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VCC 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Albabba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Shelby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khalid Albabba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albabba gets a double leg takedown into Shelby's guard.
Shelby is trying to keep Albabba in close.
Shelby keeping moving, preventing Albabba from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shelby is on top in guard.
Albabba has Shelby pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albabba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shelby manages to get himself to full guard.
Albabba looking to sit in guard and control but Shelby gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Albabba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Albabba wants to sweep here but Shelby controlling him for the moment.
Shelby postures up in Albabba's guard and throws a big left but Albabba blocks it.
Shelby advances to half guard.
Shelby trying to mount his opponent but Albabba defends it.
Shelby wants to control but Albabba is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Albabba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shelby.
Albabba is trying to maintain the position but Shelby is very close to passing his half guard.
Albabba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shelby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Albabba defending well though.
Albabba is trying to control but can't.
Shelby throws a strike but Albabba avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Albabba is trying to control the position but Shelby postures up.
Albabba looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Albabba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shelby on the ground.
Albabba is pulling down on Shelby's head. It's preventing any offense from Shelby, at least for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Albabba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Albabba appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albabba has a takedown stuffed.
Shelby takes a swing at Albabba's ribcage but misses.
Albabba drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shelby sprawls and moves away.
Albabba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shelby is fending him off so far but Albabba persists. Nope, Shelby circles away and we're back to standing.
Shelby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Albabba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shelby wants to land a leg kick but Albabba is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Shelby.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shelby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Albabba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Shelby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albabba throws a big elbow that misses.
Albabba wants to control from the top but Shelby keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shelby manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Albabba manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shelby wants to control from the top but Albabba keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shelby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Shelby dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Albabba manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shelby on his heels. He'll look to pass Shelby's guard now, I'm sure.
Albabba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Albabba stopping the sweep attempt from Shelby.
Shelby keeping full guard, as Albabba tries to pass.
Shelby keeping moving, preventing Albabba from controlling successfully.
Albabba throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albabba stands and throws Shelby's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Albabba trying to control the action but Shelby is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albabba works to advance to full mount. Shelby defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Albabba looking to control and managing it successfully.
Albabba is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Albabba cracks Shelby with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shelby holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Albabba tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Khalid Albabba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shelby wants to hold on but Albabba pushes him away.
Albabba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shelby can do to turn this around?
Albabba unloads with some shots from mount but Shelby bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albabba unloading with bombs!
Albabba looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Albabba breaks from Shelby's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Albabba with shots to the head and body - Shelby looks very uncomfortable down there.
Albabba with a couple of short strikes.
Shelby tries to lock up and control but Albabba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Albabba punching from mount but Shelby doing a good job of avoiding damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albabba fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shelby is squirming around, avoiding Albabba's attempts to control the action.
Albabba is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albabba trying to control but Shelby is having none of it.
Albabba content just to control the position here.
Albabba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Albabba scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Albabba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Albabba scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shelby?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albabba is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Shelby to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Shelby shrugs it off.
Albabba misses with a head shot.
Albabba connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Albabba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shelby is looking to escape.
Shelby manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Albabba trying to control from half guard but Shelby is working away.
Albabba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shelby defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Albabba dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Albabba misses with a series of wild punches.
Albabba moves out of range of the body kick.
Albabba feinted with a counter takedown.
Albabba avoids a kick to the body.
Albabba half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Albabba throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shelby throws a leg kick which misses Albabba's front leg but catches the back leg as Albabba tries to avoid it.
Shelby looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shelby connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby swings away with a body shot that misses
and Albabba counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shelby!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shelby is trying to get back to half guard.
Albabba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shelby keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Albabba working the head and body with strikes.
Albabba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shelby keeps working.
Albabba looks up at the clock and then as Shelby takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Albabba smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on Shelby's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shelby defending against the ground and pound.
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.
Shelby is letting Albabba control him for a moment.
Albabba advances to full mount.
Albabba lands a heavy elbow.
