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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ikuhisa Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ollie Ritch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ikuhisa Minowa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ollie Ritch's chin.

Minowa
vs
Ritch

182 cm
28
200 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

193 cm
27
202 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Solid chin

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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Minowa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ollie Ritch!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minowa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ollie Ritch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minowa closes the distance and clinches up with Ritch, looking for a takedown. Minowa pushes Ritch against the cage but Ritch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Minowa lands with a cross.
Minowa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ritch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Ritch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Minowa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Minowa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Minowa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minowa misses with a body shot.
Ritch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ritch misses with a wild body shot.
Ritch throws a head kick that misses

and Minowa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ritch has Minowa pressed against the cage, preventing Minowa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ritch prevents Minowa from breaking the clinch.
Ritch will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Minowa up against the cage.

Ritch breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Minowa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ikuhisa Minowa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minowa throws a nice looking combination but Ritch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Minowa misses with a double jab.
Ritch dodges the punch combination from Minowa.
Ritch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Minowa fails to land the takedown.
Ritch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ritch lands with a hook. Minowa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ritch thuds his right hand into Minowa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ritch is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ritch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Minowa sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritch with a nice cross.
Horrible takedown by Minowa or perhaps it was just good defense by Ritch which made him look bad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ritch tests Minowa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Minowa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ritch swings for the body but Minowa moves out of range.

Oooooh!!! Ritch has knocked Minowa down with a huge combo! Ritch steps away and waves a wobbly Minowa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Minowa is rocked!

It looks like Ikuhisa Minowa has been cut.
Ritch lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Minowa up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Ritch from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Minowa's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ollie Ritch!
Ollie Ritch looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Do you quack? Do you quak like a duck when you suck!!! Hey after party at my place- I need a blow job!!! Gina!! I know your out there come on baby!!!!'.

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timmy O Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Saitou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Sullivan comes to the cage accompanied by DropKick Murphys - Loyal to no one . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hiroyuki Saitou was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

O Sullivan
vs
Saitou

178 cm
34
171 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

188 cm
25
176 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timmy O Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Saitou!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Sullivan works over Saitou's head and body with a nice combination.
O Sullivan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Saitou makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Sullivan looks to throw the jab but Saitou is out of range.
Saitou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saitou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Sullivan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Sullivan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saitou was well out of range. Poor timing from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan misses with a straight left.
O Sullivan checks a low kick from Saitou.
A slow jab from O Sullivan misses its intended target.
O Sullivan misses with a looping left.
O Sullivan throws out a loose jab but Saitou uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Sullivan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Sullivan throws a body kick that misses.
O Sullivan misses with a straight right.
O Sullivan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saitou on the side of the head.
Saitou swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Sullivan.

It looks like Timmy O Sullivan has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saitou checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitou chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O Sullivan can pounce on him.
Saitou lands with a nice body punch.
O Sullivan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saitou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Sullivan throws a shot from downtown. Saitou moves away and avoids it.
O Sullivan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Saitou's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Saitou misses with a series of wild punches.
Saitou misses with a few strikes there.
Saitou misses with a series of wild punches.
Saitou misses with a double jab.
O Sullivan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saitou tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saitou checks the leg kick nicely there.
Saitou throws a right and a left that O Sullivan avoids nicely.
Saitou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Sullivan moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for O Sullivan. That snapped Saitou's head back.
Saitou throws a jab but it's blocked by O Sullivan.
Hiroyuki Saitou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saitou misses with a combination
and O Sullivan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Sullivan connects with a jab.

