but Ghostal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ghostal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ghostal slips a straight right by Lickertwat.
Ghostal slaps away a takedown attempt from Lickertwat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lickertwat takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ghostal throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lickertwat counters with a stiff right hand.
Lickertwat throws a hook to the side of Ghostal's head but Ghostal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ghostal to counter with a crisp jab.
Lickertwat is rocked!
Lickertwat blocks the body kick.
Oh Lickertwat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lickertwat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ghostal defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AL Lickertwat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghostal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lickertwat slips a jab from Ghostal.
Lickertwat seems to have got his legs back now.
Ghostal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lickertwat quickly recovers to half guard.
Ghostal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lickertwat keeps working.
Lickertwat has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ghostal is working away from the top position though.
Lickertwat is looking for a sweep. Ghostal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ghostal wants to control but Lickertwat is keeping him busy.
Lickertwat is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ghostal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ghostal's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Ghostal is trying to break free.
Lickertwat has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Lickertwat is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Ghostal. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Ghostal turns into Lickertwat and is now in his guard.
Lickertwat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lickertwat wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lickertwat is trying to control the position but Ghostal postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat wants to control the position but Ghostal says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ghostal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lickertwat slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ghostal trying to control but Lickertwat is working from the bottom.
Lickertwat is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ghostal is aware though and is defending well.
Lickertwat controls Ghostal momentarily but Ghostal frees himself.
Ghostal postures up and lands a big shot to Lickertwat's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghostal postures up and lands a big shot to Lickertwat's brow.
Lickertwat keeping full guard, as Ghostal tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tad Ghostal.
I think Ghostal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tad Ghostal!
Tad Ghostal very nearly forgot to thank Syndicate Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokugawa Kazunari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benoit comes to the cage accompanied by Praise. Kazunari comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Seeker kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tokugawa Kazunari is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
31 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Benoit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tokugawa Kazunari!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazunari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kazunari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Michael Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kazunari.
Benoit throws a body punch but Kazunari moves out of range.
Benoit throws a jab when Kazunari was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Benoit. Those never looked like landing.
Benoit looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazunari is just out of range.
Benoit throws a shot to the body.
Benoit throws a series of punches but Kazunari moves out of range.
Kazunari fakes the leg kick and cracks Benoit in the body.
Kazunari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kazunari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benoit wants to clinch.
Good exchange - Kazunari coming out on top.
Benoit moves in looking to clinch but Kazunari pushes him off.
Benoit just misses with a punch to the body.
Benoit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kazunari works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benoit misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kazunari.
Benoit misses with a left hand
and Kazunari counters with a takedown into side control.
Benoit isn't going anywhere.
Kazunari landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benoit is positioning himself to get back to 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!
Kazunari working away.
Kazunari throws an elbow but Benoit slips to the side and avoids it well.
Benoit tries to improve position but can't.
Benoit avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kazunari.
Benoit wants to control but Kazunari postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kazunari working away.
Benoit defending against the ground and pound.
Kazunari working away.
Kazunari scoring with punches from side control.
Kazunari sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Benoit is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kazunari wants to control but Benoit is keeping him busy.
Kazunari tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Benoit can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari is putting a hurting on Benoit here, landing some big shots from side control.
Benoit manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kazunari's best efforts.
Kazunari prevents Benoit from improving his position.
Benoit is working hard here to advance position.
Kazunari not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kazunari is keen to just control but Benoit is a slippery customer.
Benoit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kazunari.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazunari sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benoit defending well though.
Benoit is concentrating on defense, preventing Kazunari from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit trying to control but Kazunari postures up.
Benoit tries to roll over but Kazunari keeps him under control.
Benoit is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Michael Benoit.
Benoit misses with a leg kick
and Kazunari counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benoit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kazunari prevents Benoit from getting back to his feet.
Kazunari works over Benoit with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazunari cracks Benoit with a solid left hand.
Kazunari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benoit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kazunari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tokugawa Kazunari dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kazunari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benoit's sensitive parts.
Kazunari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benoit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kazunari.
Kazunari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benoit misses with a straight left.
Kazunari scores with a hook to the body. Benoit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kazunari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Kazunari. That snapped Benoit's head back.
