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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Mageramsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike McCallum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike McCallum has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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247 lbs
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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
23 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Mageramsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike McCallum!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mageramsky enables McCallum to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mageramsky manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mageramsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mageramsky wants to stand but McCallum is controlling the position.
Mageramsky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McCallum manages to get himself to full guard.
Mageramsky won't allow McCallum to sweep him here.
Mageramsky connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mageramsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mageramsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCallum is keeping the position for now.
Mageramsky pushing down on McCallum's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mageramsky passes to side control.
Mageramsky lands an elbow.
McCallum on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
McCallum sneaks back into half guard.
Mageramsky is looking to take a break and control but McCallum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mageramsky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McCallum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McCallum keeps trying to improve his position.
Mageramsky 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mageramsky lands a nice short elbow.
Mageramsky prevents McCallum from improving his position.
Mageramsky seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mageramsky throwing shots but McCallum is blocking nicely.
Mageramsky working over McCallum with some ground and pound. McCallum looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mageramsky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCallum defending well though.
Mageramsky scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McCallum is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mageramsky is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, McCallum is hurt! He's hurt bad - Mageramsky fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save McCallum from any more punishment! Congratulations to Mageramsky! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Mageramsky!
Joseph Mageramsky seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yo Hwan Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroud kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Septic Flesh - Pyramid God. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Stroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yo Hwan Lim!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lim on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lim 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.
Lim lands a left and a right that send Stroud crashing to the mat, dazed. Lim thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Stroud is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Stroud catches Lim right on the button with a cross.
Oh Stroud is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stroud looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stroud seems to have got his legs back now.
Stroud wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stroud avoids the head kick by Lim.
Stroud closes the distance and clinches.
Lim fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lim's coach down at The Shield was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lim's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stroud blocks an uppercut.
Stroud tries to throw a body punch but Lim avoids it by throwing Stroud back against the cage.
Stroud wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Stroud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stroud is trying to pull guard but Lim has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stroud.
Stroud lands a body punch.
Lim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stroud as Lim tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Lim fails to land.
Lim gets through Stroud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lim has a couple of punches blocked by Stroud.
Lim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stroud backwards.
Lim tries to pull guard but Stroud forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lim has a couple of punches blocked by Stroud.
Stroud pushes Lim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stroud lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Yo Hwan Lim has been cut.
Stroud breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stroud ducks under a wild hook from Lim.
Stroud throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lim connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stroud tries to clinch up but Lim circles away and keeps his distance.
Lim misses the body punch
and Stroud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stroud checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stroud.
Lim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stroud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lim throws a head kick that misses.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Stroud! Lim is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glenn Stroud!
Glenn Stroud really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Tokyo United Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kochanowski has chosen Sting Of The Bumblebee as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
20 - 35 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Kochanowski lands with a hook. Shields tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kochanowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shields. That did some damage!
Kochanowski 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.
Shields uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kochanowski.
Janek Kochanowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kochanowski looks to land a right hand but Shields moved out of range.
Kochanowski throws a chopping leg kick but Shields manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kochanowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shields checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kochanowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kochanowski throws a jab when Shields was well out of range.
A slow jab from Kochanowski misses its intended target.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but Shields is having none of it.
Kochanowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kochanowski throws a shot from downtown. Shields moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shields has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kochanowski tries to land a leg kick but Shields saw it coming and moves away.
Kochanowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kochanowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shields swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kochanowski scores with a hook to the body. Shields takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Shields.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski misses with a straight left.
Janek Kochanowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kochanowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kochanowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kochanowski moves in looking to clinch but Shields pushes him off.
Kochanowski lands a really nice looking cross but Shields seems unphased.
Shields checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shields swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kochanowski throws a big shot that misses.
Shields moves out of range as Kochanowski strikes.
Kochanowski throws a hook to the side of Shields's head but Shields sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kochanowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Shields circles away.
