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VCC 17 Fight Night PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Putra Rajasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Simon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajasa's entrance music is Bed of Roses. A fine choice. Simon has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. Chris Simon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Putra Rajasa's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Putra Rajasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Simon!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rajasa is out of range.
Rajasa is looking for a counter combo.
Simon misses with a kick to the body
and Rajasa counters with a nice body shot.
Simon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rajasa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rajasa blocks a head kick by Simon.
Rajasa thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rajasa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simon.
Rajasa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Simon throws the kick towards the body but Rajasa avoids it.
A head kick misses from Simon.
Simon closes the distance and pushes Rajasa back into the cage.
Simon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simon trying to land knees to the body.
Simon has Rajasa pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Simon pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rajasa tumbling to the mat - Simon dives into Rajasa's guard.
Simon throws an elbow that misses. Rajasa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Simon's guard. Nice move by Rajasa!
Simon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajasa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rajasa connects with a couple of short punches.
Rajasa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rajasa trying to control the position from guard on top but Simon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rajasa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Simon wants to sweep but no luck.
Simon has his foot on Rajasa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rajasa works his way back into a safe position though.
Rajasa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rajasa preventing the sweep.
Rajasa postures up in Simon's guard and throws a big left but Simon blocks it.
Simon is looking to stand up but Rajasa isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rajasa won't allow Simon to sweep him here.
Simon keeping full guard, as Rajasa tries to pass.
Simon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rajasa's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rajasa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rajasa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rajasa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rajasa is nestled in close to Simon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rajasa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rajasa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Simon manages to get to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Simon is on top in guard.
Simon stands up from Rajasa's guard - Simon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Chris Simon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simon rushes Rajasa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Simon lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Simon thows a huge punch but Rajasa dodges it nicely.
Rajasa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Simon wants to free his trapped foot but Rajasa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Simon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Simon decides to stand up.
A head kick misses from Simon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Simon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rajasa swats away the attempt to clinch by Simon.
Rajasa is looking for a counter combo.
Simon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rajasa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Simon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Simon shoots in but Rajasa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rajasa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Simon connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rajasa moves out of range as Simon strikes.
Rajasa thinks about countering with a head kick.
Simon throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Simon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Simon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rajasa counters with a stiff right hand.
Simon scores with a decent looking hook.
Simon takes a swing at Rajasa's ribcage but misses.
Rajasa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Simon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rajasa thinks about countering with a body kick.
Simon throws a nice looking combination but Rajasa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simon loads up on a big right hand but Rajasa slips the punch.
As Simon looks to move away, Rajasa throws a big counter combo bu Simon just gets out of the way.
Rajasa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Simon.
As Simon backs away, Rajasa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simon throws a series of punches but Rajasa avoids them all with ease.
Simon is breathing heavily.
Simon throws a lazy head kick
and Rajasa counters with a two punch combo.
Simon throws a lazy head kick
and Rajasa counters with a left and a right that hurts Simon! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Rajasa jumps into full mount!
Simon is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rajasa loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Simon scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Rajasa land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Rajasa stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Putra Rajasa!
A very excited looking Putra Rajasa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Arthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieran Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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178 lbs
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175 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Arthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kieran Summers!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arthur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Summers counters with an outside leg kick.
Arthur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arthur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Summers counters with a body kick that stops Arthur in his tracks momentarily.
Arthur steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Summers. That one must have hurt.
Arthur really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Summers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arthur. That did some damage!
Arthur misses with a takedown
and Summers counters with a series of strikes. Arthur will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arthur is breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Summers!
Summers forces Arthur back against the cage and clinches.
Summers dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Summers lands a good knee to the midsection. Arthur won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arthur has a couple of punches blocked by Summers.
Summers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Summers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arthur's face.
It looks like James Arthur has been cut.
Summers leaning against his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Summers obliges.
Summers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Summers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Summers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers breaks the clinch.
James Arthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arthur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arthur misses with a two punch combination.
