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DFC 17: No Mercy PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Kwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Knight (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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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mister Kwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travis Knight!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kwon scores with a leg kick.
Kwon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kwon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knight is out of range and Kwon settles back down.
Kwon forces Knight back against the cage and clinches.
Knight jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kwon walks away with a smile on his face. Knight gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kwon checks a leg kick.
Knight shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kwon pinned against the cage. Kwon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Knight looks for a takedown but Kwon sprawls well.
Mister Kwon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Knight.
Kwon slaps away a takedown attempt from Knight, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kwon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon keeps Knight at a distance using the push kick.
Kwon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knight's head.
Kwon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knight has managed to clinch.
Kwon avoiding damage.
Knight takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knight looks winded!
Kwon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kwon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Knight in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kwon lands an elbow inside that Knight shrugs off.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knight takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knight is trying to maintain a safe position but Kwon gets an underhook and turns Knight into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kwon smiles and moves away.
Kwon pushes Knight up against the cage in a clinch.
Kwon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kwon stalling.
Kwon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kwon lands a damaging elbow.
Kwon is pushing Knight up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees to the body from Kwon.
Kwon lands an elbow inside.
Kwon lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kwon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kwon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kwon controlling the action here for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kwon obliges.
Kwon lands a nice elbow.
Kwon stalling.
Kwon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kwon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knight takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kwon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kwon.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kwon.
Kwon leaning against his opponent.
Knight is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kwon slowing the pace effectively.
Kwon landing knees to the head.
Knight is rocked!
Stalling in the clinch from Kwon.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mister Kwon.
Crack! A monster head kick from Kwon and Knight falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Kwon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mister Kwon!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yukio Vorarlberna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tristan Lee has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tristan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yukio Vorarlberna!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vorarlberna darts in looking for a takedown but Lee gets double underhooks and turns Vorarlberna into the cage.
Lee looking for a takedown.
Lee working aggressively here.
Vorarlberna ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vorarlberna no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vorarlberna wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lee trying to control but Vorarlberna is working from the bottom.
Vorarlberna throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Vorarlberna has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Lee has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee is trying to drag Vorarlberna to the mat but Vorarlberna just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee tries to work over Vorarlberna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vorarlberna gets control of Lee's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vorarlberna will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vorarlberna tries to strike from the bottom.
Vorarlberna is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vorarlberna has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lee is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Vorarlberna works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Vorarlberna is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vorarlberna should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Vorarlberna trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vorarlberna's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vorarlberna trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vorarlberna defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vorarlberna scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vorarlberna scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vorarlberna wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Vorarlberna works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.
Lee can't keep his opponent in guard - Vorarlberna advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vorarlberna moves into full mount! Lee won't be happy about that!
Vorarlberna lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lee hang on?
Vorarlberna lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vorarlberna is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vorarlberna working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Vorarlberna's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorarlberna postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lee looks a forlorn figure.
Lee is in a horrible position here. Vorarlberna smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vorarlberna has hold of Lee's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lee manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Vorarlberna working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is desperately trying to improve his position but Vorarlberna has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vorarlberna with the ground and pound from mount.
Vorarlberna scoring with strikes but Lee is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vorarlberna sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vorarlberna scoring with strikes but Lee is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vorarlberna in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Vorarlberna working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Lee is in a horrible position here. Vorarlberna smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vorarlberna working Lee over with strikes here.
Vorarlberna fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vorarlberna landing strikes from the mount and Lee is in trouble!
Vorarlberna tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vorarlberna lands a couple of good shots and Lee has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Vorarlberna avoiding Lee 's attempts to control his hands.
Vorarlberna is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Lee up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yukio Vorarlberna dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vorarlberna shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Vorarlberna keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vorarlberna shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vorarlberna sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Vorarlberna shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vorarlberna was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vorarlberna looks up at the clock and then as Lee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Vorarlberna smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lee gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
BOOM! Vorarlberna connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lee is bucking up trying to escape but Vorarlberna cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vorarlberna working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vorarlberna looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vorarlberna putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vorarlberna has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lee's face.
Vorarlberna is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vorarlberna is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yukio Vorarlberna has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vorarlberna is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lee can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vorarlberna dominating with strikes here.