It looks like Hiroyuki Saitou has been cut.
Saitou misses with a few strikes there.
O Sullivan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Sullivan cracks Saitou with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Sullivan lands with a hook. Saitou tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Saitou misses with a straight right.
O Sullivan throws a push kick but Saitou slaps the foot to one side.
O Sullivan lands a glancing blow to the side of Saitou's head.
Saitou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Saitou.
O Sullivan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and O Sullivan duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitou swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Sullivan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saitou throws a right hand that O Sullivan ducks under and follows up with a left that O Sullivan also avoids with ease.
O Sullivan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saitou counters with a nice uppercut.
Saitou defending well as O Sullivan loads up on a big left hand.
Saitou has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saitou shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Sullivan tests Saitou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Sullivan throws a body punch but Saitou moves out of range.
A combination from Saitou does no damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Sullivan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Sullivan with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Saitou.
O Sullivan swings for the body but Saitou moves out of range.
O Sullivan is looking to score with low kicks.
O Sullivan slips under a jab from Saitou.
Saitou throws a right hand that O Sullivan ducks under and follows up with a left that O Sullivan also avoids with ease.
Saitou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Sullivan throws a leg kick but Saitou sees it coming and moves out of range.
Saitou throws a combination. O Sullivan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saitou misses with a combination
and Saitou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saitou takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by O Sullivan. Beautiful body shot.
O Sullivan lands a leg kick that knocks Saitou off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy O Sullivan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

No joy there for Saitou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Sullivan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Sullivan. Saitou does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Sullivan throws a one two combo.
Saitou thows a body shot but no joy.
Saitou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saitou is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O Sullivan rather than just go for the knockout.
Saitou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saitou takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saitou fails to land with a series of punches.
Saitou falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Sullivan counters with an inside leg kick.
O Sullivan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saitou swinging wildly here.
Jab by O Sullivan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitou takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saitou gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Sullivan.
Saitou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Sullivan.
Saitou lands with a shot to the body.
Hiroyuki Saitou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saitou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saitou scores with a hook.
O Sullivan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Sullivan throws a series of strikes that have Saitou backpedaling.
O Sullivan tests Saitou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saitou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling O Sullivan to counter with a crisp jab.
O Sullivan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Timmy O Sullivan is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by O Sullivan.

Saitou is rocked!
Saitou misses with a series of wild punches.
Saitou is breathing heavily.
Saitou's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Sullivan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saitou scrambles back to his feet.
Saitou is still on wobbly legs! Can O Sullivan finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saitou get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Saitou stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but O Sullivan runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Timmy O Sullivan!
Timmy O Sullivan 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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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Judo Flip. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Doom
vs
Freeman

182 cm
24
215 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

TWGC Champion
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Huey Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Freeman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Freeman swings for the body but Doom moves out of range.
Doom connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Freeman's hands.

It looks like Huey Freeman has been cut.
Doom is looking to score with low kicks.
Doom misses with a hook.
Freeman shoots in and drives through. Doom sprawls well.
A punch combination from Doom misses.
Doom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Doom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doom throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doom is fending him off so far but Freeman persists. Nope, Doom circles away and we're back to standing.
Doom scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Doom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doom.
Doom tries to bum rush Freeman with a series of wild strikes but Freeman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doom delivers a nice body kick.
Doom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doom thows a body shot but no joy.
Freeman shoots in looking for a takedown. Doom tries to sprawl out of it but Freeman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doom manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dave Doom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huey Freeman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doom scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman works Doom's body with a nice hook.
Doom misses with a two punch combination.
Freeman drops his hands momentarily and Doom takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Doom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Doom jabs Freeman right on the nose. Freeman blinks but takes it well.

Doom gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Doom wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Freeman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Doom is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Freeman, into his guard.
Freeman wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Freeman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Doom throwing strikes from guard but Freeman blocks nicely.
Doom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Freeman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doom doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doom manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Freeman is looking for a triangle but Doom pushes his legs off easily.

Freeman has his foot on Doom's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Doom works his way back into a safe position though.
Doom trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.

Freeman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Doom defends well.
Doom connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Freeman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Doom passes into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freeman is looking for a sweep.
Freeman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Freeman is looking to improve his position.
Doom slows the pace down in half guard.

Freeman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Doom seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Freeman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Freeman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Doom from controlling successfully.

