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CFS 46: Godin vs Rauparaha PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tyga - Rack City . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Campbell !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamie Irvin!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Francis DeMontford and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Irvin to the mat! Irvin manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Campbell postures up in Irvin's guard and throws a big left but Irvin blocks it.
Campbell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Campbell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Irvin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irvin looking for subs off his back but Campbell has passed one foot through into half guard.
Campbell is keen to just control but Irvin is a slippery customer.
Campbell working over Irvin with some ground and pound. Irvin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Campbell is keen to just control but Irvin is a slippery customer.
Campbell is working for a kimura but Irvin is defending it quite comfortably.
Campbell wants to control but Irvin is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Campbell prevents Irvin from improving his position.
Irvin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Campbell is working away from the top position though.
Irvin tries to roll over but Campbell keeps him under control.
Campbell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Irvin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell thows a huge punch but Irvin dodges it nicely.
Irvin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Campbell .
Irvin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Campbell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Irvin trying to control here.
Campbell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Irvin's head.
Campbell tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Campbell throwing shots but Irvin is blocking nicely.
Irvin is doing well to control the position and prevent Campbell from advancing to side control.
Campbell looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvin is refusing to be controlled, as Campbell sits in half guard.
Irvin is looking for a sweep. Campbell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Irvin is looking to control Campbell 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Irvin avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell is trying to control the action in half guard but Irvin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Campbell .
Campbell misses with a body kick.
Campbell throws a big shot that misses.
Chris Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell throws a shot from downtown. Irvin moves away and avoids it.
Irvin looks for a takedown but Campbell sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvin tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Campbell misses the shot to the body.
Irvin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Irvin showed some decent athleticism there.
Campbell wants to control but Irvin is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell is looking to escape.
Campbell gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Campbell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick and Irvin moves out of range easily.
Campbell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irvin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Irvin's coach down at Madz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Irvin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Irvin tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Irvin doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell circles away.
Campbell closes the distance and clinches up with Irvin, looking for a takedown. Campbell pushes Irvin against the cage but Irvin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Irvin.
Irvin has managed to clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Campbell gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Campbell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Irvin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell trying to control but Irvin is working from the bottom.
Campbell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Campbell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Irvin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Campbell . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Irvin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Campbell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Irvin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Campbell 's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell tries to buck Irvin off but he can't manage it.
Campbell is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Irvin has taken his back!
Irvin is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Campbell trying to control but not successfully.
Campbell is really stuck here.
Campbell rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is staying active underneath Irvin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Campbell trying to control here.
Irvin wants to work for an arm triangle but Campbell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Campbell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Irvin is working away from the top position though.
Campbell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Irvin pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Campbell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to get back to his feet but Irvin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Irvin postures up.
Irvin content to stall in guard here.
Campbell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Irvin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell trying to keep a closed guard but Irvin is proving a slippery customer.
Irvin trying to move into half guard but instead Campbell has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Campbell dominated that second round.
That's time! Campbell 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irvin misses with a takedown attempt
and Campbell counters with a good, hard body kick but Irvin shrugs it off.
Campbell throws a shot from downtown. Irvin moves away and avoids it.
Irvin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irvin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Irvin lands in his opponent's guard.
Campbell looking for a triangle here. Irvin is fighting it but it looks tight! Campbell pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Irvin is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Chris Campbell !
Chris Campbell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George McArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maggot King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Make Them Suffer - Widower. This should be fireworks!
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George McArthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maggot King!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for King.
McArthur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.
King has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McArthur is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McArthur tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick from King lands but McArthur takes it in his stride.
It looks like George McArthur has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McArthur tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
and King counters with an inside leg kick.
King scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick from King lands but McArthur takes it in his stride.
McArthur has his takedown stuffed
and King counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking McArthur out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! King is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maggot King!
An out of breath Maggot King 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 George Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Jotko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, George Gilbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krzysztof Jotko!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilbert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jotko misses with a few strikes there.
