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AXF '6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ken Williams enters the cage!
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robbie Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Williams!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Williams lands a head kick. Sanchez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanchez's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Williams.
Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ken Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Sanchez misses its target.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams connects with a high kick.
Sanchez is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez is looking for a counter combo.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams catches Sanchez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a high kick.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams lands a high kick!
Ken Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle, before Williams throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Sanchez's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Williams lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Ken Williams!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Behnder Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serafin Cuevas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serafin Cuevas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Behnder Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Serafin Cuevas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuevas tries to close the distance and clinch but Behnder Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Behnder Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Cuevas's guard.
Cuevas wants to stand and escape but Behnder Jr is having none of it.
Behnder Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Behnder Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cuevas keeping full guard, as Behnder Jr tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuevas wants to stand and escape but Behnder Jr is having none of it.
Behnder Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cuevas is looking to stand back up but Behnder Jr counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cuevas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuevas won't allow Behnder Jr to pass to mount.
Behnder Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Behnder Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cuevas sees it coming and defends easily.
Cuevas is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Behnder Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Cuevas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Behnder Jr stops Cuevas from getting back to his feet.
Behnder Jr is looking for a kimura but Cuevas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Behnder Jr to get the leverage.
Behnder Jr trying to pass the guard but Cuevas defending well.
Cuevas pushes Behnder Jr off looking to stand but Behnder Jr dives back in and keeps control.
Behnder Jr is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Behnder Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cuevas keeps working.
Behnder Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Behnder Jr wants to take a breather but Cuevas is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A solid body kick from Behnder Jr.
Behnder Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cuevas throws a head kick that misses.
Behnder Jr is looking to counter the offense by Cuevas and move into the clinch.
Cuevas moves in looking to clinch but Behnder Jr pushes him off.
Behnder Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A lazy left from Cuevas finds it's target.
Behnder Jr throws a head kick but Cuevas moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behnder Jr thuds his right hand into Cuevas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marcus Behnder Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Behnder Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Behnder Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Behnder Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cuevas tries to clinch up.
Behnder Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Behnder Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Behnder Jr misses the shot to the body.
Cuevas misses with a kick to the body.
Behnder Jr misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Behnder Jr wants to clinch up but Cuevas keeps it at a distance.
Behnder Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Behnder Jr misses with a left hand
and Cuevas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cuevas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Behnder Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Behnder Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cuevas defends well and Behnder Jr ends up having to push Cuevas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuevas looks to clinch
and Behnder Jr counters with a left to the body.
Behnder Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Cuevas.
Cuevas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Behnder Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Behnder Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cuevas is out of range.
Cuevas tries to clinch but Behnder Jr is having none of it.
Cuevas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Behnder Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Cuevas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cuevas stalks Behnder Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Behnder Jr's face. Behnder Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Behnder Jr misses with a looping left.
Behnder Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Behnder Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cuevas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Behnder Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Behnder Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Behnder Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cuevas can do to turn this around?
Behnder Jr looks for the body kick but Cuevas saw that one coming.
Cuevas closes the distance and clinches.
Behnder Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Behnder Jr tries to pull guard but Cuevas holds him up against the cage and eventually Behnder Jr drops back down to his feet.
Behnder Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cuevas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Behnder Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Cuevas has a couple of punches blocked by Behnder Jr.
Behnder Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cuevas has a couple of punches blocked by Behnder Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuevas misses with a punch on the inside.
Cuevas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cuevas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Behnder Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Behnder Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Behnder Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuevas uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Behnder Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cuevas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cuevas is trying to break the clinch but Behnder Jr is controlling him.
Cuevas working hard to break the clinch.
Cuevas can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Behnder Jr.
Cuevas misses with the head strike.
Cuevas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cuevas is trying to break free.
Behnder Jr jumps guard and drags Cuevas to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cuevas wanted to stand there but Behnder Jr had control of the position.
Cuevas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Behnder Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Behnder Jr, not yet.
Behnder Jr has a closed guard, preventing Cuevas from standing up.
Behnder Jr looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behnder Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cuevas wants to stand up but Behnder Jr is controlling him.
Behnder Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Cuevas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cuevas wants to stand up but Behnder Jr is controlling him.
Cuevas is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Behnder Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cuevas is looking to stand up but Behnder Jr isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Behnder Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuevas is just out of range.
Cuevas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cuevas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Behnder Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Serafin Cuevas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cuevas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Behnder Jr connects with a leg kick. Cuevas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Behnder Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cuevas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Behnder Jr.
Cuevas tries to clinch but Behnder Jr is having none of it.
Cuevas lands the left hand.
Cuevas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Behnder Jr.
Cuevas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Behnder Jr can pounce on him.
Behnder Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marcus Behnder Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Cuevas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Behnder Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cuevas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cuevas checks the leg kick.
Behnder Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuevas scores with a jab. Behnder Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuevas blocks a head kick by Behnder Jr.
Cuevas throws a push kick but Behnder Jr slaps the foot to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Behnder Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Behnder Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Behnder Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuevas manages to avoid it.
Cuevas is looking to clinch.
Cuevas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Behnder Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cuevas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cuevas works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus Behnder Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Behnder Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Cuevas counters with a right hand to the body.
Cuevas wants to clinch.
Cuevas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Behnder Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cuevas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cuevas darts in trying to clinch
and Behnder Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Cuevas moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuevas working hard to break the clinch.
Cuevas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Behnder Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Behnder Jr has Cuevas pushed against the cage.
Behnder Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cuevas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Behnder Jr tries to land a leg kick but Cuevas saw it coming and moves away.
Behnder Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cuevas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Behnder Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Cuevas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cuevas tries to clinch up.
Cuevas doesn't manage to clinch there - Behnder Jr circles away.
Behnder Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cuevas sprawls and moves away.
Cuevas just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuevas blocks a head kick by Behnder Jr.
Behnder Jr sizes up Cuevas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Behnder Jr. That's going to slow Cuevas down.
Behnder Jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cuevas looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behnder Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cuevas tries to kick Behnder Jr off but Behnder Jr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Behnder Jr slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cuevas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Behnder Jr misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas blocks a leg kick.
Cuevas thinks about the counter body kick.
Cuevas connects with a jab.
Behnder Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Behnder Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Cuevas tries to bum rush Behnder Jr with a series of wild strikes but Behnder Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Behnder Jr lands a front kick.
Behnder Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Cuevas.
Cuevas wants to clinch.
Behnder Jr misses with a leg kick.
A big left from Behnder Jr misses.
Behnder Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Cuevas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marcus Behnder Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas tries to clinch but Behnder Jr is having none of it.
Behnder Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Cuevas backs away, Behnder Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Behnder Jr throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Serafin Cuevas has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Behnder Jr, right into the meat.