Albabba working Shelby over with strikes here.
Shelby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Albabba unloads with some shots from mount but Shelby bucks and avoids them well.
Albabba lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albabba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shelby is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Albabba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shelby is looking to escape.
Albabba throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shelby because Albabba loaded up on that one.
Albabba with a couple of short strikes.
Albabba connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Albabba tries to control but Shelby wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albabba connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Albabba looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Albabba controlling the pace for now.
Shelby is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Albabba landing strikes from the mount.
Albabba controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Albabba looking to finish Shelby with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shelby!
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalid Albabba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Albabba 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalid Albabba!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dicky Fatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Singer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dicky Fatton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Singer!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Singer moves into range and clinches up with Fatton.
A nice left hand lands by Singer.
It looks like Dicky Fatton has been cut.
Fatton has Singer pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Fatton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Singer tumbling to the mat - Fatton dives into Singer's guard.
Fatton stops Singer from standing up.
Singer is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Singer trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fatton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Singer is adopting a defensive guard.
Singer wants to get back to his feet but Fatton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatton wants to control from the top but Singer keeps moving.
Singer is looking to stand up but Fatton isn't so interested in that idea.
Fatton tries to free his leg and advance position but Singer is retaining full guard.
Singer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fatton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Singer stalling in the clinch.
Singer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singer controlling the action here for a moment.
Fatton wants to stall.
The referee calls for Fatton to work.
Singer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Singer throws a head punch that misses.
Fatton stalling in the clinch but Singer improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singer has Fatton pressed against the cage.
Singer working aggressively here.
Singer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Singer is pressed up against the cage. Fatton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Singer down to the mat. Singer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Singer moves in looking to clinch but Fatton pushes him off.
Singer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fatton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fatton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Singer as he jumps to the side.
Singer drives through and clinches with Fatton against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Singer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fatton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Singer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fatton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Singer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dicky Fatton's cut is getting worse.
Singer working aggressively here.
Fatton prevents a body shot from Singer.
Fatton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Singer lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Singer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Singer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dicky Fatton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fatton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Singer tries to clinch up.
Singer wants to clinch.
Singer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fatton tries to counter with a takedown but Singer is quick to defend against it.
Fatton connects with a body shot that sends Singer's belly button to the back.
Fatton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fatton throws a series of punches but Singer moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singer wants to clinch.
Singer drives through and clinches with Fatton against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Singer lands with a light punch inside.
Fatton leaning against his opponent.
Singer tries to work over Fatton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saul Singer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Singer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dicky Fatton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fatton wants to get back to striking at distance but Singer won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fatton.
Singer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Singer leaning against his opponent.
Singer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fatton pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singer wants to clinch up but Fatton keeps it at a distance.
Fatton tries to keep at a distance but Singer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Singer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fatton backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fatton.
Singer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Singer pushes Fatton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jeez, Dicky Fatton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dicky Fatton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Saul Singer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Marlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm. Reggie Marlow is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reggie Marlow!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marlow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Max Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marlow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mason.
Marlow tries for a takedown but Mason sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marlow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mason's head.
Marlow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marlow shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Mason was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marlow.
Mason fails to land with a series of punches.
Marlow lands a big head kick that sends Mason tumbling to the mat! Marlow takes a step backwards and waves Mason back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mason is rocked!
It looks like Max Mason has been cut.
Mason really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason lands with a nice body punch.
Oh Mason is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice uppercut lands for Mason. That snapped Marlow's head back.
Horrible takedown attempt by Marlow or perhaps it was just good defense by Mason, which made it look bad.
Mason seems to have got his legs back now.
Max Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Marlow.
Mason pushes Marlow up against the cage in a clinch.
Mason lands an elbow inside.
Mason has Marlow pressed against the cage, preventing Marlow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marlow's efforts to push away.
Marlow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Marlow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mason lands a nice elbow.
Mason looking to throw knees to the head but Marlow is blocking nicely.
Mason tries to land a knee to the head but Marlow blocks with his arms.
