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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalifa Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Witson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalifa comes to the cage accompanied by Habibi Ya Nour El Ain. Johny Witson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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201 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalifa Khalifa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johny Witson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Witson. No joy for Khalifa on that attempt.
Khalifa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Witson stuffs the takedown attempt from Khalifa. Khalifa gets slowly back to his feet.
Khalifa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Witson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalifa Khalifa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalifa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalifa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Witson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Witson.
It looked like Khalifa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Johny Witson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khalifa shoots in for a takedown but Witson shows good takedown defense.
Khalifa has a takedown stuffed.
Witson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Khalifa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Khalifa throws a hook to the side of Witson's head but Witson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Witson has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Khalifa slips under a jab.
Witson swings for the body but Khalifa moves out of range.
Khalifa feinted with a counter takedown.
Witson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalifa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Witson connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa shoots in for a takedown but Witson shows good takedown defense.
Witson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khalifa takes one to the side of the head.
Witson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Witson tries to clinch but Khalifa is having none of it.
Witson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khalifa is able to avoid easily.
Witson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Witson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Khalifa. No joy for Witson on that attempt.
Witson connects with a solid leg kick.
Khalifa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Witson as he avoids it easily.
Witson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Witson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khalifa was well out of range. Poor timing from Witson.
Witson lands with a straight right. Khalifa didn't see that one coming.
Witson thumps Khalifa with a low kick.
Witson has managed to clinch.
I was talking to Khalifa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Witson can't find room to land a body shot as Khalifa controls the action.
Witson stalling the fight.
Khalifa can't get the takedown.
Witson tries to throw a body punch but Khalifa avoids it by throwing Witson back against the cage.
Witson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khalifa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Witson lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Witson is defending well.
Khalifa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Witson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Witson tries to land knees in the clinch but Khalifa avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khalifa letting Witson take a breather here.
Khalifa can't get the takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Witson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Witson.
Khalifa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Witson takes one on the button.
Khalifa slips a jab from Witson.
Khalifa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Witson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Witson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Witson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khalifa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Witson.
A jab from Witson finds it's way through Khalifa's defenses.
Witson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khalifa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Witson clobbers Khalifa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Witson lands a really nice looking cross but Khalifa seems unphased.
Khalifa is rocked!
Khalifa leaves his chin hanging out and Witson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Khalifa crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johny Witson!
Our winner, Johny Witson, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Deangelo Sturtsil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deangelo Sturtsil had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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159 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deangelo Sturtsil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Franks!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturtsil misses with a takedown attempt
and Franks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sturtsil goes for a double leg but Franks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Franks continues to drive forward.
Sturtsil bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Franks can't do much from the bottom here.
Franks avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sturtsil.
Sturtsil is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Franks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sturtsil in side control, throwing shots but Franks defends.
Franks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sturtsil. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturtsil is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Franks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks is trying to improve his position.
Franks keeps trying to improve his position.
Sturtsil tries for a kimura but Franks is defending well.
Sturtsil is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Franks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sturtsil swings around for an armbar but Franks sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sturtsil's guard.
Sturtsil looking for a guillotine here but Franks defends easily.
Sturtsil working for a triangle but Franks defends it easily.
Franks trying to control but Sturtsil is working from the bottom.
Sturtsil escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Franks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sturtsil is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Franks has his hands clasped together but Sturtsil extends and breaks Franks's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Sturtsil.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Deangelo Sturtsil!
During a confident post fight interview, Deangelo Sturtsil thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Mega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Eel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mega's entrance music is Black and Yellow. A fine choice. Max Mega looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
22 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Max Mega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Eel!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Eel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Eel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mega to keep the fight standing.
Mega misses with a punch on the inside.
Eel looking for a takedown.
Max Mega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Eel.
Eel misses with an elbow over the top.
Eel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eel decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mega throwing strikes but missing.
Mega postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eel is pulling down on Mega's head. It's preventing any offense from Mega, at least for the moment.
Eel keeping full guard, as Mega tries to pass.
Mega has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Eel is proving hard to escape from.
Mega wants to control from the top but Eel keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Eel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Eel has momentary wrist control but Mega slips an elbow through the middle.
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.
Mega stops Eel from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eel pulls Mega in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mega slaps away a takedown attempt from Eel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mega's waist but Mega gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eel off to one side.
We've been hearing reports that Mega has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Eel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mega but Mega pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eel forces Mega back against the cage and clinches.
Eel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mega smiles and moves away.
Eel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mega's waist but Mega gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eel off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mega stuffs the takedown attempt from Eel. Eel gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Eel with that takedown attempt.
