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RFC 23 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshimo Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Sugarol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiroshimo Sakamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sammy Sugarol!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sakamoto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sugarol takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sakamoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sakamoto slips under a jab from Sugarol.
Sugarol lunges at Sakamoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sakamoto's hand.
Sakamoto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sugarol counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sakamoto throws a nice looking combination but Sugarol bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sakamoto throws a right hand that misses
and Sugarol counters with a straight right hand.
Sugarol stuffs the takedown.
Sakamoto misses with a body kick.
Sakamoto swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Sugarol to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Hiroshimo Sakamoto has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sugarol slips a jab from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto sizes up Sugarol with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Sugarol is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sugarol checks a leg kick.
Sugarol chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sakamoto can pounce on him.
Sugarol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sugarol cracks Sakamoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sugarol takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Sugarol on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sugarol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sugarol.
Sakamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sugarol.
Sugarol stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sakamoto.
Sammy Sugarol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as Sugarol blocks the leg kick.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol ducks under a wild hook from Sakamoto.
Sugarol is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sakamoto with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Sakamoto.
Sugarol digs a good body shot into Sakamoto's ribs.
Sakamoto scores with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sakamoto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sugarol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sakamoto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sugarol at a distance.
Sakamoto pushes Sugarol away with a front kick.
Sugarol connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sakamoto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sakamoto misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Sugarol to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto misses the body punch
and Sugarol makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sakamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sugarol appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sugarol gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sugarol is rocked!
Sakamoto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sugarol is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakamoto finish him?
Sakamoto lands a huge takedown. Sugarol is out but the ref is slow to react and Sakamoto lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Sugarol lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
Our winner, Hiroshimo Sakamoto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Doumbos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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197 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Doumbos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raymond Blake!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake wants to slow Doumbos down by chopping away at his legs.
Doumbos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Doumbos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Doumbos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Doumbos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Doumbos throws a big elbow that misses.
Doumbos won't allow Blake to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Doumbos gets back to full guard.
Doumbos is looking for a triangle but Blake pushes his legs off easily.
Doumbos trying to control the position.
Doumbos is controlling Blake's posture.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Doumbos looking for a triangle here. Blake is fighting it but it looks tight! Doumbos pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Blake is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alex Doumbos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Kalawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Ironstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
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193 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Kalawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodney Ironstone!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Ironstone.
Ironstone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ironstone.
Kalawa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kalawa breaks from the clinch.
Ironstone throws a combination that misses
and Kalawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ironstone has managed to clinch.
Kalawa manages to break the clinch.
Kalawa lands a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Kalawa blocks the leg kick.
Ironstone misses with a body shot.
Ironstone throws an overhand right that lands on Kalawa's shoulder, as Kalawa tries to avoid the shot.
Kalawa shoots for a double leg takedown but Ironstone sprawls well. He's pushed Kalawa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ironstone throws a body punch but Kalawa moves out of range.
Ironstone has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ironstone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ironstone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kalawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ironstone clinches.
Kalawa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ironstone wants to stand and escape but Kalawa is having none of it.
Kalawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've been hearing that Kalawa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ironstone wants to stand up but Kalawa is controlling him.
Kalawa throwing strikes from guard but Ironstone blocks nicely.
Kalawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ironstone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalawa is working Ironstone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kalawa trying to control but Ironstone is working from the bottom.
Ironstone is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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!
Kalawa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ironstone after a bit of a struggle.
A right hand to the body from Kalawa.
Kalawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ironstone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kalawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ironstone throws a lazy right hand but Kalawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ironstone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ironstone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalawa connects with a leg kick. Ironstone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Ironstone.
Ironstone throws a head kick that misses.
Ironstone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kalawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ironstone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ironstone cracks Kalawa with an open hand slap.
Ironstone misses with a wild body shot.
Kalawa sizes up Ironstone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rodney Ironstone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Ironstone misses.
Kalawa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ironstone sprawls and moves away.
Ironstone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Ironstone misses.
Ironstone looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalawa is just out of range.
A combination from Ironstone does no damage.
Ironstone throws an off balance right hand
and Kalawa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ironstone is trying to stand back up but Kalawa is controlling him
Kalawa is trying to control. Ironstone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kalawa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ironstone is in trouble now - Kalawa has advanced to mount!
Kalawa controlling the position easily from mount.
Ironstone in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kalawa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ironstone is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kalawa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ironstone?
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 George Kalawa 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.
Kalawa throws a shot from downtown. Ironstone moves away and avoids it.
Ironstone with the counter takedown but Kalawa avoids it easily.
Ironstone misses with a hook.
Ironstone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalawa manages to avoid it.
Ironstone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kalawa.
Ironstone clinches.
Ironstone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've been informed that Ironstone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ironstone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ironstone tries to stall but Kalawa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kalawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kalawa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kalawa.
Kalawa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ironstone is fending him off so far but Kalawa persists. Nope, Ironstone circles away and we're back to standing.
Ironstone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ironstone scores with a head kick.
Ironstone misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalawa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kalawa has managed to clinch.
Ironstone misses with a body punch.
Kalawa manages to break the clinch.
Ironstone throws a series of punches but Kalawa moves out of range.
That kick from Kalawa tenderised Ironstone's leg. Ironstone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kalawa misses the shot to the body.
Rodney Ironstone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalawa misses with an uppercut.
