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AXF '3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fook Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fook Man 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce.
Bruce takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Bruce slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Man.
A big right from Bruce misses.
Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruce wants to clinch but Man slips to the side
and Man counters with an inside leg kick.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bruce misses with a two punch combination.
Bruce tries to clinch but Man moves away
and Man counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Bruce.
Bruce throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
Bruce works the jab nicely.
Bruce throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruce has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bruce misses with a two punch combination.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruce. That did some damage!
Bruce throws a lazy uppercut
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bruce's knee momentarily.
Man throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bruce tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Man.
Man keeps Bruce at a distance using the push kick.
Bruce looks winded!
Nice straight punches there by Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man.
Man thows a body kick. Bruce tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Man throws a head kick but Bruce moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bruce takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bruce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Man.
Bruce has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Man.
Bruce misses with a double jab
and Man counters with a body kick that stops Bruce in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Man.
Robert Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruce. That did some damage!
Man throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Bruce avoids it.
Man misses with a looping left.
Man cracks Bruce with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Man catches Bruce with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bruce throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Good shot there by Bruce.
Man connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bruce's hands.
Bruce throws a lazy uppercut
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man connects with a leg kick. Bruce looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Man.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man cracks the inside of Bruce's front leg.
Man tried to score with a low kick but Bruce checks it.
Bruce tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Bruce throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Bruce stuns Man with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bruce lands a slapping body shot.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bruce is out of range and Man settles back down.
Man shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bruce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruce checks a low kick from Man.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruce.
Bruce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruce throws a combination that misses
and Bruce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bruce's calf.
Bruce stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bruce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man avoids the head kick by Bruce.
Man thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bruce if he has to take too many more of those.
Man explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bruce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Man finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bruce tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bruce.
Bruce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bruce on the side of the head.
Bruce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jab, jab by Man - just one landing.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruce counters with a two punch combo.
Bruce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bruce shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Man thinks about countering with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruce. That did some damage!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bruce might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Man has got the better of the exchanges.
Bruce lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Man backs up against the cage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Fook Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce misses with a head kick.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruce has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Man throws out a powerful jab.
Man pushes Bruce away with a front kick.
Bruce tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Bruce bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Man's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce misses with a double jab
and Man counters with a nice leg kick.
Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a double jab.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Bruce tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bruce closes the distance looking to clinch
and Man counters with a thumping low kick.
Bruce throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Bruce throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Bruce swings widly with a right hand
and Man counters with a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bruce crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Man - the referee stops the clock and Bruce gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Man. Bruce manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Man scores with a kick to the body.
Man lands a jab to the head.
Bruce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Man - that will leave a mark!
Bruce closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Man.
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bruce's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bruce moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Man scores with a jab. Bruce acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Bruce chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
And Man counters with a quick kick to the body but Bruce blocks it.
Man throws a head kick that half lands.
Bruce doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Robert Bruce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruce misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses.
Bruce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man. That one must have hurt.
Nice jab there from Man.
Nice body kick there by Man.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bruce throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
Both fighters circling a little - Man finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bruce's head.
Bruce walks forward, straight into a front kick from Man.
Man keeps Bruce at a distance using the push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruce has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Man looks for the body kick but Bruce saw that one coming.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruce's sensitive parts.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bruce.
Bruce moves out of range of the strikes.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bruce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a body kick.
Bruce takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Man gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bruce.
Bruce throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruce has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bruce misses with a left hand
and Man counters with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Man cracks Bruce with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bruce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Man counters with a nice body kick.
Man is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man dominated that second round.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bruce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Man throws a push kick but Bruce slaps the foot to one side.
Man throws the left hand but Bruce avoids the punch easily.
Bruce takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bruce lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bruce swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man.
Man moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bruce fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bruce moves out of range of the body kick.
Crunch! Man slams his shin into Bruce's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Bruce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man lands with a nice body kick.
Man lands a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Bruce down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man fakes the leg kick and cracks Bruce in the body.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Bruce's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruce tries to avoid it.
Bruce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man looks for the body kick but Bruce saw that one coming.
Bruce moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Bruce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
Bruce tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruce swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Man sizes up Bruce with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Man misses.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bruce has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bruce walks forward, straight into a front kick from Man.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Bruce's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruce tries to avoid it.