Behnder Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Cuevas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuevas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Behnder Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Behnder Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cuevas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Behnder Jr is looking to slow Cuevas down with leg kicks.
Behnder Jr throws a leg kick but Cuevas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Behnder Jr throws a head kick that Cuevas semi-blocks.
A low kick from Behnder Jr is predictable there
and Cuevas counters with a left and a right that stings Behnder Jr.
Behnder Jr is rocked!
Cuevas darts in and clinches Behnder Jr up against the cage.
Serafin Cuevas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cuevas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Behnder Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Behnder Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Behnder Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Behnder Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Behnder Jr!
Marcus Behnder Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Serafin Cuevas stepped up to the mic, saying 'There is something to celebrate with every victory and something to learn from every loss. I salute my opponent for a job well done. I wish him well in his future fights.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Maven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Maven!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marcus Maven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vega swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maven.
Maven throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vega wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Maven swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vega.
Maven fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maven tries to move into range but Vega moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vega walks into a left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Vega as he connects with a hook.
Maven attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maven throws a lazy head kick
and Vega counters with a good low kick that Maven was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vega missing with a left hand there. Maven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vega shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maven but Maven pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maven swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Maven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maven tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vega is able to avoid easily.
Vega is looking to counter with a body kick.
A cross from Maven lands.
Maven lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maven misses with a double jab
and Vega counters with a body kick.
Vega looks to land a right hand but Maven moved out of range.
Vega buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vega pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vega - that will leave a mark!
Maven cracks Vega with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maven looks to land a right hand but Vega moved out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Vega has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vega slips under a jab from Maven.
Vega showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maven.
Vega was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maven throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maven loads up on a big right hand but Vega slips the punch.
Maven pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vega back to the cage. Maven follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vega misses the shot to the body.
Maven lands a high kick!
Vega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maven throws a hook but Vega avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Maven misses.
Marcus Maven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Maven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vega tries to clinch but Maven is having none of it.
Vega takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maven loads up on a big right hand but Vega slips the punch.
Vega takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vega avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vega changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Maven throws a big shot that misses.
Vega tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maven looks to land a combination but Vega avoids it well.
Maven pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vega back to the cage. Maven follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vega throws a looping overhand right but Maven ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Maven misses the target.
Maven walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maven throws out a leg kick but Vega moves out of range and Maven only half commits.
Vega changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vega's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maven connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vega scrambles back to his feet.
Maven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maven throws out the jab.
It looked like Vega wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vega throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Vega.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Maven dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Maven misses with a looping right.
Vega slips a jab and a cross from Maven.
Maven misses with an uppercut. Vega saw that one coming.
It appears Vega was looking to counter with a kick there.
Maven takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maven lands a two punch combo.
Maven goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vega is rocked!
Maven lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vega's sensitive parts.
Vega moves out of range of the leg kick from Maven.
Vega is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maven, right into the meat.
Marcus Maven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vega throws a solid leg kick but Maven takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vega.
A low kick from Maven is predictable there
and Vega counters with a stiff right hand.
Vega checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega blocks a low kick nicely.
Vega throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maven on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vega misses with a straight left.
Marcus Maven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maven lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vega connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maven. Maven circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maven misses with a hook. Vega ducked under it nicely.
Vega moves into range and clinches up with Maven.
Maven breaks from the clinch.
Vega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vega tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maven prevents Vega from moving into mount.
Maven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vega trying to control the position but Maven is working away.
Vega goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Maven has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Vega but great work by Maven.
Maven controlling the position from side mount.
Maven tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Vega gets back to half guard.
Vega is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega tries to roll over but Maven keeps him under control.
Vega slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vega looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vega keeping moving, preventing Maven from controlling successfully.
Maven controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Maven preventing the sweep.
Maven trying to control the position from guard on top but Vega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maven avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vega is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vega wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Maven will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vega avoids the head kick by Maven.
Vega misses with a body kick.
Maven looks to throw the jab but Vega is out of range.
Maven takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maven tries to counter with a clinch but Vega shakes him off and moves away.
Vega throws a wild body kick that Maven sees coming a mile off.
Vega scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vega counters with a straight right hand.
Maven takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega tries to clinch but Maven is having none of it.
Maven works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maven throws a leg kick
and Vega counters with a left and a right that stings Maven.
Maven lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maven misses with a series of wild punches.
Vega misses with a kick to the body.
Vega moves away from the strike by Maven.
Vega is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vega circles away quickly and effectively.
Maven looks to land a combination but Vega avoids it well.
Vega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vega throws a nice looking combination but Maven bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maven throws a jab but it's blocked by Vega.
Vega smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Maven. No joy for Vega on that attempt.
Steve Vega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus Maven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maven is looking to slow Vega down with leg kicks.
Vega is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maven lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maven.
Vega avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vega is looking to counter with a body kick.
Vega fails with the takedown.
Vega takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maven keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Vega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vega moves away from the strike by Maven.
Maven throws a hook to the side of Vega's head but Vega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Maven. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vega clinches up with Maven and pushes him back against the cage.
Maven blocks an elbow strike.
Maven blocks the elbow strike.
Vega scores with a knee to the head.
Vega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vega looking for a takedown.
Vega throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maven blocks an uppercut.
Maven stops a takedown attempt from Vega.
Vega goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maven prevents it.
Vega has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maven after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maven lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vega backwards.
Vega lands an elbow inside that Maven shrugs off.
Maven misses with some punches.
Maven avoids a wild elbow strike from Vega.
Maven blocks an elbow strike.
Maven avoids a wild elbow strike from Vega.
Maven blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Maven.
I've got Maven winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Maven!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Opdauhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gandalf Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grey has chosen You shall not pass as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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220 lbs
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217 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Opdauhl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gandalf Grey!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey slips a jab and a cross from Opdauhl.
Grey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grey lands a body shot.
Grey ducks under a wild hook from Opdauhl.
Grey lands a right hook to the body.
Opdauhl misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Opdauhl connects with a high kick.
Opdauhl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grey circles away quickly and effectively.
Opdauhl scores with a hook.
Grey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Opdauhl's sensitive parts.
Grey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Opdauhl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Opdauhl tries to move into range but Grey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Opdauhl listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Opdauhl on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl lands a right hook to the body.
Grey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Opdauhl. Opdauhl circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gary Opdauhl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Opdauhl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grey doesn't seem bothered though.
Opdauhl checks the leg kick nicely there.
Opdauhl tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grey manages to circle out of the way.
Grey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Opdauhl.
