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BFT-267: Hagen vs Blaylock PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Jontop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kochanowski comes to the cage accompanied by Midgard. This should be a great matchup!
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205 lbs
11 - 16 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
17 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jakub Kochanowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Jontop!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kochanowski throws a right hand that misses
and Jontop counters with a two punch combo.
Jontop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kochanowski counters with a left to the body.
Kochanowski misses the shot to the body.
Jontop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kochanowski throws a series of punches but Jontop avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sloppy strikes from Jontop. Those never looked like landing.
Jontop shoots in looking for a takedown. Kochanowski tries to sprawl out of it but Jontop keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kochanowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jontop throws a right hand that Kochanowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kochanowski also avoids with ease.
Jontop swats away the attempt to clinch by Kochanowski.
Jontop has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Hugh Jontop 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!
Jontop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kochanowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jontop.
Jontop misses with a double jab
and Kochanowski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jontop pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kochanowski back to the cage. Jontop follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kochanowski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kochanowski wants to clinch.
Jontop throws a series of punches but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Jontop misses with the combination.
Kochanowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jontop to score with a decent uppercut.
Kochanowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jontop misses with the combination.
Kochanowski slips a jab from Jontop.
Kochanowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut there from Kochanowski.
Jontop misses with a head kick.
Kochanowski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jontops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jontop throws a right and a left that Kochanowski avoids nicely.
Kochanowski lands with a nice combination. Jontop backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kochanowski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That has opened up Hugh Jontop's cut even more.
Jontop with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jontop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kochanowski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kochanowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Jontop is trying to push Kochanowski away but Kochanowski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jontop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kochanowski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jontop looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kochanowski is trying to get an arm triangle but Jontop is defending well.
Jontop is trying to control Kochanowski's posture but Kochanowski avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jontop managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kochanowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kochanowski just content to control the position.
Kochanowski postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kochanowski trying to control the position but Jontop is working away.
We've been hearing good reports from Kochanowski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kochanowski tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jontop wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kochanowski is trying to get an arm triangle but Jontop is defending well.
Jontop is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kochanowski asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kochanowski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kochanowski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jontop has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakub Kochanowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugh Jontop's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kochanowski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jontop shoots in but no luck this time.
Kochanowski shoots in for a double leg but Jontop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jontop will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jontop looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kochanowski is fending him off so far but Jontop persists. Nope, Kochanowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Jakub Kochanowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Jontop.
Kochanowski darts in and clinches Jontop up against the cage.
Jontop tries to circle away but Kochanowski has him pinned against the cage.
Jontop is trying to break the clinch but Kochanowski has him pressed against the cage.
Kochanowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jakub Kochanowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Kochanowski.
Jontop walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kochanowski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jontop fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kochanowski checks it well.
Kochanowski tries to clinch up but Jontop circles away and keeps his distance.
Kochanowski loads up on a big right hand but Jontop slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kochanowski connects with a looping right hand.
Kochanowski connects with a single shot there.
Kochanowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kochanowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kochanowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jontop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jontop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jontop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski moves into the clinch.
Jontop is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kochanowski is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jontop.
Jontop manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kochanowski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jontop on the side of the head.
The cut above Hugh Jontop's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jontop shoots and misses
and Kochanowski counters with a thumping low kick.
Jontop is breathing heavily.
Kochanowski scores with a head kick. Jontop tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
No joy there for Kochanowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kochanowski blocks a leg kick.
Kochanowski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kochanowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jontop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jontop throws a series of strikes that have Kochanowski backpedaling.
Kochanowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jontop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jontop fails to land with a series of punches.
Jontop on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hugh Jontop's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kochanowski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jontop is rocked!
Jontop is trying to stand up here but Kochanowski is controlling him well.
Kochanowski works his way into full mount!
Kochanowski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kochanowski working for a guillotine from mount but Jontop is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski looking for a guillotine from mount but Jontop is having none of it.
Jontop has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Kochanowski's lack of action.
Kochanowski is looking to take a break and control but Jontop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kochanowski works his way into full mount!
Kochanowski wants to take Jontop's back but he can't do it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Jontop is in real trouble.
Jontop is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kochanowski gets his way!
Jontop tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kochanowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jontop can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kochanowski is stalling here but it's allowed Jontop to get half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kochanowski seems to be looking for submissions.
Kochanowski tries to pass to full mount but Jontop defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakub Kochanowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hugh Jontop's cut.
That's time! Kochanowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jontop walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kochanowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kochanowski dives in and scores a takedown into Jontop's guard.
Jakub Kochanowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kochanowski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kochanowski tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jontop's legs.
Kochanowski looking to control but instead Jontop has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Kochanowski tries to pass to full mount but Jontop defends it.
Jontop tries to get to full guard but Kochanowski has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski is trying to control. Jontop wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kochanowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kochanowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kochanowski passes to full mount!
Kochanowski is looking to work his way around to Jontop's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Kochanowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kochanowski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jontop hang on?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hugh Jontop's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jakub Kochanowski!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jakub Kochanowski waved his t-shirt featuring Happy Pills 159Q - Laundry 80%'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kova Tangis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kova Tangis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Ellison!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellison misses with the body kick
and Tangis counters by moving into the clinch.
Ellison gets underhooks to prevent Tangis's takedown attempt.
Ellison misses with a punch to the body.
Ellison working hard to break the clinch.
Tangis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ellison pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ellison pushes Tangis up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tangis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tangis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kova Tangis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellison tries to break free but Tangis pushes him back against the cage.
Tangis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ellison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tangis's elbow.
Ellison stops a takedown attempt from Tangis.
Ellison pushes Tangis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ellison stops a takedown attempt from Tangis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ellison is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tangis trying to control the position but instead, Ellison has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tangis into the cage.
Tangis swings wildly with an uppercut but Ellison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellison'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.
Ellison is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Ellison.
Tangis is trying to maintain a safe position but Ellison gets an underhook and turns Tangis into the cage.
Ellison has Tangis pressed against the cage, preventing Tangis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tangis managing to block the knees to the body from Ellison.
Tangis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ellison has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tangis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ellison can turn it around.
Ellison missing with knees to the body.
Ellison is trying to break the clinch but Tangis has him pressed against the cage.
Tangis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ellison is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ellison with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ellison prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tangis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tangis checks the leg kick.
Ellison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ellison doesn't manage to clinch there - Tangis circles away.
Tangis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tangis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ellison misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ellison.
Ellison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tangis working aggressively here.
Ellison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tangis backwards.
Tangis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ellison is defending well.
Ellison lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tangis up against the cage.