Gilbert goes for a double leg but Jotko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jotko continues to drive forward.
Jotko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Gilbert throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jotko leaves Gilbert with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jotko keeps the fight on the outside.
Gilbert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gilbert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jotko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Gilbert misses.
Gilbert lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
George Gilbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Gilbert.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gilbert.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilbert drops Jotko with a straight right hand, right on the button! Gilbert follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Gilbert!
George Gilbert bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gus Dekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Velasquez looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gus Dekker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Velasquez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dekker digs a good body shot into Velasquez's ribs.
Velasquez moves into the clinch.
Dekker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
Dekker lands a body punch.
Velasquez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dekker is pushing Velasquez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dekker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dekker lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dekker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dekker lands a head kick. Velasquez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dekker lands a left and a right that send Velasquez crashing to the mat, dazed. Dekker thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Velasquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dekker Rushes Velasquez and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Velasquez is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Dekker Piles on the pressure and Velasquez crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gus Dekker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Distor Centura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Centura has chosen 12 Stones - Bulletproof as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rickson Gracie had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Distor Centura!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Centura sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rickson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Centura gets caught napping as Gracie dives in and scores a takedown. Centura manages to retain guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Centura is keeping the position.
Gracie trying to control but Centura is working from the bottom.
Centura wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Centura has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura landing strikes from the mount.
Centura with shots to the head and body - Gracie looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie can't escape the position.
Centura pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gracie is rocked!
Centura loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Gracie scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Centura land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Centura stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Distor Centura!
Distor Centura tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emong Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvacion comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emong Salvacion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinya Aoki !
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki lands a slapping body shot.
Salvacion jabs at Aoki 's body.
Aoki misses with a straight right.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Salvacion.
Aoki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Salvacion tries for a takedown but Aoki circles away easily
letting Aoki counter with a right hand.
Aoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvacion moves away.
Salvacion walks into a jab.
Good shot there by Aoki .
Salvacion throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aoki 's waist but Aoki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salvacion off to one side.
Aoki lands the left hand.
Aoki throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvacion moves away.
Salvacion moves out of range of the strikes.
Salvacion closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Aoki 's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Aoki trying to control the position here.
Salvacion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion with a flurry of punches that miss.
Salvacion trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salvacion passes Aoki 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Salvacion is nestled in close to Aoki , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Salvacion is trying to control the action in half guard but Aoki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Salvacion is looking to stall here but Aoki recovers full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salvacion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aoki wants to sweep but no luck.
Salvacion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Salvacion passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aoki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Salvacion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aoki felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salvacion in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Aoki is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salvacion wants to pass the guard but Aoki is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aoki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aoki wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion controlling the action here.
Aoki wants to control but Salvacion is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Salvacion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salvacion is looking to advance position but Aoki won't allow it.
Aoki has hold of Salvacion's hands but Salvacion slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Salvacion thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aoki is staying active underneath Salvacion, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Salvacion connects with a nice short shot to Aoki 's temple.
Salvacion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aoki keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion throwing shots but Aoki is blocking nicely.
Salvacion is thwarting Aoki 's attempts to control the position.
Salvacion looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Aoki manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salvacion looking to pass the guard.
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 Emong Salvacion will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aoki looks to land a combination but Salvacion avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Salvacion.
Salvacion moves out of range of the strikes.
Aoki 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Salvacion under the eye.
Aoki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aoki lands with a right hand.
Aoki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salvacion darts in looking for a takedown but Aoki gets double underhooks and turns Salvacion into the cage.
Salvacion gets underhooks to prevent Aoki 's takedown attempt.
Aoki scores with a shot to the side of Salvacion's head.
Salvacion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salvacion goes for a takedown attempt but Aoki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Aoki enables Salvacion to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Aoki manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion with a flurry of punches that miss.
Salvacion passes into half guard.