Marlow managing to block the knees to the body from Mason.
Marlow can't break the clinch.
Mason throws an elbow but it misses.
Mason throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marlow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marlow is trying to force a seperation but Mason has the dominant position.
Mason looking to throw knees to the head but Marlow is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason trying to land knees to the body.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marlow tries to circle away but Mason has him pinned against the cage.
Marlow tries to break free but Mason pushes him back against the cage.
Mason is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marlow is defending well for now.
Mason misses with an elbow strike.
Marlow avoiding damage as Mason throws knees to the body.
Mason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mason misses with a knee strike.
Mason keeps control of Marlow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marlow takes a shot to the head.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mason just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marlow's brow.
Mason is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marlow is defending well for now.
Marlow managing to block the knees to the body from Mason.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marlow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mason finds it's way round the side to connect with Marlow's head.
Marlow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mason.
Marlow wants to clinch up but Mason keeps it at a distance.
Mason throws a nice looking combination but Marlow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Max Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marlow throws a nice head kick!
Marlow tries a head kick but it misses.
Mason is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marlow throws a sloppy head kick and Mason moves out of range easily.
Marlow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Mason coming out on top.
Marlow tries to keep at a distance but Mason has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mason pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mason with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marlow managing to block the knees to the body from Mason.
Mason looking to throw knees to the head but Marlow is blocking nicely.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marlow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marlow misses with a head kick.
Marlow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mason avoids the head kick by Marlow.
Marlow tries to keep at a distance but Mason has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marlow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marlow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marlow walks into a stiff left hand from Mason.
A head kick misses from Marlow.
Mason thuds his right hand into Marlow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some wild striking there from Mason.
Mason falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marlow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marlow and Mason are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Marlow throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Mason into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Marlow knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Reggie Marlow!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfie Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch has chosen Suffa by Hed Pe as his entrance music. Alfie Solomon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lucas Lynch's chin.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfie Solomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Solomon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Lynch does no damage.
Lynch misses with a few strikes there.
Lynch moves into the clinch successfully.
We've been hearing reports that Solomon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Solomon has Lynch pushed against the cage.
Solomon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Solomon throws a body shot but no joy.
Solomon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Lucas Lynch has been cut.
Lynch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lynch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Solomon counters with a nice body shot.
Solomon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lynch.
Lynch lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solomon throws a push kick but Lynch slaps the foot to one side.
Lynch unleashes a big counter combination but Solomon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Solomon scores with a jab. Lynch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Solomon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solomon seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Solomon lands.
Solomon wants to clinch.
Lynch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Solomon. Solomon obviously looking to wear him down.
Lynch throws a series of punches but Solomon moves out of range.
Lucas Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lynch shoots for a takedown but Solomon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alfie Solomon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Lynch.
A head kick misses from Lynch.
Solomon throwing a counter right hand but Lynch manages to avoid it.
Jab by Solomon.
Lynch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Solomon instigates a clinch.
Solomon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lynch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lynch wants to break free but Solomon has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Solomon slows down the pace here.
Solomon seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Solomon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lynch or not.
Solomon lands an elbow just above Lynch 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Solomon lands an elbow just above Lynch 's eye.
Solomon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Solomon finds it's target.
That has opened up Lucas Lynch's cut even more.
Solomon scores with a nice right hand.
Solomon misses with a body shot.
Lynch blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Lynch misses.
Solomon throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch looks for the body kick but Solomon saw that one coming.
Solomon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Solomon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lynch.
Lynch avoids the body shot from Solomon.
Lynch is looking for the big counter here.
Solomon misses with a straight left.
Solomon lands a jab to the head.
Lynch tries to clinch but Solomon moves away
and Solomon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alfie Solomon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solomon dodges the punch combination from Lynch.
Lynch looks winded!
Lynch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Solomon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lynch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Solomon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Solomon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lynch is rocked!
The cut above Lucas Lynch's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solomon thows a body kick. Lynch tries to catch it but that hurt him.
and Solomon counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Lynch! He's just covering up as Solomon starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfie Solomon!