Grey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Opdauhl's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Opdauhl scrambles back to his feet.
Grey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grey, pushing him back against the cage.
Grey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Opdauhl misses with a punch to the body.
Grey prevents a body shot from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Grey.
Opdauhl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Opdauhl tries to throw a body punch but Grey avoids it by throwing Opdauhl back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Opdauhl.
A short right from Grey.
Grey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grey misses with the head strike.
Opdauhl misses with the head strike.
Grey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Opdauhls head.
Opdauhl swings wildly with an uppercut but Grey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Opdauhl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greys head.
Opdauhl swings wildly with an uppercut but Grey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Opdauhl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Opdauhl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Opdauhl keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grey's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grey.
Opdauhl scores with a shoulder strike.
Opdauhl tries a body shot but Grey blocks it.
Opdauhl tries to work over Grey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grey misses with a punch on the inside.
Grey is trying to break free.
Opdauhl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Opdauhl gets through Grey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grey working aggressively here.
Grey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Opdauhl throws a right hand that Grey ducks under and follows up with a left that Grey also avoids with ease.
Opdauhl throws an off balance right hand
and Opdauhl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Opdauhl throws a shot from downtown. Grey moves away and avoids it.
Opdauhl connects with an inside leg kick.
Opdauhl scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Opdauhl manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey throws the left hand but Opdauhl avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Opdauhl misses.
Grey throws out a powerful jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grey was well out of range. Poor timing from Opdauhl.
Grey tries to clinch but Opdauhl is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Opdauhl throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Opdauhl takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Opdauhl lands a nice looking body kick.
A punch combination from Grey misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Grey misses.
As Grey tries to get set, Opdauhl tries to push him back and clinch up but Grey manages to avoid the attempt.
Grey looks to land a combination but Opdauhl avoids it well.
Grey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Opdauhl had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Opdauhl slips under a jab.
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 Gary Opdauhl will probably get the nod.
That's time! Opdauhl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grey misses with a hook. Opdauhl ducked under it nicely.
Grey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Opdauhl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grey throws a sloppy head kick and Opdauhl moves out of range easily.
Opdauhl defending well as Grey loads up on a big left hand.
Opdauhl misses with a leg kick
and Grey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Opdauhl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Opdauhl lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grey doesn't seem phased though.
Opdauhl throws an off balance right hand
and Grey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Opdauhl throws a hook but Grey avoids it easily.
Grey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Opdauhl.
Grey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Opdauhl is looking to counter the offense by Grey and move into the clinch.
Grey needs to keep his hands up - Opdauhl had a free shot at his head there.
Grey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gandalf Grey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Opdauhl connects with a crisp jab.
Opdauhl jabs Grey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grey loads up on a big right hand but Opdauhl slips the punch.
Opdauhl takes a swing at Grey's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Opdauhl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Opdauhl throws a series of punches but Grey moves out of range.
Grey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Opdauhl under the eye.
Grey misses with an uppercut. Opdauhl saw that one coming.
Grey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Opdauhl throws a lazy right hand but Grey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey throws a shot from downtown. Opdauhl moves away and avoids it.
Opdauhl tries to counter by clinching up but Grey breaks away and moves out of range.
Grey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Grey misses the shot to the body.
Grey lands a nice looking body shot.
Grey lands with a shot to the body.
Opdauhl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Grey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grey misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grey!
Grey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Opdauhl.
Opdauhl tries to counter by clinching up but Grey breaks away and moves out of range.
Grey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grey pushes Opdauhl up against the cage in a clinch.
Opdauhl scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grey blocks an uppercut.
Opdauhl lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grey.
Grey takes a shot to the head.
Grey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Opdauhls head.
Grey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Opdauhl scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Opdauhl takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Gary Opdauhl has been cut.
Gary Opdauhl has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Opdauhl lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grey.
A shot in the inside from Grey.
Grey prevents a body shot from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grey prevents a body shot from Opdauhl.
Grey manages to break the clinch.
Opdauhl slips under a jab from Grey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grey throws a low kick but Opdauhl moves out of range easily.
Grey moves in looking to clinch but Opdauhl pushes him off.
Opdauhl is looking to counter the offense by Grey and move into the clinch.
Grey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl lands a nice looking body kick.
Opdauhl throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grey counters with a low kick, right behind Opdauhl 's knee.
A nice inside leg kick there by Opdauhl. That's going to slow Grey down.
Opdauhl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grey.
Opdauhl wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grey - that will leave a mark!
Opdauhl has Grey up against the cage in a clinch.
Grey scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grey lands a body shot.
Opdauhl blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gandalf Grey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gary Opdauhl's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Grey throws a hook to the side of Opdauhl's head but Opdauhl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Opdauhl is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Grey.
Grey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Opdauhl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Opdauhl moves out of range of the body kick.
Opdauhl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grey throws a body punch but Opdauhl moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Opdauhl checks a leg kick.
Opdauhl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grey.
Grey wants to slow Opdauhl down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Opdauhl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grey.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Opdauhl checks a leg kick.
Opdauhl tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grey manages to circle out of the way.
Opdauhl ducks under a wild hook from Grey.
As Grey tries to get set, Opdauhl tries to push him back and clinch up but Grey manages to avoid the attempt.
Opdauhl rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Opdauhl manages to avoid it.
Grey throws out a leg kick but Opdauhl moves out of range and Grey only half commits.
Opdauhl needs to keep his hands up - Grey had a free shot at his head there.
Grey throws a head kick that misses.
Opdauhl lands a glancing blow to the side of Grey's head.
Opdauhl misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Opdauhl misses the target.
Grey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Opdauhl.
Opdauhl fails to land with a series of punches.
Opdauhl throws a body punch but Grey moves out of range.
Opdauhl takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Opdauhl.
Grey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Opdauhl looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A swing and a miss from Grey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grey cracks Opdauhl with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Opdauhl swings for the body but Grey moves out of range.
Grey ducks under a wild hook from Opdauhl.
Grey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grey fails to land with a series of punches.
Grey swings for the body but Opdauhl moves out of range.
Grey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Opdauhl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl ducks under a wild hook from Grey.
Grey throws a looping overhand right but Opdauhl ducks down to avoid it.
Grey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Opdauhl.
Opdauhl slips under a jab.
Opdauhl seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Opdauhl misses with a hook. Grey ducked under it nicely.
Opdauhl scores with a punch to the head.
Opdauhl misses with an uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grey.
Opdauhl is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Grey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grey motions for Opdauhl to come forward. Grey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grey moves out of range of the strikes.