Freeman has his foot on Doom's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Doom works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Doom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Huey Freeman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Doom displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dave Doom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman misses with a takedown attempt
and Doom counters with a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Huey Freeman's cut even more.
Freeman misses with a takedown attempt
and Doom counters with a nice low kick that buckles Freeman's knee momentarily.
Doom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Freeman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Doom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
Good shot there by Doom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freeman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Freeman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Doom tries to avoid it but Freeman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Doom to the ground. Doom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dave Doom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huey Freeman.
Doom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freeman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doom was well out of range. Poor timing from Freeman.
Freeman misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freeman fails with the takedown
and Doom counters with a left to the body.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
Freeman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Freeman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doom's waist but Doom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Freeman off to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doom. Freeman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doom is looking to land body kicks.
Freeman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Freeman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Doom swivels and escapes.
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!
Doom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Freeman's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Freeman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doom swings for the body but Freeman moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doom, right into the meat.
Doom lands a nice looking body kick.
Doom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doom lands a jab to the head.
Freeman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doom. Freeman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Freeman slips a jab and a cross from Doom.
Doom lands a leg kick that knocks Freeman off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman misses with a double jab.
Doom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freeman can do to turn this around?
Doom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Freeman.
Freeman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Doom finds it's way through Freeman's defenses.

The cut above Huey Freeman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Doom stuns Freeman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Doom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dave Doom is winning the standup battle so far.
Doom is looking to slow Freeman down with leg kicks.
Doom stuffs the takedown attempt from Freeman. Freeman gets slowly back to his feet.
Freeman takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doom lands a leg kick that knocks Freeman off balance momentarily.
Doom lands a leg kick that knocks Freeman off balance momentarily.
Doom lands with a kick to the ribs.
Doom misses with a wild combination.
Doom scores with a leg kick.
Doom lands a leg kick that knocks Freeman off balance momentarily.
Doom looks to land a combination. Freeman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Huey Freeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doom looks to land a body kick but Freeman moved away.
Freeman shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Doom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Huey Freeman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Doom throws a push kick but Freeman slaps the foot to one side.
Freeman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Doom makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Freeman really felt that one!
Freeman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doom.
Doom is looking to slow Freeman down with leg kicks.
Doom is looking to slow Freeman down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doom clobbers Freeman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A thudding body kick lands there by Doom!
Freeman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Freeman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doom cracks Freeman with a hook to the temple - Freeman is on wobbly legs here! Doom swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Freeman falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Doom wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dave Doom!
Dave Doom really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Yakimyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Flanders's choice of entrance music: Jaw of Glass - Blondie. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yakimyuk
vs
Flanders

177 cm
25
167 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

195 cm
27
155 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Yakimyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Flanders!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yakimyuk clinches up with Flanders and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Yakimyuk fails to land.
Flanders working aggressively here.
Yakimyuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flanders takes a shot to the head.
Flanders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Flanders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flanders tries to score with a low kick but Yakimyuk moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yakimyuk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Flanders lands with a kick to the temple. Yakimyuk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Flanders is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Flanders chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yakimyuk misses with an uppercut. Flanders saw that one coming.
Flanders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yakimyuk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Flanders's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yakimyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Flanders slips under a jab.
Yakimyuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flanders manages to avoid it.
Yakimyuk looks to throw the jab but Flanders is out of range.
Flanders connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakimyuk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yakimyuk throws a leg kick but Flanders moved away.
Yakimyuk loads up on a big right hand but Flanders slips the punch.
Yakimyuk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yakimyuk ducks right into an uppercut from Flanders.
A clash of legs there as Flanders blocks the low kick.
Some wild striking there from Flanders.
Yakimyuk throws a big shot that misses.
Yakimyuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yakimyuk lands with an overhand left.
Flanders looks for the body kick but Yakimyuk saw that one coming.
Yakimyuk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Flanders. Flanders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Flanders is rocked!
Yakimyuk cracks Flanders with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Flanders falls to his knees and Yakimyuk doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Yakimyuk!
A victorious Roman Yakimyuk thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dre Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Hinch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fort Minor - Remember The Name. Dre Parker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Parker
vs
Hinch