Alfie Solomon gave a mention to Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sione Tokalu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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237 lbs
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265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dwight Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sione Tokalu!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tokalu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Powell as he jumps to the side.
Powell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tokalu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Powell, pushing him back against the cage.
Tokalu tries to circle away but Powell has him pinned against the cage.
Powell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Sione Tokalu has been cut.
Tokalu looks winded!
Powell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Powell with a knee to the head.
Powell stalling in the clinch.
Powell jerks Tokalu's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Tokalu drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Powell goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Powell because Tokalu was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Dwight Powell!
During a confident post fight interview, Dwight Powell 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boris Ivanov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Dundee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boris Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov takes the fight into the clinch.
Ivanov breaks the clinch.
Ivanov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dundee avoids it really well and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Dundee misses its target.
Dundee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ivanov in his tracks.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dundee but Dundee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dundee catches Ivanov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dundee looks to land a combination but Ivanov avoids it well.
Ivanov tries to land a front kick but Dundee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dundee throws a body shot but no joy.
Dundee darts in and clinches Ivanov up against the cage.
Ivanov fails to pull guard.
Bruce Dundee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Ivanov.
Dundee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivanov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ivanov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dundee digs a good body shot into Ivanov's ribs.
Dundee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ivanov in his tracks.
Dundee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dundee lands a glancing blow to the side of Ivanov's head.
Ivanov is rocked!
Ivanov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ivanov wants to clinch but Dundee slips to the side
and Dundee counters with a left to the body.
Ivanov looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ivanov misses with the combination.
Dundee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dundee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dundee.
Ivanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Dundee finish him?
Dundee catches Ivanov with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Ivanov forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bruce Dundee!
An out of breath Bruce Dundee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Valero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edwin Valero!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valero looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Valero.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
Valero scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Valero.
Valero throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
And Silva counters with a quick kick to the body but Valero blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Valero.
Silva throws a quick counter kick to the body but Valero avoids it.
Valero with a nice cross.
It looks like Ricardo Silva has been cut.
Valero throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valero looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Valero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Valero - just one landing.
Valero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Valero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valero looks winded!
Valero lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Valero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Valero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva drives through with a takedown into Valero's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva passes into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva is working for a kimura but Valero is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Valero is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Valero is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Valero is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Valero avoid being mounted?
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Valero is defending well.
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva moves into full mount! Valero won't be happy about that!
Silva is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Valero is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Kiely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Kiely!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sandor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiely rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clegane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clegane throws a shot from downtown. Kiely moves away and avoids it.
Clegane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Clegane throws a big shot that misses.
Clegane has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kiely is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Clegane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiely was well out of range. Poor timing from Clegane.
Clegane looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiely is just out of range.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clegane drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kiely defends it well.
Kiely ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kiely tries to counter with a takedown but Clegane is quick to defend against it.
Clegane throws a hook to the side of Kiely's head but Kiely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiely changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clegane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiely.
Kiely throws a big counter combination but Clegane scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kiely misses with a wild combination.
Kiely with a lazy takedown attempt
and Clegane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clegane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiely drops down looking for a counter takedown but Clegane sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clegane throws a jab when Kiely was well out of range.
Kiely gets the takedown into side control.
Clegane is trying to improve his position.
Clegane is trying to work for a sweep but Kiely has mounted him!
Kiely lands with some strikes.
Clegane manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiely looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kiely thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clegane moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane trying to control the position.
Clegane looking for a guillotine here but Kiely defends easily.
Clegane wants to sweep but no luck.
Clegane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kiely.
Kiely landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clegane working for a triangle but Kiely defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clegane wants to stand and escape but Kiely is having none of it.
Kiely throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kiely trying to control the position from guard on top but Clegane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiely is looking to work some ground and pound but Clegane has wrist control.
Kiely avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Clegane misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A combination from Kiely does no damage.
Kiely swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiely takes a swing at Clegane's ribcage but misses.
