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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Boban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boban has chosen Ana Tijoux - 1977 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Twister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Boban!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boban misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Twister connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Twister connects with a right hand. Boban shakes it off.
Twister slips a jab and a cross from Boban.
Good work by Twister as he checks the leg kick.
Twister decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Twister is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boban defends it well.
Twister wants to take a breather but Boban is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Twister is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boban defends it well.
Boban is defending against the submission attempts here by Twister.
Twister is working for a kimura but Boban is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister wants to free his trapped foot but Boban is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Twister is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Twister with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boban tries to get to full guard but Twister has control of the leg.
Twister wants to take a breather but Boban is having none of it.
Twister trying to advance position but Boban counters by regaining guard.
Twister is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Boban is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Boban has escaped and now he's on top!
Twister is trying to keep Boban in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister is adopting a defensive guard.
Twister's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boban avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Twister is controlling Boban's posture.
Twister is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister managing to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Tony Twister wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Boban looks to score with a jab to the body but Twister is just out of range.
Boban scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Twister is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Boban's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Twister is trying to maintain the position but Boban is very close to passing his half guard.
Twister keeping hold of Boban's head, controlling as best he can.
Twister tries to roll over but Boban keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twister controlling the position well.
Boban working over Twister with some ground and pound. Twister looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Twister wants to control but Boban is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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!
Twister moves into full guard.
Twister trying to keep a closed guard but Boban is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tony Twister.
Left hook, right uppercut from Twister.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Twister dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boban.
Twister slips under a jab from Boban.
Twister looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Twister misses with a body shot.
A big left from Boban misses.
Twister shoots in for a takedown but Boban shows good takedown defense.
Mirko Boban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boban tries to clinch up.
Twister takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boban is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Twister.
Decent striking displayed by Twister there.
Boban tries to clinch but Twister moves out of range.
Boban blocks a jab.
Boban fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Twister sprawls well initially but Boban persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Twister is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Twister wants to control but Boban is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tony Twister.
Boban bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Twister's head.
Boban fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Twister avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Boban.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boban fails with an attempt to clinch.
Twister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Twister slips a jab and a cross from Boban.
Boban tries to clinch but Twister is having none of it.
Twister jabs at Boban's body.
Twister throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Boban tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Twister is in Boban's guard.
Boban keeping moving, preventing Twister from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Twister advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boban prevents Twister from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Twister tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Twister has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boban is looking to reverse the position.
Twister has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Boban!
Twister fails to move to back control.
Twister looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Twister avoids the attempt from Boban to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boban is working to get back to half guard.
Twister wants to control the pace but Boban is squirming around nicely.
Boban prevents Twister from taking his back.
Twister tries to take his opponent's back but Boban turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Twister had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boban defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Twister is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Twister dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Twister lands with a right hand.
Twister checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boban is defended easily by Twister.
A slow jab from Twister misses its intended target.
Boban throws a combination that misses
and Twister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Twister shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Boban is trying to stand up here but Twister is controlling him well.
Twister maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Boban could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Twister has cracked it and Boban is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Twister!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tony Twister!
An out of breath Tony Twister 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yama Mama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Drop The World- Lil Wayne ft. Eminem. Mama has chosen What's Up People by Maximum The Hormone as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermaine Barksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yama Mama!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Summer Carpenter and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barksdale feints and then cracks Mama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mama down.
Barksdale moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barksdale gets a clinch.
Barksdale is trying to maintain a safe position but Mama gets an underhook and turns Barksdale into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a punch but it's blocked by Mama.
Barksdale swings wildly with an uppercut but Mama uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Barksdale.
Barksdale lands a nice uppercut.
Mama lands an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mama has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
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!
A short right from Barksdale on the inside.
Barksdale is pressed up against the cage. Mama has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barksdale down to the mat. Barksdale avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Barksdale looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A clash of legs there as Mama blocks the low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mama.
Mama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barksdale as he jumps to the side.
Barksdale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Mama misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A clash of legs there as Barksdale blocks the low kick.
Barksdale throws an overhand right that lands on Mama's shoulder, as Mama tries to avoid the shot.
Good work by Barksdale as he checks the leg kick.
No luck for Barksdale with that takedown attempt.
Mama throws a head kick that misses.
Barksdale throws a low kick, looking for Mama's leg but Mama calmly moves out of range.
Barksdale thumps Mama with a low kick.
Mama thumps Barksdale with a low kick.