Crunch! Man slams his shin into Bruce's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Bruce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
Despite the aggression on Bruce's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bruce to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Bruce.
Man keeps Bruce at a distance using the push kick.
Bruce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bruce crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Man - the referee stops the clock and Bruce gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Man. Bruce manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Man throws a push kick but Bruce slaps the foot to one side.
Bruce closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bruce avoids a kick to the body.
Man lands a jab to the nose.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses.
Bruce moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Man feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bruce moves away from the strike by Man.
A bone on bone clash there as Bruce blocks the leg kick.
Bruce raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Bruce misses.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bruce throws a lazy head kick
and Man counters with a nice body kick.
You can see that Bruce has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man. That one must have hurt.
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bruce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
Bruce throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Bruce looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Bruce doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Man looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good exchange - Man coming out on top.
Man walks into a straight right hand from Bruce.
Man slips a jab from Bruce.
Bruce darts in trying to clinch
and Man counters with a nice leg kick.
Robert Bruce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fook Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruce. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fook Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fook Man!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pithe Canthropus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Maven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canthropus comes to the cage accompanied by Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
36 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Pithe Canthropus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Maven!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maven throws a hook but Canthropus blocks it.
Maven misses with a low kick.
Maven on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maven tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Canthropus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maven.
Canthropus looks for a takedown but Maven sprawls well.
Canthropus connects with a body shot that sends Maven's belly button to the back.
Canthropus connects with a single shot there.
Maven lands with an uppercut that bounces Canthropus off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Maven, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Canthropus misses with an uppercut. Maven saw that one coming.
Canthropus thows a leg kick but Maven checks it
and Maven counters with a nice uppercut.
Maven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canthropus was well out of range. Poor timing from Maven.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maven takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maven has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Canthropus.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maven, as that shot connected.
Canthropus connects with a body shot.
Maven ducks under a wild hook from Canthropus.
Maven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maven moves out of range of the strikes.
Maven lands a head shot.
It looks like Pithe Canthropus has been cut.
Canthropus with a nice cross.
Maven throws a leg kick but Canthropus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Canthropus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Canthropus.
Canthropus missing with a left hand there. Maven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Canthropus catches Maven with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canthropus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maven takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maven blocks a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maven.
Maven throws a hook to the side of Canthropus's head but Canthropus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Canthropus moves out of range of the leg kick from Maven.
Canthropus lands a head kick. Maven smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maven feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Canthropuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Canthropus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maven is out of range.
Canthropus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Canthropus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maven wants to slow Canthropus down by chopping away at his legs.
Maven lands a really nice looking cross but Canthropus seems unphased.
Canthropus misses with a double jab
and Maven counters with a nice right hand that sends Canthropus toppling to the canvas! Canthropus scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Maven finish him?!
Canthropus is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maven throws a sloppy head kick and Canthropus moves out of range easily.
Oh Canthropus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Canthropus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maven throws a pinpoint strike between Canthropus's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Canthropus crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Maven scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcus Maven!
In defeat, Pithe Canthropus stepped up to the mic, saying 'Crap. I lost. That sucks.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meyer Lansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lannister comes into the arena with Freefallin by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers blaring out of the sound system. Lansky has chosen Stranglehold - Ted Nugent as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meyer Lansky!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Lannister.
Lansky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Meyer Lansky has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lansky.
A combination from Lansky does no damage.
Lannister feinted with a counter takedown.
Some wild striking there from Lansky.
Lansky gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lansky is rocked!
Lannister batters Lansky with a massive right followed by a huge left! Lansky is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Lannister lands a final crushing right hand to drop Lansky to the mat with a gruesome thud! Lannister is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tyrion Lannister!
Post fight, Tyrion Lannister stared into the camera and said 'I should be wearing that fucking belt right now but beggars can't be choosers so when they sent me an offer to be cannon fodder I accepted it just so I could get the chance to beat the living shit out of Jesus. And guess what now? Jesus ain't looking so grand. Kiss my ass bitch.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zerachiel Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Christopher might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to LA Beast Official Theme . Zerachiel Halo 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Christopher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zerachiel Halo!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Christopher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christopher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Christopher.
Christopher checks a low kick from Halo.
Christopher is looking to counter punch.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Christopher is out of range.
Halo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christopher.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christopher.
Christopher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Halo's head.
Christopher lands a nice looking body shot.
