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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abi Tural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Duplesris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abi Tural!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seth Duplesris!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Chris Dean and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duplesris misses with a double jab.
Duplesris throws a series of punches but Tural avoids them all with ease.
Tural throws a big counter combination but Duplesris scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tural buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Tural tenderised Duplesris's leg. Duplesris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice straight punches there by Tural. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tural.
It looks like Seth Duplesris has been cut.
Duplesris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duplesris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Duplesris is rocked!
Duplesris backs away from a small jab... but Tural lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Duplesris crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Tural with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Abi Tural!
After winning the bout, Abi Tural thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deangelo Sturtsil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pithe Canthropus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canthropus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Deangelo Sturtsil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deangelo Sturtsil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 31 - 2, fighting out of London, Pithe Canthropus!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturtsil steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Canthropus. That one must have hurt.
Canthropus is looking to clinch but Sturtsil is avoiding it.
Sturtsil changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sturtsil fails with a takedown attempt.
That kick from Canthropus tenderised Sturtsil's leg. Sturtsil is trying to keep his angry face on.
Canthropus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sturtsil takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Canthropus leaves Sturtsil with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sturtsil fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Canthropus avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deangelo Sturtsil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sturtsil enables Canthropus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sturtsil manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Canthropus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sturtsil has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Canthropus has managed to get both his arms back between Sturtsil's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus trying to control but Sturtsil is working from the bottom.
Sturtsil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sturtsil is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Canthropus defends well.
Canthropus stands up over Sturtsil, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canthropus wants to pass the guard but Sturtsil is keeping the position.
Canthropus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sturtsil working for a triangle but Canthropus defends it easily.
Sturtsil controlling Canthropus's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus wants to pass the guard but Sturtsil is keeping the position.
Canthropus chips away with some ground and pound.
Canthropus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sturtsil has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Canthropus has managed to get both his arms back between Sturtsil's legs - danger averted.
Sturtsil looking for a guillotine here but Canthropus defends easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Canthropus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Canthropus chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturtsil is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Canthropus frees his head nicely. Oh but Sturtsil has switched to an armbar! Canthropus is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Deangelo Sturtsil!
An out of breath Deangelo Sturtsil thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Pithe Canthropus had this to say: 'Crap. I lost. That sucks.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jase Newson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaice Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jase Newson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kaice Gunn's chin.
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180 lbs
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185 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
42 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jase Newson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaice Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Newson.
Newson cracks the inside of Gunn's front leg.
Gunn clinches.
Nice body punch from Newson.
Gunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Newson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Newson lands a right hand.
Newson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Newson prevents the takedown attempt.
Newson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn has hold of one of Newson's legs. Newson is fighting the takedown attempt but Gunn gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Newson kicks Gunn off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn wants to clinch.
Gunn has his takedown stuffed
and Newson counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newson just misses with a punch to the body.
Newson lands the left hand.
Gunn 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.
Gunn clinches with his opponent.
Gunn tries to score a body lock takedown but Newson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jase Newson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaice Gunn.
Gunn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Newson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Newson lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Newson.
Gunn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Newson.
Gunn misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Newson to counter with a crisp jab.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunn misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn shoots in looking for a takedown. Newson tries to sprawl out of it but Gunn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Newson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Newson scores with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn with a poor takedown
and Newson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Kaice Gunn has been cut.
Newson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Newson avoids a kick to the body.
Newson moves out of range as Gunn strikes.
Newson scores with a punch to the head.
Newson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kaice Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Newson slips a jab from Gunn.
Newson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gunn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Newson counters with a left to the body.
Newson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gunn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Newson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Newson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gunn tries to clinch but Newson moves out of range.
Newson blocks a head kick by Gunn.
Newson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunn.
Nice takedown defense from Newson. No joy for Gunn on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn looks to land a combination but Newson avoids it well.
Newson throwing a counter right hand but Gunn manages to avoid it.
Gunn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Newson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.
Newson connects with an inside leg kick.
Newson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Newson misses the body punch
and Gunn counters by clinching up.
Gunn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Newson after a bit of a struggle.
Gunn is trying to push Newson away but Newson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Newson scores with a shot to the side of Gunn's head.
Gunn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Newson manages to break the clinch.
Newson lands a nice shot that snaps Gunn's head back.
It looks like Newson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gunn avoids a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Newson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jase Newson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaice Gunn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gunn has a takedown stuffed.
A lazy left from Newson finds it's target.
Gunn misses with a body punch
and Newson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunn tries to clinch up.
Gunn tries to work over Newson's front leg with a kick but Newson checks it.
A punch combination from Gunn misses.
Newson throwing a counter right hand but Gunn manages to avoid it.
Gunn instigates a clinch.