Mama tries a head kick but it misses.
Barksdale moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barksdale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barksdale uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mama throws a body punch but Barksdale moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Mama.
A jab from Mama does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mama shoots in but Barksdale avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jermaine Barksdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yama Mama.
Whack! Barksdale lands a heavy head kick that drops Mama. The ref tackles Barksdale to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Mama was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jermaine Barksdale!
A victorious Jermaine Barksdale thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bariga Kodeinich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Matsushita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kodeinich might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to izraelskiy kodeinshik. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bariga Kodeinich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenji Matsushita!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsushita throws a body punch but Kodeinich moves out of range.
Kodeinich slips under a jab.
Kodeinich scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bariga Kodeinich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matsushita. That's going to slow Kodeinich down.
Kodeinich throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kodeinich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matsushita shoots for a double leg takedown but Kodeinich sprawls well. He's pushed Matsushita's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matsushita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kodeinich defends well and Matsushita ends up having to push Kodeinich into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Matsushita throws a punch but it's blocked by Kodeinich.
Kodeinich stalling the fight.
Kodeinich tries to work over Matsushita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kodeinich is looking to break free of the clinch but Matsushita has double underhooks.
Kodeinich is looking to break free of the clinch but Matsushita has double underhooks.
Matsushita throws a punch but it's blocked by Kodeinich.
Kodeinich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matsushita working aggressively here.
Matsushita drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kodeinich gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bariga Kodeinich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Matsushita.
Kodeinich working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsushita tries to break the clinch but Kodeinich is controlling the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Matsushita prevents a body shot from Kodeinich.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matsushita as Kodeinich tries to tie him up.
Kodeinich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matsushita avoids the body shot from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Matsushita looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kodeinich misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Matsushita.
Nice uppercut lands for Kodeinich. That snapped Matsushita's head back.
Matsushita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kodeinich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kodeinich.
Matsushita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsushita is looking to land body kicks.
Matsushita throws a looping overhand right but Kodeinich ducks down to avoid it.
Kodeinich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kodeinich on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kodeinich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matsushita's hands.
Kodeinich misses with a double jab.
Kodeinich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matsushita doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kodeinich misses with an uppercut. Matsushita saw that one coming.
Kodeinich tries to bum rush Matsushita with a series of wild strikes but Matsushita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kodeinich misses with a double jab.
Matsushita moves out of range of the strikes.
Matsushita throws a body punch but Kodeinich moves out of range.
Matsushita takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matsushita avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kodeinich throws a nice looking combination but Matsushita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsushita moves out of range as Kodeinich strikes.
Kodeinich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kodeinich checks a low kick from Matsushita.
Kodeinich blocks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Kodeinich blocks the leg kick.
Bariga Kodeinich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matsushita blocks a jab.
Kodeinich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsushita was well out of range. Poor timing from Kodeinich.
Matsushita tries for a takedown but Kodeinich circles away easily
and Kodeinich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matsushita swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kodeinich.
Matsushita throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kodeinich misses with a left hand
and Matsushita counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kodeinich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Matsushita throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kodeinich counters with a left and a right that stings Matsushita.
Kodeinich misses with an uppercut.
Kodeinich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matsushita scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsushita throws the left hand but Kodeinich avoids the punch easily.
Matsushita 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.
Matsushita throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsushita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsushita takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kodeinich blocks a leg kick.
Matsushita throws a low kick but Kodeinich avoids it.
Kodeinich on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kodeinich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kodeinich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsushita.
Kodeinich lands a nice shot to the body.
Kodeinich throws a combination that misses
and Matsushita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsushita shoots in but no luck this time.
Kodeinich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kodeinich takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kodeinich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kodeinich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matsushita on the side of the head.
Matsushita misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Matsushita tenderised Kodeinich's leg. Kodeinich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kodeinich misses with a jab, cross combination.
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 Bariga Kodeinich will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kodeinich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kodeinich misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Kodeinich.
Matsushita shoots in but Kodeinich avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kodeinich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matsushita thumps Kodeinich with a low kick.
Matsushita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kodeinich.
Matsushita scores with a jab to the body.
Kodeinich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kodeinich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsushita.
A combination from Kodeinich does no damage.
Kodeinich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matsushita.
Matsushita throws a leg kick but Kodeinich moved away.
Matsushita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kodeinich manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsushita lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matsushita is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kodeinich rather than just go for the knockout.