Kalawa dives in and grabs Ironstone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ironstone pushes down on Kalawa's head and hops out.
Rodney Ironstone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kalawa looks for the body kick but Ironstone saw that one coming.
Ironstone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kalawa.
Ironstone with a nice cross.
Kalawa pushes Ironstone away with a front kick.
Ironstone misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalawa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalawa throws a strike aimed at the side of Ironstone's head but Ironstone avoids it well.
Ironstone is trying to buck Kalawa off.
George Kalawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kalawa working the body and head with strikes.
Ironstone avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kalawa.
Ironstone sneaks out the side door and pushes Kalawa away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Ironstone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ironstone.
A jab from Ironstone misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kalawa.
No joy there for Ironstone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ironstone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ironstone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ironstone lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ironstone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kalawa to score with a decent uppercut.
Kalawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ironstone tries to break free but Kalawa pushes him back against the cage.
Kalawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ironstone walks into a jab.
Ironstone connects with a looping right hand.
A leg kick checked by Kalawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironstone rushes Kalawa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ironstone throws a push kick but Kalawa slaps the foot to one side.
Ironstone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kalawa moves forwards but Ironstone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kalawa looks to land a right hand but Ironstone moved out of range.
Kalawa throws a hook but Ironstone avoids it easily.
Kalawa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kalawa throwing strikes but missing.
Ironstone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kalawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ironstone keeping moving, preventing Kalawa from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that George Kalawa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A big left from Ironstone misses.
Ironstone throws a hook to the side of Kalawa's head but Kalawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ironstone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ironstone misses with an uppercut. Kalawa saw that one coming.
Kalawa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ironstone under the eye.
Ironstone throws a head kick but Kalawa moves out of range.
Kalawa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ironstone just manages to avoid it.
Kalawa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ironstone is trying to defend but Kalawa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kalawa with the ground and pound but Ironstone uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kalawa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kalawa prevents Ironstone from getting back to his feet.
Ironstone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kalawa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalawa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kalawa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kalawa pushing down on Ironstone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kalawa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kalawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ironstone defending well though.
Kalawa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ironstone manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kalawa keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironstone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalawa has Ironstone pressed against the cage, preventing Ironstone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ironstone is trying to break the clinch but Kalawa has him pressed against the cage.
Ironstone breaks the clinch.
Ironstone throws a body shot but no joy.
Kalawa attempts a counter takedown but Ironstone avoids it well and moves away.
Ironstone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kalawa.
Kalawa scores with a jab. Ironstone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ironstone needs to keep his hands up - Kalawa had a free shot at his head there.
Ironstone misses with the combination.
Kalawa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ironstone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kalawa is out of range.
Kalawa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ironstone leaves Kalawa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ironstone. Kalawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ironstone clinches with his opponent.
Ironstone is trying to break the clinch but Kalawa has him pressed against the cage.
Kalawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ironstone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalawa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kalawa misses with a hook. Ironstone ducked under it nicely.
Ironstone 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.
Kalawa rushes Ironstone and presses him up against the cage.
Ironstone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ironstone working hard to break the clinch.
Kalawa breaks the clinch.
Ironstone slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Kalawa.
Rodney Ironstone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalawa throws a one two combo.
Ironstone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalawa.
Ironstone rushes Kalawa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ironstone tries to circle away but Kalawa has him pinned against the cage.
Kalawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kalawa throws a jab when Ironstone was well out of range.
Kalawa drops his hands momentarily and Ironstone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ironstone throws a hook but Kalawa blocks it.
Kalawa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kalawa lands with an uppercut that bounces Ironstone off the cage and back into range.
Ironstone lands a slapping body shot.
Ironstone clobbers Kalawa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ironstone clinches up with Kalawa and pushes him back against the cage.
Kalawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Kalawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kalawa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Kalawa!
A victorious George Kalawa 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ellenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernardo Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Ellenberger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernardo Bernardo!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardo scores with a takedown into Ellenberger's guard.
Ellenberger controlling the position.
Ellenberger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bernardo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellenberger wants to sweep but no luck.
Bernardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellenberger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bernardo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ellenberger wants to stand and escape but Bernardo is having none of it.
Bernardo looking to pass the guard.
Ellenberger looking for a guillotine here but Bernardo defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellenberger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bernardo defends it easily.
Ellenberger keeping full guard, as Bernardo tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellenberger wants to sweep here but Bernardo controlling him for the moment.
Bernardo wants to control from the top but Ellenberger keeps moving.
Bernardo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ellenberger haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bernardo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ellenberger is trying to get back to full guard.
Bernardo is trying to control. Ellenberger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bernardo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ellenberger sees it coming and defends easily.
Bernardo wants to control but Ellenberger is keeping him busy.
Ellenberger regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ellenberger seems keen to control Bernardo's posture.
Ellenberger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bernardo defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bernardo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bernardo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ellenberger is trying to stand up here but Bernardo is controlling him well.
Ellenberger is trying to control but can't.
Bernardo is keen to just control but Ellenberger is a slippery customer.
Bernardo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ellenberger wants to get back to his feet.
Ellenberger is trying to maintain the position but Bernardo is very close to passing his half guard.
Bernardo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ellenberger keeps working.