Mega lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Eel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eel with a nice head shot there.
Eel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mega avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eel stands up over Mega, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mega working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eel.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eel is working Mega over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mega wants to stand but Eel is controlling the position.
Mega is trying to control the position but Eel postures up.
Eel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Eel won't allow Mega to get back to his feet.
Eel chips away with some ground and pound.
Mega working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eel.
Mega wants to get back to his feet but Eel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Eel wants to clinch.
Eric Eel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mega displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eel.
It looked like Mega was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Danga de danga de dang - Mega scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Max Mega will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mega counters with a two punch combo.
Eel moves into range and clinches up with Mega.
Eel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mega is trying to break the clinch but Eel has him pressed against the cage.
Eel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mega walks away with a smile on his face. Eel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mega but Mega pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Max Mega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Eel.
Eel dives in and grabs Mega's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mega pushes down on Eel's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mega swivels and escapes.
Mega lands a jab.
Eel closes the distance and clinches up with Mega, looking for a takedown. Eel pushes Mega against the cage but Mega circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eel can do to turn this around?
Mega shoots in for a takedown but Eel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Mega. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mega is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Eel's half guard.
Mega thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eel's head.
Mega lands with a punch from half guard.
Mega missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mega throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mega throws a strike but Eel avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mega throws a big right hand that misses.
Mega 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.
Eel is looking to stand up but Mega isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mega drops back, looking for a kneebar! Eel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Eel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Eel!
Mega is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mega 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.
Eel lands an elbow.
Eel lands an elbow.
Mega can't do much from the bottom here.
Eel trying to control the action but Mega is working from the bottom.
Eel grinds an elbow into Mega's temple.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mega is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mega taking punishment in the form of punches.
Eel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Eel working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mega keeps working.
Eel working the body and head with strikes.
Eel working the ground and pound from side control.
Mega tries to escape but Eel is in control.
Eel is working Mega over with some ground and pound from side control.
Eel working the ground and pound from side control.
Eel looks up at the clock and then as Mega takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Eel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mega tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Eel cracks Mega with a big elbow.
Eel cracks Mega with a big elbow.
Mega is looking to regain half guard here but Eel keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eel works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Eel looks up at the clock and then as Mega takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Eel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Eel lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mega can't do much from the bottom here.
Eel scoring with punches and elbows.
Mega is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Eel is controlling him well.
Mega takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Eel scores with punches from side control.
Mega manages to get back to half guard.
Eel drops an elbow to the side of Mega's head.
Mega has hold of Eel's hands but Eel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Eel slows the pace down in half guard.
Mega makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
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 Max Mega will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Eel fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Mega with that takedown attempt.
Eel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Eel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mega throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Eel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mega tries to kick Eel off but Eel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mega taking some punishment here, with Eel in his half guard.
Eel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mega with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Eel throwing shots but Mega is blocking nicely.
Mega on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Eel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mega keeps working.
Eric Eel has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eel working the head and body with strikes.
Mega has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eel is working away from the top position though.
Eel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mega trying to control but Eel postures up.
Mega is looking to improve his position.
Mega keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Eel working Mega over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Eel there.
Eel throwing shots but Mega is blocking nicely.
Eel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mega is controlling Eel's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mega taking some punishment here, with Eel in his half guard.
Eel working the head and body with strikes.
Mega manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Eel keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Eel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mega gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Eel is working for takedown but Mega is calmly controlling the position for now.
Eel wants to take the fight to the mat but Mega manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Max Mega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Eel.
A hook to the body from Mega.
Eel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mega gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mega stops a takedown attempt from Eel.
Mega wants a takedown but no success here.
Eel jumps guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Eel manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Eel lands an elbow just above Mega 's eye.
It looks like Max Mega has been cut.
Eel is trying to pull guard but Mega turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mega working hard to break the clinch.
Eel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mega keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mega tries to avoid it but Eel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mega to the ground. Mega escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mega changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Eel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mega counters with a one-two to the body.
Mega scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Max Mega is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mega moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Eel shoots in and drives through. Mega sprawls well.
Mega appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Eric Eel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mega misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Eel.
I think Mega has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Max Mega!
Max Mega decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
23 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 48 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brij Khali!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Topper Green and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo keeps the fight on the outside.
Khali is looking to clinch but Russo is avoiding it.
Russo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khali clinches with his opponent.
Khali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Russo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Russo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khali.
Russo swats away the attempt to clinch by Khali.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch but Russo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khali wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khali doesn't manage to clinch there - Russo circles away.
Russo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sloppy strikes from Russo. Those never looked like landing.