Gunn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gunn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gunn tries to stall but Newson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Newson fails to land.
Newson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gunns head.
Newson cracks Gunn with a nice body shot.
Newson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jase Newson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaice Gunn.
Newson is stalling here.
Gunn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gunn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gunn looking to slow down the pace here.
Newson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Newson manages to break the clinch.
Newson with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Newson as Gunn shoots in.
Gunn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Newson swivels and escapes.
A little feinted left hand from Newson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Newson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gunn wants to clinch
and Newson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gunn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newson throws a push kick but Gunn slaps the foot to one side.
Newson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gunn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newson throws out the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gunn is defended easily by Newson.
Newson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunn.
Newson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gunn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Newson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Newson. That's going to slow Gunn down.
Newson connects with an inside leg kick.
Newson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gunn.
Gunn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Newson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Newson slaps away a takedown attempt from Gunn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Newson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Newson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses the jab.
Gunn moves out of range of the body kick.
Newson lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn wants to clinch.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Newson sprawls well. Newson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gunn gets slowly back to his feet.
Newson misses with an uppercut.
Newson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunn.
Gunn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jase Newson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaice Gunn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Newson tries a low kick but Gunn avoids it.
Gunn wants to counter with a clinch but Newson pushes him away.
Newson throws a jab when Gunn was well out of range.
Gunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newson connects with the punch.
Gunn dives in for a single leg takedown but Newson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Newson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gunn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gunn tries to clinch but Newson moves out of range.
Gunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Newson pushes him off.
Newson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Newson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunn.
Gunn throws a fast counter high kick but Newson manages to duck under it in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jase Newson is winning the standup battle so far.
Newson throws a lazy right hand but Gunn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gunn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Newson is fending him off so far but Gunn persists. Nope, Newson circles away and we're back to standing.
Gunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Newson loads up on a big right hand but Gunn slips the punch.
Gunn tries to counter with a clinch but Newson shakes him off and moves away.
Newson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Newson slips a jab and a cross from Gunn.
Newson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunn.
Gunn throws out a counter right but Newson avoids it with no problem.
Newson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Gunn misses.
Newson just misses with a punch to the body.
Newson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunn.
Gunn looks to clinch
and Newson counters with an inside leg kick.
Gunn connects with a right hand. Newson shakes it off.
Kaice Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gunn throws a nice looking combination but Newson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Newson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gunn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newson slips a jab from Gunn.
Gunn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gunn throws a head kick that Newson semi-blocks.
Gunn blocks a low kick nicely.
Gunn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Newson.
Newson works the jab nicely.
Gunn misses with a kick to the body
and Newson counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch but Newson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newson tries to score with a low kick but Gunn moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newson scores with a shot to the body.
Gunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Newson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good work by Newson as he checks the leg kick.
Gunn tries to clinch but Newson is having none of it.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newson avoids the head kick by Gunn.
Gunn tries to clinch but Newson is having none of it.
Newson lands with a straight right. Gunn didn't see that one coming.
Newson lands a nice hook to Gunn's body. Gunn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left lands for Newson.
Newson throws the kick towards the body but Gunn avoids it.
Gunn throws a lazy head kick
and Newson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunn is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newson lands a glancing blow to the side of Gunn's head.
Gunn is still on wobbly legs! Can Newson finish him?
Nice shot by Gunn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newson misses the shot to the body.
Gunn seems to have recovered his senses.
Newson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Newson moves out of range as Gunn throws a body kick.
As Gunn backs away, Newson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gunn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Newson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As Gunn backs away, Newson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jase Newson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaice Gunn.
Newson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gunn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Newson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Newson lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jase Newson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Newson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jase Newson!
Jase Newson very nearly forgot to thank Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Suchart Chaowanungkarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emong Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaowanungkarn comes to the cage accompanied by Muay Thai fight music. Salvacion has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
34 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Suchart Chaowanungkarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Emong Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaowanungkarn cracks a nice hook into Salvacion's ribs.
Salvacion tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salvacion checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salvacion is defended easily by Chaowanungkarn.
Salvacion closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Salvacion scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaowanungkarn is looking for a sweep. Salvacion is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chaowanungkarn is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Palazzo Paisano, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Chaowanungkarn is trying is best to control the position here.
Salvacion trying to control from half guard but Chaowanungkarn is working away.
Salvacion prevents Chaowanungkarn from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion thows a huge punch but Chaowanungkarn dodges it nicely.
Salvacion thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chaowanungkarn's head.
Chaowanungkarn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Salvacion is trying to control the action in half guard but Chaowanungkarn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chaowanungkarn keeping control of the position.
Salvacion prevents Chaowanungkarn from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaowanungkarn desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Salvacion prevents Chaowanungkarn from improving his position.