Lee is rocked!
Vorarlberna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vorarlberna lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh Lee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vorarlberna looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Lee covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yukio Vorarlberna!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Planck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rooster by Alice In Chains. Max Planck acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Counter fighter
Powerful |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Planck!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Planck dodges the punch combination from Kent.
A combination from Planck does no damage.
Kent shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kent showed some decent athleticism there.
Planck has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Finch Farm. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Planck avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kent is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Planck is just riding it out for now. Kent eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are battling for position here. Planck manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Planck manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kent manages to get himself to full guard.
Planck controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Planck tries to free his leg and advance position but Kent is retaining full guard.
Kent pulls Planck in close to prevent any damage.
Kent is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Planck is aware though and is defending well.
Planck throws a big right hand that misses.
Planck slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Planck throws an elbow but Kent slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kent is trying to control Planck's posture but Planck avoids it.
Kent tries to bench press Planck off him but Planck keeps the position.
The referee asks Planck politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Planck prefers to stall for the moment though.
Planck wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kent, who protects the arm well.
Kent prevents Planck from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Planck wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Planck slows the pace down.
Kent is trying to improve his position.
Planck wants to control but Kent is keeping him busy.
Planck tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Planck staying calm.
Planck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kent keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Planck has hold of Kent's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kent tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Planck cranks the arm and Kent screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kent, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Max Planck!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen Man Ah Bad Man as his entrance music. Buzz Sawyer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buzz Sawyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Sawyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St Pierre looks for a takedown but Sawyer sprawls well.
St Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sawyer is trying to get back to full guard.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control but Sawyer is keeping him busy.
St Pierre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sawyer is in trouble now - St Pierre has advanced to mount!
Sawyer is trying desperately to improve position.
Sawyer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
St Pierre with shots to the head and body - Sawyer looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Pierre wants to control the pace but Sawyer is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre prevents Sawyer from getting the reversal.
Sawyer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sawyer is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Pierre wants to pass to mount but Sawyer is defending the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre trying to control from half guard but Sawyer is working away.
St Pierre works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre controlling from mount.
St Pierre looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
St Pierre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sawyer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
St Pierre has hold of Sawyer's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sawyer manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sawyer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to secure an arm triangle but Sawyer defends it well.
St Pierre trying to control but Sawyer is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sawyer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre tries to control but Sawyer wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oooooh!!! Sawyer has knocked St Pierre down with a huge combo! Sawyer steps away and waves a wobbly St Pierre back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Georges St Pierre has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sawyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Pierre is rocked!
St Pierre fails to land the takedown.
St Pierre looks to land a right hand but Sawyer moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Sawyer there.
St Pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Sawyer finish him?
Sawyer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sawyer wants it to stay on the feet.
We've been informed that St Pierre has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Buzz Sawyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
St Pierre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sawyer counters with a right hand from hell and St Pierre is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buzz Sawyer!
Buzz Sawyer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Georges St Pierre stepped up to the mic, saying 'I need to make a point now. I can't sleep at night. I'm going crazy. I need to relax. I need to get out for awhile. I don't know what I'm gonna do. I feel like I left everything out, but I need to keep some of my life personal...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eskobar Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saul Goodman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eskobar Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Goodman. Those never looked like landing.
Goodman wants to slow Andersson down by chopping away at his legs.
Goodman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andersson tries to clinch but Goodman is having none of it.
Eskobar Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersson darts in trying to clinch
and Goodman counters with a nice uppercut.
Goodman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goodman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Andersson's head backwards.
Andersson is looking to clinch but Goodman is avoiding it.
Andersson tries to clinch but Goodman is having none of it.
Goodman keeps the fight on the outside.
Oooooh!!! Andersson has knocked Goodman down with a huge combo! Andersson steps away and waves a wobbly Goodman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Goodman is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goodman tries to keep at a distance but Andersson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goodman is still on wobbly legs! Can Andersson finish him?
Andersson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Andersson lands a big right hand that drops Goodman! The killer instinct kicks in and Andersson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Andersson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eskobar Andersson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slyck Kira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kira comes to the cage accompanied by Prehistoric Dog by Red Fang. Lynn has chosen Pain as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Slyck Kira has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Slyck Kira seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slyck Kira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carl Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynn gets a double leg takedown into Kira's guard.