Clegane tries to counter with a clinch but Kiely shakes him off and moves away.
Kiely loads up on a big right hand but Clegane slips the punch.
Clegane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clegane feints a jab promting Kiely to slip. Clegane then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kiely slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kiely misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Clegane misses.
Clegane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiely.
Clegane tests Kiely's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clegane lands a body shot.
Clegane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kiely stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clegane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiely avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sandor Clegane will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clegane misses with a looping left.
Kiely jabs at Clegane's body.
Clegane moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Eddie Kiely has been cut.
Kiely fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Clegane to the ground. Kiely is now in Clegane's guard.
Kiely works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Clegane looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kiely 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.
Kiely thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clegane's head.
Clegane trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Kiely is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Clegane wants to control but Kiely is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely wants to take a breather but Clegane is having none of it.
Kiely thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clegane's head.
Kiely content to control rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Clegane is looking to improve his position.
Kiely thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clegane's head.
Kiely missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kiely not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kiely thows a huge punch but Clegane dodges it nicely.
Kiely throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Clegane to regain full guard.
Clegane working a defensive guard but Kiely passes into half guard.
Kiely blocks the strikes from Clegane.
Clegane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kiely missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clegane makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clegane.
Clegane throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Clegane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kiely scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kiely throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clegane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kiely accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kiely scoring with punches to the head and body.
Clegane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kiely tries to get to full guard but Clegane has control of the leg.
Kiely wants to control but Clegane is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiely wants to get back to full guard.
Kiely manages to get to full guard.
Clegane throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely keeping full guard, as Clegane tries to pass.
Kiely keeping moving, preventing Clegane from controlling successfully.
Clegane passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kiely is looking for a sweep.
Clegane trying to control the position but Kiely is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiely tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Kiely dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Kiely's cut.
That's time! Kiely's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kiely shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clegane as he avoids it easily.
Kiely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clegane circles away quickly and effectively.
Sandor Clegane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clegane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eddie Kiely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clegane throws a combination. Kiely tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kiely throws a body punch but Clegane moves out of range.
Kiely fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kiely throws a right and a left that Clegane avoids nicely.
Clegane misses with a straight right.
Clegane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kiely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Clegane misses.
A left and a right from Clegane both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiely throws a right and a left that Clegane avoids nicely.
Kiely changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Clegane looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane is looking to regain half guard here but Kiely keeps moving and retains side control.
Kiely tries to move to mount but Clegane blocks the move with his legs.
Clegane is trying to improve his position.
Eddie Kiely overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kiely lands an elbow.
Kiely with the ground and pound but Clegane regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Clegane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kiely.
Kiely is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Clegane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kiely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane wants to get back to full guard.
Kiely slips a nice elbow through Clegane's hands, connecting with Clegane's forehead.
Clegane tries to roll over but Kiely keeps him under control.
Clegane trying to control but Kiely postures up.
Clegane wants to improve his position but Kiely is controlling well.
Clegane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kiely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely trying to pass the guard but Clegane defending well.
Kiely is trying to control. Clegane wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kiely thows a huge punch but Clegane dodges it nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clegane lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Clegane dodges the punch combination from Kiely.
Clegane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Clegane dodges the punch combination from Kiely.
Clegane looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiely is just out of range.
We've been told by Kiely's head coaches at Fokai Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Clegane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiely moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kiely throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clegane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kiely's head backwards.
Kiely throws a series of punches but Clegane avoids them all with ease.
Clegane looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiely is just out of range.
Kiely takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clegane misses with a body shot.
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!
Kiely misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kiely takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kiely throws out a loose jab but Clegane uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Clegane tries to counter it with a takedown but Kiely pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kiely misses with an uppercut.
Clegane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clegane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiely moves away.
Clegane looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiely is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sandor Clegane just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Eddie Kiely's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kiely fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clegane avoids it really well and circles away.