Kochanowski misses with a shot to the body
and Shields counters with a shoot takedown. Kochanowski fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janek Kochanowski dominated that round.
That's time! Shields's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kochanowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Shields counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shields wants to work for an arm triangle but Kochanowski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shields is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shields is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kochanowski sees it coming and defends easily.
Shields lands with a punch from half guard.
Kochanowski actively working from the bottom here.
Shields wants to work for an arm triangle but Kochanowski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've been hearing that Shields has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kochanowski tries to get to full guard but Shields has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields uses his free foot to push down on Kochanowski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kochanowski.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kochanowski to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kochanowski shrugs it off.
Kochanowski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kochanowski taking shots to the head.
Kochanowski stops Shields from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Shields with a couple of short strikes.
Shields is landing with some decent strikes but Kochanowski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shields content just to control the position here.
Shields landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields takes Kochanowski's back.
Kochanowski tries to roll but Shields sticks to his back.
Shields is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Kochanowski with him. Kochanowski is trying to defend but Shields has an arm under the chin now! Kochanowski grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jake Shields!
A victorious Jake Shields 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalifa Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalifa's entrance music is Habibi Ya Nour El Ain. A fine choice. Hades is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bon Jovi: Wanted Dead Or Alive. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalifa Khalifa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Hades!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hades ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hades with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hades gets the takedown into side control.
Khalifa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hades.
Hades looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hades wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khalifa keeps working.
Hades throws an elbow but Khalifa slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hades tries to advance to mount but Khalifa denies him.
Hades working the ground and pound but Khalifa is defending the strikes.
Hades working away.
Khalifa is looking to reverse the position.
Hades tries to move into full mount but can't pass Khalifa's legs.
Khalifa gets back to half guard.
Hades has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Khalifa wants to control but Hades is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hades is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hades looks to land a strike but Khalifa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Khalifa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hades throws a big elbow that misses.
Hades wants to control from the top but Khalifa keeps moving.
Khalifa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hades is one step ahead there.
Khalifa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hades stands up over Khalifa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hades trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hades's guard.
Hades looking to control.
Khalifa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hades avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Khalifa.
Nice strikes from Khalifa there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hades wants to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing that Khalifa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hades trying to control here.
Khalifa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hades has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khalifa is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hades is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Khalifa pulls his head out easily.
Hades wants to control but Khalifa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hades is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Khalifa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hades is trying to maintain the position but Khalifa is very close to passing his half guard.
Hades slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Khalifa tries to free his leg and advance position but Hades is retaining full guard.
Khalifa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hades works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khalifa postures up in Hades's guard and throws a big left but Hades blocks it.
Hades is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hades looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hades looking for a guillotine here but Khalifa defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hades throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Khalifa lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khalifa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hades is adopting a defensive guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Khalifa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hades trying to control the position.
Hades looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khalifa is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Hades will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters circling - Hades throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sam Hades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalifa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hades scores with a nice head shot.
Khalifa stuffs the takedown attempt from Hades. Hades gets slowly back to his feet.
Khalifa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khalifa Khalifa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hades stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No joy there for Hades, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Hades misses.
Khalifa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hades scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hades lands a body shot.
Khalifa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hades drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Khalifa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hades trying to control the position from guard on top but Khalifa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hades throws a strike but Khalifa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Khalifa won't allow Hades to get back to his feet.
Hades seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Khalifa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hades looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa wants to control from the top but Hades keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hades is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalifa wants to hit a switch here but Hades passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Khalifa there!
Hades landing strikes from the mount and Khalifa is in trouble!
Khalifa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hades looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hades thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Khalifa is looking to improve his position but Hades isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa tries to hold on but Hades pushes him away.
Khalifa manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hades thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khalifa's head.
Hades 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.
Khalifa wants to get back to full guard.
Hades missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khalifa is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hades not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hades is nestled in close to Khalifa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hades thows a huge punch but Khalifa dodges it nicely.