200 cm
26
265 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

201 cm
27
280 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dre Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Hinch!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinch is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.
Parker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hinch on the side of the head.
Parker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Parker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hinch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Parker!
Parker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hinch.
Parker looks to land a body kick but Hinch moved away.
Hinch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Parker moves into the clinch successfully.
Parker working aggressively here.
Hinch tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hinch misses with a knee strike.
Hinch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hinch landing knees to the body.
Hinch blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Parker.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Hinch controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hinch backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Parker.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hinch tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Hinch tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Hinch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parker blocks it with crossed arms.
Hinch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Hinch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hinch is trying to push Parker away but Parker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hinch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Hinch.
Hinch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hinch tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Hinch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Hinch.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Hinch jumps guard and drags Parker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hinch wants to improve his position but instead Parker has moved into half guard.

Parker stands up from half guard.

Hinch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Parker is trying to defend but Hinch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Parker won't allow Hinch to pass to mount.
Parker controlling the position well.
Hinch is thwarting Parker's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinch wants to control but Parker is keeping him busy.

Hinch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Parker defends it well.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hinch is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Parker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Parker wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is refusing to be controlled, as Hinch sits in half guard.
Hinch wants to free his trapped foot but Parker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hinch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parker keeps working.

Hinch looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hinch is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stevie Hinch will probably get the nod.
That's time! Parker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Parker ducks under a wild hook from Hinch.
Hinch doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.

Parker closes the distance and clinches.
Parker lands with a light punch inside.
Hinch unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Hinch is trying to maintain a safe position but Parker gets an underhook and turns Hinch into the cage.
Hinch looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Parker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hinch stalling against the cage.
Hinch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parker lands a body punch.
Hinch has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Parker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Parker digs a right hand underneath Hinch's ribcage. Hinch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hinch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hinch tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker prevents the takedown attempt.
Hinch misses with a knee to the head.
Hinch tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
Parker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parker lands with a left to the head.
Parker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hinch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hinchs head.
Hinch lands a good knee to the midsection. Parker won't want to take too many of those.
Hinch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parker.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Hinch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hinch landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Hinch gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Parker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Hinch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parker's head.
Parker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Hinch seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hinch is looking for a kimura but Parker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hinch to get the leverage.

Hinch maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Parker could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hinch has cracked it and Parker is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hinch!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stevie Hinch!
An out of breath Stevie Hinch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Steuermann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Celtics. Steuermann is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ein Prosit. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Davis
vs
Steuermann

205 cm
32
293 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

166 cm
28
265 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

BeastMode

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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glen Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Wolfgang Steuermann!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Steuermann tries to sprawl but Davis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Steuermann is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davis lands a nice short elbow.
Davis working over Steuermann with some ground and pound. Steuermann looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Davis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Steuermann defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steuermann's head.
Davis is looking to advance position but Steuermann won't allow it.
Davis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Davis is trying to work for a kimura but Steuermann is defending well.
Davis is trying to control. Steuermann wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Davis prevents Steuermann from improving his position.

Davis is looking for a kimura but Steuermann is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Davis to get the leverage.
Steuermann regains full guard. Nicely done.
Davis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Steuermann will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Davis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steuermann looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Steuermann is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Davis stands up over Steuermann, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davis cracks Steuermann with a solid left hand.
Davis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis stands up over Steuermann, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Steuermann is rocked!
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steuermann is keeping the position for now.
Steuermann trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Davis gets to his feet and stands over Steuermann, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Steuermann felt that one! Davis unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Steuermann from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glen Davis!
Glen Davis bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ovid Julios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ole Solseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Solseng's choice of entrance music: Iron Horse - Hero of the Day. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Julios
vs
Solseng

190 cm
29
279 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

195 cm
22
285 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ovid Julios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ole Solseng!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julios moves to clinch but Solseng breaks away
and Solseng counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Julios has Solseng up against the cage in a clinch.
Julios blocks a body shot from Solseng.
Julios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Julios crunches a lovely knee into Solseng's ribcage.
Solseng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Solseng is working Julios over against the cage.
Solseng struggles to land a body shot inside as Julios controls his hands.
Julios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Solseng avoids it.
Julios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Julios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Solseng.
Julios tries to land a knee to the head but Solseng blocks with his arms.