Summers connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Arthur covering up! Summers comes in with a big uppercut and Arthur goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kieran Summers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Tokalu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dicky Fatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dicky Fatton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sione Tokalu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dicky Fatton!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Darius Henderson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatton moves into the clinch.
Tokalu looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fatton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fatton has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Tokalu goes down! Fatton dives on top of him - Tokalu manages to get guard.
It looks like Sione Tokalu has been cut.
Fatton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fatton working Tokalu over with strikes.
Tokalu is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fatton creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Tokalu is out cold and this one is all over! Fatton climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dicky Fatton!
Post fight, Dicky Fatton took to the microphone: ''Hello 000, ambulance for Tikalu please... H e just got knocked the F*** OUT!!!''.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Shelby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Shelby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks clinches up with Shelby and pushes him back against the cage.
Shelby lands a nice shot to the body.
Shelby lands a damaging elbow.
Shelby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
Brooks gets control of Shelby's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brooks will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Shelby trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shelby lands a couple of elbows.
Shelby controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shelby trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brooks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shelby distracts Brooks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shelby is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brooks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shelby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brooks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Shelby circles away.
Brooks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shelby lands a nice looking body kick.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
Brooks shoots in looking for a takedown. Shelby tries to sprawl out of it but Brooks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shelby 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.
A right-left combo lands from Shelby.
It looks like James Brooks has been cut.
Shelby lands with a good body shot.
Shelby throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shelby connects with a solid leg kick.
Shelby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brooks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Shelby there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelby lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shelby scores with a push kick.
Shelby jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brooks is rocked!
Shelby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shelby, right into the meat.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but Shelby shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And Shelby responds with a good body kick, but Brooks manages to step out the way in time.
Shelby connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shelby.
Shelby thuds his shin into the meat of Brooks's side.
Crack! Shelby connects with the perfect overhand right and Brooks falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Shelby!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Shelby!
John Shelby was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Uso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Kiely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uso comes to the cage accompanied by Get Up. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kiely's choice of entrance music: Mouth For War. Joshua Uso has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joshua Uso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Kiely!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Darius Henderson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Uso is defended easily by Kiely.
Kiely stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kiely wants it to stay on the feet.
It seemed like Kiely was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kiely cracks Uso with an open hand slap.
It looks like Joshua Uso has been cut.
Kiely connects with a jab.
Kiely defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Uso.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Uso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uso looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiely is fending him off so far but Uso persists. Nope, Kiely circles away and we're back to standing.
Uso lands a nice shot to the body.
Uso is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kiely's half guard.
Uso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kiely keeps working.
Uso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uso is just content to waste time from the top position. Kiely takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Uso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uso is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Uso is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Kiely really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Uso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kiely is looking to stand up but Uso isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kiely just misses with a punch to the body.
Uso changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
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.
Uso shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kiely sprawls well. Kiely wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Uso gets slowly back to his feet.
Uso looks for a takedown but Kiely sprawls well.
Kiely now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Uso defending well as Kiely loads up on a big left hand.
Kiely misses with an uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Uso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kiely misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiely swings wildly with an uppercut but Uso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiely missing with knees to the body.
Kiely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uso's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely tries to throw a body punch but Uso avoids it by throwing Kiely back against the cage.
Uso avoiding damage as Kiely throws knees to the body.
Kiely tries to work over Uso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiely has a couple of punches blocked by Uso.
Kiely missing with knees to the body.
Kiely tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uso avoids it.
Kiely working aggressively here.
Kiely tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uso avoids it.
Kiely misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uso.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uso.
Uso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uso avoiding damage as Kiely throws knees to the body.
Kiely scores a nice knee to the body.
Kiely has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Uso seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kiely can turn it around.
Kiely misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uso is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kiely missing with knees to the body.
Kiely misses with some punches.
Kiely lands a good knee to the midsection. Uso won't want to take too many of those.
Kiely tries to work over Uso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiely misses with some punches.
Kiely throws a punch but it's blocked by Uso.
