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CFS 27: Hostile Reception PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antony Biistron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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196 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antony Biistron!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Biistron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abbott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Biistron on the ground.
Abbott throwing strikes but missing.
Abbott has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abbott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Biistron avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abbott wants to stand and escape but instead Biistron has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Biistron pushing down on Abbott's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Abbott is looking to escape.
Biistron not doing much here.
Biistron in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Abbott tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Biistron!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antony Biistron!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Valiqe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Valiqe!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valiqe walks into a jab.
It looks like Jose Valiqe has been cut.
Valiqe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.
Rutten connects with a body shot.
Donk. Rutten catches Valiqe right on the button with a cross.
Rutten lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten cracks Valiqe with a good jab.
We've been informed that Valiqe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rutten misses with a looping left.
Rutten lands an overhand right.
Rutten lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Rutten.
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten misses with the combination.
Rutten drops Valiqe with a beautiful combination! Valiqe stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rutten is looking for the KO!
Valiqe is rocked!
Rutten drops Valiqe with a big left hand! Valiqe is injured, injured bad! Rutten jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bas Rutten!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Corrigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Humble Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Humble Two will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Corrigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Humble Two!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corrigan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Humble Two tries to avoid it but Corrigan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Humble Two to the ground. Humble Two escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Corrigan shoots in looking for a takedown. Humble Two tries to sprawl out of it but Corrigan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Humble Two manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Humble Two displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corrigan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Corrigan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corrigan misses with a left hand
and Humble Two counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Humble Two seems to be looking for submissions.
Corrigan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Humble Two is looking for a kimura here.
Humble Two is trying for a kimura here. Corrigan looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Humble Two wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Simon Humble Two!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tykwon Dont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Thatcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tykwon Dont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Thatcher!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thatcher looks to land a right hand but Dont moved out of range.
Dont clinches.
Thatcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thatcher is looking to control Dont's arms but Dont gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thatcher has his back to the cage.
Thatcher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thatcher taking a breather.
Thatcher tries to pull guard but Dont won't allow it.
Dont lands a nice elbow.
We've been hearing reports that Dont has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Thatcher has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dont avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thatcher blocks an elbow strike from Dont.
Dont's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dont manages to break the clinch.
Dont lands a leg kick that knocks Thatcher off balance momentarily.
Thatcher punishes Dont's body with a nice straight punch.
Thatcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Dont.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dont tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thatcher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Thatcher does no damage.
Dont lands a head shot.
Thatcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thatcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dont closes the distance and pushes Thatcher back into the cage.
Dont cracks Thatcher with a nice body shot.
Thatcher letting Dont take a breather here.
Dont connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thatcher's face.
Dont lands an elbow inside that Thatcher shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dont lands a right hand.
Thatcher is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tykwon Dont has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Thatcher.
Dont lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Dont.
Thatcher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dont lands an elbow inside that Thatcher shrugs off.
Thatcher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thatcher letting Dont take a breather here.
Dont lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thatcher breaks from the clinch.
Dont fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thatcher.
Thatcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dont.
The crowd cheers as Dont lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thatcher doesn't seem phased though.
Thatcher is rocked!
Thatcher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dont's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thatcher under the eye.
Thatcher is still on wobbly legs! Can Dont finish him?
Thatcher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dont counters with a nice leg kick.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Dont! Thatcher is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tykwon Dont!
Tykwon Dont 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Poper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodney Poper!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poper looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevens is just out of range.
Poper swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
Poper keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevens forces Poper back against the cage and clinches.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Poper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poper looks winded!
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Poper has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Poper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Our sources have told us that Stevens has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Poper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Poper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevens connects with a knee to the head.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
Poper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevens's elbow.
Stevens lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Poper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevens connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poper's face.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Poper's ribcage.
Poper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stevens connects with a knee to the head.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Poper's ribcage.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Poper's ribcage.
Poper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Poper's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Poper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Poper's ribcage.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Poper's ribcage.
Poper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Poper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Stevens connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poper's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevens.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens connects with a knee to the head.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Poper trying to stall but Stevens improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Stevens dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stevens has managed to clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens.
Kevin Stevens has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stevens scores a nice knee to the body.
Stevens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poper can do to turn this around?
Stevens connects with a knee to the head.
Poper misses with some punches.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Poper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens scores a nice knee to the body.
Stevens scores a nice knee to the body.
Stevens lands a knee to the head.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Poper's ribcage.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stevens lands a nice knee to the body.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Stevens.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Stevens scores with a knee to the head.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Poper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevens lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poper tries to throw a body punch but Stevens avoids it by throwing Poper back against the cage.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Poper is looking to control Stevens's arms but Stevens gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poper has his back to the cage.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Poper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens lands a knee to the head.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poper.