Solseng manages to break the clinch.
Solseng darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Julios tries to clinch up
and Solseng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julios is looking to clinch but Solseng is avoiding it.

Julios instigates a clinch.
Solseng lands with a left to the head.
Solseng misses with a body punch.
Julios looking to throw knees to the head but Solseng is blocking nicely.
Julios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Solseng avoids it.
Julios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Solseng has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Solseng can't find room to land a body shot as Julios controls the action.
Julios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Solseng tries to break the clinch but Julios is controlling the position.
Solseng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Julios.

It looks like Ole Solseng has been cut.
Solseng managing to block the knees to the body from Julios.
Solseng avoiding damage as Julios throws knees to the body.

Solseng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Julios keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julios throws a head kick but Solseng moves out of range.
Solseng connects with a body shot.
Solseng keeps the fight on the outside.
Julios uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Solseng.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Julios tries to close the distance and clinch up but Solseng swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Solseng jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Ovid Julios has been cut.
Julios doesn't manage to clinch there - Solseng circles away.
Julios doesn't manage to clinch there - Solseng circles away.
Solseng thows a body kick. Julios tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Julios moves out of range of the strikes.
Solseng bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Solseng throws out a leg kick but Julios moves out of range and Solseng only half commits.
The fight stays on the outside here - Julios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Solseng misses with a looping left.
Solseng delivers a nice body kick.
Solseng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Julios.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solseng throws a leg kick but Julios checks it.
Julios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solseng.
Julios tries to clinch but Solseng moves away
and Solseng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Solseng circles away from the clinch attempt
and Solseng counters with a low kick, right behind Julios 's knee.
Solseng scores with a nice right hand.
Julios wants to clinch but Solseng slips to the side
and Solseng counters with a leg kick.
Julios steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Solseng.

Julios fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Solseng, pushing him back against the cage.
Julios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Solseng is defending well for now.
Julios prevents Solseng from breaking the clinch.
Solseng wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Julios has him pressed against the cage.
Solseng managing to block the knees to the body from Julios.
Julios throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Solseng blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Julios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Solseng avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solseng softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Solseng avoiding damage as Julios throws knees to the body.
Julios blocking some punches.
Julios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Solseng.
Julios landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Solseng.

Julios is rocked!
Solseng dips a shoulder and cracks Julios with a mighty uppercut! Julios falls back against the cage and Solseng unloads with a barrage of strikes! Julios is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Solseng screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ole Solseng!
A very excited looking Ole Solseng made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yang Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tao
vs
Pain

175 cm
30
170 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

188 cm
23
178 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

Hellbent
BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yang Tao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyson Pain!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain fails to land the takedown.
Tao misses with a double jab.
Tao scores with a nice body kick.
Tao leaves Pain with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pain's sensitive parts.
Tao lands a right hook to the body.
Pain shoots in and drives through. Tao sprawls well.
Yang Tao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Pain.
Tao cracks a nice hook into Pain's ribs.
Pain shoots in but Tao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A right-left combo lands from Tao.
Tao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao clobbers Pain with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tyson Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tao lands a front kick.
A head kick from Tao lands but Pain takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Tao.
Tao stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Pain with that takedown attempt.
Pain looks winded!
Tao is looking to slow Pain down with leg kicks.
Tao scores with a sloppy right hand. Pain should have avoided that one.
Pain is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tao is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pain.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
Tao scores with a decent looking hook.
Pain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pain's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tao scores with a hook to the body. Pain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pain.
Pain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pain there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands with a shot to the body.
Pain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pain misses with a takedown attempt - Tao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pain shoots for a double leg takedown but Tao sprawls well. He's pushed Pain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.

Tao lands a big head kick that sends Pain tumbling to the mat! Tao takes a step backwards and waves Pain back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Pain is rocked!
Tao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pain is still on wobbly legs! Can Tao finish him?
Yang Tao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tao.
Pain gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yang Tao!
Yang Tao retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Yang Tao made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.