Still in the clinch, Kiely scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiely misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiely tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiely throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Kiely dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joshua Uso's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Uso fails to land the takedown.
Uso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Kiely as Uso shoots in.
Uso shoots in looking for a takedown. Kiely tries to sprawl out of it but Uso keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kiely manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Uso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uso dives in for a single leg takedown but Kiely sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kiely throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiely works the jab nicely.
Kiely loads up on a big right hand but Uso slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uso moves away.
Eddie Kiely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uso shoots in but no luck this time.
Kiely throws a right hand that Uso ducks under and follows up with a left that Uso also avoids with ease.
Uso has a takedown stuffed.
Kiely is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uso tries for a takedown but Kiely circles away easily
enabling Kiely to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiely has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uso shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kiely counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uso moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Uso tries to keep at a distance but Kiely has taken the fight into the clinch.
Eddie Kiely seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kiely missing with knees to the body.
Uso managing to block the knees to the body from Kiely.
Uso blocks an uppercut.
Kiely misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uso's elbow.
Kiely lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Kiely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely working aggressively here.
Kiely has a couple of punches blocked by Uso.
Kiely swings wildly with an uppercut but Uso uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiely swings wildly with an uppercut but Uso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiely tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uso avoids it.
Kiely lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kiely misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiely can't find room to land a body shot as Uso controls the action.
Kiely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiely lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kiely fails to land.
Kiely lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely has Uso pressed against the cage, preventing Uso from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kiely trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Kiely.
Kiely misses with a body punch.
Kiely swings wildly with an uppercut but Uso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uso is trying to push Kiely away but Kiely has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Uso is trying to break the clinch but Kiely has him pressed against the cage.
Uso is trying to break the clinch but Kiely has him pressed against the cage.
Kiely throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Usos head.
Kiely tries to throw a body punch but Uso avoids it by throwing Kiely back against the cage.
Uso avoiding damage as Kiely throws knees to the body.
Kiely is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Uso is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely misses with some punches.
Uso's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joshua Uso's cut is getting worse.
Uso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiely.
Uso blocking some punches.
Kiely misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uso.
Kiely tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiely softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kiely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uso's elbow.
Kiely misses with the head strike.
Uso managing to block the knees to the body from Kiely.
Uso managing to block the knees to the body from Kiely.
Kiely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uso's elbow.
Kiely swings wildly with an uppercut but Uso uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Kiely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joshua Uso's cut.
That's time! Uso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kiely looks to land a combination but Uso avoids it well.
Uso dives in and grabs Kiely's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kiely pushes down on Uso's head and hops out.
Kiely swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kiely has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kiely connects with a single shot there.
Uso fails to land the takedown.
Kiely lands a nice hook to Uso's body. Uso takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kiely stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kiely wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Uso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uso closes the distance and clinches up with Kiely, looking for a takedown. Uso pushes Kiely against the cage but Kiely circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Uso fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kiely misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kiely scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely clinches with his opponent.
Uso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kiely struggles to land a body shot inside as Uso controls his hands.
Uso blocking some punches.
Kiely tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiely struggles to land a body shot inside as Uso controls his hands.
Kiely misses with the head strike.
Kiely throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Kiely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uso.
A short uppercut from Kiely.
Kiely misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uso.
Kiely trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uso wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Uso avoiding damage as Kiely throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Uso blocking some punches.
Kiely prevents Uso from breaking the clinch.
Uso's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kiely misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uso.
Uso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Uso manages to break the clinch.
Kiely displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Uso.
Uso gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Uso seems to be looking for submissions.
Uso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Uso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kiely's head.
Uso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Uso lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Uso trying to work for an americana but Kiely has managed to regain full guard.
Kiely avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Uso throws an elbow that misses. Kiely uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Uso's guard. Nice move by Kiely!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uso wants to stand but Kiely is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uso is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Kiely comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kiely winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 26:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Kiely!