Tangis tries to throw a body punch but Ellison avoids it by throwing Tangis back against the cage.
Tangis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ellison regains guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ellison manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Tangis gets underhooks to prevent Ellison's takedown attempt.
Tangis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tangis wants the takedown. Ellison is fighting it off but Tangis persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ellison's guard against the cage.
Tangis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ellison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tangis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tangis wants to stand but Ellison is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tangis stands up and waves to Ellison to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangis with a poor takedown
and Ellison finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tangis swats away the attempt to clinch by Ellison.
Tangis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ellison as he avoids it easily.
Tangis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ellison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tangis is breathing heavily.
Tangis looks for a takedown but Ellison sprawls well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice takedown defense from Tangis. No joy for Ellison on that attempt.
Ellison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ellison wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kova Tangis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ellison throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ellison moves into the clinch.
Ellison manages to break the clinch.
Ellison darts in and clinches Tangis up against the cage.
Ellison keeps control of Tangis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tangis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ellison gets underhooks to prevent Tangis's takedown attempt.
Ellison gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tangis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kova Tangis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Tangis - that landed with a thud.
Kova Tangis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ellison landing knees to the body.
Ellison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ellison clinches with his opponent.
Ellison is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellison wants to get back to striking at distance but Tangis won't allow it.
Tangis is working for takedown but Ellison is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tangis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ellison misses with some punches.
Ellison pushes off an throws an elbow but Tangis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tangis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tangis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ellison closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tangis counters with a left and a right that stings Ellison.
Tangis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tangis clinches.
Ellison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellison is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Tangis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tangis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ellison is trying to get back to his feet.
Tangis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ellison sneaks out the side door and pushes Tangis away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Tangis closes the distance and pushes Ellison back into the cage.
Ellison has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tangis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ellison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tangis slows down the pace here.
Tangis lands an uppercut.
Ellison is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tangis is defending well.
Ellison using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tangis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tangis manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Tangis's head coaches at Blunt Force Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tangis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tangis misses with the ground and pound.
Tangis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangis darts in looking for a takedown but Ellison gets double underhooks and turns Tangis into the cage.
Tangis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ellison manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kova Tangis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellison has a closed guard, preventing Tangis from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tangis stands and steps away. Ellison gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kova Tangis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ellison doesn't manage to clinch there - Tangis circles away.
Tangis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tangis dives in for a single leg takedown but Ellison sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ellison presses Tangis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ellison managing to block the knees to the body from Tangis.
Tangis has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ellison regains guard immediately.
Ellison keeping moving, preventing Tangis from controlling successfully.
Ellison looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tangis is looking to pass into half guard but Ellison pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ellison is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison gets to his feet - Tangis follows without any prompting.
Ellison clinches up with Tangis and pushes him back against the cage.
Ellison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tangis has closed the distance and engaged Ellison in a clinch.
Ellison unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ellison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ellison gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tangis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kova Tangis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tangis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ellison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tangis closes the distance and clinches.
Kova Tangis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ellison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tangis blocks it with crossed arms.
Ellison throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ellison misses with the head strike.
Ellison scores with a hook to the body.
Ellison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ellison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anthony Ellison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ellison lands a hook that snaps the head of Tangis backwards.
Ellison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tangis is defending well for now.
Tangis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ellison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tangis dives in and scores a takedown into Ellison's guard.
Tangis tries to stand but Ellison is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tangis is looking to stand up but Ellison won't let him.
Tangis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ellison keeping moving, preventing Tangis from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Kova Tangis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tangis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ellison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anthony Ellison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tangis can't get the takedown.
Ellison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters circling a little - Ellison finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ellison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ellison wants it to stay on the feet.
Ellison has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellison using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tangis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tangis wants to take the fight to the mat but Ellison manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ellison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tangis dodges an elbow strike from Ellison.
Ellison misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Ellison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tangis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lambo Aventador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adelbert Gainsborough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gainsborough has chosen Dope - Debonaire as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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285 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lambo Aventador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adelbert Gainsborough!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gainsborough tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aventador paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gainsborough has managed to clinch.
Aventador lands a left hand.
Aventador lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aventador has a couple of punches blocked by Gainsborough.
Aventador has a couple of punches blocked by Gainsborough.
Aventador blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gainsborough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gainsborough is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aventador is keeping busy.
Aventador misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gainsborough.
Gainsborough has a couple of punches blocked by Aventador.
Gainsborough stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aventador working aggressively here.
Gainsborough looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gainsborough misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aventador as Gainsborough tries to tie him up.
Aventador misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Gainsborough.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gainsborough misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gainsborough misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aventador misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gainsborough blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Aventador's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gainsborough.
Gainsborough lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aventador misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gainsborough lands with a short shot to the head.
Aventador throws a punch but it's blocked by Gainsborough.
Gainsborough trying to control the position but instead, Aventador has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gainsborough into the cage.
Aventador fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aventador is trying to maintain a safe position but Gainsborough gets an underhook and turns Aventador into the cage.
Gainsborough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aventador's elbow.
Gainsborough tries a body shot but Aventador blocks it.
Gainsborough tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aventador creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gainsborough struggles to land a body shot inside as Aventador controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aventador has a couple of punches blocked by Gainsborough.
Gainsborough stalling in the clinch but Aventador improves position.
Gainsborough lands with a left to the head.
Aventador working aggressively here.
Gainsborough lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Aventador.
Aventador lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gainsborough backwards.
Aventador tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aventador is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aventador lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Gainsborough.
Gainsborough tries to work over Aventador's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aventador is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aventador fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gainsborough presses Aventador against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aventador is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Aventador fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Aventador fails to land.
Gainsborough misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gainsborough letting Aventador take a breather here.
Aventador misses with some punches.
Aventador lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gainsborough backwards.
Aventador is leaning against Gainsborough and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gainsborough misses with a body punch.
Aventador misses with some punches.
Gainsborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gainsborough makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gainsborough manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aventador trying to control the position but instead, Gainsborough has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aventador into the cage.
Aventador misses with a punch on the inside.
Aventador working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gainsborough as Aventador tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aventador has a couple of punches blocked by Gainsborough.
Gainsborough misses with the head strike.
Aventador lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gainsborough lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gainsborough blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Gainsborough.
Gainsborough displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aventador up against the cage.
Gainsborough misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gainsborough misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gainsborough gets through Aventador's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gainsborough lands a right hand.
Aventador is trying to maintain a safe position but Gainsborough gets an underhook and turns Aventador into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aventador working aggressively here.
Gainsborough cracks Aventador with a nice body shot.
Gainsborough stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gainsborough lands a hook that snaps the head of Aventador backwards.