Benoit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kazunari doesn't seem bothered though.
Kazunari throws out a loose jab but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazunari gets the takedown into side control.
Benoit struggling a bit here.
Benoit is looking to regain half guard here but Kazunari keeps moving and retains side control.
Tokugawa Kazunari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kazunari scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazunari working the ground and pound from side control.
Benoit wants to control but Kazunari postures up.
Benoit tries to escape but Kazunari is in control.
Benoit is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kazunari's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kazunari missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benoit is looking for a sweep. Kazunari is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benoit gets back to full guard.
Benoit keeping moving, preventing Kazunari from controlling successfully.
Benoit bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kazunari's guard.
Benoit trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kazunari's guard.
Benoit has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benoit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Benoit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kazunari keeping moving, preventing Benoit from controlling successfully.
Benoit stays in close to Kazunari's body and controls the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazunari is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kazunari has an active guard here but Benoit has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Benoit wants to control but Kazunari is keeping him busy.
Benoit is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kazunari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Benoit slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Benoit wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Donk. Benoit catches Kazunari right on the button with a cross.
Kazunari digs a good body shot into Benoit's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit connects with a looping right hand.
Benoit misses the shot to the body.
Kazunari has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kazunari there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kazunari lands with a nice body punch.
Benoit throws a leg kick which misses Kazunari's front leg but catches the back leg as Kazunari tries to avoid it.
Benoit is looking to clinch but Kazunari is avoiding it.
Benoit tries to clinch but Kazunari moves out of range.
Michael Benoit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benoit avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch! Kazunari slams his shin into Benoit's torso.
Benoit takes a swing at Kazunari's ribcage but misses.
Benoit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kazunari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benoit moves forwards but Kazunari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benoit throws a hook to the side of Kazunari's head but Kazunari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kazunari drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Benoit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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 Michael Benoit will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kazunari looks to land a left hand but Benoit moved out of range nicely.
Kazunari fails with the takedown.
Benoit tries to sprawl but Kazunari drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Benoit is trying to stand back up but Kazunari is controlling him
Kazunari missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kazunari stops Benoit from getting back to his feet.
Kazunari scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Benoit tries to get to full guard but Kazunari has control of the leg.
Benoit is not content to let Kazunari control the position.
Benoit tries to get to full guard but Kazunari has control of the leg.
Kazunari is thwarting Benoit's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Benoit wants to control but Kazunari is keeping busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Michael Benoit just wasn't active enough.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kazunari.
Benoit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kazunari is able to avoid easily.
Benoit throws a nice looking combination but Kazunari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kazunari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Benoit moves forwards but Kazunari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Michael Benoit is winning the standup battle so far.
Benoit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kazunari thumps Benoit with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari sizes up Benoit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kazunari takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benoit misses with a looping right.
Kazunari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benoit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kazunari checks a leg kick.
Benoit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benoit misses the jab.
Kazunari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benoit. That did some damage!
Kazunari misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazunari has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kazunari there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kazunari scores with a hook.
Kazunari takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benoit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benoit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kazunari shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Benoit sprawls well. Benoit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kazunari gets slowly back to his feet.
Benoit lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benoit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benoit throws a leg kick that is checked
so Kazunari counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kazunari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kazunari prevents Benoit from getting back to his feet.
Kazunari content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kazunari preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benoit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Benoit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Benoit is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kazunari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benoit is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazunari wants to control from the top but Benoit keeps moving.
Michael Benoit has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Benoit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kazunari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benoit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benoit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kazunari checks a low kick from Benoit.
Benoit misses with a hook
and Kazunari counters with a shoot takedown. Benoit fights it but they end up in guard.
Kazunari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Benoit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benoit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kazunari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kazunari trying to control but Benoit is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tokugawa Kazunari really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Benoit looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazunari is just out of range.
A low kick from Kazunari misses
and Benoit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kazunari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kazunari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kazunari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benoit.
Benoit fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kazunari.
Kazunari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benoit. That did some damage!
Kazunari throws the left hand but Benoit avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Benoit.
Benoit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benoit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kazunari moves away from the strike by Benoit.