Kodeinich works over Matsushita's head and body with a nice combination.
Kodeinich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bariga Kodeinich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kodeinich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matsushita.
Matsushita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kodeinich misses with a head kick.
Matsushita misses with a wild combination.
Matsushita dodges the punch combination from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matsushita circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Matsushita.
Kodeinich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kodeinich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matsushita throws a chopping leg kick but Kodeinich manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kodeinich slaps away a takedown attempt from Matsushita, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kodeinich lands a jab to Matsushita's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Kodeinich.
Matsushita takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kodeinich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matsushita misses with a body kick.
Kodeinich lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Kodeinich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matsushita doesn't seem bothered though.
Kodeinich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kodeinich scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kodeinich slips a straight right by Matsushita.
Matsushita fakes the leg kick and cracks Kodeinich in the body.
Kodeinich moves out of range of the leg kick from Matsushita.
Kodeinich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kodeinich scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kodeinich throws a series of punches but Matsushita avoids them all with ease.
Kodeinich missing with a left hand there. Matsushita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich misses with a combination
and Matsushita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kodeinich swings widly with a right hand
and Matsushita counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Matsushita misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Matsushita misses.
Kodeinich misses with a double jab.
Kodeinich throws a series of punches but Matsushita avoids them all with ease.
Matsushita lands a leg kick that knocks Kodeinich off balance momentarily.
Kodeinich motions for Matsushita to come forward. Kodeinich throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsushita slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matsushita fails with a takedown attempt.
Bariga Kodeinich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Matsushita.
Matsushita walks into a left hand.
Matsushita dips to his left and cracks Kodeinich with an uppercut!
Kodeinich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matsushita throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kodeinich throws a series of punches but Matsushita moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Kodeinich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kodeinich looks to land a right hand but Matsushita moved out of range.
Kodeinich misses with a low kick as Matsushita jumps back.
Kodeinich tries to bum rush Matsushita with a series of wild strikes but Matsushita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A good leg kick by Matsushita.
Matsushita throws a front kick aimed at Kodeinich's knee but Kodeinich avoids it well.
Matsushita fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matsushita scores with a kick to the body.
Kodeinich misses with a series of wild punches.
Kodeinich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matsushita takes a swing at Kodeinich's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kodeinich throws a series of punches but Matsushita moves out of range.
Kodeinich throws a hook but Matsushita blocks it.
Matsushita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kodeinich defends well and Matsushita ends up having to push Kodeinich into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kodeinich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bariga Kodeinich will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kodeinich lands a right hook to the body.
Matsushita scoring well with a low kick there.
Kodeinich fails to land with a series of punches.
Matsushita stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matsushita has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Matsushita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matsushita, right into the meat.
Kodeinich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kodeinich looks to land a right hand but Matsushita moved out of range.
Matsushita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kodeinich misses with a leg kick.
Kodeinich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matsushita tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kodeinich swivels and escapes.
Matsushita takes a swing at Kodeinich's ribcage but misses.
Kodeinich throws a big shot that misses.
Matsushita misses with a low kick.
Matsushita throws out a loose jab but Kodeinich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsushita blocks a jab.
Kodeinich looks to throw the jab but Matsushita is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich blocks a low kick nicely.
Kodeinich misses with a wild body shot.
Kodeinich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kodeinich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kodeinich looks to land a left hand but Matsushita moved out of range nicely.
Kodeinich thows a body shot but no joy.
Kodeinich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kodeinich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matsushita circles away quickly and effectively.
Kodeinich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kodeinich misses with a wild body shot.
Matsushita walks into a left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Kodeinich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matsushita tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kodeinich is able to avoid easily.
Matsushita thows a body shot but no joy.
Kodeinich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matsushita momentarily.
Matsushita fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich lands with a straight right. Matsushita didn't see that one coming.
Matsushita keeps Kodeinich at a distance using the push kick.
Bariga Kodeinich is winning the standup battle so far.
Kodeinich shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Matsushita eats them both and turns towards Kodeinich to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kodeinich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matsushita throws a right hand that Kodeinich ducks under and follows up with a left that Kodeinich also avoids with ease.
Matsushita throws a head kick that misses.
Kodeinich cracks Matsushita with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kodeinich misses with a straight left.
Kodeinich lands with an uppercut that bounces Matsushita off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsushita avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matsushita throws a low kick, looking for Kodeinich's leg but Kodeinich calmly moves out of range.