Gainsborough gets through Aventador's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adelbert Gainsborough dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gainsborough tries to clinch up but Aventador circles away and keeps his distance.
Gainsborough moves in looking to clinch but Aventador pushes him off.
Aventador gets tackled into the cage by Gainsborough. Gainsborough maintains the clinch.
Gainsborough misses with a body punch.
Gainsborough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aventador taking a breather.
Aventador fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adelbert Gainsborough seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gainsborough being controlled against the cage.
Aventador takes a shot to the head.
Aventador lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aventador.
Aventador takes a shot to the head.
Gainsborough is trying to maintain a safe position but Aventador gets an underhook and turns Gainsborough into the cage.
Aventador prevents a body shot from Gainsborough.
Gainsborough misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gainsborough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aventador's elbow.
Aventador tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gainsborough's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is keeping an eye on Aventador - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Gainsborough.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gainsborough lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gainsborough can't find room to land a body shot as Aventador controls the action.
Gainsborough trying to stall but Aventador improves his position.
Gainsborough misses with a body punch.
Gainsborough tries to throw a body punch but Aventador avoids it by throwing Gainsborough back against the cage.
Gainsborough lands a nice shot to the body.
Gainsborough lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aventador backwards.
Gainsborough misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aventador as Gainsborough tries to tie him up.
Gainsborough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gainsborough blocking some punches.
Gainsborough has Aventador pressed against the cage.
Gainsborough working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aventador prevents a body shot from Gainsborough.
A right hook to the body lands for Gainsborough.
Gainsborough misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aventador takes a shot to the head.
Gainsborough lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gainsborough tries to throw a body punch but Aventador avoids it by throwing Gainsborough back against the cage.
Gainsborough lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gainsborough lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Gainsborough as the two fighters clinch.
Gainsborough is working Aventador over against the cage.
Gainsborough digs a right hand into Aventador's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aventador's gas tank.
Gainsborough is stalling here.
Gainsborough lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gainsborough lands an uppercut.
Aventador is rocked!
Gainsborough has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gainsborough is working Aventador over against the cage.
Gainsborough is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aventador is keeping busy.
Gainsborough can't find room to land a body shot as Aventador controls the action.
Gainsborough can't find room to land a body shot as Aventador controls the action.
Aventador prevents a body shot from Gainsborough.
Gainsborough throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aventadors head.
Oh Aventador is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gainsborough lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aventador backwards.
Gainsborough blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gainsborough tries a body shot but Aventador blocks it.
Gainsborough stalls.
Gainsborough lands a big right hand that drops Aventador! The killer instinct kicks in and Gainsborough finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gainsborough!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adelbert Gainsborough!
A very excited looking Adelbert Gainsborough made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalifa Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by ''Big Poppa'' by The Notorious B.I.G.. Khalifa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Habibi Ya Nour El Ain. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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40
197 lbs
30 - 12 - 0 |
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205 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trevor Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalifa Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a right and a left that Khalifa avoids nicely.
Khalifa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith tries to clinch but Khalifa is having none of it.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Thunder Dome that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Khalifa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Khalifa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smith is trying to defend but Khalifa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Khalifa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Smith wants to control but Khalifa is keeping busy.
Khalifa has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Thunder Dome. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Khalifa throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Khalifa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Khalifa lands strikes from half guard.
Smith pushes Khalifa off looking to stand but Khalifa dives back in and keeps control.
Khalifa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Khalifa prevents Smith from improving his position.
Smith pushes Khalifa off looking to stand but Khalifa dives back in and keeps control.
Khalifa lands with a punch from half guard.
Khalifa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khalifa is working away from the top position though.
Khalifa thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Khalifa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Khalifa throws a strike but Smith avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith wants to stand but Khalifa is controlling the position.
Khalifa forces his way into half guard.
Khalifa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Khalifa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Khalifa is controlling him
Khalifa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Khalifa is controlling him well.
Khalifa trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith wants to control but Khalifa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Khalifa wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Khalifa.
Khalifa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khalifa trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Khalifa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smith is trying to stand back up but Khalifa is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Khalifa lands a nice short elbow.
Khalifa is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Khalifa is controlling him
Khalifa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Khalifa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Khalifa working the head and body with strikes.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalifa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Khalifa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Khalifa is controlling him well.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
Smith tries to roll over but Khalifa keeps him under control.
Khalifa trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Khalifa is controlling him well.
Khalifa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Khalifa connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
Smith kicks off Khalifa and gets to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khalifa shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khalifa keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalifa Khalifa dominated that 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.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khalifa connects with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Khalifa shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith avoids the body shot from Khalifa.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Khalifa circles away.
Khalifa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Khalifa trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Khalifa preventing the sweep.
Smith kicks Khalifa off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith forces Khalifa back against the cage and clinches.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Khalifa avoids the damage to the body.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith looks to land a combination but Khalifa avoids it well.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khalifa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Khalifa throws an elbow but Smith slips to the side and avoids it well.
Smith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Khalifa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Khalifa is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
Khalifa trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries to bench press Khalifa off him but Khalifa keeps the position.
Smith is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Khalifa is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smith sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Smith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Khalifa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smith parries the strikes from Khalifa easily there. Khalifa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smith to escape.
Khalifa lands some shots froms side control.
Khalifa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Khalifa working the ground and pound.
Smith takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Khalifa misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Smith is working to avoid the ground and pound but Khalifa connects with a decent elbow.
Khalifa landing a few strikes.
Khalifa cracks Smith with a big right hand but Smith just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Khalifa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Khalifa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Khalifa scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Khalifa keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Khalifa.
Khalifa scores with a couple of short elbows.
Khalifa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Khalifa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smith some visible discomfort.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Khalifa drags him back down.
Khalifa looks up at the clock and then as Smith takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Khalifa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Smith avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Khalifa.
Khalifa tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Smith bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Trevor Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khalifa circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith avoids the body shot from Khalifa.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalifa misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith wants to clinch up but Khalifa keeps it at a distance.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khalifa blocks a head kick by Smith.
Khalifa looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Trevor Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalifa Khalifa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalifa Khalifa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Khalifa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khalifa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khalifa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khalifa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Khalifa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Khalifa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Khalifa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Khalifa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Khalifa throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Khalifa prevents Smith from improving his position.
Khalifa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Khalifa lands strikes from half guard.
Khalifa working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Khalifa prevents Smith from standing back up.
Khalifa is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khalifa is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Khalifa to get the leverage.