Poper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Poper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Poper looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Poper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens.
Poper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevens with a knee to the head.
Stevens connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poper's face.
Poper throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevens.
Poper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens blocks a body shot from Poper.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poper.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poper can't find room to land a body shot as Stevens controls the action.
Poper tries to stall but Stevens uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Stevens dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stevens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens wants to clinch.
Stevens wants to clinch up but Poper keeps it at a distance.
Poper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevens tries to clinch up but Poper circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevens walks into a left hand.
Poper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevens is looking to clinch.
Stevens fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stevens clinches up with Poper and pushes him back against the cage.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Poper's ribcage.
Poper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Poper wants to get back to striking at distance but Stevens won't allow it.
Stevens lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Stevens.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Rodney Poper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Poper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Poper's ribcage.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stevens prevents a body shot from Poper.
Poper wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Poper has Stevens pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stevens manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
Poper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Poper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Stevens lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens blocks an uppercut.
Poper managing to block the knees to the body from Stevens.
Poper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stevens blocking some punches.
Stevens lands a nice knee to the body.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poper throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevens.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poper misses with a punch to the body.
Poper misses with some punches.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens blocks a body shot from Poper.
Kevin Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevens blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stevens has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Stevens!
Kevin Stevens decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Gustilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Witson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johny Witson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marvin Gustilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johny Witson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Witson slaps away a takedown attempt from Gustilo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gustilo misses with a takedown attempt - Witson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Witson lands the left hand.
Witson clinches up against the cage.
Witson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Marvin Gustilo has been cut.
Witson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gustilo's efforts to push away.
Gustilo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gustilo takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Witson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Witson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gustilo is breathing heavily.
Witson stops a takedown attempt from Gustilo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Gustilo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustilo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gustilo letting Witson take a breather here.
Witson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gustilo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gustilo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gustilo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Witson to the ground. Gustilo is now in Witson's guard.
We've been hearing that Gustilo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Witson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Witson wants to sweep here but Gustilo controlling him for the moment.
Witson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Witson keeping moving, preventing Gustilo from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Johny Witson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gustilo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marvin Gustilo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johny Witson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Witson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gustilo doesn't seem bothered though.
Witson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Witson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Witson.
Witson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gustilo tries for a takedown but Witson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gustilo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Witson. That's going to slow Gustilo down.
Witson closes the distance and pushes Gustilo back into the cage.
Nice elbow from Witson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Witson lands a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Witson.
Witson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gustilo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Witson lands an elbow inside.
Witson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Witson gets underhooks to prevent Gustilo's takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Witson manages to break the clinch.
Gustilo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Witson is looking to slow Gustilo down with leg kicks.
Witson scoring well with a low kick there.
Witson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gustilo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Witson clinches up with Gustilo and pushes him back against the cage.
Witson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Witson cracks Gustilo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gustilo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Witson finish him?
Witson lands a big uppercut and Gustilo crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gustilo looks OK. Witson waves Gustilo back to his feet!
Gustilo is rocked!
Gustilo 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.
Oh Gustilo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gustilo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Witson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Witson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gustilo seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Witson drops Gustilo with a big knee straight up the middle! Gustilo is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Witson - that will leave a mark!
Witson is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Gustilo flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Gustilo is out cold! Witson holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johny Witson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Te Rauparaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samin Ax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Te Rauparaha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Samin Ax's chin.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Te Rauparaha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samin Ax!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ax lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ax.
Ax throws a nice looking combination but Rauparaha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rauparaha looks to score with a jab to the body but Ax is just out of range.
Ax misses with a double jab.
Horrible takedown by Ax or perhaps it was just good defense by Rauparaha which made him look bad.
Ax loads up on a big right hand but Rauparaha slips the punch.
Ax is looking to clinch but Rauparaha is avoiding it.
Ax takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ax has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ax swings for the body but Rauparaha moves out of range.
Rauparaha tries to close the distance and clinch but Ax swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rauparaha lands with a nice body kick.
Ax looks winded!
Rauparaha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rauparaha closes the distance and clinches.
Rauparaha lands an uppercut.
Rauparaha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ax is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ax wants to break free but Rauparaha has control.
Rauparaha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Rauparaha.
Rauparaha scores with a shoulder strike.
Rauparaha displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ax up against the cage.
Rauparaha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rauparaha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rauparaha digs a right hand into Ax's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ax's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Rauparaha - that landed with a thud.
Rauparaha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rauparaha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Rauparaha on the inside.
Rauparaha lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha taking a breather.
Rauparaha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ax or not.
Rauparaha lands a shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rauparaha lands with a right to the head.