Christopher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Halo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Christopher lands with a thumping leg kick.
Halo misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo connects with a leg kick. Christopher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Christopher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zerachiel Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo tries to work over Christopher's front leg with a kick but Christopher checks it.
Halo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halo throws a push kick but Christopher slaps the foot to one side.
Christopher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Halo.
Christopher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Halo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Christopher under the eye.
Christopher avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Christopher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Christopher throws a leg kick
and Halo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Halo misses with a looping right.
Christopher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Christopher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been informed that Halo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christopher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Christopher checks it well.
A big right from Halo misses.
Christopher is looking for a counter combo.
Christopher throws an overhand right that lands on Halo's shoulder, as Halo tries to avoid the shot.
Halo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Halo lands a leg kick that knocks Christopher off balance momentarily.
Halo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christopher's head.
Christopher is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Halo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Christopher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Halo punishes Christopher's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halo.
Halo is looking to slow Christopher down with leg kicks.
Halo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher blocks a head kick by Halo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halo, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halo.
Halo misses with a hook to the body
and Christopher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Christopher misses.
Halo throws a low kick, looking for Christopher's leg but Christopher calmly moves out of range.
Christopher throws a nice looking combination but Halo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christopher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halo scores with a nice head shot.
Christopher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Halo misses with a two punch combination.
Christopher throwing a counter right hand but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo misses with a low kick as Christopher jumps back.
Christopher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Christopher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Christopher checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Christopher tries to counter by clinching up but Halo breaks away and moves out of range.
Halo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Christopher misses with an uppercut. Halo saw that one coming.
Christopher avoids the head kick by Halo.
Christopher misses with a few strikes there.
Halo throws an off balance right hand
and Christopher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halo moves out of range as Christopher strikes.
Halo throws a sloppy head kick
and Christopher counters with a nice uppercut.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Christopher with a hook.
Halo is looking to slow Christopher down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zerachiel Halo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Christopher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Christopher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Halo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christopher's sensitive parts.
Halo throws a looping overhand right but Christopher ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Christopher misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Christopher might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Christopher misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Halo.
Halo throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Christopher counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christopher moves away from the strike by Halo.
Halo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Christopher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halo tries to land a leg kick but Christopher saw it coming and moves away.
Halo throws a front kick aimed at Christopher's knee but Christopher avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a right hand that misses
and Christopher comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Halo stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Christopher is on him like rabid pit bull! Halo slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Christopher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makahlen Gorbachoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Careful as his entrance music. Sven Larsson 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
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Makahlen Gorbachoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson misses with a shot to the body
and Gorbachoff counters with an inside leg kick.
Gorbachoff slips a jab from Larsson.
Larsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorbachoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsson is looking to clinch.
A big left from Larsson misses.
Gorbachoff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larsson jabs Gorbachoff right on the nose. Gorbachoff blinks but takes it well.
Gorbachoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Larsson.
A good leg kick by Gorbachoff.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gorbachoff.
Larsson scores with a one two! Gorbachoff had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Larsson jabs at Gorbachoff's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorbachoff thumps Larsson with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson looks to land a combination but Gorbachoff avoids it well.
Larsson lands with a nice combination. Gorbachoff backs away looking to recover.
Larsson digs a good body shot into Gorbachoff's ribs.
Larsson throws out a loose jab but Gorbachoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gorbachoff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larsson.
Gorbachoff takes one to the side of the head.
Gorbachoff throws a leg kick which misses Larsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Larsson tries to avoid it.
Larsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Larsson throws a right hand that Gorbachoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Gorbachoff also avoids with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Larsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larsson rushes Gorbachoff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gorbachoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands with a good body shot.
Nice body kick there by Larsson.
Larsson with a nice cross.
Larsson swings for the body but Gorbachoff moves out of range.
Larsson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Larsson duly obliges.
Larsson moves into the clinch.
Larsson is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Larsson.
Gorbachoff has Larsson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gorbachoff pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Larsson tumbling to the mat - Gorbachoff dives into Larsson's guard.
Gorbachoff scoring with punches to the head and body.
Larsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorbachoff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gorbachoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorbachoff makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Larsson keeping moving, preventing Gorbachoff from controlling successfully.
Gorbachoff is looking to work some ground and pound but Larsson has wrist control.