Khalifa is trying to stand back up but Hades is controlling him
Khalifa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hades is working away from the top position though.
Hades is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Khalifa is just riding it out for now. Hades eventually gives up the hold.
Khalifa has hold of Hades's hands but Hades slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hades slips a nice elbow through Khalifa's hands, connecting with Khalifa's forehead.
Hades stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Khalifa to get to his feet.
Khalifa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hades.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hades showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hades shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khalifa sprawls well. Khalifa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hades gets slowly back to his feet.
Hades connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khalifa momentarily.
Hades looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khalifa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hades sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khalifa somewhat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khalifa.
Hades ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalifa moves away.
Hades connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hades scores with a one two! Khalifa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khalifa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalifa Khalifa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hades takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hades connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hades throws a lazy right hand but Khalifa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hades shoots in for a takedown but Khalifa shows good takedown defense.
Khalifa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hades swivels and escapes.
Hades lands with a cross.
Jab by Hades.
Khalifa slips a straight right by Hades.
Khalifa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hades tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khalifa is able to avoid easily.
Hades tries to clinch but Khalifa moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hades.
Khalifa Khalifa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa tries for a takedown but Hades sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Khalifa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hades throws a lazy right hand but Khalifa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hades misses with a series of wild punches.
Khalifa throws a looping overhand right but Hades ducks down to avoid it.
Hades throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalifa dodges the punch combination from Hades.
Hades tries to clinch but Khalifa is having none of it.
Khalifa shoots in but Hades avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Khalifa. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd cheers as Hades lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khalifa doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa blocks a jab.
Khalifa slips a straight right by Hades.
Khalifa ducks under a wild hook from Hades.
Khalifa slips a jab and a cross from Hades.
Hades scores with a jab. Khalifa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hades lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khalifa at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Hades as Khalifa shoots in.
Hades wants to slow Khalifa down by chopping away at his legs.
Hades wants to slow Khalifa down by chopping away at his legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Khalifa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hades connects with a body shot.
Hades jabs Khalifa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa shoots for a double leg takedown but Hades sprawls well. He's pushed Khalifa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sam Hades seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hades throws a good cross that connects.
Khalifa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hades throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khalifa.
Khalifa checks a leg kick nicely.
Hades lands a nice shot that snaps Khalifa's head back.
Hades closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hades tries to clinch there but Khalifa circles away.
Hades comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hades misses with a low kick.
Hades gets the takedown into side control.
Sam Hades is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khalifa is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Hades are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hades comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hades has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hades!
A relieved looking Sam Hades 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Shock Zhou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Cruz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shock Zhou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz tries to clinch there but Zhou circles away.
Zhou slips a straight right by Cruz.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Zhou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Zhou throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zhou has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hate Made Me Asylum in the buildup to the fight.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zhou, pushing him back against the cage.
Cruz keeps control of Zhou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Zhou.
Cruz is trying to break free.
Zhou blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz has Zhou pressed against the cage, preventing Zhou from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zhou looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zhou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zhou misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zhou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zhou misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Zhou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhou.
Zhou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zhou doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zhou counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhou.
Zhou swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cruz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhou.
Cruz throws a hook but Zhou avoids it easily.
Zhou misses with a straight left.
Zhou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zhou misses with a head kick.
Cruz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zhou counters with a leg kick.
Zhou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Zhou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chris Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhou moves away.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Zhou's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zhou tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cruz is able to avoid easily.
Cruz tries to clinch but Zhou moves out of range.
Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zhou's hands.
Zhou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz slips a jab from Zhou.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Zhou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zhou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zhou back to the cage. Cruz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zhou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhou misses with a lunging right hand
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Zhou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Cruz misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zhou loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Zhou circles away and keeps his distance.
Zhou takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zhou swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Zhou throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Chris Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Zhou.
Zhou looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz takes a swing at Zhou's ribcage but misses.