Kodeinich throws a nice looking combination but Matsushita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matsushita clinches up with Kodeinich and pushes him back against the cage.
Kodeinich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matsushita pressing his opponent against the cage.
Matsushita lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsushita lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matsushita blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kodeinich misses with a punch on the inside.
Matsushita misses with a punch to the body.
Kodeinich is trying to break the clinch but Matsushita has him pressed against the cage.
Kodeinich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kodeinich is trying to break the clinch but Matsushita is controlling him.
Kodeinich throws a head punch that misses.
Matsushita working aggressively here.
Matsushita digs a right hand into Kodeinich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kodeinich's gas tank.
Matsushita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matsushita swings for the body but Kodeinich moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsushita misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Matsushita.
Matsushita throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kodeinich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsushita manages to avoid it.
Kodeinich throws a series of punches but Matsushita avoids them all with ease.
Kodeinich lunges at Matsushita with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matsushita's hand.
Good work by Kodeinich as he checks the leg kick.
Kodeinich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matsushita shoots for a double leg takedown but Kodeinich sprawls well. He's pushed Matsushita's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matsushita fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kodeinich checks it well.
Matsushita shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Kodeinich misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsushita pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsushita avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kodeinich throws a two punch combo that lands 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 Bariga Kodeinich.
Well Kodeinich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bariga Kodeinich!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin comes to the cage accompanied by Pastor Troy - It's About To Go Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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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
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tyson Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Ponting!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponting scores with a body shot.
Ponting misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benjamin shoots in for a double leg but Ponting sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Benjamin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Benjamin scores with a head kick. Ponting tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Benjamin throws a lazy uppercut
and Ponting counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ponting throws a jab but it's blocked by Benjamin.
Ponting defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benjamin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Benjamin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benjamin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ponting throws out the jab.
Ponting throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Ponting. Those never looked like landing.
Ponting throws a body punch but Benjamin moves out of range.
Ponting misses with an uppercut. Benjamin saw that one coming.
Benjamin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ponting swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ponting jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ponting swings widly with a right hand
and Benjamin counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting misses with a wild body shot.
Benjamin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benjamin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ponting swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benjamin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ricky Ponting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benjamin tries to clinch but Ponting is having none of it.
Ponting lands a nice hook to Benjamin's body. Benjamin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Ponting misses.
Benjamin staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Ponting.
Ponting missing with a left hand there. Benjamin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benjamin dives in for a single leg takedown but Ponting sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Benjamin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ponting throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benjamin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benjamin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Benjamin.
Ponting jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ponting is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Benjamin.
Benjamin misses with a takedown
and Ponting counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benjamin is breathing heavily.
Ponting looks to score with a jab to the body but Benjamin is just out of range.
Benjamin misses with a takedown attempt
and Ponting counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ponting avoids the head kick by Benjamin.
Ponting looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Benjamin keeping moving, preventing Ponting from controlling successfully.
Ponting keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benjamin's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponting keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benjamin's head.
Ponting is looking to work some ground and pound but Benjamin has wrist control.
Ponting working some strikes from top position.
Ponting pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benjamin is keeping the position for now.
Benjamin trying to control the position.
Ponting missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ponting is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Benjamin seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Benjamin trying to keep a closed guard but Ponting is proving a slippery customer.
Ponting throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Benjamin wants to sweep but no luck.
Benjamin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ponting is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponting is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ponting lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ponting wants to control from the top but Benjamin keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ponting accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benjamin pushes Ponting off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ponting keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin walks into a stiff left hand from Ponting.
Benjamin ducks under a wild hook from Ponting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ponting dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ponting shoots in but Benjamin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ponting throws a big shot that misses.
Ponting gets a takedown into half guard.
Benjamin trying to hold on to Ponting's head to control him but Ponting postures up.
Benjamin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Benjamin is trying to get back to full guard.
Ponting is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ponting winds up and cracks Benjamin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Benjamin has hold of Ponting's hands but Ponting slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ponting gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benjamin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ponting as he jumps to the side.
Benjamin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ponting manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benjamin fails to land the takedown.
Ricky Ponting seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ponting scores with a nice head shot.
Ponting ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Benjamin misses.
Benjamin takes one to the side of the head.
Benjamin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benjamin blocks a head kick by Ponting.
Ponting looks to land a combination but Benjamin avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Benjamin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benjamin dodges the punch combination from Ponting.
Ponting misses with an uppercut.