Lynn has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kira working for a triangle but Lynn defends it easily.
Kira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lynn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lynn wants to control from the top but Kira keeps moving.
Lynn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lynn chips away with some ground and pound.
Lynn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lynn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lynn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kira has his foot on Lynn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lynn works his way back into a safe position though.
Lynn trying to control but Kira is working from the bottom.
Lynn preventing the sweep.
Kira trying to keep a closed guard but Lynn is proving a slippery customer.
Kira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lynn defends well.
Lynn cracks Kira with a solid left hand.
Lynn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kira keeping moving, preventing Lynn from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn throws a big elbow that misses.
Kira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lynn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynn wants to control from the top but Kira keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lynn lands a couple of elbows.
Lynn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lynn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lynn works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lynn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kira defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn wants to take a breather but Kira is having none of it.
Lynn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kira's head.
Kira is trying to get back to full guard.
Kira looking for submissions off his back.
Kira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kira looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lynn winds up and cracks Kira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kira actively working from the bottom here.
Lynn lands strikes from half guard.
Kira tries to get to full guard but Lynn has control of the leg.
Kira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kira is rocked!
Lynn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Kira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynn lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Kira quite badly. Kira pulls Lynn in close trying to recover. Lynn postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Kira on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Kira doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Lynn!
During a confident post fight interview, Carl Lynn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Slyck Kira was interviewed post fight and said 'Oy, what a poof I was! Sorry, mates! Next time! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Alcatraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Bolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack Bolan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Alcatraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mack Bolan!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolan moves in looking to clinch but Alcatraz pushes him off.
Bolan tries to clinch but Alcatraz moves out of range.
Alcatraz misses with an uppercut.
Bolan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bolan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolan takes the fight into the clinch.
Bolan lands a nice knee to the body.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Bolan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Randy Alcatraz has been cut.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alcatraz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alcatraz is breathing heavily.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alcatraz's face.
Alcatraz is rocked!
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Alcatraz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alcatraz seems to have got his legs back now.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Alcatraz tries to pull guard but Bolan won't allow it.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Alcatraz's ribcage.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alcatraz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan drops Alcatraz with a big knee straight up the middle! Alcatraz is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolan clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan landing knees to the head.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Bolan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bolan obliges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bolan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alcatraz's brow.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alcatraz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bolan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Bolan drops Alcatraz with a big knee straight up the middle! Alcatraz is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Randy Alcatraz's cut is getting worse.
Bolan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alcatraz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolan rushes Alcatraz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bolan lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bolan.
Bolan landing knees to the body.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alcatraz's defenses.
Alcatraz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolan drops Alcatraz with a big knee straight up the middle! Alcatraz is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcatraz tries to keep at a distance but Bolan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Alcatraz's ribcage.
Bolan lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bolan.
Alcatraz is trying to stall.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan is working the Thai clinch up against the cage. He yanks Alcatraz's head to one side and delivers a picture perfect knee, right on the button! Boom! Down goes Alcatraz! He's out! He's out! The fight is over, just like that!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mack Bolan!
Mack Bolan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Soren Kierkegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nix has chosen Gorilla Militia by Bliss n Eso as his entrance music. Soren Kierkegaard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joey Nix's chin.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Soren Kierkegaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Nix!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nix throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kierkegaard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nix throws a hook but Kierkegaard avoids it easily.
Kierkegaard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nix dives in for a single leg takedown but Kierkegaard sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nix stalling against the cage.
Kierkegaard can't break the clinch.
Nix has Kierkegaard pushed against the cage.
Nix prevents a body shot from Kierkegaard.
Nix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kierkegaard misses with the head strike.
Nix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nix swings wildly with an uppercut but Kierkegaard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nix lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kierkegaard.
Nix stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kierkegaard blocks an uppercut.
Nix will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kierkegaard up against the cage.
Nix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kierkegaard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kierkegaard or not.
Nix lands a left hand.
Nix leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nix has Kierkegaard pressed against the cage.
Nix misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kierkegaard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nix backwards.
Nix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nix lands a takedown into guard.
Kierkegaard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nix stopping the sweep attempt from Kierkegaard.