Zhou throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Chris Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz darts in trying to clinch
and Zhou counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zhou momentarily.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zhou on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cruz misses with a double jab
and Zhou counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Zhou moves out of range.
Cruz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zhou back to the cage. Cruz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Zhou.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhou misses with some punches.
Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Zhou backwards.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Zhou moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shock Zhou!
After winning the bout, Shock Zhou thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yama Mama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mama has chosen What's Up People by Maximum The Hormone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yama Mama!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom misses with a leg kick
and Mama counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Mama misses its intended target.
Mama wants to clinch up but Doom keeps it at a distance.
Mama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Doom as he avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doom.
Doom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doom staying out of range there.
Mama takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doom can pounce on him.
A big right from Doom misses.
Mama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mama is looking to clinch.
Doom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mama.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mama lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Doom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mama is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom throws a looping overhand right but Mama ducks down to avoid it.
Mama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doom.
Doom misses with a low kick.
Doom defending well as Mama loads up on a big left hand.
Mama throws a big shot that misses.
Doom looks to land a combination but Mama avoids it well.
Doom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mama throws a series of punches but Doom avoids them all with ease.
Mama lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Doom lands a nice looking body shot.
Mama misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Mama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doom is looking to slow Mama down with leg kicks.
Mama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doom avoids the head kick by Mama.
Mama avoids a kick to the body.
Doom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mama has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Doom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mama. That did some damage!
Doom tries a low kick but Mama avoids it.
Mama misses with a few strikes there.
Doom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mama throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Doom to counter with a crisp jab.
Doom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mama at a distance.
Mama throws a head kick that misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mama enables Doom to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mama manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Doom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mama is keeping the position for now.
Doom lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Doom can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Doom drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mama manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Doom has Mama in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mama defends it easily.
Doom keeping full guard, as Mama tries to pass.
Mama trying to control but Doom is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mama passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom tries to bench press Mama off him but Mama keeps the position.
Mama is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Doom is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've been informed that Mama has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Doom prevents Mama from improving position.
Doom is looking to reverse the position.
Doom might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Doom dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mama shoots in but no luck this time.
Doom lands a body shot.
Doom tries to land a front kick but Mama steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mama.
Doom misses with an uppercut.
Mama takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mama throws a head kick but Doom moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Mama.
Doom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mama tries to clinch
and Doom counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doom.
Mama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mama is breathing heavily.
Doom throws a leg kick
and Mama counters with a big head kick but Doom shrugs it off.
Doom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doom.
Mama misses with a few strikes there.
Doom tried to score with a low kick but Mama checks it.
Mama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom misses with a wild body shot.
Doom ducks under a wild hook from Mama.
Doom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mama is out of range.
Mama tries to close the distance and clinch but Doom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yama Mama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doom.
Doom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Doom misses
and Doom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from Doom both land. Nice combination.
Mama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doom.
Mama has his takedown stuffed
enabling Doom to counter with a crisp jab.
Dave Doom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yama Mama.
Doom's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mama under the eye.
Doom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Doom wants it to stay on the feet.
Mama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doom looks to score with a jab to the body but Mama is just out of range.
A slow jab from Mama misses its intended target.
Doom misses with a body kick.
Mama avoids the body shot from Doom.
Doom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mama takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mama breaks from the clinch.
Mama misses with a hook. Doom ducked under it nicely.
Doom is looking to land body kicks.
Doom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mama throws a jab but it's blocked by Doom.
Doom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mama is out of range.
Doom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mama has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mama steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Doom. That one must have hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doom. That's going to slow Mama down.
Mama dodges the punch combination from Doom.
Mama checks a leg kick nicely.
Mama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doom.
Doom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doom scoring well with a low kick there.
Mama's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mama misses with a hook. Doom ducked under it nicely.
Mama wants to clinch up but Doom keeps it at a distance.
Mama feints and as Doom raises his hands in defense, Mama changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Doom working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Doom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doom looking to control.