Gorbachoff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gorbachoff's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Larsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gorbachoff wants to pass the guard but Larsson is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gorbachoff tries to land a front kick but Larsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Larsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gorbachoff feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Larsson throws a hook to the side of Gorbachoff's head but Gorbachoff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larsson lands a nice shot that snaps Gorbachoff's head back.
Larsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gorbachoff explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Larsson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsson. Gorbachoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gorbachoff feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gorbachoff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Larsson clobbers Gorbachoff with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Larsson throws a hook to the side of Gorbachoff's head but Gorbachoff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Larsson wants to clinch
and Gorbachoff counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gorbachoff 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.
Larsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Larsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Larsson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gorbachoff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gorbachoff is one step ahead there.
Larsson keeping moving, preventing Gorbachoff from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff postures up in Larsson's guard and throws a big left but Larsson blocks it.
Gorbachoff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Larsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Larsson lands with a shot to the body.
Larsson blocks a leg kick.
Sven Larsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Larsson misses.
Larsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gorbachoff circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body kick there by Larsson.
Larsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sven Larsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff lands a nice looking body kick.
Larsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gorbachoff with a nice cross.
Gorbachoff moves out of range of the body kick.
Larsson throws a lazy head kick
and Gorbachoff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larsson takes a swing at Gorbachoff's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson cracks Gorbachoff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gorbachoff lands with a nice body kick.
Larsson is breathing heavily.
Gorbachoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gorbachoff gets tackled into the cage by Larsson. Larsson maintains the clinch.
Larsson has a couple of punches blocked by Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gorbachoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gorbachoff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Larsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Gorbachoff.
Larsson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Larsson misses with a looping left.
Larsson looks to land a right hand but Gorbachoff moved out of range.
Gorbachoff connects with an inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gorbachoff crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Larsson - the referee stops the clock and Gorbachoff gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Larsson. Gorbachoff manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gorbachoff.
Larsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gorbachoff slips under a jab from Larsson.
Gorbachoff takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff throws a looping overhand right but Larsson ducks down to avoid it.
Larsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Larsson misses its intended target.
Gorbachoff takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gorbachoff looks to land a body kick but Larsson moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsson.
Larsson with the counter takedown but Gorbachoff avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gorbachoff fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Larsson is out of range.
Larsson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Larsson misses with a straight right.
Larsson rushes Gorbachoff and presses him up against the cage.
Gorbachoff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gorbachoff has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gorbachoff is trying to push Larsson away but Larsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Larsson tries a body shot but Gorbachoff blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Larsson throws a combination that misses
and Gorbachoff counters with an outside leg kick.
Larsson throws a leg kick but Gorbachoff checks it.
Gorbachoff throws a low kick but Larsson avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Gorbachoff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sven Larsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Larsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gorbachoff circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gorbachoff counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Larsson thinking.
Gorbachoff takes one to the chin there.
Larsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorbachoff thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Larsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Gorbachoff ducks under a wild hook from Larsson.
Larsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson misses with a wild combination.
Larsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Larsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sven Larsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff lands a nice looking body shot.
Larsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gorbachoff can pounce on him.
Larsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Larsson is rocked!
Larsson throws an overhand right that lands on Gorbachoff's shoulder, as Gorbachoff tries to avoid the shot.
Gorbachoff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Larsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gorbachoff finish him?
Larsson looks to throw a body kick
and Gorbachoff counters with a double leg that slams his opponent to the canvas! Larsson is in trouble here! Gorbachoff pounds away until the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Makahlen Gorbachoff!
Our winner, Makahlen Gorbachoff, 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.
In defeat, Sven Larsson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Bork! Bork!Bork!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Biles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Kalawa (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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Biles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Kalawa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Francis DeMontford and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kalawa circles away.
Kalawa throws a low kick but Biles moves out of range easily.
Biles tries to counter with a takedown but Kalawa is quick to defend against it.
Biles tries for a takedown but Kalawa circles away easily
and Kalawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Biles shoots for a double leg takedown but Kalawa sprawls well. He's pushed Biles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Biles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biles shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kalawa is trying to defend but Biles finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Biles is looking for a kimura here.
Biles is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biles is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Kalawa still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Kalawa has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biles trying to remain calm as Kalawa controls from the top position.
Biles manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biles looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Biles works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kalawa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Biles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kalawa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kalawa content to stall in guard here.
Biles is looking for a triangle but Kalawa pushes his legs off easily.