Aoki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aoki is looking to control Salvacion's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aoki avoid being mounted?
Salvacion works his way into full mount!
Aoki working to try and regain half guard.
Salvacion pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion working the ground and pound effectively.
Aoki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Aoki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Salvacion is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Aoki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aoki avoids a series of strikes thrown by Salvacion.
Aoki gets back to half guard.
Salvacion sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Salvacion scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is looking for a kimura here.
Salvacion not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Salvacion lands with a punch from half guard.
Aoki is looking for a sweep. Salvacion is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salvacion throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Salvacion lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Salvacion is trying to control. Aoki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aoki actively working from the bottom here.
Emong Salvacion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salvacion is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion wants to take a breather but Aoki is having none of it.
Salvacion passes to side control.
Salvacion scoring with punches from side control.
Aoki looks to move to half guard but instead Salvacion has passed into mount! Damn!
Aoki is squirming around, avoiding Salvacion's attempts to control the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Salvacion connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emong Salvacion dominated that second round.
That's time! Salvacion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Salvacion walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aoki tries to sprawl but Salvacion drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Aoki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Salvacion slips a nice elbow through Aoki 's hands, connecting with Aoki 's forehead.
Aoki is rocked!
Salvacion is trying to control. Aoki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aoki is still in real trouble! Can Salvacion finish him?
Salvacion lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Aoki quite badly. Aoki pulls Salvacion in close trying to recover. Salvacion postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Aoki on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Aoki doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emong Salvacion!
Emong Salvacion retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Emong Salvacion said 'Well what can I say man... He's a good fighter but I train harder than anyone in this division. I worked hard to be the champ and I'm not going to give this belt away that easy. Anyone who thinks I'm an easy fight should think twice. I may not be the most decorated champ. But nobody in this org c'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ari Sotaheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Biles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ari Sotaheimo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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187 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Sotaheimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Biles!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Biles shoots in but Sotaheimo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Biles shoots in but Sotaheimo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ari Sotaheimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Biles.
A telegraphed right hand from Sotaheimo misses the target.
Biles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sotaheimo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Biles.
Biles closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sotaheimo's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sotaheimo wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Biles's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sotaheimo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sotaheimo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Biles on the ground.
Sotaheimo controls Biles momentarily but Biles frees himself.
Sotaheimo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotaheimo looking for a sweep. Not yet Sotaheimo, not yet.
Biles is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sotaheimo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sotaheimo has escaped and now he's on top!
Sotaheimo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Biles has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sotaheimo has managed to get both his arms back between Biles's legs - danger averted.
Sotaheimo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sotaheimo trying to control but Biles is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biles is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sotaheimo defends well.
Sotaheimo wants to stand but Biles is controlling his posture from full guard.
Biles working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sotaheimo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sotaheimo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biles has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sotaheimo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biles keeping full guard, as Sotaheimo tries to pass.
Biles is looking to cinch up a triangle. Sotaheimo throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Biles's body to avoid the submission. Biles has instead reached around Sotaheimo's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Biles arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ryan Biles!
A relieved looking Ryan Biles thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uebishe Lesnoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnoe comes to the cage accompanied by It's On!. Price is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hank Williams III - Thrown out of the Bar. 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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uebishe Lesnoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Price!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price has taken the fight to the clinch.
Price can't find room to land a body shot as Lesnoe controls the action.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Price tries to work over Lesnoe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lesnoe has Price pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Price manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lesnoe takes a shot to the head.
Lesnoe goes for a takedown attempt but Price pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Price jabs Lesnoe right on the nose. Lesnoe blinks but takes it well.
Price fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lesnoe on the side of the head.
Price throws a jab when Lesnoe was well out of range.
Price misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price wants to clinch
and Lesnoe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Price's guard.
Lesnoe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lesnoe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Price works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lesnoe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Price is keeping the position for now.
Lesnoe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lesnoe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lesnoe being controlled here momentarily.