Benjamin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ponting sprawls well. Ponting wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benjamin gets slowly back to his feet.
Ponting changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ponting throws out a loose jab but Benjamin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ponting lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benjamin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ponting lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponting misses with a head kick.
Ponting scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Benjamin.
Ponting jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ponting throws a shot from downtown. Benjamin moves away and avoids it.
Benjamin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ponting.
Ponting jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ponting looks to land a right hand but Benjamin moved out of range.
Tyson Benjamin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ponting stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ponting wants it to stay on the feet.
Benjamin blocks a jab.
Ponting with a jab.
Ponting shoots in for a takedown but Benjamin shows good takedown defense.
Benjamin wants to clinch but Ponting slips to the side
letting Ponting counter with a right hand.
Ponting shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin controls Ponting momentarily but Ponting frees himself.
Ponting slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ponting trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ponting accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benjamin is working an open guard so Ponting takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ponting lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've been informed that Ponting has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ponting shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Benjamin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ponting decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Benjamin, up you get!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin slips a straight right by Ponting.
Ponting stuns Benjamin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benjamin tries to clinch but Ponting moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ponting showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ponting fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benjamin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ponting finds it's way round the side to connect with Benjamin's head.
Benjamin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ponting manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benjamin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benjamin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ponting looks to throw the jab but Benjamin is out of range.
Benjamin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ponting paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benjamin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benjamin ducks under a wild hook from Ponting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ponting fails to land the takedown.
Ponting tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Benjamin swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting loads up on a big right hand but Benjamin slips the punch.
Ponting lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ponting scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ponting throws a body punch but Benjamin moves out of range.
Ponting stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ponting wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Benjamin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ponting keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ponting looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Benjamin!
Benjamin struggling a bit here.
Benjamin is not content to let Ponting control the position.
Ponting looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Benjamin is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benjamin keeps working.
Ponting looks up at the clock and then as Benjamin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ponting smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ponting working the ground and pound but Benjamin is defending the strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benjamin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ponting.
Benjamin wants to get back to his feet but Ponting is dominant here and he's now got Benjamin's back!
Ponting 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.
Ponting has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benjamin controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Benjamin fending off the submission attempt from Ponting.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ponting's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin rolls, trying to escape but Ponting keeps control of the position.
Ponting missing with strikes.
Ponting tries to get the hooks in deep but Benjamin pushed the leg off.
Ponting softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Ponting lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Benjamin hold on?!
Tyson Benjamin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ponting's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Benjamin takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Ponting working for the choke.
Benjamin is trying to get back to his feet but Ponting has full control of the position and if anything, Benjamin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Benjamin trying to control the hands but Ponting won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponting lands punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ponting missing with strikes from the back.
Benjamin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Ponting has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benjamin is trapped and Ponting is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Benjamin is taking damage to the body and head.
Ponting 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.
Ponting is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Ponting gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Ponting gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Ponting apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Benjamin is rocked!
It looks like Tyson Benjamin has been cut.
Benjamin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Benjamin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benjamin throws a low kick, looking for Ponting's leg but Ponting calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ponting lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Benjamin. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Benjamin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ponting rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benjamin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Ponting comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ponting winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Ponting!
A very excited looking Ricky Ponting 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 Remy Growwoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stann Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone has chosen BLUNT- as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Remy Growwoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stann Stone!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Growwoo, right into the meat.
Growwoo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Growwoo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Growwoo rushes Stone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Growwoo stops a takedown attempt from Stone.
Stone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Growwoo prevents it.
Remy Growwoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stann Stone.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Growwoo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stone looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Growwoo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Growwoo'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.
Stone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Growwoo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Growwoo landing knees to the head.
It looks like Stann Stone has been cut.
Growwoo lands an elbow inside.
A hook to the body from Growwoo.
Growwoo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Growwoo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Growwoo scores with a hook to the body.
Growwoo lands an elbow just above Stone 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Growwoo lands an elbow just above Stone 's eye.
Growwoo lands a knee to the head.
Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Growwoo.
Growwoo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stone told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Good body shot from Growwoo.
Growwoo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone takes an elbow to the temple.
Growwoo lands with a right to the head.
Growwoo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Growwoo has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.
Growwoo keeps control of Stone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Growwoo.
Growwoo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Growwoo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Growwoo.
Stone takes an elbow to the temple.
Growwoo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Growwoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Growwoo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Growwoo controlling the action here for a moment.