Salvacion lands with a punch from half guard.
Salvacion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chaowanungkarn is looking for a sweep. Salvacion is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Salvacion in particular looking to stall.
Salvacion scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Salvacion is taking a breather. Chaowanungkarn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Salvacion is stalling here. Chaowanungkarn is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Salvacion seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Chaowanungkarn has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Chaowanungkarn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Salvacion is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Salvacion manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Chaowanungkarn trying to hold on to Salvacion's head to control him but Salvacion postures up.
Salvacion is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chaowanungkarn wants to improve his position but Salvacion is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chaowanungkarn wants to control but Salvacion is keeping busy.
Chaowanungkarn is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Salvacion sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chaowanungkarn defending well though.
Salvacion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chaowanungkarn keeps working.
Salvacion is thwarting Chaowanungkarn's attempts to control the position.
Chaowanungkarn won't allow Salvacion to pass to mount.
Salvacion is taking a breather. Chaowanungkarn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Chaowanungkarn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chaowanungkarn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Salvacion's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Salvacion's back!
Salvacion rolls, trying to escape but Chaowanungkarn keeps control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Chaowanungkarn's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Chaowanungkarn just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salvacion tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Emong Salvacion will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chaowanungkarn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salvacion manages to avoid it.
Salvacion lands with a good body shot.
Chaowanungkarn throws a body kick that misses.
Chaowanungkarn thows a body kick. Salvacion tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Salvacion checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chaowanungkarn.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chaowanungkarn as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaowanungkarn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chaowanungkarn throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Chaowanungkarn
and Salvacion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn throws a body shot but no joy.
Salvacion throws out a counter right but Chaowanungkarn avoids it with no problem.
A clash of legs there as Salvacion blocks the low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chaowanungkarn 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 Salvacion has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salvacion and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaowanungkarn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chaowanungkarn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Salvacion tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chaowanungkarn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salvacion.
Salvacion managing to block the knees to the body from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn trying to control the position but instead, Salvacion has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chaowanungkarn into the cage.
Knees to the body from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Salvacion avoids the damage to the body.
Chaowanungkarn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn lands an elbow that stopped Salvacion in his tracks for a moment.
Salvacion has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chaowanungkarn after a bit of a struggle.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emong Salvacion.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salvacion wants a takedown but no success here.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salvacion avoids it.
Chaowanungkarn trying to land knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn presses Salvacion against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chaowanungkarn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salvacion in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salvacion is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Salvacion is breathing heavily.
Salvacion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaowanungkarn lands an elbow that stopped Salvacion in his tracks for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chaowanungkarn scores a nice knee to the body.
Salvacion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Salvacion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salvacion blocks an elbow strike from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Salvacion avoids the damage to the body.
Chaowanungkarn prevents the takedown attempt.
Chaowanungkarn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chaowanungkarn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around?
Salvacion has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chaowanungkarn is trying to keep an underhook but Salvacion manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chaowanungkarn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Salvacion forces his way into half guard.
Salvacion trying to control the action but Chaowanungkarn is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Salvacion sitting in guard here, content to control.
Salvacion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chaowanungkarn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Salvacion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chaowanungkarn is keeping the position for now.
Salvacion stopping the sweep attempt from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn seems keen to control Salvacion's posture.
Salvacion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chaowanungkarn is keeping the position for now.
Chaowanungkarn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salvacion is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chaowanungkarn throws a head kick that misses.
Salvacion shoots in and gets a takedown into Chaowanungkarn's guard.
Chaowanungkarn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salvacion is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chaowanungkarn is on top in guard.
Salvacion keeping moving, preventing Chaowanungkarn from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Salvacion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Salvacion wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chaowanungkarn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Our spies down at at Brown House inform us that Salvacion has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Salvacion has control of Chaowanungkarn's left arm, preventing Chaowanungkarn from doing any damage.
Chaowanungkarn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chaowanungkarn trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvacion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Salvacion avoids the damage to the body.
Salvacion managing to block the knees to the body from Chaowanungkarn.
Salvacion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaowanungkarn obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chaowanungkarn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a knee strike.
Chaowanungkarn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chaowanungkarn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chaowanungkarn tries to work over Salvacion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chaowanungkarn crunches a lovely knee into Salvacion's ribcage.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Salvacion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salvacion has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chaowanungkarn is trying to keep an underhook but Salvacion manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Salvacion throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to control Salvacion's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chaowanungkarn avoid being mounted?
Salvacion is trying to control the action in half guard but Chaowanungkarn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chaowanungkarn wants to improve his position but Salvacion is controlling well.
Chaowanungkarn keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chaowanungkarn.