Ellenberger trying to hold on to Bernardo's head to control him but Bernardo postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ellenberger has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ellenberger wants to improve his position but Bernardo is controlling well.
Ellenberger is in trouble now - Bernardo has advanced to mount!
Ellenberger tries to hold on but Bernardo pushes him away.
Ellenberger is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bernardo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bernardo working for a guillotine from mount but Ellenberger is in no mood to give up.
Bernardo tries to control but Ellenberger wriggling away.
Bernardo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bernardo looking for a guillotine from mount but Ellenberger is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger is looking to improve his position but Bernardo isn't that keen on the idea.
Bernardo wants to control the pace but Ellenberger is squirming around nicely.
Ellenberger is trying to escape the mount.
Bernardo pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Bernardo trying to control but Ellenberger is having none of it.
Ellenberger wants to control but Bernardo is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ellenberger is squirming around, avoiding Bernardo's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo Bernardo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bernardo fails to land the takedown.
Ellenberger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bernardo as he avoids it easily.
Ellenberger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bernardo.
Bernardo leaves Ellenberger with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joe Ellenberger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellenberger throws a head kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bernardo.
Joe Ellenberger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernardo Bernardo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernardo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ellenberger's head.
No joy there for Ellenberger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joe Ellenberger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellenberger leaves Bernardo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ellenberger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bernardo sprawls well. Bernardo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ellenberger gets slowly back to his feet.
Ellenberger shoots in looking for a takedown but Bernardo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ellenberger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bernardo fails to land the takedown.
Ellenberger has been working on his balance at Super SmashBros., so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Bernardo.
Ellenberger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bernardo shoots in but no luck this time.
Ellenberger stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo's corner calls for a 1-2. Bernardo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Bernardo there.
Ellenberger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bernardo swivels and escapes.
Bernardo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bernardo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ellenberger tries to avoid it but Bernardo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ellenberger to the ground. Ellenberger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ellenberger throws a body kick that misses
and Bernardo counters with a straight right hand.
Bernardo misses with a wild body shot.
Ellenberger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bernardo Bernardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ellenberger.
Ellenberger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bernardo avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bernardo was covering up waiting for the punch and Ellenberger finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ellenberger stands up over Bernardo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ellenberger wants to pass the guard but Bernardo is keeping the position.
Bernardo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ellenberger stacks Bernardo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ellenberger!
Bernardo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ellenberger wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ellenberger is trying to get an arm triangle but Bernardo is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bernardo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bernardo is looking for a triangle but Ellenberger pushes his legs off easily.
Ellenberger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bernardo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ellenberger tries to free his leg and advance position but Bernardo is retaining full guard.
Ellenberger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ellenberger advances to half guard.
Bernardo is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bernardo Bernardo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ellenberger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ellenberger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bernardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ellenberger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ellenberger gets a double leg takedown into Bernardo's guard.
Ellenberger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ellenberger sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ellenberger stopping the sweep attempt from Bernardo.
Ellenberger drops back looking for a leg! Bernardo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bernardo manages to kick Ellenberger off! Ellenberger jumps back into Bernardo's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernardo controls Ellenberger momentarily but Ellenberger frees himself.
Bernardo looking for a sweep. Not yet Bernardo, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellenberger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bernardo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ellenberger is one step ahead there.
Ellenberger is looking to work some ground and pound but Bernardo has wrist control.
Bernardo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ellenberger working for a triangle but Bernardo defends it easily.
Bernardo stops Ellenberger from standing up.
Bernardo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ellenberger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ellenberger throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ellenberger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ellenberger keeping full guard, as Bernardo tries to pass.
Bernardo stands and throws Ellenberger's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ellenberger tries to bench press Bernardo off him but Bernardo keeps the position.
Ellenberger wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bernardo wants to control but Ellenberger is keeping him busy.
Bernardo wants to take a breather but Ellenberger manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bernardo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo postures up.
Bernardo wants to control from the top but Ellenberger keeps moving.
Ellenberger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bernardo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ellenberger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bernardo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bernardo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ellenberger working for a triangle but Bernardo defends it easily.
Bernardo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ellenberger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ellenberger keeping full guard, as Bernardo tries to pass.
Bernardo advances position into side control!
Bernardo Bernardo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bernardo is trying to get an arm triangle but Ellenberger is defending well.
Ellenberger gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ellenberger won't allow Bernardo to pass to mount.
Joe Ellenberger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ellenberger tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bernardo Bernardo.
Well Bernardo 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernardo Bernardo!
During a confident post fight interview, Bernardo Bernardo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noel Tedtaotao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel Tedtaotao has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noel Tedtaotao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyler Davies!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies keeps the fight on the outside.
Tedtaotao throws a nice looking combination but Davies bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tedtaotao throws a series of punches but Davies moves out of range.
Tedtaotao throws a shot to the body.
Tedtaotao defending well as Davies loads up on a big left hand.
Tedtaotao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice cross by Tedtaotao.
Davies lands a big head kick that sends Tedtaotao tumbling to the mat! Davies takes a step backwards and waves Tedtaotao back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tedtaotao is rocked!
It looks like Noel Tedtaotao has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tedtaotao wants to clinch up but Davies keeps it at a distance.
Davies looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tedtaotao.
It looks like Tyler Davies has been cut.
A shot to the body from Davies misses
and Tedtaotao counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tedtaotao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tedtaotao manages to break the clinch.