Lesnoe 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.
Price utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lesnoe preventing the sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnoe throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Price is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Price controls Lesnoe momentarily but Lesnoe frees himself.
Price really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lesnoe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dan Price hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Price bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lesnoe's head.
Price lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Price throws a head kick but Lesnoe moves out of range.
Price lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Price.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a front kick that sends Lesnoe stumbling back into the cage.
Price has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lesnoe is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A big right from Price misses.
Lesnoe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Price with a hook.
Lesnoe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Price.
Price is looking to slow Lesnoe down with leg kicks.
Price closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lesnoe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lesnoe counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnoe creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Price sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lesnoe wants to control but Price is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Price's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lesnoe tries to move into full mount but can't pass Price's legs.
Lesnoe working away.
Lesnoe is putting a hurting on Price here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Price tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lesnoe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lesnoe trying to control the position but Price is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Price will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lesnoe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Price throws a half hearted mid kick.
Price looks to land a right hand but Lesnoe moved out of range.
Price checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A decent looking cross lands there for Price.
Dan Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price tests Lesnoe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesnoe is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lesnoe will feel that in the morning.
Price fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lesnoe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lesnoe misses with a low kick as Price jumps back.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Price gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Price lands a really nice looking cross but Lesnoe seems unphased.
Price scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Price does no damage.
Price rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesnoe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesnoe moves away.
Lesnoe fails with a takedown attempt.
Price thuds a left hand into Lesnoe's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnoe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Price thumps Lesnoe with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Price.
Price scores with a spinning back kick!
Lesnoe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Price checks the leg kick.
Price lands with a thumping leg kick.
Price misses with a hook
and Lesnoe counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Price!
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!
Lesnoe advances to full mount.
Lesnoe avoids the attempt from Price to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe looking to control but Price is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lesnoe lands a big elbow.
Lesnoe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Price keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Price tries to hold on but Lesnoe pushes him away.
Lesnoe throwing strikes here but Price is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Price wants to control but Lesnoe is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lesnoe haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lesnoe throwing strikes here but Price is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Price showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Price cracks Lesnoe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Price lands a jab.
Price throws a combination that misses
and Lesnoe counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Price's guard now.
Lesnoe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Price looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lesnoe is pushing down on Price's leg trying to pass to half guard. Price is fighting to maintain full guard but Lesnoe has managed to sneak the leg through.
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!
Price is looking for a sweep. Lesnoe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Price is not content to let Lesnoe control the position.
Lesnoe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Price is defending against the submission attempts here by Lesnoe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnoe in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Price tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Lesnoe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Uebishe Lesnoe!
A victorious Uebishe Lesnoe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Godin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Te Rauparaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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141 lbs
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143 lbs
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Godin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Te Rauparaha!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rauparaha throws a body punch but Godin moves out of range.
Rauparaha throws a hook but Godin avoids it easily.
Rauparaha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rauparaha lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Godin misses with a low kick.
Godin misses with a kick to the body
and Rauparaha counters with a left to the body.
Godin tries to land a leg kick but Rauparaha saw it coming and moves away.
Godin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rauparaha.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rauparaha goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Godin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rauparaha is able to avoid easily.
Rauparaha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Te Rauparaha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rauparaha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Godin checks a leg kick.
Rauparaha closes the distance and clinches.
Godin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rauparaha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rauparaha misses with a hook.
Godin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rauparaha tests Godin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Te Rauparaha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rauparaha throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Godin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rauparaha feints and then cracks Godin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Godin down.
Rauparaha checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rauparaha checks a low kick from Godin.
Rauparaha connects with a looping right hand.
Rauparaha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Godin throws a leg kick
and Rauparaha counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Godin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Godin throws a leg kick which misses Rauparaha's front leg but catches the back leg as Rauparaha tries to avoid it.
Godin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha throws a push kick but Godin slaps the foot to one side.