Brij Khali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khali wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Russo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khali tries to clinch but Russo moves out of range.
Russo misses with a looping right.
Khali wants to clinch.
Khali wants to clinch up but Russo keeps it at a distance.
Khali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khali is looking for the big counter here.
Russo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch but Russo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Russo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Russo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Khali tries to clinch up but Russo circles away and keeps his distance.
Russo tries to counter with a takedown but Khali is quick to defend against it.
Khali tries to clinch up.
Russo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Russo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khali has Russo up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo is looking for a takedown.
Khali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Russo has Khali pressed against the cage, preventing Khali from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Russo pushes him off.
Khali instigates a clinch.
Khali can't break the clinch.
Khali is trying to force a seperation but Russo has the dominant position.
Russo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Russo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Khali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khali circles away quickly and effectively.
Khali tries to clinch but Russo moves out of range.
Khali tries to clinch up but Russo circles away and keeps his distance.
Russo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Russo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khali doesn't manage to clinch there - Russo circles away.
Russo misses with the combination.
Khali takes the fight into the clinch.
Khali is trying to force a seperation but Russo has the dominant position.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Russo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Khali tries to kick Russo off but Russo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Russo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Russo 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Russo trying to control the action but Khali is working from the bottom.
Khali pushes Russo off looking to stand but Russo dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russo working Khali over with strikes.
Khali wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ground and pound from Russo.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Russo stalling.
Russo wants to pass the guard but Khali is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Russo lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Russo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Russo 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.
Khali closes the distance but Russo moves to the side
and Russo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Russo swats away the attempt to clinch by Khali.
Russo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khali is looking to clinch.
Russo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Russo lands in his opponent's guard.
Khali wants to stand but Russo is controlling the position.
Russo wants to control from the top but Khali keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khali is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Russo is controlling him.
Khali keeping moving, preventing Russo from controlling successfully.
Russo scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali wants to stand and escape but Russo is having none of it.
Russo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Khali's head.
Russo prevents Khali from getting back to his feet.
Russo postures up and lands a big shot to Khali's brow.
Russo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Khali is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Russo is controlling him.
Russo pushing down on Khali's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Russo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Khali is trying to stand up here but Russo is controlling him well.
Russo working over Khali with some ground and pound. Khali looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Russo lands strikes from half guard.
Russo is looking to take a break and control but Khali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khali is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Russo drops an elbow to the side of Khali's head.
Khali has hold of Russo's hands but Russo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Khali wants to get back to his feet.
Russo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Khali knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Russo prevents Khali from standing back up.
Russo working over Khali with some ground and pound. Khali looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Khali looks like he's trying to stand up.
Khali on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali pushes Russo off looking to stand but Russo dives back in and keeps control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Russo connects with a nice short shot to Khali's temple.
Khali looks like he's trying to stand up.
Khali is refusing to be controlled, as Russo sits in half guard.
Khali pushes Russo off looking to stand but Russo dives back in and keeps control.
Russo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Russo controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Russo connects with a nice short shot to Khali's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Russo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Russo prevents Khali from standing back up.
Russo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Khali pushes Russo off looking to stand but Russo dives back in and keeps control.
Russo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khali can do to turn this around?
Frankie Russo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khali has hold of Russo's hands but Russo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Khali is looking to escape.
Russo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Khali wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Russo working Khali over with strikes.
Khali pushes Russo off looking to stand but Russo dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Russo there.
Russo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Russo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Russo digs a good body shot into Khali's ribs.
Khali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Russo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Russo scores with a jab to the head.
Russo throws a right hand that Khali ducks under and follows up with a left that Khali also avoids with ease.
Khali unleashes a big counter combination but Russo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Khali tries to clinch there but Russo circles away.
Russo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Khali avoids it.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Russo pushes him off.
Frankie Russo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Russo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khali wants to clinch.
Khali closes the distance looking to clinch
and Russo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khali thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khali is looking to clinch but Russo is avoiding it.
Khali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Russo.
Khali wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo throws a nice looking combination but Khali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Russo misses with a few strikes there.
Russo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khali circles away quickly and effectively.
Khali lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Russo swats away the attempt to clinch by Khali.
Khali gets a clinch.
Khali working hard to break the clinch.
Khali is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Russo pushes him off.
Khali darts in and clinches Russo up against the cage.
Russo prevents Khali from breaking the clinch.
Khali is trying to break free.
Russo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Khali regains guard immediately.
Russo pushing down on Khali's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brij Khali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khali is trying to stand.
Khali is not content to let Russo control the position.
Russo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russo trying to control from half guard but Khali is working away.