Salvacion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chaowanungkarn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chaowanungkarn keeping moving, preventing Salvacion from controlling successfully.
Chaowanungkarn being controlled here, momentarily.
Salvacion scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion trying to control but Chaowanungkarn is working from the bottom.
Chaowanungkarn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suchart Chaowanungkarn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chaowanungkarn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suchart Chaowanungkarn!
Suchart Chaowanungkarn very nearly forgot to thank Tokyo United Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Emong Salvacion was interviewed post fight and said 'He's the better man today... I will be back.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cao Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos's entrance music is Sepultura - Nomad. A fine choice. Cao has chosen Cao Cao as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henrique Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cao Cao!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cao moves out of range as Ramos throws a body kick.
Cao looks to clinch
and Ramos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cao fails to land with a series of punches.
Cao looks to land a combination but Ramos avoids it well.
Ramos tries to land a leg kick but Cao saw it coming and moves away.
Cao tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it.
Ramos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ramos scores with a sloppy right hand. Cao should have avoided that one.
Cao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cao misses with the combination.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cao manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Cao's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cao defending well as Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
Cao unleashes a big counter combination but Ramos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Cao lands with an uppercut that bounces Ramos off the cage and back into range.
Cao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cao checks a leg kick.
Cao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cao has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ramos fails to land.
Ramos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ramos misses with some punches.
Cao blocks a body shot from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos lands an uppercut.
Cao blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ramos - that landed with a thud.
Ramos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws an elbow but it misses.
Ramos lands a shot to the body.
Cao dodges an elbow strike from Ramos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cao.
Cao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cao Cao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos misses with an uppercut. Cao saw that one coming.
Cao is looking for the big counter here.
Cao darts in and clinches Ramos up against the cage.
Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and Cao counters with a nice uppercut.
Cao tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it.
Ramos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ramos checks the leg kick.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by Cao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a right hand that misses
and Cao counters with a nice uppercut.
Cao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cao drives through and clinches with Ramos against the cage.
Cao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramos.
Nice body punch from Cao - that landed with a thud.
Ramos is trying to break free.
Ramos throws an elbow that misses.
Cao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
Ramos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ramos manages to break the clinch.
Ramos ducks right into an uppercut from Cao.
Ramos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cao sends Ramos crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cao is motioning to the referee to let Ramos up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ramos is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cao tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
Oh Ramos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao swinging wildly here.
Cao avoids the head kick by Ramos.
Ramos seems to have got his legs back now.
Cao looks to clinch
and Ramos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cao counters with a three punch combo that has Ramos backing up. Ramos nods at Cao to acknowledge the strikes.
Cao fails to land with a series of punches.
Cao is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Ramos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ramos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cao counters with a stiff right hand.
Cao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramos thinks about countering with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cao wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
Cao Cao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cao Cao dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Cao. That snapped Ramos's head back.
Cao tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it.
Cao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cao moves into the clinch successfully.
Cao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramos tries to work over Cao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramos lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramos.
Ramos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Ramos.
Cao lands a good knee to the midsection. Ramos won't want to take too many of those.
Cao trying to land knees to the body.
Ramos misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos lands an elbow inside that Cao shrugs off.
Ramos stalling the fight.
Cao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ramos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henrique Ramos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ramos throws a head punch that misses.
Cao lands a nice knee to the body.
Ramos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
Cao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cao Cao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cao throws a looping overhand right but Ramos ducks down to avoid it.
Cao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramos circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramos sizes up Cao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Cao.
Ramos throws a push kick but Cao slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a body punch but Cao moves out of range.
Cao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cao tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it.
Ramos lands a nice shot that snaps Cao's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Cao. Those never looked like landing.
Cao throws a combination that misses
and Ramos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cao wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
Ramos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cao sprawls and moves away.
Cao misses with a hook
and Ramos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cao has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cao walks into a jab.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ramos. Cao shrugs it off though.
Ramos tests Cao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crunch! Ramos slams his shin into Cao's torso.
Cao Cao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Cao.
A counter left hand to the body from Ramos misses its target.
Ramos fakes the leg kick and cracks Cao in the body.
Cao slips under a jab from Ramos.
Cao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cao tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Cao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cao is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cao clinches.
Ramos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos avoiding damage as Cao throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cao.
Ramos can't find room to land a body shot as Cao controls the action.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
Ramos looking to stall.
Ramos wants to break free but Cao has control.
Cao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Cao trying to land knees to the body.
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!
Ramos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ramos fails to land.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Cao avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the cage.
Ramos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramos lands a body shot.
Ramos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Ramos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cao rushes Ramos and presses him up against the cage.
Cao blocks an elbow strike.
Cao blocks an elbow strike.
Cao blocks a body shot from Ramos.