Growwoo scores with a knee to the head.
Stone is rocked!
Growwoo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Growwoo lands an elbow inside that Stone shrugs off.
Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can Growwoo finish him?
That has opened up Stann Stone's cut even more.
Growwoo stalling.
Growwoo lands a big knee! That's hurt Stone! Oh, he's all over the place! Growwoo lands another knee that sends Stone to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remy Growwoo!
A very excited looking Remy Growwoo 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hae Ki Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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31
145 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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135 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hae Ki Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park connects with a high kick.
Park throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice shot lands for Park.
Sandoval paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sandoval lands a jab.
It looks like Hae Ki Park has been cut.
Park throws a hook but Sandoval avoids it easily.
Park looks to land a right hand but Sandoval moved out of range.
Park attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Park fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sandoval is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandoval fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Park is out of range.
Park pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Park scores with a leg kick.
Sandoval misses with a kick to the body.
Park lands a left and a right that send Sandoval crashing to the mat, dazed. Park thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sandoval is still on wobbly legs! Can Park finish him?
Park scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sandoval's coach down at Team Hopkins was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sandoval's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park throws a leg kick which misses Sandoval's front leg but catches the back leg as Sandoval tries to avoid it.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Park! Sandoval is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hae Ki Park!
Hae Ki Park very nearly forgot to thank BeastMode amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman comes to the cage accompanied by Judo Flip. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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28
215 lbs
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26
215 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Huey Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Doom!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom ducks under a wild hook from Freeman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doom.
Doom throws a series of punches but Freeman moves out of range.
Freeman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doom.
Freeman takes a swing at Doom's ribcage but misses.
Freeman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Doom bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Freeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dave Doom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman misses with an uppercut.
Freeman tries to bum rush Doom with a series of wild strikes but Doom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doom swings for the body but Freeman moves out of range.
A slow jab from Freeman misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doom lands with a thumping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Freeman.
The crowd cheers as Doom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Freeman doesn't seem phased though.
Freeman misses with a two punch combination.
Doom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Freeman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doom. Freeman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Freeman.
Doom 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom swinging wildly here.
Doom throws a shot to the body.
Dave Doom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Doom misses.
Freeman tries to bum rush Doom with a series of wild strikes but Doom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Freeman moves out of range of the body kick.
Doom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman drives through with a takedown into Doom's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Doom keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Freeman throws a big right hand that misses.
Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Doom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman stopping the sweep attempt from Doom.
Freeman postures up in Doom's guard and throws a big left but Doom blocks it.
Freeman won't allow Doom to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Doom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doom is trying to control the position but Freeman postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Freeman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Doom.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Doom - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Freeman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doom circles away quickly and effectively.
Freeman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doom moves away.
Doom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Freeman tries for a takedown but Doom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Doom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freeman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doom throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doom misses the jab.
Good shot there by Freeman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Doom dominated that round.
That's time! Freeman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Freeman misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Doom.
Doom connects with a jab.
Doom tries a low kick but Freeman avoids it.
Doom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Freeman rather than just go for the knockout.
Doom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freeman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Doom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doom throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Freeman's head.
Doom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from Doom finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom throws an off balance right hand
and Freeman counters with a takedown into side control.
Freeman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doom has escaped the position, nice work there.
Freeman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doom keeps working.
Freeman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doom knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Freeman is trying to get an arm triangle but Doom is defending well.
Freeman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doom, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom can't do much from the bottom here.
Doom is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Freeman is controlling him well.
Doom gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doom manages to get to full guard.
Freeman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Doom manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Freeman has Doom in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Freeman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Doom defends well.
Doom working some strikes from top position.
Huey Freeman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freeman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Doom is aware though and is defending well.
Freeman working for a triangle but Doom defends it easily.
Freeman working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Doom has passed into half guard!
Doom throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Doom wants to stand up but Freeman has a hold of him and won't allow it.
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!
Freeman is trying to get back to full guard.
Freeman is working hard here to advance position.
Doom throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doom tries to pass to full mount but Freeman defends it.
Freeman looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doom wants to stand up but Freeman is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Doom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Doom throws a low kick but Freeman moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doom.
Freeman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Freeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doom is looking to slow Freeman down with leg kicks.
Doom throws a series of punches but Freeman moves out of range.
Doom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Freeman throws a hook but Doom blocks it.
Dave Doom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Doom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Freeman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That kick from Doom tenderised Freeman's leg. Freeman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doom swings away with a body shot that misses
and Freeman counters with a single leg into guard. Doom didn't expect that.