Russo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Russo prevents Khali from standing back up.
Russo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Khali does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Russo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Khali is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Russo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Khali with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali is trying to stand.
Khali has hold of Russo's hands but Russo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Russo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Russo drops an elbow to the side of Khali's head.
Russo lands strikes from half guard.
Khali is trying to stand up here but Russo is controlling him well.
Khali is staying active underneath Russo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Russo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Russo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Khali on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Russo prevents Khali from standing back up.
Khali is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Russo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Khali taking some punishment here, with Russo in his half guard.
Russo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Khali is looking to escape.
Khali is looking to get back to is feet but Russo passes into side control.
Khali takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Frankie Russo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Russo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Khali some visible discomfort.
Khali is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russo scores with punches from side control.
Khali is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Russo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Russo, 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Russo!
Brij Khali was interviewed post fight and said 'Dissapointed to Lose'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Beattie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos has chosen Sepultura - Nomad as his entrance music. The key to victory for Chris Beattie has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Beattie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henrique Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Francis DeMontford and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Beattie catches Ramos right on the button with a cross.
Beattie looks to land a right hand but Ramos moved out of range.
Ramos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ramos slips under a jab.
Ramos misses with a left hand
and Beattie counters with a right hand to the body.
Ramos defending well as Beattie loads up on a big left hand.
Ramos throws a sloppy head kick
and Beattie counters with a low kick, right behind Ramos 's knee.
Beattie feints and then cracks Ramos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramos down.
Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beattie.
We've been hearing reports that Beattie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ramos throws a combination that misses
and Beattie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beattie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos misses with an uppercut
and Beattie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beattie connects with a right that clearly hurt Ramos. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Beattie proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Ramos collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Beattie!
A very excited looking Chris Beattie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kochanowski comes to the cage accompanied by Sting Of The Bumblebee. Flanders has chosen Jaw of Glass - Blondie as his entrance music. Todd Flanders will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
23 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Flanders!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Flanders misses
and Kochanowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Janek Kochanowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kochanowski connects with a body shot.
Flanders is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kochanowski throws a series of punches but Flanders moves out of range.
Kochanowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kochanowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Flanders checks it well.
Kochanowski throws a shot from downtown. Flanders moves away and avoids it.
Flanders checks a low kick from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kochanowski checks a low kick from Flanders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flanders, right into the meat.
Flanders tests Kochanowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kochanowski 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.
Flanders lands with a slapping head kick.
Kochanowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but Flanders is having none of it.
Kochanowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Flanders has a takedown stuffed.
Kochanowski is looking to chop away at Flanders's legs.
Flanders takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flanders, right into the meat.
Flanders looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Flanders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kochanowski.
Flanders with the counter takedown but Kochanowski avoids it easily.
Flanders slips a straight right by Kochanowski.
Flanders fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kochanowski on the side of the head.
Flanders lands with a nice body punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kochanowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but Flanders moves out of range.
Flanders keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Flanders throws a series of strikes that have Kochanowski backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kochanowski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Flanders lands with a shot to the body.
Flanders lands a jab.
Kochanowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kochanowski throws a right hand that Flanders ducks under and follows up with a left that Flanders also avoids with ease.
Flanders throws a low kick but Kochanowski avoids it.
Kochanowski tries to counter by clinching up but Flanders breaks away and moves out of range.
Kochanowski is looking to clinch but Flanders is avoiding it.
Kochanowski is looking to clinch but Flanders is avoiding it.
Kochanowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flanders gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kochanowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flanders lands an uppercut.
Kochanowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Flanders controls his hands.
Flanders looking to slow down the pace here.
Flanders effectively controlling the action here.
Kochanowski crunches a lovely knee into Flanders's ribcage.
Flanders is stalling here.
Flanders just leaning against Kochanowski, taking a breather.
Flanders receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kochanowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flanders avoids it.
Kochanowski blocks a body shot from Flanders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kochanowski lands a nice elbow.
Kochanowski trying to control the position but instead, Flanders has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kochanowski into the cage.
Kochanowski letting Flanders take a breather here.
Stalling in the clinch from Flanders.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Flanders.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Todd Flanders.
Kochanowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Flanders.
Flanders clinches with his opponent.
Kochanowski has a couple of punches blocked by Flanders.
Kochanowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flanders backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Flanders dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kochanowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flanders.
Flanders throws a leg kick but Kochanowski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Flanders throws a front kick aimed at Kochanowski's knee but Kochanowski avoids it well.
Kochanowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Flanders circles away.
A shot to the liver by Flanders. Beautiful body shot.
Kochanowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Flanders finds it's way round the side to connect with Kochanowski's head.