Cao blocks the elbow strike.
Cao missing with knees to the body.
Ramos misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramos misses with a punch to the body.
Cao lands with a right to the head.
Cao lands with a light punch inside.
Cao avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cao crunches a lovely knee into Ramos's ribcage.
Cao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
Cao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
Ramos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cao.
Ramos tries a body shot but Cao blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos swings wildly with an uppercut but Cao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Cao.
Ramos works on Cao's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cao crunches a lovely knee into Ramos's ribcage.
Ramos works on Cao's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramos presses Cao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramos tries to work over Cao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramos throws an elbow that misses.
Ramos scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ramos.
Ramos struggles to land a body shot inside as Cao controls his hands.
Ramos lands a body shot.
Ramos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos pushes off an throws an elbow but Cao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ramos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Ramos.
Ramos breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cao tries to bum rush Ramos with a series of wild strikes but Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ramos connects with a body shot.
Ramos loads up on a big right hand but Cao slips the punch.
Cao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cao is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands with a good body shot.
Cao is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramos finish him?
Cao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramos.
Cao is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ramos throws a monster overhand right that drops Cao! Ramos follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrique Ramos!
A very excited looking Henrique Ramos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiko Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
196 lbs
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38
187 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio El Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keiko Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynn throws a lazy right hand but El Toro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lynn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lynn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and El Toro counters with a leg kick.
We've been informed that Lynn 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.
El Toro moves forwards but Lynn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
El Toro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lynn dives in and scores a takedown into El Toro's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
El Toro is looking for a triangle but Lynn pushes his legs off easily.
Lynn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
El Toro is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Lynn rolls with it to try and escape but El Toro cranks on the arm and Lynn is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio El Toro!
A relieved looking Julio El Toro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Keiko Lynn spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to apologize to all my fans! I went to the strip club last night and I still have a f*****g hangover...plus...My huge penis threw me off balance a few times during the fight, I may tape it to my leg next fight.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trent Cotchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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180 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Cotchin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cotchin throws a quick counter head kick but Prime was just out of range.
A jab from Cotchin misses.
Prime just misses with a punch to the body.
Prime closes the distance and clinches.
Cotchin works on Prime's body with a couple of short punches.
Prime wants a takedown but no success here.
Cotchin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prime's elbow.
Cotchin tries to throw a body punch but Prime avoids it by throwing Cotchin back against the cage.
Prime manages to break the clinch.
Cotchin throws the kick towards the body but Prime avoids it.
Cotchin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by Cotchin - just one landing.
Cotchin tries to land a leg kick but Prime saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotchin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Trent Cotchin has been cut.
Cotchin just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotchin throws a head kick that misses.
Prime tries to clinch but Cotchin moves out of range.
Cotchin throws a head kick but Prime moves out of range.
Cotchin circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime misses the shot to the body.
Prime fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Cotchin does no damage.
And Prime tries to counter it with a takedown but Cotchin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cotchin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cotchin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Prime is trying to defend but Cotchin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cotchin wants to free his trapped foot but Prime is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Prime moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Prime 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.
Prime throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Prime thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Prime looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cotchin is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Prime 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.
Prime throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cotchin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Prime looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cotchin is one step ahead there.
Cotchin chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin postures up and lands a big shot to Prime's brow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cotchin chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prime lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Prime thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Prime keeping full guard, as Cotchin tries to pass.
Prime trying to strike off his back.
Prime is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cotchin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Prime has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cotchin has managed to get both his arms back between Prime's legs - danger averted.
Prime doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cotchin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cotchin is looking to pass into half guard but Prime pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Prime is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cotchin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Prime manages to get himself to full guard.
Cotchin stopping the sweep attempt from Prime.
Cotchin content to stall in guard here.
Cotchin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Prime is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cotchin is aware though and is defending well.
Cotchin controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prime working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cotchin.
Prime working for submissions but it's allowed Cotchin to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Cotchin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trent Cotchin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cotchin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Prime doesn't manage to clinch there - Cotchin circles away.
Cotchin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Prime fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cotchin checks it well.
Prime bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Prime misses with a few strikes there.
Cotchin ducks under a wild hook from Prime.
Cotchin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prime can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - Prime looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cotchin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Prime as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Cotchin.
Prime shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cotchin pinned against the cage. Cotchin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prime tries to clinch but Cotchin moves out of range.
Cotchin walks into a left hand.
Cotchin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Prime is out of range and Cotchin settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prime steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cotchin. That one must have hurt.
Prime tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cotchin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Prime is out of range and Cotchin settles back down.
Cotchin throws a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cotchin.
Prime clinches with his opponent.