Smith has hold of Khalifa's hands but Khalifa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Khalifa trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Khalifa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Khalifa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa moves into full mount! Smith won't be happy about that!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Smith taking shots to the head.
Smith regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khalifa drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith is rocked!
Khalifa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khalifa moves nicely into side control.
A big shot lands for Khalifa! That's hurt Smith! Will he recover? Khalifa fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalifa Khalifa!
Khalifa Khalifa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Trevor Smith had this to say: 'psysically i was in the fight but mentally i was not!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroud has chosen Septic Flesh - Pyramid God as his entrance music. Charles Bronson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Glenn Stroud's chin.
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34
183 lbs
22 - 16 - 0 |
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27
183 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Stroud!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroud will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bronson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bronson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bronson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bronson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bronson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stroud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stroud darts in and clinches Bronson up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stroud takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bronson swings wildly with an uppercut but Stroud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson lands with a right to the head.
Stroud is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bronson.
Bronson keeps control of Stroud as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Bronson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stroud lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stroud backwards.
Stroud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a looping right.
Bronson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bronson connects with a crisp jab.
Stroud is rocked!
Stroud tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bronson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stroud somewhat.
Charles Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Stroud.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stroud.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stroud scoring with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroud throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Stroud is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bronson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stroud tries to score with some ground and pound. Bronson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud misses with the ground and pound.
Stroud in side control, throwing shots but Bronson defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronson is not content to let Stroud control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stroud landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stroud has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bronson is not content to let Stroud control the position.
The ground and pound from Stroud seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Stroud.
Bronson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stroud tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bronson defending against the ground and pound.
Stroud is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bronson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Stroud crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Stroud are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Stroud.
Stroud throws an elbow but Bronson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Stroud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bronson keeps working.
Bronson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stroud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Stroud dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stroud throws a jab when Bronson was well out of range.
Bronson tries to clinch but Stroud moves out of range.
Stroud stuns Bronson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stroud has Bronson up against the cage in a clinch.
Stroud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glenn Stroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bronson dips to his left and cracks Stroud with an uppercut!
Stroud misses with a takedown attempt - Bronson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stroud throws a shot to the body.
Stroud takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bronson scores with a jab to the head.
Bronson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroud throws a series of punches but Bronson moves out of range.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud throws a nice head kick!
Stroud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Stroud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stroud has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bronson finds it's way round the side to connect with Stroud's head.
Stroud pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bronson back to the cage. Stroud follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronson defending well as Stroud loads up on a big left hand.
Stroud throws a body punch but Bronson moves out of range.
Stroud misses with a two punch combination.
Stroud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bronson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stroud displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bronson leaves Stroud with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Bronson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Stroud misses.
The fighters circling - Bronson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronson connects with a body shot that sends Stroud's belly button to the back.
Stroud lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stroud.
Stroud is breathing heavily.
Bronson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stroud closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bronson scores with a nice strike.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bronson. That's going to slow Stroud down.
Stroud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
Bronson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stroud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bronson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stroud ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Bronson thumps Stroud with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bronson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stroud has time to react.
Stroud is still on wobbly legs! Can Bronson finish him?
Stroud misses the shot to the body.
Stroud misses with a straight left.
Stroud seems to have recovered his senses.
No joy there for Bronson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Stroud misses its intended target.
Bronson lands a lovely overhand right.
Stroud takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Stroud does no damage.
Bronson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Stroud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stroud under the eye.
Bronson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stroud has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bronson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson slips a jab from Stroud.
Bronson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stroud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bronson moves into range and connects with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stroud.
Charles Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Stroud.
Bronson misses with a body shot.
Bronson fails to land with a series of punches.
Stroud blocks a jab.
Charles Bronson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Bronson - just one landing.
A jab from Bronson finds it's way through Stroud's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bronson scores with a hook to the body. Stroud takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bronson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bronson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bronson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stroud momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bronson swings for the body but Stroud moves out of range.
Bronson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stroud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bronson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stroud circles away quickly and effectively.
Stroud throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bronson misses the jab.
Jab from Bronson.
Bronson tries to score with a low kick but Stroud moves his leg out of the way.
Charles Bronson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bronson misses with a wild body shot.
Stroud gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bronson lands an uppercut.
Stroud lands with a short shot to the head.
Bronson tries to stall but Stroud uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stroud manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bronson tries to free his leg and advance position but Stroud is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud is controlling Bronson's posture.
Stroud throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bronson escapes and throws Stroud's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Stroud is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Stroud's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Stroud is not content to let Bronson control the position.
Stroud is trying to control Bronson's posture but Bronson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud is looking to regain half guard here but Bronson keeps moving and retains side control.
Stroud wants to get back to his feet but Bronson drags him back down.
Stroud is looking to regain half guard here but Bronson keeps moving and retains side control.
Bronson wants to control but Stroud is keeping him busy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stroud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a hook.
Stroud throws a series of punches but Bronson moves out of range.
Stroud misses with a wild body shot.
Stroud slips under a jab.
Bronson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stroud in his tracks.
Stroud closes the distance but Bronson moves to the side
and Bronson counters with a low kick, right behind Stroud 's knee.
Stroud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bronson scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stroud changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bronson tries to avoid it but Stroud manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bronson to the ground. Bronson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud moves forwards but Bronson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stroud looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronson is just out of range.
Bronson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Bronson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bronson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Bronson!
Charles Bronson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Tokyo United Fightwear ($9 shirts) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iqbal Al Mamood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wietrzny's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hunter-Fallen. Al Mamood comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mamute Pequenino kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Iqbal Al Mamood has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Igor Wietrzny's chin.
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35
178 lbs
13 - 14 - 0 |
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36
171 lbs
22 - 18 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Iqbal Al Mamood!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Mamood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wietrzny drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wietrzny is trying to pull guard but Al Mamood turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wietrzny is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Al Mamood pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Wietrzny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Mamood struggles to land a body shot inside as Wietrzny controls his hands.
Al Mamood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Al Mamood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wietrzny can't get the takedown.
Wietrzny is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wietrzny is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wietrzny has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Al Mamood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Al Mamood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wietrzny or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Mamood misses with a body punch.
Al Mamood can't find room to land a body shot as Wietrzny controls the action.
Wietrzny pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wietrzny has momentary wrist control but Al Mamood slips an elbow through the middle.
Wietrzny looking for a sweep. Not yet Wietrzny, not yet.
Wietrzny avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Al Mamood is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Al Mamood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Al Mamood postures up.
Al Mamood controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Donk. Al Mamood catches Wietrzny right on the button with a cross.
Al Mamood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Al Mamood digs a good hook to Wietrzny's body.