Kochanowski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Flanders avoids a punch combination nicely.
Flanders with the counter takedown but Kochanowski avoids it easily.
Kochanowski digs a good hook to Flanders's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanders fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Flanders instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanders slows down the pace here.
Flanders is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kochanowski is keeping busy.
Flanders looking to slow down the pace here.
Flanders managing to block the knees to the body from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski prevents Flanders from breaking the clinch.
Come on Flanders - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kochanowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flanders is defending well for now.
Flanders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Janek Kochanowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kochanowski throws a body punch but Flanders moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kochanowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Flanders at a distance.
Kochanowski lands a lovely overhand right.
Flanders shoots in and drives through. Kochanowski sprawls well.
Kochanowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flanders moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but Flanders moves out of range.
Kochanowski wants to clinch up but Flanders keeps it at a distance.
Kochanowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Kochanowski.
Flanders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flanders lands with a thumping leg kick.
Flanders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kochanowski tries to clinch there but Flanders circles away.
Kochanowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Flanders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flanders scores with a hook to the body. Kochanowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski wants to clinch.
Flanders slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Flanders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski backing away here, and Flanders unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kochanowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flanders darts in looking for a takedown but Kochanowski gets double underhooks and turns Flanders into the cage.
Janek Kochanowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Flanders.
Kochanowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Todd Flanders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kochanowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flanders.
Kochanowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Flanders circles away.
Flanders pushes Kochanowski up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Flanders takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kochanowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Flanders's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Flanders has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Flanders managing to block the knees to the body from Kochanowski.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kochanowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kochanowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Flanders avoids the damage to the body.
Kochanowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flanders avoids it.
Kochanowski scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kochanowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flanders has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Flanders.
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 Janek Kochanowski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kochanowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Flanders swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kochanowski misses with a head kick.
Kochanowski takes one to the side of the head.
Flanders misses with a low kick.
A cross from Flanders lands.
Flanders with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kochanowski counters by clinching up.
Kochanowski landing knees to the body.
Flanders lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Flanders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kochanowski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanders is trying to stall.
Flanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Flanders or perhaps it was just good defense by Kochanowski, which made it look bad.
Kochanowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flanders. That did some damage!
Flanders tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kochanowski defends well and Flanders ends up having to push Kochanowski into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Janek Kochanowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Flanders.
Kochanowski clinches with his opponent.
Flanders dodges an elbow strike from Kochanowski.
Flanders breaks from the clinch.
Kochanowski looks to land a combination but Flanders avoids it well.
And Flanders tries to counter it with a takedown but Kochanowski pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jab, jab by Flanders - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Kochanowski.
Flanders tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kochanowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Flanders connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kochanowski scrambles back to his feet.
Flanders has managed to clinch.
Flanders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanders blocks a body shot from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flanders blocks it with crossed arms.
Flanders trying to control the position but instead, Kochanowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Flanders into the cage.
Kochanowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Flanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Flanders trying to control the position but instead, Kochanowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Flanders into the cage.
Flanders prevents a body shot from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flanders is trying to break the clinch but Kochanowski has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders can't find room to land a body shot as Kochanowski controls the action.
Janek Kochanowski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kochanowski tries a body shot but Flanders blocks it.
Flanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kochanowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flanders keeps the fight on the outside.
Flanders goes for a double leg but Kochanowski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kochanowski continues to drive forward.
Flanders throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Flanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Flanders tries to counter it with a takedown but Kochanowski pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kochanowski with a hook.
Kochanowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Flanders swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flanders shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kochanowski defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski tries to clinch there but Flanders circles away.
Flanders steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flanders throws out the jab.
Flanders lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kochanowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Flanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kochanowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kochanowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Flanders. Kochanowski shrugs it off though.
Flanders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kochanowski.
Flanders shoots and misses
and Kochanowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Flanders finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Flanders is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flanders changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kochanowski tries to avoid it but Flanders manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kochanowski to the ground. Kochanowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kochanowski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kochanowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Flanders.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Todd Flanders.
I think Flanders has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Todd Flanders!
Our winner, Todd Flanders, 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 Aaron Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jobert Sucaldito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jobert Sucaldito told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jobert Sucaldito!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sucaldito lands a jab to the nose.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knight throws a combination that misses
and Sucaldito counters with a straight right hand.
Sucaldito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Knight lands a jab to Sucaldito's midsection.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sucaldito looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Sucaldito throws a hook to the side of Knight's head but Knight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knight lands a jab to the nose.
Knight throws a series of punches but Sucaldito avoids them all with ease.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sucaldito.