Davies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davies throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies misses with a head kick.
Davies motions for Tedtaotao to come forward. Davies throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davies slips a jab and a cross from Tedtaotao.
Davies misses with a body kick.
Tedtaotao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davies moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tedtaotao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davies avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tedtaotao ducks under a wild hook from Davies.
Tedtaotao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davies only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tedtaotao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tedtaotao tries to clinch up but Davies circles away and keeps his distance.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Davies has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Davies looks to land a left hand but Tedtaotao moved out of range nicely.
Davies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tedtaotao appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tedtaotao is looking to clinch but Davies is avoiding it.
Tedtaotao throws a hook to the side of Davies's head but Davies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davies throws an overhand right that lands on Tedtaotao's shoulder, as Tedtaotao tries to avoid the shot.
Tedtaotao moves away from the strike by Davies.
Tedtaotao fails to land with a series of punches.
Noel Tedtaotao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davies misses with a hook.
Tedtaotao looks to land a combination. Davies sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davies looks to land a body kick but Tedtaotao moved away.
Davies throws a lazy right hand but Tedtaotao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davies is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Davies cracks Tedtaotao with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tedtaotao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tedtaotao wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tedtaotao is looking to clinch.
Tedtaotao feints a jab promting Davies to slip. Tedtaotao then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Davies slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tedtaotao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davies, pushing him back against the cage.
Davies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davies tries for a takedown but Tedtaotao manages to get underhooks.
Tedtaotao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davies tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tedtaotao just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tedtaotao breaks the clinch.
Tedtaotao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tedtaotao works over Davies's head and body with a nice combination.
Davies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tedtaotao moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tedtaotao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tedtaotao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davies circles away quickly and effectively.
Tedtaotao fails to land with a series of punches.
Davies dodges the punch combination from Tedtaotao.
Tedtaotao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davies.
A bone on bone clash there as Tedtaotao blocks the leg kick.
Tedtaotao clinches up against the cage.
Tedtaotao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davies lands a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davies pushing down on Tedtaotao's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tedtaotao wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davies sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tedtaotao defending well though.
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 Noel Tedtaotao will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Davies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davies avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Tedtaotao.
Tedtaotao pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Davies back to the cage. Tedtaotao follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tedtaotao misses with a double jab.
Tedtaotao throws a series of punches but Davies moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tedtaotao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tedtaotao tries to clinch but Davies is having none of it.
Tedtaotao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davies throws out the jab.
Davies loads up on a big right hand but Tedtaotao slips the punch.
Tedtaotao avoids the body shot from Davies.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tedtaotao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tedtaotao.
Davies connects with a body shot.
Noel Tedtaotao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tedtaotao ducks under a wild hook from Davies.
Davies throws a wild body kick that Tedtaotao sees coming a mile off.
Tedtaotao tries to counter by clinching up but Davies breaks away and moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Davies misses
and Tedtaotao counters with a one-two to the body.
Davies lands an overhand right.
No joy there for Tedtaotao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davies throws a hook to the side of Tedtaotao's head but Tedtaotao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tedtaotao misses with a series of wild punches.
Tedtaotao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davies moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tedtaotao throws a right and a left that Davies avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davies. That's going to slow Tedtaotao down.
Tedtaotao throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tedtaotao.
Tedtaotao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davies moves away.
Davies scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tedtaotao throws a nice looking combination but Davies bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tedtaotao slips a jab from Davies.
Davies avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davies throws the left hand but Tedtaotao avoids the punch easily.
Davies throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tedtaotao tries to close the distance and clinch but Davies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davies throws a lazy uppercut
and Tedtaotao counters with a nice body shot.
Tedtaotao moves out of range of the body kick from Davies.
As Davies tries to get set, Tedtaotao tries to push him back and clinch up but Davies manages to avoid the attempt.
Tedtaotao tries to clinch up but Davies circles away and keeps his distance.
Davies digs a good body shot into Tedtaotao's ribs.
Good work by Tedtaotao as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Tedtaotao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tedtaotao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tedtaotao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davies looks to land a body kick but Tedtaotao moved away.
Tedtaotao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davies throws a hook but Tedtaotao blocks it.
Tedtaotao seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice uppercut lands for Tedtaotao. That snapped Davies's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies misses with a body punch
and Tedtaotao counters with a three punch combo that has Davies backing up. Davies nods at Tedtaotao to acknowledge the strikes.
Davies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tedtaotao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Davies eats them both and turns towards Tedtaotao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Tedtaotao does no damage.
Tedtaotao misses with a double jab.
Tedtaotao lands with a good body shot.
Tedtaotao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davies moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tedtaotao misses with a few strikes there.
Davies misses with a looping right.
Tedtaotao is working the combinations to good effect here.
Davies misses with a jab to the body
and Tedtaotao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davies misses with a body shot.
Davies throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Tedtaotao dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tedtaotao tries to clinch up but Davies circles away and keeps his distance.
Davies attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Tedtaotao does no damage.
Davies misses with an uppercut. Tedtaotao saw that one coming.
Tedtaotao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davies can do to turn this around?
Tedtaotao misses with a wild combination.
Tedtaotao avoids the head kick by Davies.
Tedtaotao swinging wildly here.
Tedtaotao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies lands with a good body shot.
Davies misses with a kick to the body.