Kalawa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Biles has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kalawa has managed to get both his arms back between Biles's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biles has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kalawa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Biles isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kalawa stacks Biles on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kalawa!
Biles manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kalawa's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biles looking for submissions off his back.
Biles looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Biles is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kalawa pulls his head out easily.
Biles is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kalawa pulls his head out easily.
Biles looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kalawa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Biles looking for submissions off his back.
Kalawa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 Ryan Biles will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Biles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kalawa.
Nice sprawl there from Kalawa as Biles shoots in.
Kalawa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Biles to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Biles scoring with some ground and pound.
Kalawa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Biles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Biles throwing strikes from guard but Kalawa blocks nicely.
Biles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Biles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Biles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kalawa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Biles.
Biles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kalawa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biles postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kalawa is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Biles, into his guard.
Kalawa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Biles has his foot on Kalawa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kalawa works his way back into a safe position though.
Ryan Biles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Biles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kalawa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kalawa wants to control from the top but Biles keeps moving.
Kalawa wants to stand but Biles has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Biles isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kalawa stacks Biles on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kalawa!
Kalawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Biles keeps working.
Biles tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kalawa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Biles is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Biles looking for submissions off his back.
Biles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalawa not doing much here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Biles looking for submissions off his back.
Biles looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kalawa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kalawa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Biles shoots in looking for a takedown. Kalawa tries to sprawl out of it but Biles keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kalawa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kalawa leaves Biles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Biles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biles shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kalawa defends it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kalawa throws a looping overhand right but Biles ducks down to avoid it.
Biles changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kalawa misses with a few strikes there.
Kalawa cracks Biles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kalawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Biles darts in looking for a takedown but Kalawa gets double underhooks and turns Biles into the cage.
Biles on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Biles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch lands to the side of Biles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Biles shoots for a double leg takedown but Kalawa sprawls well. He's pushed Biles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Biles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biles changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kalawa tries to avoid it but Biles manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kalawa to the ground. Kalawa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Biles blocks the leg kick.
Biles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kalawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by Biles as he checks the leg kick.
Kalawa tries a low kick but Biles avoids it.
Biles half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kalawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kalawa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Biles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalawa stuffs the takedown attempt from Biles. Biles gets slowly back to his feet.
Kalawa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Biles is just out of range.
Kalawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Biles doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kalawa counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck for Biles with that takedown attempt.
Kalawa looks to land a right hand but Biles moved out of range.
Biles tries to bum rush Kalawa with a series of wild strikes but Kalawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Biles shoots and misses
and Kalawa counters with a right hand to the body.
Kalawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kalawa's coach down at Beat Down Under was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kalawa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kalawa lands with an uppercut that bounces Biles off the cage and back into range.
A big left from Kalawa misses.
Kalawa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Biles checks it well.
Biles appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kalawa looks to land a combination but Biles avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Biles is rocked!
Kalawa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Biles is able to avoid easily.
Biles on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oh Biles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biles checks a low kick from Kalawa.
Biles seems to have got his legs back now.
Kalawa throws an overhand right that lands on Biles's shoulder, as Biles tries to avoid the shot.
Biles staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Kalawa.
Biles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kalawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Biles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalawa.
Kalawa throws a jab when Biles was well out of range.
Biles shoots in but no luck this time.
Kalawa lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalawa lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Biles.
George Kalawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Biles has his takedown stuffed
and Kalawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Biles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kalawa.
Kalawa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Biles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Biles slips a straight right by Kalawa.
Kalawa misses with an uppercut. Biles saw that one coming.
Kalawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Biles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalawa misses with a hook. Biles ducked under it nicely.
Biles ducks under a wild hook from Kalawa.
Biles moves away from the strike by Kalawa.
Kalawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Biles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalawa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kalawa misses with an uppercut.
Ryan Biles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kalawa circles away.
Kalawa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Biles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biles moves out of range of the leg kick from Kalawa.
Biles darts in looking for a takedown but Kalawa gets double underhooks and turns Biles into the cage.
Kalawa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kalawa looks to land a left hand but Biles moved out of range nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Biles or perhaps it was just good defense by Kalawa, which made it look bad.
Biles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Biles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Biles ducks under a wild hook from Kalawa.
Kalawa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kalawa wants to land a leg kick but Biles is out of range.