Cotchin can't find room to land a body shot as Prime controls the action.
Prime tries to throw a body punch but Cotchin avoids it by throwing Prime back against the cage.
Prime wants to break free but Cotchin has control.
Prime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prime pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cotchin enables Prime to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cotchin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cotchin is trying to control the position but Prime postures up.
Prime has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Prime works over Cotchin with some ground and pound from guard.
Trent Cotchin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Prime scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cotchin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Prime has managed to get both his arms back between Cotchin's legs - danger averted.
Prime throws an elbow that misses. Cotchin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Prime's guard. Nice move by Cotchin!
Prime trying to strike off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prime 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.
Cotchin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Prime swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Prime throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Prime throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cotchin passes Prime's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Prime is not content to let Cotchin control the position.
Prime is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Prime defends it well.
Prime is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Prime trying to hold on to Cotchin's head to control him but Cotchin postures up.
Prime might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cotchin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cotchin is looking for a kimura but Prime is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cotchin to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cotchin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Prime defends it well.
Prime has hold of Cotchin's hands but Cotchin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Prime is looking for a sweep. Cotchin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Prime missing with punches from the bottom.
Cotchin is thwarting Prime's attempts to control the position.
Cotchin moves into full mount! Prime won't be happy about that!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cotchin with the ground and pound from mount.
Cotchin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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 Trent Cotchin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trent Cotchin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cotchin tries a low kick but Prime avoids it.
Cotchin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Prime looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Prime throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Prime tries to improve position but can't.
Prime is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Prime is looking for a sweep.
Cotchin scoring with punches from side control.
Prime tries to bench press Cotchin off him but Cotchin keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Prime's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prime is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cotchin is controlling him well.
Prime tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cotchin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Prime is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Prime striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin lands a nice forearm strike.
Prime is looking for a sweep.
Prime taking punishment in the form of punches.
Prime can't do much from the bottom here.
Cotchin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Prime to see if he's OK.
Prime striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Prime is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Prime taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cotchin wants to control but Prime is keeping him busy.
Prime on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Prime is trying to get back to half guard.
Cotchin trying to control the position but Prime is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Prime!
Prime regains half guard.
Cotchin wants to take a breather but Prime is having none of it.
Cotchin passes to side control.
Cotchin is putting a hurting on Prime here, landing some big shots from side control.
Prime wants to get back to his feet but Cotchin drags him back down.
Cotchin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Prime, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cotchin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cotchin prevents Prime from improving his position.
Cotchin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cotchin trying to pass the guard but Prime defending well.
Prime is looking for a sweep. Cotchin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cotchin wants to control but Prime is keeping him busy.
Prime tries to get to full guard but Cotchin has control of the leg.
Prime flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cotchin is thwarting Prime's attempts to control the position.
Prime makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Prime.
Optimus Prime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trent Cotchin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cotchin trying to control but Prime is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cotchin stands and throws Prime's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Prime is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Cotchin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cotchin, 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Cotchin!
Trent Cotchin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Tentheros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Scarpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Tentheros had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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36
205 lbs
24 - 10 - 1 |
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25
189 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Tentheros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregory Scarpa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarpa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tentheros tests Scarpa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tentheros stuffs the takedown attempt from Scarpa. Scarpa gets slowly back to his feet.
Tentheros attempts a counter takedown but Scarpa avoids it well and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Tentheros there.
Scarpa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tentheros as he avoids it easily.
Ken Tentheros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Scarpa.
Scarpa rushes Tentheros and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tentheros tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tentheros doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tentheros scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tentheros lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tentheros taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tentheros tries to work over Scarpa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scarpa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scarpa tries to pull guard but Tentheros forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Scarpa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tentheros prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tentheros misses with a punch to the body.
Tentheros tries to throw a body punch but Scarpa avoids it by throwing Tentheros back against the cage.
Tentheros wants the takedown. Scarpa is fighting it off but Tentheros persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Scarpa's guard against the cage.
Scarpa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tentheros doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tentheros manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tentheros's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tentheros is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tentheros passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Scarpa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tentheros wants to take a breather but Scarpa is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarpa wants to get back to full guard.
Tentheros wants to work for an arm triangle but Scarpa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Scarpa gets full guard.
Tentheros cracks Scarpa with a solid left hand.
Scarpa is looking for a triangle but Tentheros pushes his legs off easily.
Tentheros stands up over Scarpa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tentheros is looking to work some ground and pound but Scarpa has wrist control.
Tentheros throwing strikes from guard but Scarpa blocks nicely.
Tentheros with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Scarpa throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Scarpa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Scarpa keeping moving, preventing Tentheros from controlling successfully.
Tentheros with a nice head shot there.