Nix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nix trying to control but Kierkegaard is working from the bottom.
Nix forces his way into half guard.
Nix is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nix trying to control but Kierkegaard is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Nix dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nix misses with a hook to the body
and Nix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nix tests Kierkegaard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nix scores with a punch to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Kierkegaard blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard defending well as Nix loads up on a big left hand.
Kierkegaard checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kierkegaard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nix lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nix looks to land a right hand but Kierkegaard moved out of range.
Kierkegaard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nix lands with a right hand.
Nix misses with an uppercut.
Nix shoots in but no luck this time.
Soren Kierkegaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Nix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix looks to score with a jab to the body but Kierkegaard is just out of range.
Kierkegaard checks a leg kick.
Kierkegaard slips a jab from Nix.
Nix fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kierkegaard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nix. Nix obviously looking to wear him down.
Kierkegaard checks a leg kick.
Kierkegaard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nix.
Nix works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kierkegaard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Kierkegaard.
The fighters circling - Nix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kierkegaard misses with the combination.
Joey Nix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nix misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kierkegaard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nix.
Nice takedown defense from Kierkegaard. No joy for Nix on that attempt.
Nix thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nix throws a body punch but Kierkegaard moves out of range.
Nix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Nix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nix lands a really nice looking cross but Kierkegaard seems unphased.
Nix throws a big shot that misses.
Kierkegaard ducks under a wild hook from Nix.
Kierkegaard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nix is defended easily by Kierkegaard.
Joey Nix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kierkegaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nix moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kierkegaard counters with a stiff right hand.
Kierkegaard leaves Nix with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nix just misses with a punch to the body.
Nix lands a jab to Kierkegaard's midsection.
Kierkegaard avoids the body shot from Nix.
Nix looks to land a right hand but Kierkegaard moved out of range.
Soren Kierkegaard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix lands a jab to Kierkegaard's midsection.
A big left from Nix misses.
Nix comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nix swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kierkegaard.
Nix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nix. Kierkegaard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nix throws out a loose jab but Kierkegaard uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix misses with a body shot.
Kierkegaard ducks right into an uppercut from Nix.
Nix misses with a wild body shot.
Joey Nix is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kierkegaard cracks a nice hook into Nix's ribs.
Nix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nix throws a poor cross that misses
and Kierkegaard counters with a series of strikes. Nix will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice uppercut there from Nix.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nix scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kierkegaard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nix.
Nix looks to land a right hand but Kierkegaard moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Nix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nix shoots and misses
and Kierkegaard counters with a right hand to the body.
Soren Kierkegaard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Nix.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nix misses with a hook.
Nix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kierkegaard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Nix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nix has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Nix!
An out of breath Joey Nix thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Lim Napoles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romalu Lukaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacques Lim Napoles has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacques Lim Napoles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Romalu Lukaku!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukaku slips a straight right by Napoles.
Napoles takes a swing at Lukaku's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Napoles as he connects with a hook.
Napoles throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Napoles misses the target.
Napoles swings for the body but Lukaku moves out of range.
Lukaku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Napoles throws out the jab.
Napoles throws a shot to the body.
Lukaku takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Napoles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Napoles takes a swing at Lukaku's ribcage but misses.
Napoles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Napoles misses with a left hand
and Lukaku counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lukaku.
Napoles throws a head punch that misses.
Napoles misses with a body punch.
A short right from Napoles on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoles has a couple of punches blocked by Lukaku.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Napoles.
A head punch on the inside from Napoles fails to land.
Napoles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lukaku.
Napoles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lukaku backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Napoles.
Lukaku goes for a takedown attempt but Napoles pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lukaku drops his hands momentarily and Napoles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've been told by Napoles's head coaches at Saboteur's Playground that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Napoles misses with a wild body shot.
Lukaku takes a jab right on the kisser.
Napoles misses with a body shot.
Napoles connects with a body shot.
Napoles takes a swing at Lukaku's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napoles looks to throw the jab but Lukaku is out of range.
Lukaku drops his hands momentarily and Napoles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lukaku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Napoles lands with a straight right. Lukaku didn't see that one coming.
Napoles misses with a body shot.
Napoles throws a jab when Lukaku was well out of range.