Mama advances position into side control!
Mama looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Doom dominated that second round.
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!
Mama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doom is looking to wear down Mama with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mama pushes Doom up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from Mama.
A right handed body shot lands from Doom.
Mama is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short left from Mama.
With the fighters up against the cage, Doom throws an elbow but misses.
Doom trying to stall but Mama improves his position.
Good body shot from Doom.
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!
Mama avoids a wild elbow strike from Doom.
Mama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mama is trying to break free.
Doom lands a damaging elbow.
Doom scores with a shoulder strike.
Mama misses with a punch to the body.
Doom tries a body shot but Mama blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom connects with a knee to the head.
Doom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Doom wants a takedown but no success here.
Mama can't find room to land a body shot as Doom controls the action.
Mama wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doom effectively controlling the action here.
Doom lands an elbow that stopped Mama in his tracks for a moment.
Mama can't find room to land a body shot as Doom controls the action.
Doom turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Doom working the ground and pound from side control.
Mama taking a bit of punishment here - Doom scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mama has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Doom but great work by Mama.
Mama has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Doom!
Mama jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Doom is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Doom and Mama has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Doom is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dave Doom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mama tries to advance position but instead Doom slips a leg back in to half guard.
Mama is looking to stall here but Doom recovers full guard.
Mama looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mama is fighting to break Doom's control of his arms but Doom is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Doom keeping full guard, as Mama tries to pass.
Doom is adopting a defensive guard.
Yama Mama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mama wants to control from the top but Doom keeps moving.
Mama looking to pass the guard.
Dave Doom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doom.
Doom throws a looping overhand right but Mama ducks down to avoid it.
Doom throws a front kick aimed at Mama's knee but Mama avoids it well.
Doom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mama was well out of range. Poor timing from Doom.
Mama takes a swing at Doom's ribcage but misses.
Doom attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Mama. Those never looked like landing.
Doom throws a body punch but Mama moves out of range.
Doom misses with a wild body shot.
Mama closes the distance and clinches.
Mama throws a punch but it's blocked by Doom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mama can't find room to land a body shot as Doom controls the action.
Doom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Doom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doom 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Doom!
A relieved looking Dave Doom 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thai Muay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Excellent MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thai Muay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Hamish Gaffney!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muay throws a head kick that misses.
Muay instigates a clinch.
Muay is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muay.
Muay lands a nice elbow.
Muay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Muay tries to land a knee to the head but Gaffney blocks with his arms.
Gaffney 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.
Muay is working Gaffney over against the cage.
Gaffney is looking for a takedown.
Gaffney has Muay pressed against the cage.
Gaffney tries to break the clinch but Muay is controlling the position.
Muay manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gaffney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gaffney blocks it with crossed arms.
Gaffney gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Muay regains guard.
Gaffney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gaffney with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Muay on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Muay tries to get out of the position.
Gaffney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Muay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Muay is looking to stand up but Gaffney isn't so interested in that idea.
Gaffney wants to control from the top but Muay keeps moving.
Gaffney looking to pass the guard.
Muay is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Great Bash Heel that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Gaffney won't allow Muay to get back to his feet.
Muay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gaffney defends it easily.
Muay is looking to stand up but Gaffney isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaffney scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaffney throwing strikes but missing.
Gaffney trying to control but Muay is working from the bottom.
Muay wants to get back to his feet but Gaffney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gaffney looking to pass the guard.
Muay wants to stand up but Gaffney is controlling him.
Gaffney working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Muay's head.
Muay has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gaffney off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Muay lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muay takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Muay tries to clinch up.
Gaffney blocks the body kick.
Gaffney throws a shot from downtown. Muay moves away and avoids it.
Muay wants to clinch up but Gaffney keeps it at a distance.
Muay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaffney misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gaffney swinging wildly here.
Muay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaffney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muay scores with a jab to the body.
Muay throws a head kick but Gaffney moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Muay.
Muay 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.