Freeman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Freeman looking to sit in guard and control but Doom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Freeman has his foot on Doom's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Doom works his way back into a safe position though.
Doom must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Doom trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dave Doom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman has an active guard here but Doom has managed to pass into half guard.
Well, if Doom is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Freeman looking for submissions off his back.
Doom is trying to control the action in half guard but Freeman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Doom stalling.
Freeman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Freeman tries to get to full guard but Doom has control of the leg.
Freeman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Doom perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Freeman is refusing to be controlled, as Doom sits in half guard.
Doom perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Doom tries to stand and escape but Freeman is controlling the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dave Doom wasn't active enough on the ground.
Doom scores with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doom. That's going to slow Freeman down.
Freeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doom takes one to the chin there.
Huey Freeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Doom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Doom winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Doom!
Dave Doom took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rourke has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it black as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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31
200 lbs
16 - 14 - 1 |
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35
196 lbs
29 - 16 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John McNamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mikko Rourke!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNamara staying out of range there.
McNamara lands a nice looking body shot.
Rourke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rourke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rourke lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Rourke.
McNamara misses with a hook
and Rourke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rourke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rourke slips a jab from McNamara.
McNamara misses with a body shot.
McNamara 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.
Rourke looks to throw the jab but McNamara is out of range.
Rourke ducks under a wild hook from McNamara.
McNamara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McNamara cracks Rourke with a good jab.
McNamara misses with a shot to the body
and Rourke counters with a slapping leg kick.
McNamara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McNamara slips under a jab.
McNamara throws a body punch but Rourke moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Rourke.
Rourke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McNamara pinned against the cage. McNamara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McNamara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rourke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by Rourke.
McNamara takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rourke throws a jab when McNamara was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of McNamara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rourke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rourke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rourke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rourke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
John McNamara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McNamara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rourke throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Rourke tenderised McNamara's leg. McNamara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rourke blocks a jab.
McNamara throws an overhand right that lands on Rourke's shoulder, as Rourke tries to avoid the shot.
McNamara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rourke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McNamara. Rourke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rourke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNamara misses with a right hand
and Rourke counters with a good low kick that McNamara was not able to check.
McNamara defending well as Rourke loads up on a big left hand.
McNamara throws a hook but Rourke avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rourke.
Rourke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McNamara.
McNamara moves away from the strike by Rourke.
Rourke slips under a jab from McNamara.
Rourke throws a leg kick which misses McNamara's front leg but catches the back leg as McNamara tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke throws a jab when McNamara was well out of range.
McNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rourke manages to avoid it.
McNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rourke thuds his shin into the meat of McNamara's side.
McNamara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rourke throws a body punch but McNamara moves out of range.
McNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rourke manages to avoid it.
Rourke stuns McNamara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Rourke. Beautiful body shot.
McNamara is breathing heavily.
Rourke throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from McNamara misses its intended target.
Rourke scores with a kick to the body.
Rourke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McNamara has time to react.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rourke, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rourke lands a two punch combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rourke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke moves out of range of the strikes.
Rourke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rourke scores with a punch to the head.
McNamara moves away from the strike by Rourke.
Rourke scores with a head kick. McNamara tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McNamara is rocked!
McNamara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh McNamara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rourke scores with a jab. McNamara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rourke lands a nice hook to McNamara's body. McNamara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McNamara avoids the head kick by Rourke.
Rourke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McNamara misses with an uppercut
and Rourke counters with a crisp right that sends McNamara to the canvas! Rourke follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikko Rourke!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mikko Rourke made sure he mentioned Perkele!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taco Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordechai Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
275 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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33
270 lbs
22 - 18 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taco Belle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mordechai Marx!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belle blocks a jab.
Marx uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belle.
Marx slips under a jab.
Marx's jab looks to have found its range, popping Belle under the eye.
Marx tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belle was well out of range. Poor timing from Marx.
Marx lands with a nice body punch.
Marx misses with a body shot
enabling Belle to counter with a crisp jab.
Belle moves out of range as Marx strikes.
Belle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marx.
Marx uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Marx as he connects with a hook.
Belle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belle fakes the leg kick and cracks Marx in the body.
Marx misses with a wild body shot.
Belle pushes Marx up against the cage in a clinch.
Marx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Belle.
Belle tries to throw a body punch but Marx avoids it by throwing Belle back against the cage.
Belle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marx or not.