Benoit loads up on a big right hand but Kazunari slips the punch.
Jab, jab by Kazunari - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kazunari is out of range.
Kazunari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kazunari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benoit.
Kazunari avoids the body shot from Benoit.
Benoit cracks Kazunari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benoit just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazunari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benoit throws a series of punches but Kazunari moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kazunari.
Benoit lands an overhand right.
Kazunari swats away the attempt to clinch by Benoit.
Kazunari connects with a leg kick. Benoit looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Benoit lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A cross from Benoit lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kazunari. Benoit shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kazunari counters with a nice double leg into side control. Benoit won't be happy with that.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benoit is looking to reverse the position.
Benoit gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kazunari moves into full mount! Benoit won't be happy about that!
Kazunari postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Benoit looks a forlorn figure.
Benoit is bucking up trying to escape but Kazunari cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kazunari postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Benoit looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari lands a big elbow.
Benoit really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kazunari landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kazunari with the ground and pound from mount.
Benoit really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kazunari cracks Benoit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Benoit sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kazunari scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazunari is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kazunari postures up and lands a big shot to Benoit's brow.
Kazunari is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kazunari landing with the ground and pound.
Kazunari wants to control from the top but Benoit keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazunari tries to free his leg and advance position but Benoit is retaining full guard.
Kazunari won't allow Benoit to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tokugawa Kazunari dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Benoit wants to clinch up but Kazunari keeps it at a distance.
Kazunari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kazunari motions for Benoit to come forward. Kazunari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benoit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kazunari lands with a nice body punch.
Benoit throws a low kick, looking for Kazunari's leg but Kazunari calmly moves out of range.
Benoit takes one on the button.
Benoit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kazunari.
Kazunari moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Kazunari.
Kazunari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benoit walks into a left hand.
Kazunari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benoit lands with a hook. Kazunari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A cross from Kazunari lands.
Kazunari scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit throws a lazy right hand but Kazunari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Kazunari.
Benoit throws a jab but it's blocked by Kazunari.
Kazunari throws the left hand but Benoit avoids the punch easily.
Benoit looks to land a left hand but Kazunari moved out of range nicely.
Benoit fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Kazunari.
Benoit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kazunari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benoit scores with a jab to the head.
Kazunari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That kick from Benoit tenderised Kazunari's leg. Kazunari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benoit tries to clinch up.
Kazunari shoots in for a takedown but Benoit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari lands a nice shot to the body.
Benoit tries to land a leg kick but Kazunari saw it coming and moves away.
Benoit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kazunari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kazunari has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benoit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benoit, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benoit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kazunari slips a straight right by Benoit.
Benoit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kazunari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kazunari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benoit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kazunari.
Kazunari explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kazunari digs a good body shot into Benoit's ribs.
Kazunari checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benoit misses with an uppercut. Kazunari saw that one coming.
Kazunari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice uppercut there from Benoit.
A telegraphed right hand from Benoit misses the target.
Benoit misses with a looping left.
Kazunari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benoit lands a jab to Kazunari's midsection.
Benoit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benoit misses the shot to the body.
Kazunari throws the kick towards the body but Benoit avoids it.
Benoit looks to land a right hand but Kazunari moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Benoit.
Kazunari defending well as Benoit loads up on a big left hand.
Benoit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body punch from Benoit.
Benoit cracks Kazunari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari scores with a kick to the body.
Benoit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazunari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benoit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kazunari in his tracks.
Kazunari is rocked!
Benoit misses the jab.
Kazunari is still on wobbly legs! Can Benoit finish him?
Benoit tries to clinch up.
Benoit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kazunari seems to have recovered his senses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kazunari missing with a left hand there. Benoit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benoit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kazunari throws the left hand but Benoit avoids the punch easily.
Kazunari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kazunari connects with an inside leg kick.
Michael Benoit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benoit blocks the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazunari throws a chopping leg kick but Benoit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
No luck for Kazunari with that takedown attempt.
Benoit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Benoit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kazunari 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 47:48
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tokugawa Kazunari!
Tokugawa Kazunari is the new bantamweight champion!
Tokugawa Kazunari seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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