Knight misses the jab.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Sucaldito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sucaldito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Sucaldito.
Sucaldito's corner calls for a 1-2. Sucaldito obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sucaldito.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sucaldito.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Sucaldito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sucaldito darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sucaldito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knight cracks Sucaldito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sucaldito cracks Knight with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Knight looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sucaldito finish him?
Knight is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight ducks into an uppercut from Sucaldito and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jobert Sucaldito!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thai Muay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janno Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibbs is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Apocalypse Please. Janno Gibbs struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thai Muay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janno Gibbs!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muay closes the distance and clinches.
Gibbs working hard to break the clinch.
Muay is looking to control Gibbs's arms but Gibbs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Muay has his back to the cage.
Muay misses with a knee to the head.
Gibbs throws a head punch that misses.
Gibbs has had enough of the clinch but Muay keeps him there for the moment.
Gibbs is trying to break the clinch but Muay is controlling him.
Muay connects with a knee to the head.
Muay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gibbs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gibbs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muay lands a nice knee to the body.
Gibbs is looking to break free of the clinch but Muay has double underhooks.
Gibbs working hard to break the clinch.
Muay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muay has managed to clinch.
Muay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gibbs.
Our sources have told us that Muay has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nice body punch from Muay - that landed with a thud.
Gibbs looks winded!
A knee to the head by Muay.
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!
Gibbs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muay lands a knee to the head.
Gibbs being controlled against the cage.
Muay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muay moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Muay.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muay. That's going to slow Gibbs down.
Gibbs misses the jab.
Muay feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Muay thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gibbs if he has to take too many more of those.
Thai Muay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Muay circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Gibbs drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Muay follows Gibbs to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thai Muay!
Thai Muay took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kangaroo Punch (Formally Happy Pills) - Laundry 90 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake The Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hades is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bon Jovi: Wanted Dead Or Alive. Jake The Snake 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake The Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Hades!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Snake tries to clinch but Hades moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that The Snake has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The Snake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hades paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Snake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hades.
The Snake misses with a straight left.
Hades takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good standup being displayed there by The Snake as he connects with a hook.
Hades ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Snake moves away.
Hades's coach down at Beat Down Under was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hades's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The Snake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hades moves out of range of the strikes.
Hades looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Snake.
The Snake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hades swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hades throws a hook but The Snake avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Snake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Snake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hades bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Snake's head.
Hades misses with a two punch combination.
The Snake went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Decent striking displayed by Hades there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Snake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hades misses with a hook to the body
and The Snake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Snake misses with a shot to the body
and Hades connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hades misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Snake is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hades shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Snake wants to improve his position but Hades is controlling well.
The Snake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hades is working away from the top position though.
Hades wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Snake keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hades missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hades tries to pass to full mount but The Snake defends it.
The Snake looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Snake looking for submissions off his back.
The Snake regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hades.
The Snake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hades postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hades throwing strikes from guard but The Snake blocks nicely.
Hades wants to control from the top but The Snake keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hades misses with a two punch combination.
The Snake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The Snake works Hades's body with a nice hook.
Hades bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Snake's head.
Hades scores with a hook.
Hades throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hades slips a jab and a cross from The Snake.
The Snake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hades.
The Snake connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Snake moves out of range as Hades strikes.
Hades lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hades's corner calls for a 1-2. Hades obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sam Hades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Snake lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hades tries to land a leg kick but The Snake saw it coming and moves away.
The Snake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hades looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hades shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Snake sprawls well. The Snake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hades gets slowly back to his feet.
Hades shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Snake sprawls well. The Snake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hades gets slowly back to his feet.
The Snake defending well as Hades loads up on a big left hand.
As Hades looks to move away, The Snake throws a big counter combo bu Hades just gets out of the way.
The Snake throws a body punch but Hades moves out of range.
The Snake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donk. Hades catches The Snake right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hades dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hades fails with a takedown attempt.
Hades swings widly with a right hand
and The Snake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Snake throws a shot from downtown. Hades moves away and avoids it.
The Snake thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Snake stuffs the takedown attempt from Hades. Hades gets slowly back to his feet.
Hades looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Snake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jake The Snake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Hades.
Hades lands with a hook. The Snake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Snake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hades.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hades misses with a low kick.
Hades fails with the takedown.
Hades misses with a hook. The Snake ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as The Snake lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hades doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hades darts in looking for a takedown but The Snake gets double underhooks and turns Hades into the cage.
The Snake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hades.
Some bone on bone action there as The Snake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hades lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from The Snake misses.