Godin throws a leg kick
and Rauparaha counters with a nice low kick that buckles Godin's knee momentarily.
Godin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Godin throws a push kick but Rauparaha slaps the foot to one side.
Godin looks to land a body kick but Rauparaha moved away.
Rauparaha connects with a leg kick. Godin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rauparaha moves out of range of the body kick from Godin.
Rauparaha is looking to clinch but Godin is avoiding it.
Rauparaha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rauparaha is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Godin rather than just go for the knockout.
Rauparaha throws out a leg kick but Godin moves out of range and Rauparaha only half commits.
Rauparaha connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Godin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rauparaha tries to land a leg kick but Godin saw it coming and moves away.
Godin tried to score with a low kick but Rauparaha checks it.
Godin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rauparaha checks the leg kick.
Godin misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rauparaha.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rauparaha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rauparaha throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Te Rauparaha dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rauparaha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Godin.
Rauparaha blocks the body kick.
Rauparaha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Rauparaha.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rauparaha lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Godin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Godin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rauparaha missing with a left hand there. Godin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godin misses with a low kick.
Godin looks for the body kick but Rauparaha saw that one coming.
Godin cracks the inside of Rauparaha's front leg.
Godin moves out of range of the leg kick from Rauparaha.
Godin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Rauparaha blocks the leg kick.
Rauparaha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Godin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rauparaha tries a head kick but it misses.
Godin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Godin lands in his opponent's guard.
Godin wants to pass the guard but Rauparaha is keeping the position.
Godin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Godin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rauparaha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rauparaha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rauparaha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Godin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rauparaha working a defensive guard here.
Godin postures up in Rauparaha's guard and throws a big left but Rauparaha blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godin wants to pass the guard but Rauparaha is keeping the position.
Godin wants to control from the top but Rauparaha keeps moving.
Godin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rauparaha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Godin wants to control from the top but Rauparaha keeps moving.
Godin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rauparaha is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Godin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Godin throws a big elbow that misses.
Godin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Godin trying to control the position from guard on top but Rauparaha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rauparaha's guard.
Godin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Godin uses his free foot to push down on Rauparaha's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rauparaha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha is looking to improve his position but Godin isn't that keen on the idea.
Godin looking to ground and pound but Rauparaha is blocking nicely.
Godin looking to ground and pound but Rauparaha is blocking nicely.
Godin trying to control but Rauparaha is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Godin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Godin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rauparaha's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Godin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Rauparaha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godin.
Rauparaha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godin was well out of range. Poor timing from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha throws a push kick but Godin slaps the foot to one side.
Godin swats away the attempt to clinch by Rauparaha.
Rauparaha throws a head kick that misses.
Godin misses with a body kick.
Rauparaha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rauparaha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Godin on the side of the head.
Godin keeps Rauparaha at a distance using the push kick.
Rauparaha blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauparaha blocks the body kick.
Rauparaha gets caught flat footed, as Godin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Godin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Godin trying to control but Rauparaha is working from the bottom.
Rauparaha working a defensive guard here.
Godin wants to pass the guard but Rauparaha is keeping the position.
Godin forces his way into half guard.
Rauparaha trying to control but Godin postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godin is trying to work for a kimura but Rauparaha is defending well.
Godin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Godin is looking for a kimura but Rauparaha is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Godin to get the leverage.
Still in half guard, Godin seems content to control.
Diego Godin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Godin is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Rauparaha still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Rauparaha has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godin trying to pass the guard but Rauparaha defending well.
Godin wants to take a breather but Rauparaha is having none of it.
Godin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rauparaha taking some punishment here, with Godin in his half guard.
Godin is looking for a kimura here.
Godin trying to control the action but Rauparaha is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rauparaha is just riding it out for now. Godin eventually gives up the hold.
Rauparaha is looking to improve his position.
Godin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauparaha keeping hold of Godin's head, controlling as best he can.
Godin wants to advance to full mount but Rauparaha doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Godin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Godin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Godin!
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