Tedtaotao seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Davies looks to land a left hand but Tedtaotao moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tedtaotao staying out of range there.
Davies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tedtaotao throws a nice looking combination but Davies bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tedtaotao.
Davies on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Davies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tedtaotao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Davies moves into the clinch.
Tedtaotao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tedtaotao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tedtaotao throws a right and a left that Davies avoids nicely.
Tedtaotao misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Davies.
Tedtaotao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tedtaotao misses with a few strikes there.
Davies lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tedtaotao at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davies swinging wildly here.
Tedtaotao closes the distance and clinches.
Tedtaotao misses with a punch on the inside.
Tedtaotao gets underhooks to prevent Davies's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies is trying to push Tedtaotao away but Tedtaotao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tedtaotao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tedtaotao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tedtaotao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Davies.
Davies blocks a body shot from Tedtaotao.
Tedtaotao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Tedtaotao.
Davies can't get the takedown.
Tedtaotao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davies's elbow.
Davies gets control of Tedtaotao's arms and successfully pulls guard. Davies will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tedtaotao trying to stand up but can't free himself from Davies's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies looking for a guillotine here but Tedtaotao defends easily.
Tedtaotao stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tedtaotao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tedtaotao is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Davies.
Tyler Davies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Davies.
Tedtaotao throws a series of punches but Davies moves out of range.
Davies slips a jab and a cross from Tedtaotao.
Tedtaotao moves away from the strike by Davies.
Davies throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Noel Tedtaotao is winning the standup battle so far.
Davies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Noel Tedtaotao.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tedtaotao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noel Tedtaotao!
Noel Tedtaotao is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Noel Tedtaotao made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Fynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Opdauhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Opdauhl acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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200 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Fynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Opdauhl!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fynn ducks under a wild hook from Opdauhl.
Bob Fynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fynn has closed the distance and engaged Opdauhl in a clinch.
Fynn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Opdauhl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fynn misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Opdauhl.
Opdauhl on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Terry Opdauhl has been cut.
Fynn throws a push kick but Opdauhl slaps the foot to one side.
Opdauhl walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Opdauhl closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fynn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Opdauhl misses with a hook to the body
and Fynn counters with a left and a right that stings Opdauhl.
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!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Opdauhl. Fynn shrugs it off though.
Opdauhl digs a good hook to Fynn's body.
A jab lands there for Fynn.
Opdauhl lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Bob Fynn has been cut.
Fynn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Opdauhl swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fynn moves out of range of the strikes.
Fynn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fynn cracks Opdauhl with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fynn swinging wildly here.
Opdauhl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Opdauhl moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Opdauhl.
A nice right hand lands inside from Opdauhl.
Fynn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Opdauhl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fynn.
Fynn pulls guard successfully.
Opdauhl throwing strikes but missing.
Opdauhl postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fynn wants to stand up but Opdauhl is controlling him.
Opdauhl with a flurry of punches that miss.
Opdauhl throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fynn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Opdauhl accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Opdauhl stops Fynn from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Opdauhl moves away from the strike by Fynn.
Fynn misses with a few strikes there.
Fynn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Opdauhl.
Opdauhl takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Opdauhl doesn't manage to clinch there - Fynn circles away.
Opdauhl showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fynn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fynn looks to land a combination but Opdauhl avoids it well.
Opdauhl throws a head kick that misses.
Opdauhl misses with a head kick.
Opdauhl connects with a right hand. Fynn shakes it off.
Opdauhl throws a body shot but no joy.
Opdauhl misses with a wild body shot.
Opdauhl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fynn throws out the jab.
Opdauhl throws out a loose jab but Fynn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Opdauhl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Opdauhl misses with an uppercut
and Fynn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fynn drives through and clinches with Opdauhl against the cage.
Opdauhl scores with a shoulder strike.
Opdauhl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Opdauhl scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Opdauhl throws a punch but it's blocked by Fynn.
Fynn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fynn staying out of range there.
Fynn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Opdauhl does it's job there.
Some wild striking there from Fynn.
Fynn takes one to the side of the head.
Fynn fails to land the takedown.
Fynn closes the distance and clinches.
Opdauhl lands with a light punch inside.
Opdauhl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Opdauhl lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fynn is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fynn.
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 Bob Fynn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Opdauhl is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh Fynn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Opdauhl, right into the meat.
Fynn seems to have got his legs back now.
Fynn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fynn throws a lazy body kick
and Fynn is countered with a crisp right hand from Opdauhl that sends him to the canvas! Opdauhl follows him to the mat into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Opdauhl in side control, throwing shots but Fynn defends.
Fynn wants to get back to his feet but Opdauhl drags him back down.
An elbow from Opdauhl crashes against the mat.
Fynn is trying to control Opdauhl's posture but Opdauhl avoids it.
Fynn is trying to get back to his feet.
Fynn regains half guard, as Opdauhl was trying to land strikes.
Opdauhl slips a nice elbow through Fynn's hands, connecting with Fynn's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fynn is trying to stand back up but Opdauhl is controlling him
Opdauhl throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fynn won't allow Opdauhl to pass to mount.
Opdauhl is trying to control the action in half guard but Fynn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fynn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Opdauhl sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Opdauhl drops Fynn with a big left hand and mounts him. Fynn is in big trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Opdauhl thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Opdauhl postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Fynn bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Opdauhl and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Opdauhl!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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224 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio El Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tong Po !