Wietrzny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wietrzny has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wietrzny there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Al Mamood misses the shot to the body.
Al Mamood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wietrzny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Mamood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wietrzny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Mamood.
Al Mamood throws a shot to the body.
Al Mamood drives through and clinches with Wietrzny against the cage.
Wietrzny blocks a body shot from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood 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.
A nice left hand lands by Al Mamood.
Al Mamood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Al Mamood lands with a left to the head.
Wietrzny can't find room to land a body shot as Al Mamood controls the action.
Al Mamood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Al Mamood.
A left hand lands to the body for Al Mamood.
Wietrzny is breathing heavily.
Wietrzny tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Al Mamood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wietrzny is trying to break free.
Al Mamood pushes Wietrzny back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Al Mamood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood lands a hook that snaps the head of Wietrzny backwards.
Al Mamood is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Al Mamood cracks Wietrzny with a nice body shot.
Al Mamood lands a shoulder strike.
Al Mamood tries to work over Wietrzny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Mamood lands with a short shot to the head.
Al Mamood scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Al Mamood.
Wietrzny is rocked!
Wietrzny can't get the takedown.
Oh Wietrzny is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wietrzny's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wietrzny tries to pull guard but Al Mamood holds him up against the cage and eventually Wietrzny drops back down to his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wietrzny seems to have got his legs back now.
Al Mamood gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wietrzny.
Al Mamood misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood is working Wietrzny over against the cage.
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!
Al Mamood is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Al Mamood misses with a punch to the body.
Al Mamood is working Wietrzny over against the cage.
Al Mamood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Mamood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wietrzny backwards.
Wietrzny wants to take the fight to the mat but Al Mamood manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Al Mamood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Al Mamood tries a body shot but Wietrzny blocks it.
Al Mamood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wietrzny has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Al Mamood after a bit of a struggle.
A nice left hand lands by Al Mamood.
Al Mamood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Mamood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wietrzny gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Mamood has his hands on Wietrzny's head, controlling the position.
Al Mamood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iqbal Al Mamood dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Al Mamood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Mamood.
Wietrzny pivots, looking for a leg kick but Al Mamood is out of range and Wietrzny settles back down.
Wietrzny throws a sloppy head kick and Al Mamood moves out of range easily.
Wietrzny throws a poor cross that misses
and Al Mamood holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Al Mamood as the two fighters clinch.
Wietrzny drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wietrzny blocks a body shot from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wietrzny drops down looking for an ankle pick but Al Mamood pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Wietrzny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Mamood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny is looking to score with low kicks.
Wietrzny thows a body shot but no joy.
Wietrzny throws a right and a left that both miss.
Al Mamood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Igor Wietrzny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wietrzny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Al Mamood lands a nice looking body shot.
Al Mamood lands a nice hook to Wietrzny's body. Wietrzny takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Al Mamood drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Al Mamood is working Wietrzny over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wietrzny is trying to escape the position but Al Mamood is controlling the position.
Al Mamood working the ground and pound.
Al Mamood lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Mamood trying to control the position but Wietrzny is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Al Mamood scoring with punches from side control.
Al Mamood working the strikes but Wietrzny uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Al Mamood is taking a breather. Wietrzny says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Al Mamood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Al Mamood is controlling the pace.
Al Mamood wants to take a breather but Wietrzny is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood not doing much here.
Wietrzny blocking the ground and pound attempt from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Iqbal Al Mamood.
Al Mamood looks to score with a jab to the body but Wietrzny is just out of range.
Wietrzny takes one to the chin there.
Al Mamood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wietrzny rather than just go for the knockout.
Al Mamood checks a leg kick nicely.
Al Mamood throws a body punch but Wietrzny moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Al Mamood.
Wietrzny takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wietrzny sizes up Al Mamood with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood blocks the body kick.
Wietrzny misses with a hook
and Al Mamood moves into the clinch.
Iqbal Al Mamood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wietrzny is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wietrzny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Mamood scores with a shot to the side of Wietrzny's head.
Al Mamood throws a big uppercut that drops Wietrzny! More strikes from Al Mamood and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Wietrzny lies dazed against the cage as Al Mamood celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iqbal Al Mamood!
Iqbal Al Mamood made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'BFT is the greatest org in the world and I hope to retire here one day!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malaipet Sasiprapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pithe Canthropus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasiprapa comes to the cage accompanied by Malaipet the Diamond. Canthropus has chosen Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine as his entrance music. Pithe Canthropus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
158 lbs
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165 lbs
29 - 23 - 1 |
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World class MT
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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
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Malaipet Sasiprapa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pithe Canthropus!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasiprapa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sasiprapa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab lands there for Canthropus.
Sasiprapa looks to land a body kick but Canthropus moved away.
Sasiprapa tests Canthropus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Pithe Canthropus has been cut.
Canthropus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sasiprapa scores with a hook to the body. Canthropus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sasiprapa throws a head kick but Canthropus moves out of range.
Canthropus looks to score with a jab to the body but Sasiprapa is just out of range.
Canthropus walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canthropus throws a chopping leg kick but Sasiprapa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sasiprapa dips to his left and cracks Canthropus with an uppercut!
A clash of legs there as Sasiprapa blocks the low kick.
Canthropus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Canthropus throws a leg kick
and Sasiprapa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sasiprapa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Canthropus.
Sasiprapa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sasiprapa misses with some punches.
Sasiprapa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Canthropus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sasiprapa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Canthropus tries to circle away but Sasiprapa has him pinned against the cage.
Canthropus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sasiprapa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Canthropus misses with a knee strike.
Sasiprapa is trying to maintain a safe position but Canthropus gets an underhook and turns Sasiprapa into the cage.
Canthropus trying to control the position but instead, Sasiprapa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Canthropus into the cage.
Canthropus lands with a left to the head.
Sasiprapa misses with a knee to the head.
Canthropus struggles to land a body shot inside as Sasiprapa controls his hands.
Canthropus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sasiprapa blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus wants to take the fight to the mat but Sasiprapa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Canthropus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sasiprapa lands with a light punch inside.
Canthropus is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sasiprapa.
Canthropus turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Canthropus manages to end up in side control.
Canthropus tries to score with some ground and pound. Sasiprapa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sasiprapa is not content to let Canthropus control the position.
Canthropus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sasiprapa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sasiprapa is trying to control Canthropus's posture but Canthropus avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Canthropus in side control, throwing shots but Sasiprapa defends.
Canthropus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ground and pound from Canthropus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Canthropus lands some shots froms side control.
Canthropus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sasiprapa keeps working.
Canthropus misses with the ground and pound.
Sasiprapa keeping his opponent close.