Biles shoots in looking for a takedown. Kalawa tries to sprawl out of it but Biles keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kalawa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Kalawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kalawa 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Kalawa!
George Kalawa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roque Barretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barretto comes to the cage accompanied by Last Man Standing - By 4ft Fingers. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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42
167 lbs
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170 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
39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roque Barretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Brandao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barretto!
Nice defenses there by Barretto.
Brandao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barretto moves away.
Barretto misses with an uppercut.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Barretto is looking to score with low kicks.
Brandao tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Roque Barretto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barretto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barretto misses with an uppercut.
Brandao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barretto feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barretto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brandao misses with a looping right.
Brandao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barretto.
Brandao with the counter takedown but Barretto avoids it easily.
Brandao misses with a wild body shot.
Barretto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barretto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brandao's calf.
Diego Brandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barretto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brandao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barretto half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barretto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rage XXX Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Barretto misses with a leg kick.
Barretto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brandao on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Brandao. Those never looked like landing.
Barretto throws a shot from downtown. Brandao moves away and avoids it.
Barretto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brandao is out of range and Barretto settles back down.
Brandao throws out a loose jab but Barretto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barretto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barretto connects with a right hand. Brandao shakes it off.
Barretto shoots in for a double leg but Brandao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brandao throws a looping overhand right but Barretto ducks down to avoid it.
Barretto cracks Brandao with an open hand slap.
Brandao is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Brandao misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandao takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barretto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barretto looks to land a right hand but Brandao moved out of range.
Brandao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barretto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barretto moves out of range of the strikes.
Barretto wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brandao throws a right hand that Barretto ducks under and follows up with a left that Barretto also avoids with ease.
Barretto looks to land a body kick but Brandao moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barretto.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barretto.
Barretto throws a shot from downtown. Brandao moves away and avoids it.
Barretto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brandao tests Barretto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao avoids a kick to the body.
Brandao feints the counter takedown.
Barretto thumps Brandao with a low kick.
Barretto moves forwards but Brandao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barretto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao moves out of range of the body kick from Barretto.
Brandao feints the counter takedown.
Brandao throws a series of punches but Barretto avoids them all with ease.
Barretto tries to counter by clinching up but Brandao breaks away and moves out of range.
Brandao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brandao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barretto. That one must have hurt.
Brandao fails to land with a series of punches.
Barretto looks to land a combination. Brandao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brandao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barretto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandao moves away.
Barretto digs a good hook to Brandao's body.
That kick from Barretto tenderised Brandao's leg. Brandao is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao fails to land with a series of punches.
Brandao with a hook.
Barretto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brandao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab by Barretto.
Brandao connects with a single shot there.
Brandao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brandao scores with a jab.
Barretto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brandao. That did some damage!
Brandao avoids a kick to the body.
Brandao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandao throws an overhand right that lands on Barretto's shoulder, as Barretto tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barretto walks into a left hand.
Barretto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brandao scores with a sloppy right hand. Barretto should have avoided that one.
Barretto lands a glancing blow to the side of Brandao's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roque Barretto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barretto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barretto lands with a nice body kick.
Barretto slips under a jab.
Barretto staying out of range there.
Diego Brandao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barretto throws the kick towards the body but Brandao avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barretto.
Roque Barretto is winning the standup battle so far.
Brandao scores with a nice right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brandao, as that shot connected.
A jab from Brandao finds it's way through Barretto's defenses.
Barretto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Barretto.
Barretto swings for the body but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barretto throws a push kick but Brandao slaps the foot to one side.
Brandao blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barretto drops Brandao with a beautiful combination! Brandao stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barretto is looking for the KO!
Brandao is rocked!
Brandao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brandao is still on wobbly legs! Can Barretto finish him?
Barretto connects with an inside leg kick.
Barretto connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Brandao tumbling to the canvas! Barretto pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Brandao was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roque Barretto!
During a confident post fight interview, Roque Barretto 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braden Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Bleed for Me. Turk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Status Quo- Deeper and Down. Dan Price is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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28
146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Braden Turk!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk looks to throw the jab but Price is out of range.
Price scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turk doesn't seem bothered though.
Price stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turk.
Turk scores with a jab to the head.
Price throws out a powerful jab.
Turk staying out of range there.
Price blocks a low kick nicely.
Turk thuds a left hand into Price's body.
Turk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Price connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turk scrambles back to his feet.