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Watson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from El Toro misses.
Po tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Po uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Toro.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch but El Toro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up but El Toro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
El Toro blocks a head kick by Po .
El Toro lands with a shot to the body.
El Toro misses with a jab to the body
and Po counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Po .
El Toro tries a body shot but Po blocks it.
El Toro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
El Toro is trying to trip Po . He has hold of a leg but Po is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. El Toro persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Toro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
El Toro postures up.
El Toro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Po is keeping the position for now.
El Toro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
El Toro wants to control from the top but Po keeps moving.
El Toro won't allow Po to sweep him here.
Po is trying to control the position but El Toro postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as El Toro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
El Toro throws a big right hand that misses.
El Toro stands up over Po , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
El Toro pushes down on Po 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
El Toro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Po does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Po 's head.
El Toro 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.
El Toro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
El Toro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Po regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from El Toro.
El Toro is looking to work some ground and pound but Po has wrist control.
El Toro trying to control the position from guard on top but Po is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Po on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Po shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. El Toro eats them both and turns towards Po to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Julio El Toro has been cut.
El Toro scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po is looking to clinch.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.
Po walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Po moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
El Toro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Po on the side of the head.
El Toro scores with a sloppy right hand. Po should have avoided that one.
El Toro has managed to clinch.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from El Toro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po .
El Toro misses with a punch to the body.
El Toro misses with a short punch on the inside.
El Toro tries to throw a body punch but Po avoids it by throwing El Toro back against the cage.
Po lands a hook to the side of the head.
Po misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from El Toro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Toro blocking some punches.
El Toro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
El Toro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Po dips to his left and cracks El Toro with an uppercut!
El Toro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Po tries to avoid it but El Toro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Po to the ground. Po escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
El Toro misses with a left hand
and Po counters with a crisp right hand that drops El Toro! Po lets El Toro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
El Toro is rocked!
Po wants to clinch.
Oh El Toro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
El Toro cracks Po with an open hand slap.
El Toro seems to have got his legs back now.
Po tries to clinch up but El Toro circles away and keeps his distance.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch but El Toro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio El Toro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio El Toro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
El Toro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Po takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Po tries to clinch up but El Toro circles away and keeps his distance.
Po cracks El Toro with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Po has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning El Toro to stand back up!
El Toro is rocked!
Po flashes El Toro a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. El Toro's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. El Toro crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Po punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tong Po !
After winning the bout, Tong Po 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 Gary Opdauhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chryst Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Opdauhl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chryst Halo!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo misses with a double jab.
Halo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Opdauhl back to the cage. Halo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Halo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gary Opdauhl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo connects with a body shot that sends Opdauhl's belly button to the back.
Halo throws a nice looking combination but Opdauhl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Opdauhl attempts a counter takedown but Halo avoids it well and moves away.
Opdauhl throws out a leg kick but Halo moves out of range and Opdauhl only half commits.
Opdauhl throws a head kick that misses.
Halo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Halo throws a shot from downtown. Opdauhl moves away and avoids it.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Halo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Opdauhl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo throws a low kick but Opdauhl moves out of range easily.
Opdauhl 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.
Opdauhl dodges the punch combination from Halo.
Halo missing with a left hand there. Opdauhl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl cracks the inside of Halo's front leg.
Opdauhl misses with a body kick.
Halo with a hook.
Opdauhl needs to keep his hands up - Halo had a free shot at his head there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Halo enables Opdauhl to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Halo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Opdauhl 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.
Opdauhl stopping the sweep attempt from Halo.
Opdauhl is fighting to break Halo's control of his arms but Halo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Halo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Opdauhl controlling from the top position.
Halo trying to keep a closed guard but Opdauhl is proving a slippery customer.
Opdauhl 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.
Opdauhl throwing strikes from guard but Halo blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo wants to sweep but no luck.
Halo is still trying to improve position.
Opdauhl is fighting to break Halo's control of his arms but Halo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Opdauhl distracts Halo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Opdauhl with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Opdauhl not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Halo is pulling down on Opdauhl's head to control his posture.
Halo is continuing to stall.
Halo looking for a sweep. Not yet Halo, not yet.
Opdauhl 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Opdauhl accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Opdauhl from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Opdauhl fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Halo cracks a nice hook into Opdauhl's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Opdauhl.
Halo tests Opdauhl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halo misses with a body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Opdauhl.
Halo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chryst Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Opdauhl throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Halo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Halo.
Opdauhl ducks right into an uppercut from Halo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses the jab.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Opdauhl saw that one coming.
Opdauhl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Halo misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Opdauhl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Opdauhl misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Halo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Opdauhl misses with a hook to the body
and Halo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Opdauhl dives in and grabs Halo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Halo pushes down on Opdauhl's head and hops out.
Halo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Halo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chryst Halo 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.
Halo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Opdauhl appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Halo avoids a kick to the body.
Halo checks a low kick from Opdauhl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halo! But no joy.
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chryst Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo takes a swing at Opdauhl's ribcage but misses.
Halo staying out of range there.
Opdauhl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Opdauhl wants to land a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Halo. No joy for Opdauhl on that attempt.
A nice side step and Halo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo missing with a left hand there. Opdauhl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Opdauhl.
Halo throws a low kick but Opdauhl avoids it.
Good shot there by Halo.