Rauparaha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rauparaha lands a shoulder strike.
Ax is rocked!
Rauparaha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rauparaha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ax is still on wobbly legs! Can Rauparaha finish him?
A hook to the body from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha presses Ax against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ax seems to have recovered his senses.
Rauparaha lands a nice shot to the body.
Rauparaha lands a body punch.
Ax takes a shot to the head.
Rauparaha stalling.
Rauparaha lands with a short shot to the head.
Rauparaha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rauparaha cracks Ax with a nice body shot.
Rauparaha lands a nice shot to the body.
Rauparaha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rauparaha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ax backwards.
Rauparaha pushes Ax back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rauparaha digs a right hand into Ax's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ax's gas tank.
Rauparaha lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rauparaha.
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!
Rauparaha pushes Ax back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Rauparaha.
Rauparaha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rauparaha lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Rauparaha on the inside.
Rauparaha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ax.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rauparaha.
Ax's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rauparaha creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ax with a big uppercut! Ax tries to clinch up but Rauparaha pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ax to the mat! Ax covers up and Rauparaha unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Te Rauparaha!
A victorious Te Rauparaha thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Byongsun Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Sotaheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byongsun Robinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Byongsun Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ari Sotaheimo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Robinson.
Sotaheimo throws a big shot that misses.
Robinson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sotaheimo defends it nicely.
Sotaheimo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Robinson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Robinson walks into a straight right hand from Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo connects with a high kick.
Byongsun Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Robinson's head coaches at Sydney Elite Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Robinson shoots in and bounces Sotaheimo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson preventing the sweep.
Robinson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sotaheimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sotaheimo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Robinson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotaheimo is trying to control the position but Robinson postures up.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Sotaheimo is keeping the position.
Sotaheimo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Robinson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Sotaheimo keeps moving.
Sotaheimo wants to get back to his feet but Robinson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Robinson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Robinson is in close to Sotaheimo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sotaheimo keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
Robinson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sotaheimo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sotaheimo has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sotaheimo looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sotaheimo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sotaheimo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Robinson working for a triangle but Sotaheimo defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotaheimo preventing the sweep.
Sotaheimo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sotaheimo is sitting in close to Robinson's body. Robinson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sotaheimo is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sotaheimo is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Robinson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Byongsun Robinson!
Byongsun Robinson 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Syd Cutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weaver Zee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Syd Cutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Weaver Zee!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cutter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cutter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cutter throws a head kick but Zee moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zee is defended easily by Cutter.
Zee tests Cutter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cutter closes the distance but Zee moves to the side
and Zee counters with a nice uppercut.
Cutter throws a body punch but Zee moves out of range.
Cutter throws out a leg kick but Zee moves out of range and Cutter only half commits.
Cutter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Zee finds it's way through Cutter's defenses.
Zee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cutter's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cutter is rocked!
Zee postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cutter is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zee, into his guard.
Oh Cutter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Our spies down at at Zombie Zoo inform us that Zee has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Cutter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cutter seems to have got his legs back now.
Zee keeping full guard, as Cutter tries to pass.
Zee controls Cutter momentarily but Cutter frees himself.
Zee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cutter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cutter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zee is looking for a triangle but Cutter pushes his legs off easily.
Zee has his foot on Cutter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cutter works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cutter postures up and lands a big shot to Zee's brow.
Cutter postures up in Zee's guard and throws a big left but Zee blocks it.
Zee is looking to cinch up a triangle. Cutter throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Zee's body to avoid the submission. Zee has instead reached around Cutter's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Zee arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Weaver Zee!
Weaver Zee 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Godin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Urijah Faber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Godin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faber.
Faber doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Godin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Faber looking for submissions off his back.
Godin is looking to advance position but Faber won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Faber manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Godin stopping the sweep attempt from Faber.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Godin from controlling successfully.
Godin advances position into side control!
Faber is looking to regain half guard here but Godin keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godin trying to control the action but Faber is working from the bottom.
Faber is trying to improve his position.
Godin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Godin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Godin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Faber keeps working.
Faber tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Godin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Faber struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber defending against the ground and pound.
Godin working the ground and pound but Faber is defending the strikes.
Godin scoring with punches from side control.
Faber tries to bench press Godin off him but Godin keeps the position.
Godin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Godin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Faber manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Godin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Faber to regain full guard.
Faber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Godin manages to get himself to full guard.
Faber trying to control but Godin is working from the bottom.
Faber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Godin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Godin looking for a guillotine here but Faber defends easily.
Godin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Faber defends well.
Godin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Faber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Godin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faber must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Godin to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Faber is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Godin pulls down on the head and he's put Faber to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diego Godin!
Diego Godin retains his bantamweight title!
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