Grey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl cracks Grey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grey feints and then cracks Opdauhl's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Opdauhl down.
Grey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Opdauhl checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grey swings for the body but Opdauhl moves out of range.
Grey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Opdauhl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Opdauhl has a couple of punches blocked by Grey.
Grey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Opdauhl misses with an uppercut
and Grey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gandalf Grey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grey misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gandalf Grey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grey 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gandalf Grey!
An out of breath Gandalf Grey thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Unai Arana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arana's entrance music is NoMeansNo - Beat on the Brat. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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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
18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Unai Arana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Arana.
It looked like Arana was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Prime.
Prime tries for a takedown but Arana sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Prime fails with the takedown
and Arana counters with a low kick, right behind Prime 's knee.
Prime bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prime looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice takedown defense from Arana. No joy for Prime on that attempt.
Unai Arana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Optimus Prime.
Arana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prime.
A thudding body kick lands there by Arana!
Prime rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prime shoots in but Arana avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arana takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prime thuds a left hand into Arana's body.
Arana stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arana wants it to stay on the feet.
We've been informed that Prime 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.
Prime shoots in for a double leg but Arana sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Arana fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prime.
Optimus Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prime dips to his left and cracks Arana with an uppercut!
Prime shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Arana pinned against the cage. Arana gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Arana wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Prime tries for a takedown but Arana circles away easily
and Arana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Optimus Prime has been cut.
Prime connects with a nice looking jab.
Prime has a takedown stuffed.
Arana throws a sloppy head kick and Prime moves out of range easily.
Prime with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arana counters with a good low kick that Prime was not able to check.
Prime shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arana sprawls well. Arana wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Prime gets slowly back to his feet.
Arana swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prime tries for a takedown but Arana sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Prime shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arana as he avoids it easily.
Arana half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arana sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Prime somewhat.
Prime misses with a hook.
Prime fails to land the takedown.
Arana slaps away a takedown attempt from Prime, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Prime is defended easily by Arana.
Arana seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arana stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arana wants it to stay on the feet.
Prime fails with a takedown attempt.
Arana swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arana counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Prime has his foot on Arana's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arana works his way back into a safe position though.
Arana engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Arana tries to free his leg and advance position but Prime is retaining full guard.
Prime trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Prime can't keep his opponent in guard - Arana advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Arana controlling the pace.
Arana wants to pass to mount but Prime is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arana's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Prime scores with a few weak punches.
Prime is looking to improve his position.
Arana keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arana is trying to control the action in half guard but Prime is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unai Arana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Optimus Prime's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No joy there for Arana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prime misses with a straight left.
Prime lands with a hook. Arana tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arana thows a body kick. Prime tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Prime misses with a hook. Arana ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Arana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Prime tries for a takedown but Arana sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Arana feinted with a counter takedown.
Arana throws a wild body kick that Prime sees coming a mile off.
Prime shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Arana pinned against the cage. Arana gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Prime closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Arana quickly recovers to half guard.
Prime is looking to pass Arana's guard but actually Arana recovers to full guard.
Arana has Prime pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime throwing strikes from guard but Arana blocks nicely.
Prime postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arana seems keen to control Prime's posture.
Prime throws an elbow that misses. Arana uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Prime's guard. Nice move by Arana!
Arana slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Prime striking off his back but it's not causing Arana any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arana won't allow Prime to sweep him here.
Arana controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Prime throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Prime is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Arana regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Prime.
Prime in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arana looking for a sweep. Not yet Arana, not yet.
Prime has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arana controls Prime momentarily but Prime frees himself.
Unai Arana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Prime trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arana is on top in guard.
Arana sitting in guard here, content to control.
Prime looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arana trying to control the position from guard on top but Prime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prime trying to control the position here.
Prime manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Arana manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Prime throws an elbow that misses. Arana uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Prime's guard. Nice move by Arana!
Arana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prime can do to turn this around?
Prime is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Prime throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Arana controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prime trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Optimus Prime will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Optimus Prime's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Prime shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arana defends it nicely.
Prime shoots in looking for a takedown but Arana manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Prime's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Arana throws the left hand but Prime avoids the punch easily.
Prime misses with a wild combination.
Prime fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Unai Arana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Optimus Prime.
Horrible takedown attempt by Prime or perhaps it was just good defense by Arana, which made it look bad.
Prime takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arana leaves Prime with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Arana half committed to a counter leg kick.
Prime throws a poor cross that misses
and Arana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prime connects with the punch.
Arana moves forwards but Prime connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arana takes a swing at Prime's ribcage but misses.
Prime lands a jab to Arana's midsection.
Arana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arana throws a big counter combination but Prime scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Prime getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Prime with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prime shoots in for a takedown but Arana shows good takedown defense.
Prime takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prime shoots and misses
and Arana counters with a left to the body.
Arana moves into range and connects with a jab.
Arana tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arana connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Prime is rocked!
Arana thuds a left hand into Prime's body.
Prime is still on wobbly legs! Can Arana finish him?
Prime drops his hands momentarily. Arana doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Prime staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Prime doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Unai Arana!
A less than humble Unai Arana misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Pintos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christopher comes into the arena with LA Beast Official Theme blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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264 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
19 - 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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, El Pintos!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christopher misses with a hook.
Christopher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Christopher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pintos throws a body punch but Christopher moves out of range.
Pintos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christopher.
Christopher walks into a stiff left hand from Pintos.
A swing and a miss from Pintos.
A little feinted left hand from Christopher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Christopher as he connects with a hook.
A combination from Christopher does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christopher throws a hook but Pintos blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Pintos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Christopher doesn't seem phased though.
Christopher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pintos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pintos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Christopher's hands.
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!
Pintos misses with a hook
and Christopher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintos looks to score with a jab to the body but Christopher is just out of range.
Christopher moves out of range as Pintos throws a body kick.
Christopher appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Christopher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christopher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pintos.
Pintos moves out of range of the leg kick from Christopher.
Christopher misses with the combination.
Pintos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pintos. Christopher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christopher misses with an uppercut. Pintos saw that one coming.
Pintos thumps Christopher with a low kick.
Oooooh!!! Christopher has knocked Pintos down with a huge combo! Christopher steps away and waves a wobbly Pintos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pintos is rocked!
It looks like El Pintos has been cut.
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!
Pintos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christopher seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
El Pintos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pintos throws a body shot but no joy.
Christopher is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pintos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pintos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Christopher takes one to the chin there.
Christopher lands with a good body shot.
Christopher jabs Pintos right on the nose. Pintos blinks but takes it well.