Canthropus misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sasiprapa tries to improve position but can't.
Canthropus tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sasiprapa wants to control but Canthropus postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Canthropus goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sasiprapa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Canthropus's guard! Nice work there by Sasiprapa!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sasiprapa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Malaipet Sasiprapa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pithe Canthropus's cut.
That's time! Sasiprapa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Canthropus throws a head kick that misses.
Canthropus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Canthropus thows a body shot but no joy.
Canthropus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sasiprapa keeps Canthropus at a distance using the push kick.
Sasiprapa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Canthropus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Malaipet Sasiprapa is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasiprapa sizes up Canthropus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sasiprapa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Canthropus.
Canthropus misses with a body kick.
Sasiprapa cracks the inside of Canthropus's front leg.
Sasiprapa lands a big head kick that sends Canthropus tumbling to the mat! Sasiprapa takes a step backwards and waves Canthropus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Canthropus is rocked!
Sasiprapa throws a leg kick which misses Canthropus's front leg but catches the back leg as Canthropus tries to avoid it.
Canthropus is still on wobbly legs! Can Sasiprapa finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus ducks into an uppercut from Sasiprapa and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malaipet Sasiprapa!
A less than humble Malaipet Sasiprapa misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Pithe Canthropus was interviewed post fight and said 'Crap. I lost. That sucks.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Sir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sir is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kickstart. Pablo Sir acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Stien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Sir!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sir gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stien to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stien has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stien postures up in Sir's guard and throws a big left but Sir blocks it.
Sir had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stien defends it easily.
Stien postures up in Sir's guard and throws a big left but Sir blocks it.
Stien trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sir is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sir can't keep his opponent in guard - Stien advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stien not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sir is trying to get back to full guard.
Stien is looking to take a break and control but Sir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stien prevents Sir from improving his position.
Stien scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stien trying to control the action but Sir is working from the bottom.
Sir gets full guard.
Stien throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stien sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stien accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sir keeping moving, preventing Stien from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stien chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stien trying to control but Sir is working from the bottom.
Stien lands a couple of digs.
Stien trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stien doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stien manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stien working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sir has his foot on Stien's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stien works his way back into a safe position though.
Sir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stien is aware though and is defending well.
Stien scoring with some ground and pound.
Sir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stien is aware though and is defending well.
Stien thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Stien's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Stien got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stien has managed to get both his arms back between Sir's legs - danger averted.
Stien is working Sir over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stien lands a couple of digs.
Stien is looking to work some ground and pound but Sir has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sir is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sir keeping moving, preventing Stien from controlling successfully.
Sir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stien trying to control but Sir is working from the bottom.
Stien working some strikes from top position.
Stien trying to control but Sir is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stien's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stien scoring with some ground and pound.
Sir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stien is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stien trying to control the position from guard on top but Sir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stien doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stien manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stien pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sir is keeping the position for now.
Stien stands up over Sir, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stien chips away with some ground and pound.
Stien slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stien.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stien avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stien trying to control but Sir is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stien dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stien shoots in but no luck this time.
Stien shoots in for a takedown but Sir shows good takedown defense.
Sir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stien.
Sir tries to sprawl but Stien drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stien prevents Sir from improving his position.
Sir is still trying to improve position.
Sir works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sir has momentary wrist control but Stien slips an elbow through the middle.
Sir has momentary wrist control but Stien slips an elbow through the middle.
Stien trying to control but Sir is working from the bottom.
Sir is looking for a triangle here but Stien uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stien tries for a kimura but Sir is defending well.
Sir gets back to half guard.
Stien wants to take a breather but Sir is having none of it.
Stien working over Sir with some ground and pound. Sir looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sir is refusing to be controlled, as Stien sits in half guard.
Stien is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sir sees it coming and defends easily.
Sir tries to roll over but Stien keeps him under control.
Stien looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sir wants to get back to full guard.
Stien passes to full mount!
Stien working for a submission but Sir is keeping him at bay.
Stien scoring with strikes but Sir is staying in there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stien is landing with some decent strikes but Sir is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stien scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sir is squirming around, avoiding Stien's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stien jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sir manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sir is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stien off and has taken his back!
Ben Stien overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stien rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Stien is in trouble now - Sir has advanced to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sir cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sir lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stien sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stien keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sir drops an elbow to the side of Stien's head.
Stien tries to get to full guard but Sir has control of the leg.
Sir is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stien tries to get to full guard but Sir has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stien looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stien dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sir misses with a head kick.
Stien scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stien fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sir jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Ben Stien has been cut.
Stien buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Sir. No joy for Stien on that attempt.
Stien will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Stien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stien fails with the takedown.
Sir's coach down at Team Hopkins was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sir's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stien drops his hands momentarily and Sir takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sir throws a lazy uppercut
and Stien counters with a nice body shot.
Sir scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sir swings widly with a right hand
and Stien counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sir's guard now.
Sir keeping moving, preventing Stien from controlling successfully.
Stien throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stien trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sir throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Stien escapes and throws Sir's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Stien is looking to take a break and control but Sir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sir is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stien trying to control the action but Sir is working from the bottom.
Pablo Sir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sir tries to buck Stien off but Stien is having none of it.
Stien working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stien landing strikes.
Stien lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stien trying to control the position but Sir is working away.
Sir manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stien is looking to improve his position.
Sir is looking to advance position but Stien won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stien is looking to improve his position.
Sir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stien is holding on to half guard well.
Stien regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sir.
Sir postures up in Stien's guard and throws a big left but Stien blocks it.
Stien wants to control the position but Sir says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stien is trying to control but can't.
Sir tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stien knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stien is pressing down on Sir's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stien is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sir forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sir thows a huge punch but Stien dodges it nicely.
Sir thows a huge punch but Stien dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ben Stien.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stien, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Stien!
Ben Stien 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuudai comes to the cage accompanied by Know your Enemy - Yoko Kanno. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenta Yuudai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yuudai. Barnett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yuudai throws a shot to the body.
Barnett closes the distance and clinches up with Yuudai, looking for a takedown. Barnett pushes Yuudai against the cage but Yuudai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barnett fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yuudai to the ground. Barnett is now in Yuudai's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barnett throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yuudai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Yuudai keeps moving.
Yuudai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnett.
Barnett throwing strikes but missing.
Barnett won't allow Yuudai to sweep him here.
Yuudai trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Yuudai has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yuudai looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Barnett puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett wants to work for an arm triangle but Yuudai is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barnett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett trying to pass the guard but Yuudai defending well.