Scarpa is striking from the bottom but Tentheros uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Scarpa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tentheros working over Scarpa with some ground and pound. Scarpa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tentheros throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scarpa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tentheros.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros drops an elbow to the side of Scarpa's head.
Scarpa actively working from the bottom here.
Scarpa looking for submissions off his back.
Scarpa actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Scarpa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scarpa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tentheros with a flurry of punches that miss.
Scarpa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tentheros is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Tentheros dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A head kick misses from Tentheros.
Scarpa blocks a jab.
Tentheros feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scarpa's calf.
Tentheros lands with a nice body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tentheros.
Tentheros just misses with a punch to the body.
Scarpa has a takedown stuffed.
Tentheros misses with a body shot.
Scarpa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Scarpa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tentheros.
Scarpa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tentheros defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tentheros looks for the body kick but Scarpa saw that one coming.
Scarpa has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tentheros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scarpa moves away.
Tentheros cracks Scarpa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Scarpa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tentheros drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tentheros displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scarpa.
Scarpa shoots in looking for a takedown. Tentheros tries to sprawl out of it but Scarpa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tentheros manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ken Tentheros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Scarpa.
Scarpa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Scarpa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tentheros doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Scarpa.
Tentheros moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarpa wants to control from the top but Tentheros keeps moving.
Tentheros 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.
Tentheros trying to control the position.
Tentheros looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tentheros keeping moving, preventing Scarpa from controlling successfully.
Tentheros looking for a sweep. Not yet Tentheros, not yet.
Tentheros wants to improve his position but instead Scarpa has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarpa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tentheros sees it coming and defends easily.
Tentheros is pressing down on Scarpa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Scarpa throws a strike but Tentheros rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tentheros avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tentheros postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tentheros cracks Scarpa with a solid left hand.
Tentheros trying to control but Scarpa is working from the bottom.
Tentheros in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tentheros is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scarpa can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarpa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tentheros defends well.
Scarpa striking off his back but it's not causing Tentheros any problems.
Scarpa keeping moving, preventing Tentheros from controlling successfully.
Scarpa thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Scarpa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tentheros passes into half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tentheros lands a nice shot that snaps Scarpa's head back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scarpa misses with an uppercut
and Tentheros counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Tentheros dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Scarpa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tentheros throws a low kick but Scarpa avoids it.
Scarpa thows a body kick. Tentheros tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tentheros scoring well with a low kick there.
Scarpa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tentheros as he avoids it easily.
Tentheros wants to land a leg kick but Scarpa is out of range.
Scarpa closes the distance and clinches up with Tentheros, looking for a takedown. Scarpa pushes Tentheros against the cage but Tentheros circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tentheros shoots in for a takedown but Scarpa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Scarpa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tentheros defends it well.
Scarpa goes for a double leg but Tentheros avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tentheros continues to drive forward.
Ken Tentheros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Scarpa.
Scarpa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tentheros looks to land a combination but Scarpa avoids it well.
Scarpa with the counter takedown but Tentheros avoids it easily.
Tentheros lands with a kick to the ribs.
Scarpa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tentheros throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Scarpa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tentheros is in Scarpa's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tentheros trying to control the position from guard on top but Scarpa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tentheros is in close to Scarpa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tentheros working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Scarpa 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tentheros working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tentheros scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tentheros throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scarpa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ken Tentheros overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scarpa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tentheros defends it easily.
Scarpa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tentheros.
Gregory Scarpa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarpa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Scarpa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tentheros doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tentheros manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Scarpa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tentheros.
Tentheros lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tentheros trying to control the position from guard on top but Scarpa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scarpa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tentheros works over Scarpa with some ground and pound from guard.
Tentheros lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros preventing the sweep.
Tentheros pushes down on Scarpa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tentheros has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Tentheros's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tentheros putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tentheros in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tentheros landing shots from mount.
Tentheros is landing with some decent strikes but Scarpa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tentheros postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Scarpa looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros looking to control but Scarpa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tentheros lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Scarpa is rocked!
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!
Scarpa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Scarpa gets back to half guard.
Tentheros is trying to control the action in half guard but Scarpa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Scarpa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tentheros pulls his head out easily.
Tentheros lands with a punch from half guard.
Scarpa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Tentheros showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tentheros has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Tentheros!
Ken Tentheros made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn Nutrition 160Q in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Constantine Titanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titanus has chosen To Glory as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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260 lbs
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275 lbs
29 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Constantine Titanus!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo Nogueira ducks under a wild hook from Titanus.
Titanus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Titanus throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodrigo Nogueira counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rodrigo Nogueira.
Titanus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodrigo Nogueira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Titanus is trying to keep Rodrigo Nogueira in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titanus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rodrigo Nogueira scoring with punches to the head and body.