Pintos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christopher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pintos.
Christopher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Pintos. Those never looked like landing.
Pintos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christopher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pintos checks a low kick from Christopher.
A nice combination there by Pintos.
Pintos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Christopher throws a body punch but Pintos moves out of range.
Christopher throws a big shot that misses.
Christopher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Christopher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pintos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pintos takes one on the button.
Pintos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Christopher walks into a jab.
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!
Pintos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christopher.
Pintos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pintos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Christopher scrambles back to his feet.
Pintos throws an overhand right that lands on Christopher's shoulder, as Christopher tries to avoid the shot.
Pintos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Christopher cracks Pintos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That has opened up El Pintos's cut even more.
Christopher misses with a body shot.
Pintos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christopher. That did some damage!
Christopher throws an off balance right hand
and Pintos counters with a nice uppercut.
Christopher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pintos was well out of range. Poor timing from Christopher.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pintos! But no joy.
Christopher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christopher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Christopher lands with a straight right. Pintos didn't see that one coming.
Pintos slips a jab and a cross from Christopher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but El Pintos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on El Pintos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Christopher misses with a wild combination.
Donk. Pintos catches Christopher right on the button with a cross.
Christopher throws a right hand that Pintos ducks under and follows up with a left that Pintos also avoids with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Pintos misses.
Pintos misses with a right hand
and Christopher counters with a three punch combo that has Pintos backing up. Pintos nods at Christopher to acknowledge the strikes.
Pintos scores with a nice head shot.
Pintos throws a lazy right hand but Christopher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Christopher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pintos. That's going to slow Christopher down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pintos just misses with a punch to the body.
Pintos throws a right and a left that Christopher avoids nicely.
Christopher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Christopher misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pintos.
Christopher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leonard Christopher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christopher throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Pintos to counter with a crisp jab.
Christopher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Pintos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pintos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christopher throws out the jab.
Pintos misses with a lunging right hand
and Christopher counters with a nice uppercut.
Pintos dodges the punch combination from Christopher.
Pintos connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Christopher misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pintos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pintos dips to his left and cracks Christopher with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christopher throws out a loose jab but Pintos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pintos throws a hook to the side of Christopher's head but Christopher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pintos throws a shot from downtown. Christopher moves away and avoids it.
Pintos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christopher.
Christopher misses with a two punch combination.
Christopher lands with a cross.
Pintos moves away from the strike by Christopher.
Pintos lands a right hook to the body.
Pintos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leonard Christopher is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Pintos.
Christopher defending well as Pintos loads up on a big left hand.
Christopher tries to work over Pintos's front leg with a kick but Pintos checks it.
Christopher throws a nice looking combination but Pintos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christopher looks to score with a jab to the body but Pintos is just out of range.
Christopher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christopher lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pintos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pintos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The cut above El Pintos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Christopher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pintos counters with a good low kick that Christopher was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christopher throws a right and a left that Pintos avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pintos throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pintos throws a jab when Christopher was well out of range.
Pintos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christopher throws a right hand that Pintos ducks under and follows up with a left that Pintos also avoids with ease.
Pintos cracks a nice hook into Christopher's ribs.
Christopher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Christopher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Christopher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pintos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christopher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pintos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Christopher.
Pintos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Christopher misses the target.
Pintos works the jab nicely.
Pintos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Christopher momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Leonard Christopher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on El Pintos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pintos lands a nice looking body shot.
Pintos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pintos ducks under a wild hook from Christopher.
Christopher 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Pintos. That snapped Christopher's head back.
Pintos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pintos throws a front kick that sends Christopher stumbling back into the cage.
Pintos cracks Christopher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Christopher slips a jab from Pintos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pintos scores with a hook.
Pintos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Christopher.
Christopher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Pintos catches Christopher right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Christopher on the side of the head.
Christopher avoids the body shot from Pintos.
Pintos misses with a looping right.
Pintos cracks Christopher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Christopher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pintos lands the left hand.
Christopher misses with a wild combination.
Pintos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pintos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pintos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pintos connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pintos scores with a jab.
Pintos lands with a right hand.
Pintos lands a big uppercut and Christopher crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Christopher looks OK. Pintos waves Christopher back to his feet!
Christopher is rocked!
Pintos throws a lazy body kick
and Christopher counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Christopher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pintos tests Christopher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Christopher takes a swing at Pintos's ribcage but misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Christopher.
Christopher seems to have got his legs back now.
Christopher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pintos throws out a powerful jab.
Pintos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christopher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pintos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pintos throws a sloppy head kick and Christopher moves out of range easily.
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 with a series of wild punches.
Christopher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christopher misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Christopher blocks the low kick.
Pintos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pintos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christopher lands a jab to the head.
Christopher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pintos staying out of range there.
Pintos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pintos cracks Christopher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Christopher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pintos misses with an uppercut
and Christopher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pintos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christopher moves away.
Christopher misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christopher slips a jab from Pintos.
Christopher scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Christopher swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pintos tries a head kick but it misses.
Christopher throwing a counter right hand but Pintos manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Pintos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pintos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter White (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
12 - 13 - 1 |
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173 lbs
27 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Walter White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White has taken the fight to the clinch.
Larsson trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larsson into the cage.
Larsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Larsson blocks an elbow strike from White.
White misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Larsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsson.
White has Larsson pressed against the cage.
Larsson working aggressively here.
White tries to work over Larsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson lands a nice shot to the body.
White taking a breather.
White lands an uppercut.
Larsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larsson working White over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson crunches a lovely knee into White's ribcage.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Larsson as White tries to tie him up.
A short left from White.
Larsson misses with a punch to the body.
Larsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larsson tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
A hook to the body from Larsson.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Larssons head.
Larsson misses with some punches.
Larsson trying to stall but White improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White tries a body shot but Larsson blocks it.
Larsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
White drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Larsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White is trying hard to land a takedown here. Larsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
White bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Larsson wants to control but White is keeping busy.
Larsson is trying to get back to full guard.
White sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larsson defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands strikes from half guard.
White 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.
White thows a huge punch but Larsson dodges it nicely.
Larsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but White scores with a couple of nice shots.
White sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larsson defending well though.
Larsson tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
Larsson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Larsson's head.
We've been hearing that White has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Larsson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of White's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take White's back!
Larsson nearly escaped from the position there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson doesn't have the hooks in and White manages to turn into his guard.
Larsson controlling the position.
Larsson keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
White stands and throws Larsson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
White working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An elbow from White crashes against the mat.
Larsson regains half guard, as White was trying to land strikes.