Barnett throws a strike but Yuudai avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Barnett won't allow Yuudai to sweep him here.
Yuudai working for a triangle but Barnett defends it easily.
Yuudai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnett trying to control but Yuudai is working from the bottom.
Yuudai looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yuudai is looking for a triangle here but Barnett uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Barnett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries for a kimura but Yuudai is defending well.
Yuudai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yuudai can't do much from the bottom here.
Barnett scoring with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuudai prevents Barnett from improving position.
Barnett working the head with strikes.
Barnett advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai wants to control but Barnett is having none of it.
Yuudai takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barnett lands a couple of good shots and Yuudai has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnett has the hooks in. Yuudai is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Yuudai is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Barnett gets his way!
Barnett has the hooks in. Yuudai is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Barnett lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Barnett trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Yuudai covering up well under a series of strikes from Barnett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett looking to break Yuudai's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Yuudai remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Barnett will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Yuudai turns into Barnett and is now in his guard.
Yuudai preventing the sweep.
Yuudai content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yuudai working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnett looking for a guillotine here but Yuudai defends easily.
Yuudai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yuudai stopping the sweep attempt from Barnett.
Yuudai decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Barnett, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Barnett dominated that round.
That's time! Yuudai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barnett lands with a nice combination. Yuudai backs away looking to recover.
Yuudai leaves Barnett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barnett fails with the takedown.
Barnett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barnett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Josh Barnett has been cut.
Barnett moves out of range as Yuudai strikes.
Yuudai throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Yuudai stuffs the takedown attempt from Barnett. Barnett gets slowly back to his feet.
Kenta Yuudai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Barnett.
Yuudai connects with a body shot.
Barnett shoots in but no luck this time.
Yuudai connects with a body shot that sends Barnett's belly button to the back.
Kenta Yuudai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barnett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yuudai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yuudai lands with a straight right. Barnett didn't see that one coming.
Barnett is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuudai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnett is still on wobbly legs! Can Yuudai finish him?
Yuudai lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Barnett - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Yuudai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenta Yuudai!
Kenta Yuudai 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hagen Germanicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Germanicus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Now We Are Free. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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279 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hagen Germanicus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mookie Blaylock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Blaylock.
Nice sprawl there from Blaylock as Germanicus shoots in.
Germanicus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Germanicus looks to throw a body kick
and Blaylock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blaylock misses with a looping right.
Blaylock lands a leg kick that knocks Germanicus off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaylock.
Germanicus blocks a jab.
Blaylock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaylock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Germanicus has time to react.
Blaylock misses with the combination.
Blaylock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaylock wants to clinch up but Germanicus keeps it at a distance.
Blaylock scores with a jab.
Germanicus takes one on the button.
Germanicus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blaylock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Germanicus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Germanicus throws a shot from downtown. Blaylock moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germanicus looks to land a left hand but Blaylock moved out of range nicely.
Germanicus defending well as Blaylock loads up on a big left hand.
Blaylock scores with a jab. Germanicus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Germanicus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blaylock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Germanicus throws a hook but Blaylock blocks it.
Blaylock slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Germanicus.
Germanicus defending well as Blaylock loads up on a big left hand.
Blaylock looks to throw the jab but Germanicus is out of range.
Mookie Blaylock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Germanicus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaylock.
Germanicus blocks a jab.
Germanicus tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Blaylock misses
and Germanicus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Germanicus.
Blaylock lands a shoulder strike.
Germanicus lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaylock is looking to break free of the clinch but Germanicus has double underhooks.
Blaylock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Germanicus is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short left from Germanicus.
Blaylock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Germanicus's elbow.
Blaylock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaylock lands a nice uppercut.
Germanicus scores a nice knee to the body.
Germanicus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blaylock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Hagen Germanicus has been cut.
Blaylock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Germanicus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blaylock has a couple of punches blocked by Germanicus.
A nice left hand lands by Blaylock.
Germanicus lands with a light punch inside.
Blaylock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Germanicus avoids the elbow strike from Blaylock, against the cage.
Blaylock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blaylock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blaylock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Germanicus backwards.
Blaylock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Blaylock.
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!
Germanicus effectively controlling the action here.
Germanicus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaylock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaylock scores with a shot to the side of Germanicus's head.
Blaylock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Germanicus on the inside.
Blaylock misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaylock is trying to force a seperation but Germanicus has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blaylock is defending well for now.
I was talking to Germanicus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Germanicus throws a head punch that misses.
Blaylock working hard to break the clinch.
Blaylock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blaylock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Blaylock.
Blaylock misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Blaylock fails to land.
Blaylock misses with a punch to the body.
Germanicus tries to land knees in the clinch but Blaylock avoids the damage to the body.
Germanicus blocks an elbow strike.
Blaylock stalling against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Germanicus displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blaylock up against the cage.
Blaylock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mookie Blaylock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hagen Germanicus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blaylock lands a two punch combo.
Blaylock lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blaylock. That's going to slow Germanicus down.
Blaylock scores with a hook to the body. Germanicus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Germanicus throws a hook but Blaylock avoids it easily.
Blaylock throws a sloppy head kick and Germanicus moves out of range easily.
Blaylock slips under a jab from Germanicus.
Germanicus moves out of range of the body kick.
Germanicus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blaylock.
Blaylock slips under a jab.
Blaylock misses the body punch
so Germanicus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Blaylock is trying to control the position but Germanicus postures up.
Germanicus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Germanicus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blaylock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blaylock is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germanicus distracts Blaylock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blaylock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blaylock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blaylock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Germanicus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Germanicus trying to control but Blaylock is working from the bottom.
Germanicus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Germanicus postures up in Blaylock's guard and throws a big left but Blaylock blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus preventing the sweep.
Germanicus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Germanicus postures up in Blaylock's guard and throws a big left but Blaylock blocks it.
Blaylock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaylock looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Germanicus is trying to get back to full guard.
Germanicus is trying is best to control the position here.
Blaylock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus wants to control but Blaylock is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blaylock tries to work over Germanicus's front leg with a kick but Germanicus checks it.
Germanicus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mookie Blaylock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaylock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Germanicus looks for a takedown but Blaylock sprawls well.
Blaylock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Germanicus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Blaylock misses.
Blaylock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaylock swings for the body but Germanicus moves out of range.
Germanicus tries for a takedown but Blaylock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Germanicus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Germanicus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Germanicus takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Germanicus. Blaylock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Germanicus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blaylock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Germanicus throws a shot from downtown. Blaylock moves away and avoids it.
Blaylock takes a swing at Germanicus's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Blaylock coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Germanicus misses with a low kick as Blaylock jumps back.
Germanicus lands a head kick!