Muay throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muay checks a leg kick.
Gaffney tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Muay swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muay misses with a few strikes there.
Gaffney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Muay circles away.
Thai Muay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamish Gaffney.
Gaffney blocks a head kick by Muay.
Gaffney throws a jab but it's blocked by Muay.
Gaffney has a takedown stuffed.
Muay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thai Muay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muay throws a hook but Gaffney avoids it easily.
Gaffney gets tackled into the cage by Muay. Muay maintains the clinch.
Muay connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Hamish Gaffney has been cut.
Muay avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gaffney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Muay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hamish Gaffney's cut.
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.
Muay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Muay wants it to stay on the feet.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Muay! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thai Muay!
After winning the bout, Thai Muay thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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280 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mir somewhat.
Mir shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mir or perhaps it was just good defense by Santos, which made it look bad.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Mir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Mir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Mir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mir shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santos misses with the combination.
Oooooh!!! Santos has knocked Mir down with a huge combo! Santos steps away and waves a wobbly Mir back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mir is rocked!
It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mir doesn't seem bothered though.
Mir is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him?
Mir looks winded!
Mir walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Mir limp body while Santos jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junior Dos Santos!
Junior Dos Santos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Tentheros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Bowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowie has chosen 300 Violin Orchestra - Jorge Quintero as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Tentheros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raphael Bowie!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tentheros shoots in and gets a takedown into Bowie's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bowie has his foot on Tentheros's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tentheros works his way back into a safe position though.
Bowie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tentheros manages to get himself to full guard.
Tentheros looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bowie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bowie preventing the sweep.
Tentheros trying to control the position.
Bowie wants to pass the guard but Tentheros is keeping the position.
Bowie looking to improve position, pressing down on Tentheros's thigh with his hand. Tentheros seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Bowie paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Bowie's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Tentheros picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ken Tentheros!
Ken Tentheros really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Alvarez Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner comes into the arena with Raining Blood by Slayer blaring out of the sound system. Khan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mongol. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Alvarez Banner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner throws a sloppy body shot
and Khan moves into the clinch.
Banner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan blocks a body shot from Banner.
Banner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Banner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Jab, jab by Khan - just one landing.
Banner is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from Banner.
Banner tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Banner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Banner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Khan's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Banner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan won't allow Banner to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Banner slips a nice elbow through Khan's hands, connecting with Khan's forehead.
Khan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Banner is pressing down on Khan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Khan is holding on for now.
Banner works his way into full mount!
Khan is desperately trying to improve his position but Banner has a good base and remains in mount.
Banner looking to finish Khan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Khan!
Banner breaks from Khan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Banner 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan avoids a strike by Banner and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Banner's guard! Fantastic escape!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Banner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Banner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Banner is thwarting Khan's attempts to control the position.
Banner working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Khan's thigh. Khan counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Khan keeping full guard, as Banner tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan looking to control.
Banner looking to pass the guard.
Khan can't keep his opponent in guard - Banner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Banner is looking to advance position but Khan won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner prevents Khan from improving his position.
Banner trying to advance position but Khan counters by regaining guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Banner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Banner passes Khan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Banner has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Alvarez Banner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Banner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banner throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Banner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khan.
Khan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banner. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Banner connects with a body shot that sends Khan's belly button to the back.
Banner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Banner slips the punch.
Banner throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Khan misses with a hook.
Banner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Banner scores with a nice right hand.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banner. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Banner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
A shot to the liver by Banner. Beautiful body shot.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Genghis Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot by Banner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banner tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
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!
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan lands the left hand.
A combination from Banner does no damage.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banner dives in and grabs Khan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes down on Banner's head and hops out.
Banner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Banner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Banner misses with a wild body shot.
Banner moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Banner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan connects with the punch.
Banner fails with a takedown attempt.
Banner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khan is fending him off so far but Banner persists. Nope, Khan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Alvarez Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan lunges at Banner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Banner's hand.