White throwing shots but Larsson is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
White avoids the head kick by Larsson.
Larsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Larsson misses with a wild body shot.
Larsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from White does no damage.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White tries to clinch up.
White lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White throws a body punch but Larsson moves out of range.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larsson can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson lands an overhand right.
Larsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
White throwing a counter right hand but Larsson manages to avoid it.
White connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
White gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Larsson counters with a body kick that stops White in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Larsson.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Larsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Larsson misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
Larsson clinches up against the cage.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Larsson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Larsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
White tries to throw a body punch but Larsson avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
Larsson lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Larsson trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larsson into the cage.
Larsson lands a good knee to the midsection. White won't want to take too many of those.
Larsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White looking to stall.
White has picked Larsson up - he's going for a ride! White dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsson trying to control but White postures up.
White thows a huge punch but Larsson dodges it nicely.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Larsson tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
White trying to control the action but Larsson is working from the bottom.
Larsson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Walter White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Larsson pulls White in to control the position.
Larsson wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
Larsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
White throws an elbow that misses. Larsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in White's guard. Nice move by Larsson!
Larsson wanted to stand there but White had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White 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.
White has a closed guard, preventing Larsson from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Larsson misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Larsson there.
White swinging wildly here.
Decent striking displayed by Larsson there.
Larsson throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Sven Larsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Larsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Larsson tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White throws a series of punches but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson connects with the punch.
Larsson lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Larsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Larsson. Larsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White misses with a leg kick
and Larsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Larsson swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Larsson misses with a kick to the body.
Larsson scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
White working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. White lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Larsson's head.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Larsson is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White slips a nice elbow through Larsson's hands, connecting with Larsson's forehead.
Larsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.
White tries to pass to full mount but Larsson defends it.
White looks to land a strike but Larsson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Larsson working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a strike but Larsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Larsson is looking to stand up but White won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
Larsson wants to get up but he can't break White's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Larsson wanted to stand there but White had control of the position.
White is pulling down on Larsson's head. It's preventing any offense from Larsson, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Larsson closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.
Larsson working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to throw a body punch but Larsson avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
White misses with an elbow strike.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
White misses with the head strike.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Larsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
White lands a body punch in the clinch.
Larsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Larssons head.
Larsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Larsson stalling in the clinch.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White tries to score a body lock takedown but Larsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White blocking some punches.
Larsson lands a nice uppercut.
White tries to work over Larsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Larsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Larsson as he avoids it easily.
Larsson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Larsson fails to land with a series of punches.
White appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
White swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Larsson connects with the punch.
Walter White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White is trying hard to land a takedown here. Larsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White shoots for a takedown but Larsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sven Larsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larsson moves away from the strike by White.
Larsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sven Larsson.
I think Larsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Larsson!
An out of breath Sven Larsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giordano Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Preliator. Slevin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica - Enter Sandman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giordano Bruno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Slevin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slevin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slevin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bruno.
Bruno lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Slevin digs a good hook to Bruno's body.
Bruno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Slevin thumps Bruno with a low kick.
A lazy left from Slevin finds it's target.
It looks like Giordano Bruno has been cut.
Slevin digs a good hook to Bruno's body.
Slevin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slevin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Slevin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bruno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slevin.
Slevin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slevin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slevin throws a hook to the side of Bruno's head but Bruno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruno is looking to counter punch.
Slevin slips a jab from Bruno.
Slevin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruno.
A jab from Slevin does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno misses with a double jab.
Jab from Slevin.
Bruno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Slevin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruno.
Slevin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slevin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slevin scores with a hook to the body. Bruno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slevin.
Bruno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slevin.
Bruno keeps the fight on the outside.
Slevin misses with a looping right.
Slevin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruno was well out of range. Poor timing from Slevin.
Bruno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slevin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slevin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bruno is able to avoid easily.
Bruno cracks a nice hook into Slevin's ribs.
A big left from Bruno misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bruno.
Slevin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Slevin misses with a leg kick.
Bruno swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Slevin slips a straight right by Bruno.
Bruno looks to score with a jab to the body but Slevin is just out of range.
Bruno slips under a jab.
Slevin checks a leg kick.
As Bruno backs off Slevin throws a huge counter combo but Bruno manages to avoid it all.
Slevin instigates a clinch.
Slevin can't find room to land a body shot as Bruno controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Slevin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bruno's brow.
Bruno taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slevin avoids it.
Slevin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slevin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bruno lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Tony Slevin has been cut.
Bruno is trying to stall.
Bruno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bruno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruno stalling.
Slevin throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Slevin.
Bruno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Slevin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bruno's efforts to push away.
Slevin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slevin can't find room to land a body shot as Bruno controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bruno just misses with a elbow thrown towards Slevin's brow.
Slevin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruno controls his hands.
Slevin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Slevin lands a shoulder strike.
Bruno lands a body shot.
Slevin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bruno seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Slevin can turn it around.
Bruno dodges an elbow strike from Slevin.
Slevin throws an elbow that misses.
Slevin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Slevin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slevin tries a body shot but Bruno blocks it.
Bruno blocks an elbow strike from Slevin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Slevin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Slevin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Slevin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Slevin moves away from the strike by Bruno.
Bruno misses with a left hand
and Slevin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruno looks to score with a jab to the body but Slevin is just out of range.
Slevin misses with a kick to the body.
Slevin moves out of range of the body kick from Bruno.
Slevin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slevin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bruno with a body shot.
Bruno misses with a shot to the body
letting Slevin counter with a right hand.
Bruno misses the shot to the body.
Slevin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Slevin rushes Bruno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruno blocks an elbow strike.
Bruno lands an elbow inside.
Slevin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bruno throws an elbow that misses.
Slevin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bruno tries to throw a body punch but Slevin avoids it by throwing Bruno back against the cage.
Slevin throws an elbow but it misses.
Bruno is working Slevin over against the cage.
Slevin misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruno tries to work over Slevin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruno blocks an elbow strike from Slevin.
Bruno blocks the elbow strike.
Slevin misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Slevin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bruno's brow.
Slevin misses with a body punch.
Bruno misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Slevin throws an elbow but misses.
Slevin lands an elbow inside.
Bruno throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Slevin lands an elbow that stopped Bruno in his tracks for a moment.
Bruno displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slevin up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slevin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Slevin tries to work over Bruno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Slevin.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bruno.
Slevin avoiding damage as Bruno throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slevin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruno throws an elbow that misses.
Bruno blocks an elbow strike.
Slevin misses with an elbow strike.