Blaylock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blaylock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Germanicus.
Germanicus missing with a left hand there. Blaylock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blaylock throws a hook but Germanicus avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaylock throws a jab but it's blocked by Germanicus.
Blaylock just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaylock scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mookie Blaylock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hagen Germanicus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blaylock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Germanicus. That did some damage!
Blaylock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A cross from Germanicus lands.
Blaylock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Germanicus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Germanicus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaylock bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Germanicus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Germanicus slips a jab from Blaylock.
Germanicus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaylock.
Blaylock swings for the body but Germanicus moves out of range.
Germanicus cracks Blaylock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blaylock looks to score with a jab to the body but Germanicus is just out of range.
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!
Germanicus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crunch! Germanicus slams his shin into Blaylock's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Germanicus.
Germanicus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Germanicus throws a head kick but Blaylock moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Germanicus.
Germanicus moves out of range as Blaylock strikes.
Blaylock is looking to chop away at Germanicus's legs.
Blaylock throws the left hand but Germanicus avoids the punch easily.
Blaylock tries a head kick but it misses.
Germanicus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Germanicus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blaylock lands a front kick.
Blaylock misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Germanicus.
Blaylock misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Blaylock as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaylock moves away.
Blaylock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaylock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Blaylock tenderised Germanicus's leg. Germanicus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blaylock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blaylock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Germanicus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blaylock tries to avoid it but Germanicus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blaylock to the ground. Blaylock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blaylock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaylock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaylock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Germanicus throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaylock.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blaylock.
Germanicus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Germanicus.
A swing and a miss from Germanicus.
Germanicus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slow jab from Blaylock misses its intended target.
Germanicus thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Blaylock.
Germanicus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blaylock throws a chopping leg kick but Germanicus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Germanicus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blaylock momentarily.
Germanicus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Germanicus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Germanicus connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab by Blaylock.
Blaylock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Germanicus looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaylock is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaylock scoring well with a low kick there.
Germanicus avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Blaylock misses the target.
Blaylock avoids the body shot from Germanicus.
Blaylock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blaylock.
Blaylock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blaylock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Germanicus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaylock.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaylock misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blaylock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blaylock moves out of range as Germanicus throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mookie Blaylock really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hagen Germanicus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blaylock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blaylock misses the shot to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Germanicus.
Germanicus throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Blaylock wants to control but Germanicus postures up.
Blaylock is looking to regain half guard here but Germanicus keeps moving and retains side control.
Blaylock is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Germanicus's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Germanicus working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaylock regains full guard. Nicely done.
Germanicus works over Blaylock with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Germanicus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Blaylock's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Blaylock's back!
I really don't envy Blaylock right now.
Germanicus punches the canvas rather than the man.
Blaylock just trying to survive but Germanicus is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Blaylock looking to control the position.
Germanicus is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Blaylock. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaylock trying to control the position but Germanicus manages to sink in the hooks.
Blaylock avoids the strikes from Germanicus.
Blaylock is taking damage to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus throwing sloppy strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Even with his hooks in, Germanicus manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Hagen Germanicus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blaylock is really stuck here.
Blaylock looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Germanicus keeps control of the position as Blaylock tries to break free.
Blaylock trying to control the hands but Germanicus won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Blaylock right now.
Germanicus landing with strikes.
Germanicus throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Blaylock trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Germanicus is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Blaylock up.
Germanicus is trying to stick to Blaylock's back but Blaylock is turning into Germanicus. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Germanicus's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Blaylock.
Germanicus wants to sweep but no luck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaylock sitting in guard here, content to control.
Blaylock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Germanicus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus keeping moving, preventing Blaylock from controlling successfully.
Blaylock controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Blaylock wants to control from the top but Germanicus keeps moving.
Mookie Blaylock has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Germanicus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaylock.
Germanicus misses with a low kick.
Blaylock looks to land a right hand but Germanicus moved out of range.
Blaylock lands a body shot.
Blaylock misses with an uppercut.
Germanicus darts in trying to clinch
and Blaylock counters with a good low kick that Germanicus was not able to check.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blaylock, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Hagen Germanicus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hagen Germanicus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Germanicus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Germanicus thows a leg kick but Blaylock checks it
and Blaylock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Germanicus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blaylock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Germanicus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by Blaylock.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blaylock.
Blaylock slips a jab from Germanicus.
Germanicus throws a low kick but Blaylock avoids it.
Germanicus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Germanicus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blaylock can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Germanicus ducks under a wild hook from Blaylock.
Germanicus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Germanicus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaylock.
Germanicus misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germanicus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blaylock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blaylock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Germanicus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blaylock lunges at Germanicus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Germanicus's hand.
A slow jab from Blaylock misses its intended target.
Blaylock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blaylock misses with an uppercut
enabling Germanicus to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Germanicus misses with a body kick.
Blaylock misses with a body kick.
Blaylock misses with a double jab.
A jab from Blaylock misses.
Blaylock digs a good body shot into Germanicus's ribs.
Germanicus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blaylock is out of range.
Blaylock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hagen Germanicus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock lands a jab to Germanicus's midsection.
Germanicus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Germanicus blocks a jab.
Blaylock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Germanicus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Germanicus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Germanicus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Germanicus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blaylock blocks a jab.
Blaylock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blaylock looks to land a left hand but Germanicus moved out of range nicely.
Germanicus lands with a good body shot.
Blaylock is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Germanicus slips under a jab from Blaylock.
Blaylock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Germanicus.
Germanicus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blaylock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Germanicus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Germanicus goes for a double leg but Blaylock avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blaylock continues to drive forward.
Blaylock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaylock can't find room to land a body shot as Germanicus controls the action.
Blaylock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Germanicus scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Blaylock on the inside.
Germanicus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blaylock managing to block the knees to the body from Germanicus.
A left hand lands to the body for Germanicus.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Germanicus.
Germanicus trying to land knees to the body.
Blaylock avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock tries to work over Germanicus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blaylock breaks from the clinch.
Blaylock slips a straight right by Germanicus.
Blaylock scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Germanicus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blaylock is out of range.
Blaylock throws a hook to the side of Germanicus's head but Germanicus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Germanicus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blaylock just misses with a punch to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Blaylock - that will leave a mark!
Blaylock throws a looping overhand right but Germanicus ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaylock scores with the left hand. Germanicus knows he should have avoided that one.
Donk. Germanicus catches Blaylock right on the button with a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Germanicus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blaylock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blaylock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hagen Germanicus.
I think Blaylock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 47:48
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mookie Blaylock!
Mookie Blaylock is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Mookie Blaylock 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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