Belle manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Marx.
Belle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Belle moves out of range of the leg kick from Marx.
Marx ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belle moves away.
Taco Belle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belle throws the left hand but Marx avoids the punch easily.
Belle catches Marx with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice combination there by Belle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marx throws a right and a left that both miss.
Belle misses with an uppercut.
Marx pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Belle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Marx 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Belle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mordechai Marx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A bone on bone clash there as Marx blocks the leg kick.
Belle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Belle throws a punch but it's blocked by Marx.
Belle tries to work over Marx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marx is trying to force a seperation but Belle has the dominant position.
Marx lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Marx's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Belle scores with a shoulder strike.
Belle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marx's defenses.
It looks like Mordechai Marx has been cut.
Marx breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marx throws a head kick but Belle moves out of range.
Belle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Belle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Belle misses with a hook. Marx ducked under it nicely.
Marx throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marx scores with a head kick. Belle tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marx throws a right hand that misses
letting Belle counter with a right hand.
Belle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belle tries a head kick but it misses.
Belle rushes Marx and presses him up against the cage.
Marx tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belle's elbow.
A short left from Belle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marx goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marx wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx is trying to break the clinch but Belle is controlling him.
Belle has Marx pushed against the cage.
Belle has Marx pressed against the cage, preventing Marx from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Belle throws a head punch that misses.
Marx throws a head punch that misses.
Marx is looking to break free of the clinch but Belle has double underhooks.
Marx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belle slips under a jab from Marx.
Marx throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belle throws a big shot that misses.
Marx takes a swing at Belle's ribcage but misses.
Belle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belle throws a right and a left that Marx avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taco Belle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mordechai Marx's cut.
That's time! Belle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Belle moves into the clinch.
Marx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belle can't find room to land a body shot as Marx controls the action.
Belle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Marx prevents a body shot from Belle.
Belle gets through Marx's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marx tries to break free but Belle pushes him back against the cage.
Marx slowing the pace effectively.
Belle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belle trying to land knees to the body.
Marx looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Belle prevents a body shot from Marx.
Belle misses with some punches.
Belle lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle prevents Marx from breaking the clinch.
Marx blocks a body shot from Belle.
Belle misses with a punch on the inside.
Belle lands with a right to the head.
Belle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marx avoiding damage as Belle throws knees to the body.
Belle lands an elbow that stopped Marx in his tracks for a moment.
Marx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marx breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marx misses with a leg kick
and Belle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Belle lands with a shot to the body.
Belle throws a right and a left that Marx avoids nicely.
Belle falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Marx to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Belle misses.
Marx moves away from the strike by Belle.
Marx takes one to the side of the head.
Belle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marx lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marx gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Belle counters by clinching up.
Marx pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marx chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belle can pounce on him.
Belle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belle forces Marx back against the cage and clinches.
Marx has had enough of the clinch but Belle keeps him there for the moment.
Marx breaks the clinch.
Marx misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle throws out a loose jab but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belle. That's going to slow Marx down.
Belle throws a hook but Marx avoids it easily.
Marx throws a right and a left that Belle avoids nicely.
Belle darts in and clinches Marx up against the cage.
Belle is leaning against Marx and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Belle misses with some punches.
Marx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taco Belle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marx working hard to break the clinch.
Belle stalling the fight.
Belle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marx's efforts to push away.
Belle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belle stalling in the clinch.
Belle 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!
Marx is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belle has a couple of punches blocked by Marx.
Belle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marx's efforts to push away.
Belle lands with a right to the head.
Belle has a couple of punches blocked by Marx.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marx has had enough of the clinch but Belle keeps him there for the moment.
Belle digs a right hand underneath Marx's ribcage. Marx let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Belle takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taco Belle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mordechai Marx's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Marx lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belle circles away quickly and effectively.
Belle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marx misses with a looping right.
Marx avoids the body shot from Belle.
Belle throws a leg kick which misses Marx's front leg but catches the back leg as Marx tries to avoid it.
Belle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marx moves away.
Belle is looking to clinch but Marx is avoiding it.
Marx bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belle's head backwards.
Belle is rocked!
A slow jab from Marx misses its intended target.
Oh Belle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marx throws a jab but it's blocked by Belle.
A swing and a miss from Marx.
Marx misses with an uppercut.
Marx misses the jab.
A head kick by Marx - that's a beauty! Belle is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Marx can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mordechai Marx!
A victorious Mordechai Marx thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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