Braden Turk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turk lands a nice hook to Price's body. Price takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Price sizes up Turk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Turk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Price was well out of range. Poor timing from Turk.
Turk throws out a loose jab but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price throws a leg kick but Turk checks it.
Turk misses with a body shot.
Turk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Price swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Price throws out the jab.
Turk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Price throws a hook to the side of Turk's head but Turk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price looks to land a left hand but Turk moved out of range nicely.
Price backing away here, and Turk unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Price feints a jab promting Turk to slip. Price then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Turk slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Price lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turk is rocked!
Price cracks Turk with an open hand slap.
Turk is still on wobbly legs! Can Price finish him?
Price and Turk are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Price throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Turk into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Price 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 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dan Price!
A very excited looking Dan Price 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van De Wolf Keizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyshit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van De Wolf Keizer comes into the arena with MASTODON - BLOOD AND THUNDER blaring out of the sound system. Holyshit has chosen You're gonna die! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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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
35 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joost Van De Wolf Keizer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Evander Holyshit!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van De Wolf Keizer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holyshit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holyshit is looking to land body kicks.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a leg kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer cracks Holyshit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Evander Holyshit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holyshit misses with a wild body shot.
Holyshit swinging wildly here.
Van De Wolf Keizer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Holyshit throws out a loose jab but Van De Wolf Keizer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holyshit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van De Wolf Keizer cracks Holyshit with a good jab.
Van De Wolf Keizer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holyshit.
Holyshit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Holyshit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holyshit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holyshit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van De Wolf Keizer's hands.
Holyshit misses with a straight right.
Holyshit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Holyshit stalks Van De Wolf Keizer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van De Wolf Keizer's face. Van De Wolf Keizer staggers backwards, shaken.
Holyshit looks to throw the jab but Van De Wolf Keizer is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holyshit. Van De Wolf Keizer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holyshit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Evander Holyshit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Van De Wolf Keizer misses.
Holyshit throws the left hand but Van De Wolf Keizer avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van De Wolf Keizer. Holyshit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holyshit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van De Wolf Keizer slips under a jab.
Van De Wolf Keizer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit tries to score with a low kick but Van De Wolf Keizer moves his leg out of the way.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to counter with a takedown but Holyshit is quick to defend against it.
Holyshit misses with a straight right.
Van De Wolf Keizer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holyshit.
Van De Wolf Keizer is looking to land body kicks.
Holyshit feints and then cracks Van De Wolf Keizer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van De Wolf Keizer down.
Holyshit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van De Wolf Keizer stalks Holyshit and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Holyshit's face. Holyshit staggers backwards, shaken.
Holyshit throws a hook but Van De Wolf Keizer blocks it.
Van De Wolf Keizer feinted with a counter takedown.
Holyshit misses with a low kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to clinch but Holyshit is having none of it.
Holyshit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van De Wolf Keizer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Holyshit's guard.
Holyshit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holyshit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Van De Wolf Keizer defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit looking for a sweep. Not yet Holyshit, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holyshit working a defensive guard here.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a big elbow that misses.
Van De Wolf Keizer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holyshit is controlling Van De Wolf Keizer's posture.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to close the distance and clinch but Holyshit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van De Wolf Keizer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Holyshit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holyshit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Holyshit throws a right hand that misses
and Van De Wolf Keizer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Holyshit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holyshit takes a swing at Van De Wolf Keizer's ribcage but misses.
Holyshit looks to score with a jab to the body but Van De Wolf Keizer is just out of range.
Van De Wolf Keizer checks a low kick from Holyshit.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holyshit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Holyshit misses with a body shot.
Van De Wolf Keizer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Holyshit sprawls and moves away.
Holyshit lands a two punch combo.
Holyshit lands a nice looking body shot.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a really nice looking cross but Holyshit seems unphased.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Holyshit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Holyshit swings widly with a right hand
and Van De Wolf Keizer counters with a shoot takedown. Holyshit fights it but they end up in guard.
Holyshit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws an elbow that misses. Holyshit uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van De Wolf Keizer's guard. Nice move by Holyshit!
Holyshit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holyshit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van De Wolf Keizer is keeping the position for now.
Van De Wolf Keizer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Van De Wolf Keizer 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.
Holyshit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van De Wolf Keizer keeping moving, preventing Holyshit from controlling successfully.
Van De Wolf Keizer has his hands on Holyshit's head, controlling the position.