Jacques Lim Napoles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napoles throws the left hand but Lukaku avoids the punch easily.
Lukaku moves out of range of the strikes.
Napoles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lukaku.
Lukaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Napoles.
Napoles just misses with a punch to the body.
Napoles scores with a decent looking hook.
Napoles throws a body punch but Lukaku moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Napoles cracks Lukaku with an open hand slap.
Jacques Lim Napoles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Napoles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Napoles throws a body punch but Lukaku moves out of range.
Lukaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Napoles looks to land a right hand but Lukaku moved out of range.
Lukaku on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Napoles misses with a body shot.
Napoles swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lukaku counters with a nice double leg into side control. Napoles won't be happy with that.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Napoles is trying to control Lukaku's posture but Lukaku avoids it.
Napoles avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lukaku.
Napoles manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Napoles is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Napoles looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
My spies in Finch Farm inform me that Lukaku has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Napoles keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lukaku sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Napoles defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Napoles gets back to full guard.
Napoles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Lim Napoles dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Napoles looks to score with a jab to the body but Lukaku is just out of range.
Napoles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lukaku.
Napoles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Napoles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Napoles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Napoles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lukaku manages to avoid it.
Napoles throws a big shot that misses.
Lukaku avoids the body shot from Napoles.
Napoles misses with a looping right.
Napoles misses with a body punch
and Lukaku counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Napoles!
The ground and pound from Lukaku seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lukaku wants to control but Napoles is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoles gets back to half guard.
Napoles keeping hold of Lukaku's head, controlling as best he can.
Lukaku is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Napoles regains half guard.
Napoles is trying to get back to full guard.
Lukaku trying to control the action but Napoles is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napoles gets full guard.
Napoles working for a triangle but Lukaku defends it easily.
Napoles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Napoles keeping moving, preventing Lukaku from controlling successfully.
Napoles has Lukaku pulled in close to control his posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lukaku tries to free his leg and advance position but Napoles is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Napoles seems keen to control Lukaku's posture.
Napoles is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Napoles wants to sweep here but Lukaku controlling him for the moment.
Lukaku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Napoles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Napoles is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Napoles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukaku trying to control the position from guard on top but Napoles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Napoles is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lukaku defends well.
Lukaku looking to sit in guard and control but Napoles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Napoles looking to pass the guard.
Napoles seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Lim Napoles dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A swing and a miss from Napoles.
Napoles lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Napoles misses.
Napoles just misses with a punch to the body.
Romalu Lukaku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Napoles thows a body shot but no joy.
Napoles just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Napoles.
Lukaku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Napoles.
Napoles throws a body punch but Lukaku moves out of range.
Napoles misses with a body shot.
Napoles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lukaku moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukaku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Napoles.
A swing and a miss from Napoles.
Lukaku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Napoles.
Good exchange - Napoles coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Napoles. Lukaku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Napoles misses with a hook.
Napoles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lukaku slips a straight right by Napoles.
Nice straight punches there by Napoles. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Napoles.
Napoles takes a swing at Lukaku's ribcage but misses.
Napoles throws a big shot that misses.
Napoles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lukaku manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napoles misses with a hook
and Lukaku counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Napoles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Napoles pulls Lukaku in close to prevent any damage.
Lukaku trying to control but Napoles is working from the bottom.
Napoles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lukaku looking to sit in guard and control but Napoles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Napoles sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoles postures up.
Napoles showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lukaku trying to keep a closed guard but Napoles is proving a slippery customer.
Lukaku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Napoles stuns Lukaku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Napoles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Napoles looks to land a right hand but Lukaku moved out of range.
Lukaku slips a straight right by Napoles.
Napoles looks to score with a jab to the body but Lukaku is just out of range.
Napoles misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napoles takes a swing at Lukaku's ribcage but misses.
Napoles misses with a wild body shot.
Napoles darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Napoles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lukaku moves away.
Napoles just misses with a punch to the body.
Napoles thuds his right hand into Lukaku's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A lazy left from Napoles finds it's target.
Lukaku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Napoles. Lukaku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lukaku takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Romalu Lukaku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacques Lim Napoles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Napoles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Lim Napoles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Napoles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Lim Napoles!
An out of breath Jacques Lim Napoles thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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