Hades throws a looping overhand right but The Snake ducks down to avoid it.
The Snake changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hades swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Snake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hades counters with a nice uppercut.
Hades dives in and scores a takedown into The Snake's guard.
The Snake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Snake is trying to control the position but Hades postures up.
The Snake is really struggling to control Hades but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The Snake looking for a guillotine here but Hades defends easily.
Hades slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Snake defending against the ground and pound.
Hades swings around for an armbar but The Snake sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hades's guard.
The Snake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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!
Hades is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The Snake is trying to get back to full guard.
The Snake regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hades passes The Snake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Snake manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The Snake keeping moving, preventing Hades from controlling successfully.
The Snake pulls Hades in close to prevent any damage.
Hades wants to control from the top but The Snake keeps moving.
Sam Hades has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Snake looking for a sweep. Not yet The Snake, not yet.
Hades throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Snake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hades is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hades chips away with some ground and pound.
The Snake is trying to control the position but Hades postures up.
Hades pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Snake is keeping the position for now.
Hades passes The Snake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hades moves nicely into side control.
Hades creates some space and throws a big elbow, but The Snake sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hades wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Snake keeps working.
Hades has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hades throws a strike aimed at the side of The Snake's head but The Snake avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hades showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hades shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Snake as he avoids it easily.
The Snake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The Snake lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Snake throws a big shot that misses.
Hades scores with a hook to the body. The Snake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Snake swings for the body but Hades moves out of range.
Hades lands the left hand.
The Snake misses with a body shot.
The Snake digs a good hook to Hades's body.
Hades throws a jab when The Snake was well out of range.
The Snake takes a swing at Hades's ribcage but misses.
Hades jabs The Snake right on the nose. The Snake blinks but takes it well.
Hades throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Snake missing with a left hand there. Hades was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hades will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Snake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Snake just misses with a punch to the body.
As The Snake backs off Hades throws a huge counter combo but The Snake manages to avoid it all.
The Snake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hades.
Hades looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from The Snake misses.
A nice side step and Hades releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The Snake takes a swing at Hades's ribcage but misses.
Hades looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Snake connects with a looping right hand.
Nice sprawl there from The Snake as Hades shoots in.
Hades with a jab.
The Snake slips under a jab from Hades.
Hades throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hades throws a hook but The Snake blocks it.
Hades throws a sloppy body shot
and The Snake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Snake throws a body shot but no joy.
Hades tries to work over The Snake's front leg with a kick but The Snake checks it.
Hades tries to clinch up but The Snake circles away and keeps his distance.
The Snake is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jake The Snake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hades moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Snake ducks under a wild hook from Hades.
The Snake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from The Snake. No joy for Hades on that attempt.
Jake The Snake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Hades.
Hades takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Snake is looking to wear down Hades with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hades misses with a double jab.
Hades takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hades dives in for a single leg takedown but The Snake sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Good shot there by The Snake.
A swing and a miss from Hades.
The Snake drops Hades with a big left hand! Hades is injured, injured bad! The Snake jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake The Snake!
Jake The Snake really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Tokyo United Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Enki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes into the arena with Kollegah - Bossaura blaring out of the sound system. Master Enki acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, David Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Master Enki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel takes one to the chin there.
Steel scores with a sloppy right hand. Enki should have avoided that one.
Steel throws out a loose jab but Enki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steel throws a leg kick which misses Enki's front leg but catches the back leg as Enki tries to avoid it.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Enki.
Steel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
David Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Steel misses
and Enki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Enki throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Enki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but Enki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Enki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Enki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel throws the left hand but Enki avoids the punch easily.
Enki lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel misses with a body punch
and Enki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steel lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enki jabs Steel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Enki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Enki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Enki is out of range and Steel settles back down.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Enki.
Crunch! Steel slams his shin into Enki's torso.
Steel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Enki.
Enki misses with the combination.
Nice body kick there by Steel.
Steel lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Enki tests Steel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Enki has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Steel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steel throws a jab when Enki was well out of range.
Enki blocks a head kick by Steel.
Steel swings widly with a right hand
and Enki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enki.
Steel dodges the punch combination from Enki.
Steel thinks about countering with a head kick.
Steel misses with a leg kick.
Enki appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Enki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Enki misses with a double jab
and Steel counters with an outside leg kick.
Steel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Enki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enki lands a nice shot that snaps Steel's head back.
Steel avoids the head kick by Enki.
Steel is looking to counter punch.
Enki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Enki flicks out a counter leg kick but Steel steps away.
Steel misses with a body shot
and Enki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steel throws a jab when Enki was well out of range.