Opdauhl shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Halo but Halo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl slips a jab and a cross from Halo.
Halo scores with the left hand. Opdauhl knows he should have avoided that one.
Halo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Opdauhl throws a leg kick but Halo moved away.
Halo lands a glancing blow to the side of Opdauhl's head.
Opdauhl shoots for a takedown but Halo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Opdauhl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo misses with a straight left.
Halo scores with a one two! Opdauhl had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Halo misses with a body kick.
Opdauhl changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Halo tries to avoid it but Opdauhl manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Halo to the ground. Halo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Opdauhl shoots in but Halo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Opdauhl takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a two punch combination.
Opdauhl drops down looking for a counter takedown but Halo sprawls and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Halo.
Opdauhl half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Halo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Opdauhl shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Halo is looking to control Opdauhl's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Halo avoid being mounted?
Opdauhl missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Halo trying to control from the bottom.
Opdauhl tries to pass the half guard into mount. Halo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Halo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Opdauhl.
Halo is trying to maintain the position but Opdauhl is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo is concentrating on defense, preventing Opdauhl from advancing position.
Opdauhl seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Halo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Opdauhl throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Opdauhl thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Halo gets back to full guard.
Halo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Halo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Halo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Opdauhl haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Opdauhl lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halo at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Opdauhl takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Opdauhl lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halo's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut there from Halo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Opdauhl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Opdauhl half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Opdauhl connects with a single shot there.
Halo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Opdauhl goes for a double leg but Halo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Halo continues to drive forward.
Halo is looking for the big counter here.
Opdauhl has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Gary Opdauhl has been cut.
Opdauhl lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chryst Halo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gary Opdauhl's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Opdauhl throws the kick towards the body but Halo avoids it.
Chryst Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halo misses with the combination.
Halo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Opdauhl doesn't seem bothered though.
Halo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Halo avoids the body shot from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Opdauhl lands with a nice combination. Halo backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Opdauhl is just out of range.
A punch combination from Halo misses.
That kick from Opdauhl tenderised Halo's leg. Halo is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Halo slaps away a takedown attempt from Opdauhl, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Opdauhl takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Halo slips a straight right by Opdauhl.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Opdauhl saw that one coming.
Opdauhl misses with a low kick.
Opdauhl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo throws a body punch but Opdauhl moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Opdauhl.
Opdauhl drops down looking for a counter takedown but Halo sprawls and moves away.
Opdauhl fails with a takedown attempt.
Halo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gary Opdauhl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo slaps away a takedown attempt from Opdauhl, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Halo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Opdauhl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Opdauhl will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Halo misses with a double jab.
Halo scores with a punch to the head.
Opdauhl blocks a head kick by Halo.
Opdauhl avoids a punch combination nicely.
Opdauhl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Halo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Halo cracks a nice hook into Opdauhl's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Opdauhl takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Halo takes a swing at Opdauhl's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Opdauhl throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Opdauhl fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Opdauhl shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Halo but Halo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Opdauhl chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halo can pounce on him.
Halo scores with a three punch combo!
Halo cracks Opdauhl with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Opdauhl. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Opdauhl throws a big shot that misses.
Opdauhl misses with a jab to the body
and Halo counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Halo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Halo.
Halo lands a lovely overhand right.
Halo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some bone on bone action there as Halo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Opdauhl takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Opdauhl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Halo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Halo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Opdauhl throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halo on the side of the head.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Opdauhl misses with a left hand
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.
Opdauhl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
It seemed like Halo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chryst Halo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Halo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chryst Halo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarik Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Wilkins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Wilkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkins defending well as Gibson loads up on a big left hand.
Wilkins tests Gibson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gibson on the side of the head.
Gibson feints and then cracks Wilkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilkins down.
Gibson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gibson throws a front kick aimed at Wilkins's knee but Wilkins avoids it well.
Gibson misses with a looping left.
Gibson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wilkins attempts a counter takedown but Gibson avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkins misses with a double jab
and Gibson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been informed that Gibson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gibson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gibson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilkins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilkins controls his hands.
Gibson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Gibson.
Gibson tries to work over Wilkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gibson.
Gibson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilkins blocks a body shot from Gibson.
A shot in the inside from Gibson.
Wilkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilkins 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.
Wilkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gibson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wilkins just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins throws a lazy right hand but Gibson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gibson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wilkins's calf.
Wilkins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wilkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gibson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gibson throws a head kick but Wilkins moves out of range.
Gibson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wilkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibson is just out of range.
Gibson throws a low kick but Wilkins moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Gibson.
Wilkins scores with a jab to the body.
Wilkins slips a jab from Gibson.
Wilkins half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wilkins.
Gibson misses with a leg kick.
Wilkins checks a leg kick.
Gibson misses with a looping left.
Gibson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibson.
Wilkins slips under a jab.
Wilkins throws the left hand but Gibson avoids the punch easily.
Wilkins throws a series of punches but Gibson moves out of range.
Gibson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gibson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Gibson misses its intended target.
Wilkins blocks a head kick by Gibson.
Wilkins throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilkins connects with the punch.
Gibson tries to clinch but Wilkins is having none of it.
Gibson misses with a wild combination.
Gibson misses with a low kick as Wilkins jumps back.
Wilkins tries to counter with a takedown but Gibson is quick to defend against it.