Kiely shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Clegane eats them both and turns towards Kiely to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Clegane slaps away a takedown attempt from Kiely, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kiely tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Clegane defends well and Kiely ends up having to push Clegane into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Clegane let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Kiely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clegane lands with an uppercut that bounces Kiely off the cage and back into range.
Kiely with a lazy takedown attempt
and Clegane counters with a straight right hand.
Kiely falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Clegane to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane loads up on a big right hand but Kiely slips the punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kiely on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clegane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clegane connects with a body shot.
Sandor Clegane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clegane moves out of range as Kiely strikes.
Clegane lands the left hand.
Clegane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clegane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiely manages to avoid it.
Clegane throws a shot to the body.
Kiely shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Clegane eats them both and turns towards Kiely to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kiely closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clegane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiely slips under a jab.
Clegane swings for the body but Kiely moves out of range.
Clegane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kiely. Kiely circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kiely lands with a right hand.
Clegane misses with a few strikes there.
Kiely throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clegane's waist but Clegane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kiely off to one side.
Clegane throws a right hand that Kiely ducks under and follows up with a left that Kiely also avoids with ease.
Kiely walks into a left hand.
No joy there for Clegane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clegane loads up on a big right hand but Kiely slips the punch.
Kiely swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Clegane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiely was well out of range. Poor timing from Clegane.
Kiely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clegane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clegane stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clegane wants it to stay on the feet.
Kiely misses with a hook. Clegane ducked under it nicely.
Clegane throws a combination. Kiely tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Clegane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiely lands a two punch combo.
Clegane connects with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Clegane there.
Kiely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clegane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clegane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clegane!
Kiely is rocked!
Clegane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiely.
Kiely swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oh Kiely is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clegane lands a head shot.
Clegane misses with a straight right.
Clegane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiely takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kiely misses with a double jab.
Kiely misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandor Clegane dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Kiely's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Clegane misses with a wild body shot.
Kiely throws a big counter combination but Clegane scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kiely seems to have got his legs back now.
Clegane misses with a wild body shot.
Kiely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clegane circles away quickly and effectively.
Clegane throws a jab when Kiely was well out of range.
Clegane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clegane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kiely takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Clegane works Kiely's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely throws a series of punches but Clegane avoids them all with ease.
Clegane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiely manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Clegane.
Clegane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely ducks under a wild hook from Clegane.
Kiely throws a series of punches but Clegane moves out of range.
Clegane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiely moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clegane drops Kiely with a beautiful combination! Kiely stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Clegane is looking for the KO!
Clegane staying out of range there.
Kiely slips a jab and a cross from Clegane.
Clegane misses with a wild body shot.
Kiely throws a series of punches but Clegane avoids them all with ease.
Clegane lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clegane throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiely moves out of range as Clegane strikes.
Clegane misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane avoids the body shot from Kiely.
Kiely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Clegane coming out on top.
Kiely takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Clegane lands the left hand.
No joy there for Kiely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiely misses with a double jab.
Clegane throws out a counter right but Kiely avoids it with no problem.
Clegane lands a left and a right that send Kiely crashing to the mat, dazed. Clegane thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Clegane throws a series of punches but Kiely moves out of range.
Kiely slips a jab and a cross from Clegane.
Clegane connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kiely is defended easily by Clegane.
Kiely will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A left lands for Clegane.
Clegane misses with a double jab.
Clegane connects with a right hand. Kiely shakes it off.
Clegane scores with a decent looking hook.
A combination from Clegane does no damage.
It looked like Kiely was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clegane lands with an overhand left.
Clegane misses with a shot to the body
and Kiely counters with a left and a right that stings Clegane.
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!
Clegane avoids the body shot from Kiely.
Clegane scores with a punch to the head.
Kiely throws a series of punches but Clegane avoids them all with ease.
Kiely throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Clegane counter with a right hand.
Kiely gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Clegane gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kiely is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sandor Clegane!
Sandor Clegane is the new heavyweight champion!
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