Holyshit wants to control from the top but Van De Wolf Keizer keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyshit looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Holyshit wants to control from the top but Van De Wolf Keizer keeps moving.
Holyshit being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van De Wolf Keizer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holyshit as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Holyshit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van De Wolf Keizer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Holyshit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Holyshit avoids a kick to the body.
Holyshit connects with a jab.
Holyshit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holyshit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Holyshit throws a lazy uppercut
and Van De Wolf Keizer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van De Wolf Keizer. Holyshit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holyshit with a jab.
Van De Wolf Keizer moves out of range of the strikes.
Holyshit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Van De Wolf Keizer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van De Wolf Keizer gets the takedown into side control.
Holyshit is looking to regain half guard here but Van De Wolf Keizer keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer throwing strikes but Holyshit manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Van De Wolf Keizer regains half guard there - taking advantage of Holyshit's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Van De Wolf Keizer trying to control here.
Van De Wolf Keizer is doing well to control the position and prevent Holyshit from advancing to side control.
Holyshit working Van De Wolf Keizer over with strikes.
Holyshit is keen to just control but Van De Wolf Keizer is a slippery customer.
Holyshit takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Holyshit prevents Van De Wolf Keizer from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit wants to get back to his feet.
Holyshit is controlling the pace.
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van De Wolf Keizer is not content to let Holyshit control the position.
Holyshit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Holyshit there.
Holyshit looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van De Wolf Keizer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Holyshit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Evander Holyshit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping body kick lands there for Van De Wolf Keizer.
Evander Holyshit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van De Wolf Keizer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a really nice looking cross but Holyshit seems unphased.
Holyshit just misses with a punch to the body.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van De Wolf Keizer, right into the meat.
Holyshit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van De Wolf Keizer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Holyshit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Holyshit moves out of range of the body kick from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Holyshit scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van De Wolf Keizer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van De Wolf Keizer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van De Wolf Keizer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van De Wolf Keizer. Holyshit shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holyshit throws a hook to the side of Van De Wolf Keizer's head but Van De Wolf Keizer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyshit throws a series of punches but Van De Wolf Keizer avoids them all with ease.
A low kick from Holyshit is predictable there
and Van De Wolf Keizer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Van De Wolf Keizer prevents Holyshit from improving his position.
Holyshit is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holyshit is staying active underneath Van De Wolf Keizer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Holyshit trying to hold on to Van De Wolf Keizer's head to control him but Van De Wolf Keizer postures up.
Holyshit keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van De Wolf Keizer stalling away here and it's allowed Holyshit to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Holyshit can't keep his opponent in guard - Van De Wolf Keizer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Holyshit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van De Wolf Keizer is working away from the top position though.
Van De Wolf Keizer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van De Wolf Keizer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Holyshit's head.
Van De Wolf Keizer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Holyshit tries to get to full guard but Van De Wolf Keizer has control of the leg.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Van De Wolf Keizer thows a huge punch but Holyshit dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit is looking for a sweep. Van De Wolf Keizer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Holyshit misses with a double jab
and Van De Wolf Keizer counters with a body kick that stops Holyshit in his tracks momentarily.
Van De Wolf Keizer fails to land the takedown.
Holyshit misses with a few strikes there.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a head kick that misses.
Van De Wolf Keizer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van De Wolf Keizer staying out of range there.
Holyshit swinging wildly here.
Van De Wolf Keizer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joost Van De Wolf Keizer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit takes a swing at Van De Wolf Keizer's ribcage but misses.
Holyshit digs a good hook to Van De Wolf Keizer's body.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a sloppy head kick and Holyshit moves out of range easily.
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holyshit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holyshit misses with a straight left.
Evander Holyshit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Holyshit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holyshit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van De Wolf Keizer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Holyshit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holyshit swings for the body but Van De Wolf Keizer moves out of range.
Van De Wolf Keizer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holyshit swings for the body but Van De Wolf Keizer moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joost Van De Wolf Keizer.
I think Holyshit 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Evander Holyshit!
During a confident post fight interview, Evander Holyshit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Joost Van De Wolf Keizer stepped up to the mic, saying 'Zis guy went with the illegal ass poke technique early in the first round. He kept doing zis evertime ze ref wuz not paying the tension . I would have won but ze hole time I was worried about my hole all the time... Smell his finger it is proof!'.
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