Slevin avoids the elbow strike from Bruno, against the cage.
Slevin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slevin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Slevin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bruno's brow.
Bruno effectively controlling the action here.
Slevin lands a nice elbow.
Giordano Bruno's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruno lands with a left to the head.
Bruno lands a damaging elbow.
Slevin throws an elbow that misses.
Slevin throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bruno just misses with a elbow thrown towards Slevin's brow.
Bruno lands with a left to the head.
Bruno stalling in the clinch but Slevin improves position.
Bruno dodges an elbow strike from Slevin.
Bruno avoids the elbow strike from Slevin, against the cage.
Bruno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Slevin throws an elbow but it misses.
Bruno blocks a body shot from Slevin.
Bruno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slevin tries to work over Bruno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slevin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slevin can't find room to land a body shot as Bruno controls the action.
Bruno blocks an elbow strike from Slevin.
Slevin throws an elbow that misses.
Bruno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slevin tries to throw a body punch but Bruno avoids it by throwing Slevin back against the cage.
Bruno stalling in the clinch but Slevin improves position.
Tony Slevin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Slevin.
Slevin misses with a punch on the inside.
Slevin digs a right hand into Bruno's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bruno's gas tank.
Slevin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slevin lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bruno just misses with a elbow thrown towards Slevin's brow.
Slevin throws an elbow but it misses.
Slevin working aggressively here.
Slevin tries a body shot but Bruno blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Slevin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bruno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Slevin throws an overhand right that lands on Bruno's shoulder, as Bruno tries to avoid the shot.
Bruno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Slevin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bruno looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice jab there from Bruno.
Slevin dodges the punch combination from Bruno.
Bruno slips a straight right by Slevin.
Slevin throws a looping overhand right but Bruno ducks down to avoid it.
Bruno throws a leg kick but Slevin moved away.
Slevin flicks out a counter leg kick but Bruno steps away.
Slevin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruno throwing a counter right hand but Slevin manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slevin misses with a body kick.
Bruno missing with a left hand there. Slevin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slevin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bruno with a body shot.
Bruno looks to score with a jab to the body but Slevin is just out of range.
Slevin misses with an uppercut. Bruno saw that one coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Bruno scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin just misses with a punch to the body.
Slevin throws a shot from downtown. Bruno moves away and avoids it.
Slevin moves to clinch but Bruno breaks away
and Slevin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Slevin. That's going to slow Bruno down.
Bruno misses the body punch
and Slevin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruno jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slevin misses with a lunging right hand
and Bruno counters with a nice leg kick.
Bruno throws a body shot but no joy.
Bruno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slevin moves away.
Bruno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slevin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bruno's head.
Slevin blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slevin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Slevin 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 Bruno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bruno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bruno checks a leg kick nicely.
Slevin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bruno checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slevin tries to clinch up but Bruno circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slevin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruno.
Bruno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slevin checks the leg kick.
Bruno moves out of range of the strikes.
Slevin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slevin misses with a looping right.
Slevin lands with a right hand.
Slevin moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slevin swings widly with a right hand
and Bruno counters with a nice uppercut.
Slevin lands with a nice body punch.
Giordano Bruno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruno misses the jab.
Slevin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bruno misses with a lunging right hand
letting Slevin counter with a right hand.
Bruno looks to land a right hand but Slevin moved out of range.
Bruno misses with a leg kick
and Slevin counters with a good, hard body kick but Bruno shrugs it off.
Tony Slevin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruno missing with a left hand there. Slevin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slevin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bruno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Slevin scores with a nice head shot.
Slevin has Bruno up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bruno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slevin blocks an elbow strike.
Slevin swings wildly with an uppercut but Bruno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slevin avoids the elbow strike from Bruno, against the cage.
Bruno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slevin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bruno fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Slevin.
Bruno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Giordano Bruno.
Well Slevin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Slevin!
A victorious Tony Slevin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van De Wolf Keizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kickin Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Van De Wolf Keizer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to MASTODON - BLOOD AND THUNDER. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rad's choice of entrance music: Kids Of The K-Hole. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 11 - 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
38 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kickin Rad!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rad swings for the body but Van De Wolf Keizer moves out of range.
Rad throws a low kick, looking for Van De Wolf Keizer's leg but Van De Wolf Keizer calmly moves out of range.
Rad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Rad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van De Wolf Keizer forces Rad back against the cage and clinches.
Van De Wolf Keizer breaks from the clinch.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands with a kick to the temple. Rad shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van De Wolf Keizer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rad clinches up with Van De Wolf Keizer and pushes him back against the cage.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van De Wolf Keizer dodges an elbow strike from Rad.
Rad looking to slow down the pace here.
Rad misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad presses Van De Wolf Keizer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van De Wolf Keizer avoiding damage as Rad throws knees to the body.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks the elbow strike.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks the elbow strike.
Van De Wolf Keizer can't find room to land a body shot as Rad controls the action.
Rad tries to work over Van De Wolf Keizer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van De Wolf Keizer avoids it.
Rad has Van De Wolf Keizer pressed against the cage, preventing Van De Wolf Keizer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries a body shot but Rad blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van De Wolf Keizer's brow.
Rad wants to stall.
Rad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van De Wolf Keizer or not.
Rad tries to land knees in the clinch but Van De Wolf Keizer avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad has a couple of punches blocked by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Rad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van De Wolf Keizer dodges an elbow strike from Rad.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Rad missing with knees to the body.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van De Wolf Keizer jumps guard but Rad turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rad throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van De Wolf Keizer's brow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rad obliges.
Van De Wolf Keizer is breathing heavily.
Rad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van De Wolf Keizer avoids it.
Rad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer managing to block the knees to the body from Rad.
A short uppercut from Rad.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rad.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a body punch.
Rad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A left hand lands to the body for Rad.
Rad tries to work over Van De Wolf Keizer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van De Wolf Keizer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van De Wolf Keizer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rad pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rad.
Van De Wolf Keizer working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rad.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to pull guard but Rad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
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.
A short left from Rad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van De Wolf Keizer takes an elbow to the forehead.
A body shot lands from Rad.
Rad tries to land knees in the clinch but Van De Wolf Keizer avoids the damage to the body.
Rad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a punch to the body.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van De Wolf Keizer avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kickin Rad dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van De Wolf Keizer checks a leg kick.
Rad misses with a wild body shot.
Rad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rad looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rad throws a hook but Van De Wolf Keizer avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Van De Wolf Keizer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rad wants to clinch.
Rad clobbers Van De Wolf Keizer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van De Wolf Keizer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van De Wolf Keizer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rad.