As Eddie Kiely got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: You do not deserve to watch me'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Marlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfie Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfie Solomon has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reggie Marlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfie Solomon!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marlow throws a sloppy head kick
and Solomon counters with a single leg into guard. Marlow didn't expect that.
Solomon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Solomon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marlow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marlow is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Beast Bar that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Solomon throwing strikes but missing.
Solomon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marlow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Solomon tries to free his leg and advance position but Marlow is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solomon wants to control from the top but Marlow keeps moving.
Solomon with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlow keeping moving, preventing Solomon from controlling successfully.
Marlow wants to stand up but Solomon is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marlow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Solomon tries to avoid it but Marlow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Solomon to the ground. Solomon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marlow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marlow gets tackled into the cage by Solomon. Solomon maintains the clinch.
Marlow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Solomon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Solomon lands an uppercut.
Marlow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Solomon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marlow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Solomon has him pressed against the cage.
Marlow is trying to break free.
Solomon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marlow is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from Solomon.
A short left from Solomon.
Solomon throws an elbow that misses.
Solomon is stalling here.
Marlow tries to pull guard but Solomon holds him up against the cage and eventually Marlow drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marlow.
Marlow is trying to break free.
Solomon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marlow backwards.
Solomon trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon trying to land knees to the body.
Marlow tries to break the clinch but Solomon is controlling the position.
Marlow is trying to break the clinch but Solomon is controlling him.
Solomon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marlow is defending well for now.
Solomon has Marlow pressed against the cage, preventing Marlow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Solomon lands a shot to the body.
Solomon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marlow backwards.
Solomon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marlow blocks it with crossed arms.
Marlow blocks a body shot from Solomon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Solomon.
Solomon keeps control of Marlow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Solomon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marlow avoids it.
Marlow is trying to break the clinch but Solomon has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Solomon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marlow takes a shot to the head.
Marlow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Solomon cracks Marlow with a nice body shot.
Marlow is trying to break the clinch but Solomon has him pressed against the cage.
Solomon stalls.
Solomon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Solomon is working Marlow over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Solomon.
A bit of stalling here from Solomon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marlow is looking to break free of the clinch but Solomon has double underhooks.
Solomon tries to land knees in the clinch but Marlow avoids the damage to the body.
Solomon tries to throw a body punch but Marlow avoids it by throwing Solomon back against the cage.
Marlow tries to break the clinch but Solomon is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfie Solomon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Solomon fails to land the takedown.
Reggie Marlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marlow throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Solomon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marlow slips a jab and a cross from Solomon.
A combination from Solomon does no damage.
Marlow misses with a kick to the body.
Marlow tries to clinch there but Solomon circles away.
Marlow throws a lazy head kick
and Solomon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marlow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solomon scores with a shot to the side of Marlow's head.
Marlow managing to block the knees to the body from Solomon.
Solomon stalls.
Solomon leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marlow is defending well for now.
Marlow tries to break free but Solomon pushes him back against the cage.
Marlow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Solomon tries to land knees in the clinch but Marlow avoids the damage to the body.
Solomon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marlow is defending well for now.
Solomon has clasped his hands together around Marlow's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Marlow is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Solomon is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Solomon punching from mount but Marlow doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Marlow is wriggling around trying to escape.
Marlow is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marlow wants to control but Solomon is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Solomon lands a nice shot to the head.
Solomon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marlow is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Marlow wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Solomon.
Solomon landing punches.
Solomon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Solomon unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Marlow gets back to half guard.
Solomon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Solomon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Solomon trying to control from half guard but Marlow is working away.
Solomon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marlow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Solomon.
Marlow is trying to stand back up but Solomon is controlling him
Solomon trying to control the action but Marlow is working from the bottom.
Solomon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Marlow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marlow is trying to stand up here but Solomon is controlling him well.
Marlow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Solomon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Marlow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Solomon.
Solomon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Solomon seems to be looking for submissions.
Solomon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Solomon swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfie Solomon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Marlow throws a head kick that misses
and Solomon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Solomon shoots in for a takedown but Marlow shows good takedown defense.