Khan works the jab nicely.
Banner is rocked!
Khan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Banner throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Banner. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Banner does no damage.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner scores with a sloppy right hand. Khan should have avoided that one.
Banner lands a nice hook to Khan's body. Khan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Banner gets tackled into the cage by Khan. Khan maintains the clinch.
Banner blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Banner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banner cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Khan tries to break free but Banner pushes him back against the cage.
Khan blocks a body shot from Banner.
Banner tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Genghis Khan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Banner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Banner.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Banner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banner throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Banner swinging wildly here.
It looks like Banner has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Banner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banner shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Banner.
Khan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Banner closes the distance and clinches.
Khan tries to circle away but Banner has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan works on Banner's body with a couple of short punches.
Khan wants to break free but Banner has control.
A body shot lands from Khan.
Khan blocks a body shot from Banner.
Banner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Banner tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan looking to stall.
Banner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Banner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Banner working aggressively here.
Khan blocks a body shot from Banner.
Khan lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Khan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Banner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Khan defends well and Banner ends up having to push Khan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Alvarez Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Banner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Banner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Banner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Banner tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
Banner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banner misses with a punch to the body.
Khan jumps guard and drags Banner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Banner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Banner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner works his foot free and advances to mount.
Banner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bruce Alvarez Banner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee warns Khan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Banner avoids the attempt from Khan to control.
Banner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Khan looks a forlorn figure.
Banner with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Khan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner working the ground and pound effectively.
Banner scoring with strikes but Khan is staying in there.
Banner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Banner unloads with some shots from mount but Khan bucks and avoids them well.
Banner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Khan wants to hold on but Banner pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Khan's face.
Khan is looking to improve his position but Banner isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Alvarez Banner clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Banner closes the distance and clinches up with Khan, looking for a takedown. Banner pushes Khan against the cage but Khan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Khan throws a hook but Banner avoids it easily.
Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banner misses with a series of wild punches.
Banner lunges at Khan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khan's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Genghis Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Banner is looking to wear down Khan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banner's head backwards.
Banner wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner jabs at Khan's body.
Banner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Khan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khan keeping full guard, as Banner tries to pass.
Khan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan prevents Banner from getting the reversal.
Khan landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Khan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Banner is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan with the ground and pound from mount.
Khan tries to control but Banner wriggling away.
Khan looking to finish Banner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Banner!
Banner bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Banner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Khan is trying to keep Banner in close.
Khan trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a big right hand that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan is looking to sweep but instead, Banner has passed into half guard.
Khan is looking to control Banner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khan avoid being mounted?
Khan won't allow Banner to pass to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Genghis Khan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Banner connects with a nice looking jab.
Khan cracks Banner with an open hand slap.
Banner misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan tries to clinch but Banner is having none of it.
Bruce Alvarez Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banner misses the jab.
A big right from Banner misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Banner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khan sprawls well. Khan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Banner gets slowly back to his feet.
Banner lands a two punch combo.
Banner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Banner somewhat.
Banner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Banner shoots for a takedown but Khan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Alvarez Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banner is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a one two combo.
Banner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banner throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Banner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
Khan lands a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Banner misses with a body punch.
Khan jumps guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner pushing down on Khan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Khan moves into full guard.
Khan is trying to keep Banner in close.
Banner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Banner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Banner working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Khan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Banner throwing strikes but Khan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner is trying to improve his position.
Banner regains half guard.
Banner is looking for a sweep. Khan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khan lands strikes from half guard.
Khan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan is working for a kimura but Banner is defending it quite comfortably.
Banner is pressing down on Khan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banner looking for a sweep. Not yet Banner, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Alvarez Banner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banner 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 49:47
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Alvarez Banner!
Bruce Alvarez Banner retains his welterweight title!
Bruce Alvarez Banner managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BeastMode, into his post fight interview.
Genghis Khan spoke after the fight, saying 'I am not your father!'.
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