As Steel backs off Enki throws a huge counter combo but Steel manages to avoid it all.
Enki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steel can pounce on him.
Steel throws a body kick that misses
and Enki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steel slips a jab from Enki.
Steel slips a jab and a cross from Enki.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Enki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Enki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Steel looks to throw a body kick
and Enki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Enki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Enki moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a push kick but Enki slaps the foot to one side.
Enki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Steel misses with an uppercut
letting Enki counter with a right hand.
Steel connects with a nice looking jab.
Enki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Steel slips under a jab from Enki.
Steel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Enki lands an overhand right.
Steel works Enki's body with a nice hook.
Enki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steel has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Enki misses.
Enki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Despite the aggression on Enki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Steel throws a head kick that misses.
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Enki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Enki 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.
Steel throws a leg kick
and Enki counters with a one-two to the body.
Enki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Enki.
Enki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steel tries to land a body kick
and Enki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Enki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Enki moves away.
Steel slips a jab and a cross from Enki.
Steel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Enki just manages to avoid it.
Enki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Master Enki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steel cracks Enki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Enki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Steel if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel tries a head kick but it misses.
A clash of legs there as Enki blocks the low kick.
Enki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel misses with a head kick.
Enki throws out a counter right but Steel avoids it with no problem.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steel.
Enki checks a low kick from Steel.
Enki moves out of range of the strikes.
Steel loads up on a big right hand but Enki slips the punch.
Enki misses with a series of wild punches.
Steel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Steel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel tries a head kick but it misses.
A left and a right from Enki both land. Nice combination.
Steel looks for the body kick but Enki saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Enki.
Steel misses with a body kick.
Enki throws a hook but Steel blocks it.
Enki avoids a kick to the body.
Steel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Enki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steel's head.
Steel lands a leg kick that knocks Enki off balance momentarily.
Steel throws a leg kick
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steel throws out a powerful jab.
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Enki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Steel with a body shot.
Enki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Enki scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Steel throws a leg kick but Enki sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Enki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steel misses with a leg kick
and Enki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Steel. Beautiful body shot.
Steel misses with a body shot
and Enki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steel.
Enki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steel with a nice cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steel.
The fighters circling - Steel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Enki looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range.
Enki misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Enki does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Enki misses with a body shot.
Enki scores with a shot to the body.
Enki lands a jab to the head.
Enki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Steel thuds his shin into the meat of Enki's side.
Steel is looking to land body kicks.
Steel throws a wild body kick that Enki sees coming a mile off.
Enki throws a body shot but no joy.
Enki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Steel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Enki.
Steel misses with an uppercut. Enki saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Enki misses.
Enki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Master Enki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Steel swings for the body but Enki moves out of range.
Enki blocks a leg kick.
Enki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Enki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steel misses with a kick to the body.
Enki throws a counter combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steel.
Steel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Enki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steel to score with a decent uppercut.
Enki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steel. Steel obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steel, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel throws a head kick but Enki moves out of range.
Steel throws a low kick but Enki moves out of range easily.
Enki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Enki avoids the head kick by Steel.
Steel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Enki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a lazy body kick
and Enki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel misses with a double jab.
Enki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steel's head.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Enki throws a nice looking combination but Steel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel tries a head kick but it misses.
Enki moves out of range of the body kick.
Steel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Despite the aggression on Enki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Enki blocks a leg kick.
Enki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Enki throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Steel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Enki.
David Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Master Enki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enki moves out of range as Steel throws a body kick.
Steel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Enki checks it well.
Steel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Enki. Enki obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Steel tries to work over Enki's front leg with a kick but Enki checks it.
Steel throws a body kick that misses.
Steel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Enki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Steel throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Enki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Enki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Enki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Enki ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Enki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Enki throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
Steel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Enki counter with a right hand.
Enki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steel moves out of range of the strikes.
Enki tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Steel.
Enki scores with a jab. Steel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Enki throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel.
Nice shot by Enki.
A low kick from Steel misses
and Enki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steel thinking.
Steel tries to work over Enki's front leg with a kick but Enki checks it.
Enki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Enki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Enki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enki lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Enki.
Master Enki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Enki blocks a low kick nicely.
Enki throws out a counter right but Steel avoids it with no problem.
Enki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Enki throws a leg kick which misses Steel's front leg but catches the back leg as Steel tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel misses with a looping right.
Enki misses with a wild combination.
Steel is looking to counter punch.
Enki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steel can pounce on him.
Enki scores with a nice head shot.
Steel tries to land a body kick
and Enki counters with a left to the body.
Enki takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Master Enki.
Well Enki 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Enki!
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