Van De Wolf Keizer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer swinging wildly here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A low kick from Van De Wolf Keizer misses
and Rad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van De Wolf Keizer thinking.
Rad fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van De Wolf Keizer checks it well.
Van De Wolf Keizer feinted with a counter takedown.
Kickin Rad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rad just misses with a punch to the body.
Van De Wolf Keizer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rad can pounce on him.
Rad connects with a solid leg kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rad takes a swing at Van De Wolf Keizer's ribcage but misses.
Kickin Rad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van De Wolf Keizer moves out of range of the strikes.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws out a leg kick but Rad moves out of range and Van De Wolf Keizer only half commits.
A punch lands to the side of Van De Wolf Keizer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rad with a nice cross.
Van De Wolf Keizer shoots in looking for a takedown. Rad tries to sprawl out of it but Van De Wolf Keizer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rad, right into the meat.
Rad stuffs the takedown attempt from Van De Wolf Keizer. Van De Wolf Keizer gets slowly back to his feet.
Rad looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Van De Wolf Keizer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rad shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van De Wolf Keizer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rad sprawls and moves away.
Van De Wolf Keizer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rad gets a clinch.
Rad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van De Wolf Keizer is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rad.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad is trying to maintain a safe position but Van De Wolf Keizer gets an underhook and turns Rad into the cage.
Rad wants to stall.
Rad is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rad fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rad.
Rad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rad slowing the pace effectively.
Rad missing with knees to the body.
Rad lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Rad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rad digs a right hand underneath Van De Wolf Keizer's ribcage. Van De Wolf Keizer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad taking a breather.
Rad keeps control of Van De Wolf Keizer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van De Wolf Keizer is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van De Wolf Keizer's brow.
Rad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rad missing with knees to the body.
Rad lands with a short shot to the head.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van De Wolf Keizer is trying to drag Rad to the mat but Rad just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
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.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to score a body lock takedown but Rad shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rad misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kickin Rad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rad lands a body shot.
Rad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van De Wolf Keizer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rad looks to score with a jab to the body but Van De Wolf Keizer is just out of range.
Rad throws a leg kick that misses.
Rad scores with a nice body kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rad.
Van De Wolf Keizer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rad finds it's way round the side to connect with Van De Wolf Keizer's head.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rad lands with a cross.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a low kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer avoids the body shot from Rad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van De Wolf Keizer scores with a hook.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rad sprawls and moves away.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a hook
letting Rad counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rad throws a leg kick which misses Van De Wolf Keizer's front leg but catches the back leg as Van De Wolf Keizer tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van De Wolf Keizer.
Rad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A leg kick checked by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Rad scores with a jab to the body.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to clinch but Rad is having none of it.
Rad has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rad.
Rad tests Van De Wolf Keizer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rad is looking to slow Van De Wolf Keizer down with leg kicks.
Van De Wolf Keizer scores with a spinning back kick!
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to clinch up.
Rad lands with a good body shot.
Rad misses with a looping right.
Rad tried to score with a low kick but Van De Wolf Keizer checks it.
Van De Wolf Keizer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rad sprawls and moves away.
Kickin Rad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rad wants to land a leg kick but Van De Wolf Keizer is out of range.
Van De Wolf Keizer scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to keep at a distance but Rad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a shot to the body.
Van De Wolf Keizer being controlled against the cage.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad pushes off an throws an elbow but Van De Wolf Keizer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van De Wolf Keizer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van De Wolf Keizer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rad blocks an uppercut.
Van De Wolf Keizer has a couple of punches blocked by Rad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Van De Wolf Keizer has clasped his hands together around Rad's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rad tries to buck Van De Wolf Keizer off but Van De Wolf Keizer is having none of it.
Van De Wolf Keizer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rad is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rad wants to control but Van De Wolf Keizer postures up.
Rad gets back to half guard.
Van De Wolf Keizer throwing shots but Rad is blocking nicely.
Rad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van De Wolf Keizer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kickin Rad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rad winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kickin Rad!
An out of breath Kickin Rad thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Joost Van De Wolf Keizer had this to say: '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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, one bourbon one scotch one beer. The crowd seem to be enjoying Clark's choice of entrance music: All Fired Up. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ansgar Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Clark!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsson misses the shot to the body.
Axelsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Axelsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clark scores with a push kick.
Clark lets loose with a powerful body kick. Axelsson will feel that in the morning.
Clark misses with a low kick as Axelsson jumps back.
Axelsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
Clark jabs at Axelsson's body.
Axelsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Axelsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clark sizes up Axelsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clark sizes up Axelsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axelsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Axelsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Axelsson. That snapped Clark's head back.
Clark swings for the body but Axelsson moves out of range.
Axelsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clark throws out the jab.
Axelsson throws a right hand that misses
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
Clark tries a low kick but Axelsson avoids it.
Eddie Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axelsson. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Axelsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clark, pushing him back against the cage.
Clark tries a body shot but Axelsson blocks it.
Axelsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Axelsson works on Clark's body with a couple of short punches.
Clark scores with a hook to the body.
Clark misses with some punches.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Axelsson throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson lands a body punch.
Clark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Axelsson backwards.
Clark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Axelsson walks away with a smile on his face. Clark gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Axelsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Clark throws the kick towards the body but Axelsson avoids it.
Clark feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Axelssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Axelsson throws a leg kick but Clark checks it.
Axelsson lands with a straight right. Clark didn't see that one coming.
Clark throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clark has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Axelsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clark feints a counter leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axelsson. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Axelsson misses with a body shot.
Clark jabs at Axelsson's body.
A swing and a miss from Axelsson.
Axelsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clark.
Axelsson scores with a jab to the head.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Axelsson.
Both fighters circling a little - Clark finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Axelsson misses with a looping right.
Clark looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clark throws an off balance right hand
and Axelsson moves into the clinch.
Clark pushes Axelsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clark lands with a short shot to the head.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Axelsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Axelsson throws an elbow but misses.
Axelsson working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark scores with a shot to the side of Axelsson's head.
Clark avoiding damage as Axelsson throws knees to the body.
Clark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axelsson blocks an uppercut.
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Axelsson controls his hands.
Clark gets through Axelsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Axelsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clark presses Axelsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axelsson crunches a lovely knee into Clark's ribcage.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Clark tries to work over Axelsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Clark dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Axelsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body kick there by Clark.
Clark pushes Axelsson away with a front kick.
Clark throws a head kick that half lands.
Axelsson is rocked!
Axelsson ducks into an uppercut from Clark and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eddie Clark!
A victorious Eddie Clark thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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pop
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