Tarik Gibson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gibson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilkins's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gibson.
Tarik Gibson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gibson.
Gibson misses with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Gibson misses
and Wilkins counters with a takedown into side control.
Gibson is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarik Gibson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gibson is looking to chop away at Wilkins's legs.
Gibson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wilkins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wilkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wilkins wants to control from the top but Gibson keeps moving.
Wilkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gibson is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkins won't allow Gibson to sweep him here.
Wilkins throws an elbow that misses. Gibson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilkins's guard. Nice move by Gibson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gibson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilkins is keeping the position for now.
Wilkins trying to keep a closed guard but Gibson is proving a slippery customer.
Wilkins has his foot on Gibson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gibson works his way back into a safe position though.
Gibson won't allow Wilkins to sweep him here.
Gibson wants to control from the top but Wilkins keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gibson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilkins's sensitive parts.
Wilkins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gibson quickly recovers to half guard.
Wilkins wants to take a breather but Gibson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gibson defending well though.
Wilkins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gibson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wilkins.
Gibson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins wants to pass the guard but Gibson is defending well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wilkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gibson's head.
Wilkins is looking to take a break and control but Gibson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wilkins looks to land a combination but Gibson avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gibson! But no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gibson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gibson connects with a high kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Wilkins as he connects with a hook.
Gibson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gibson.
Gibson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wilkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wilkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Gibson misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An inside leg kick from Gibson misses.
Gibson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gibson throws a leg kick that is checked
so Wilkins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Wilkins dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gibson throws a head kick that misses.
Tarik Gibson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gibson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wilkins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wilkins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wilkins is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gibson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gibson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wilkins off and has taken his back!
Wilkins rolls, trying to escape but Gibson keeps control of the position.
Gibson is riding his opponent, not letting Wilkins buck him off.
Gibson trying to control momentarily.
Wilkins is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Gibson.
Wilkins 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 one minute gone in the round.
Gibson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Good control from Gibson.
Gibson tries to get the hooks in deep but Wilkins pushed the leg off.
Gibson controlling well, preventing Wilkins from escaping the position.
Gibson controls the action.
Wilkins tries to escape but Gibson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Gibson trying to control momentarily.
Wilkins turns into Gibson and is now in his guard.
Wilkins postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gibson has momentary wrist control but Wilkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Wilkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilkins slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gibson keeping moving, preventing Wilkins from controlling successfully.
Wilkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gibson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gibson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gibson misses with a hook
and Wilkins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gibson's guard.
Wilkins throwing strikes but missing.
Gibson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wilkins manages to get himself to full guard.
Wilkins keeping moving, preventing Gibson from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Andy Wilkins did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gibson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gibson misses with a low kick.
Wilkins cracks Gibson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gibson slips a straight right by Wilkins.
Gibson misses with a body kick.
Wilkins feinted with a counter takedown.
Gibson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson throws a series of punches but Wilkins moves out of range.
Wilkins half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gibson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilkins cracks Gibson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gibson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gibson, right into the meat.
Wilkins checks a leg kick.
Nice cross by Wilkins.
Wilkins checks a leg kick.
Gibson throws a leg kick
and Wilkins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wilkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wilkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gibson keeping moving, preventing Wilkins from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gibson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilkins is pushing down on Gibson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gibson is fighting to maintain full guard but Wilkins has managed to sneak the leg through.
Andy Wilkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilkins seems to be working for a kimura but Gibson defends the submission attempt.
Wilkins seems to be working for a kimura but Gibson defends the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibson is just out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wilkins.
Wilkins bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wilkins tries to score with some ground and pound. Gibson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wilkins working the ground and pound.
Wilkins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gibson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wilkins cracks Gibson with a big right hand but Gibson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Wilkins's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gibson regains half guard, as Wilkins was trying to land strikes.
Gibson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilkins.
Wilkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gibson regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Wilkins had his way with Tarik Gibson in 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. This is the final round!
Wilkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gibson.
Gibson takes a swing at Wilkins's ribcage but misses.
Wilkins attempts a counter takedown but Gibson avoids it well and moves away.
Gibson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gibson.
Gibson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wilkins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wilkins.
Wilkins throwing strikes but missing.
Wilkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Gibson has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkins wants to control from the top but Gibson keeps moving.
Wilkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilkins stands and throws Gibson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wilkins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gibson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wilkins throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wilkins is looking to take a break and control but Gibson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gibson dodges the ground and pound from Wilkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wilkins swings around for an armbar but Gibson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wilkins's guard.
Gibson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gibson wants to pass the guard but Wilkins is keeping the position.
Wilkins seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Wilkins looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gibson misses with a straight left.
Wilkins changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gibson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wilkins throws a shot to the body.
Gibson throws a leg kick that misses.
Wilkins changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Gibson.
Gibson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilkins manages to avoid it.
Gibson drops his hands momentarily and Wilkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gibson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tarik Gibson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gibson throws a shot to the body.
Andy Wilkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gibson throws a right hand that misses
and Wilkins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Wilkins slips nicely into half guard.
Gibson has hold of Wilkins's hands but Wilkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wilkins working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilkins wants to control but Gibson is keeping him busy.
Wilkins is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gibson has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andy Wilkins.
I think Wilkins 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Wilkins!
Andy Wilkins is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Andy Wilkins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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