Marlow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Solomon blocks a head kick by Marlow.
Marlow keeps Solomon at a distance using the push kick.
Marlow scores with a head kick. Solomon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Alfie Solomon has been cut.
Marlow throws a head kick but Solomon moves out of range.
Solomon misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solomon blocks a head kick by Marlow.
Solomon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marlow sets himself, and Solomon steps forward looking for the clinch! Marlow avoids it this time.
Solomon misses with a takedown attempt - Marlow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon takes the fight into the clinch.
Solomon slows down the pace here.
Marlow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for Solomon to work.
Marlow wants to break free but Solomon has control.
Solomon throws a head punch that misses.
Solomon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Solomon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marlow avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon tries to land knees in the clinch but Marlow avoids the damage to the body.
Solomon tries a knee to the head but Marlow blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Solomon as the two fighters clinch.
Alfie Solomon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Solomon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Solomon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marlow.
Still in the clinch, Solomon scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Marlow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Solomon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marlow.
Marlow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marlow tries to circle away but Solomon has him pinned against the cage.
Solomon pushes Marlow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marlow has had enough of the clinch but Solomon keeps him there for the moment.
Marlow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlow avoiding damage as Solomon throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Solomon has a couple of punches blocked by Marlow.
Solomon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marlow gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Reggie Marlow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfie Solomon.
Solomon misses with a body punch.
Solomon tries to land knees in the clinch but Marlow avoids the damage to the body.
Marlow is trying to break the clinch but Solomon has him pressed against the cage.
Marlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marlow wants to break free but Solomon has control.
Solomon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marlow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Marlow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marlow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Solomon.
A short uppercut from Solomon.
Solomon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marlow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marlow avoiding damage as Solomon throws knees to the body.
Solomon gets through Marlow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marlow.
Marlow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alfie Solomon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marlow throws a sloppy head kick and Solomon moves out of range easily.
Marlow lands a high kick!
Reggie Marlow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick by Marlow misses
and Solomon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alfie Solomon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Solomon 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfie Solomon!
A pretty intense looking Alfie Solomon took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leigh Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darren Martin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leigh Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Martin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Leigh Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams digs a good body shot into Martin's ribs.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Adams counters with a series of strikes. Martin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Martin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adams swivels and escapes.
Martin gets a double leg takedown into Adams's guard.
Martin throws a strike but Adams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams postures up.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Martin wants to sweep here but Adams controlling him for the moment.
Adams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adams throws a big right hand that misses.
Martin working a defensive guard here.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is looking to stand up but Adams isn't so interested in that idea.
Adams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Martin managing to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A left and a right from Adams both land. Nice combination.
Adams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martin at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams scores with a one two! Martin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Adams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martin. Martin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martin.
Martin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adams appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Leigh Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Martin.
Adams lunges at Martin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Martin's hand.
Martin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martin scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams connects with a body shot that sends Martin's belly button to the back.
Martin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Martin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martin somewhat.
Martin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Martin throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to get back to his feet but Martin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Adams looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Martin scoring with some ground and pound.
Adams wants to stand but Martin is controlling the position.
Martin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martin prevents Adams from getting back to his feet.
Martin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adams keeping full guard, as Martin tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adams lands a jab to the nose.
Adams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martin blocks a head kick by Adams.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin takes one to the side of the head.
Adams slaps away a takedown attempt from Martin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adams throwing a counter right hand but Martin manages to avoid it.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Adams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adams.
Martin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adams but Adams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Martin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leigh Adams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adams looks to land a combination but Martin avoids it well.
Martin has a takedown stuffed.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Adams tries to avoid it but Martin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Adams to the ground. Adams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Adams 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.
Adams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Martin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Adams tries to avoid it but Martin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Adams to the ground. Adams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leigh Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Martin.
A right-left combo lands from Adams.
Martin is rocked!
Adams is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Adams shuts the power down on Martin. Lights out, game over! Adams is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leigh Adams!
An out of breath and clearly excited Leigh Adams thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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