It looks like Constantine Titanus has been cut.
Titanus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Titanus has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Guinness Stout. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titanus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rodrigo Nogueira chips away with some ground and pound.
Rodrigo Nogueira preventing the sweep.
Rodrigo Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Titanus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Titanus trying to keep a closed guard but Rodrigo Nogueira is proving a slippery customer.
Rodrigo Nogueira stands and throws Titanus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rodrigo Nogueira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rodrigo Nogueira tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rodrigo Nogueira postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titanus tries to buck Rodrigo Nogueira off but Rodrigo Nogueira is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodrigo Nogueira working away.
Rodrigo Nogueira has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rodrigo Nogueira 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.
Rodrigo Nogueira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Titanus, who protects the arm well.
Titanus struggling a bit here.
Rodrigo Nogueira trying to control the position but Titanus is working away.
Rodrigo Nogueira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Titanus has escaped the position, nice work there.
Titanus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Titanus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titanus gets back to full guard.
Titanus has his hands on Rodrigo Nogueira's head, controlling the position.
Rodrigo Nogueira throws an elbow that misses. Titanus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rodrigo Nogueira's guard. Nice move by Titanus!
Titanus wants to get up but he can't break Rodrigo Nogueira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rodrigo Nogueira is working an open guard so Titanus takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
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.
Titanus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Titanus connects with a jab.
Rodrigo Nogueira checks a low kick from Titanus.
Constantine Titanus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Titanus throws a right hand that misses
and Rodrigo Nogueira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Titanus's guard.
Titanus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rodrigo Nogueira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Titanus wants to get back to his feet but Rodrigo Nogueira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Titanus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Titanus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rodrigo Nogueira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That has opened up Constantine Titanus's cut even more.
Titanus keeping moving, preventing Rodrigo Nogueira from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Constantine Titanus's cut.
That's time! Rodrigo Nogueira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Titanus is looking to slow Rodrigo Nogueira down with leg kicks.
A big left from Titanus misses.
Titanus misses with a hook.
Rodrigo Nogueira half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Titanus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodrigo Nogueira.
Rodrigo Nogueira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Titanus misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titanus throws a poor cross that misses
and Rodrigo Nogueira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rodrigo Nogueira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rodrigo Nogueira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Titanus defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo Nogueira seems to be working for a kimura but Titanus defends the submission attempt.
Titanus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodrigo Nogueira working the head and body with strikes.
The cut above Constantine Titanus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Titanus is trying to control but can't.
Rodrigo Nogueira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Titanus's head.
Rodrigo Nogueira is working for a kimura but Titanus is defending it quite comfortably.
Rodrigo Nogueira prevents Titanus from improving his position.
Rodrigo Nogueira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titanus is looking to escape.
Titanus trying to hold on to Rodrigo Nogueira's head to control him but Rodrigo Nogueira postures up.
Titanus wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rodrigo Nogueira connects with a nice short shot to Titanus's temple.
Constantine Titanus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Constantine Titanus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
After winning the bout, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Filippo Di Vaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Pol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filippo Di Vaio had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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165 lbs
16 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Filippo Di Vaio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Van Pol!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Vaio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Di Vaio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Di Vaio tries a head kick but it misses.
Di Vaio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pol circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Pol as he connects with a hook.
Pol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pol throws a low kick but Di Vaio moves out of range easily.
Pol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Di Vaio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Di Vaio lands with an overhand left.
Di Vaio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Di Vaio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pol is fending him off so far but Di Vaio persists. Nope, Pol circles away and we're back to standing.
It seemed like Pol was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pol stuns Di Vaio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Di Vaio shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filippo Di Vaio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pol looks to land a body kick but Di Vaio moved away.
Pol wants to clinch but Di Vaio slips to the side
and Di Vaio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Pol. Beautiful body shot.
Di Vaio misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pol wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pol closes the distance and clinches.
Di Vaio blocks an uppercut.
Di Vaio tries to work over Pol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Pol fails to land.
Pol blocking some punches.
Di Vaio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pol tries to throw a body punch but Di Vaio avoids it by throwing Pol back against the cage.
Pol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Di Vaio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pol prevents Di Vaio from breaking the clinch.
Di Vaio throws a head punch that misses.
Pol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pol is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pol makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Di Vaio pushes Pol back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pol - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pol avoids the elbow strike from Di Vaio, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Vaio is trying to drag Pol to the mat but Pol just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pol lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pol avoids the elbow strike from Di Vaio, against the cage.
Pol lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pol lands a hook that snaps the head of Di Vaio backwards.
Di Vaio misses with the head strike.
Pol has a couple of punches blocked by Di Vaio.
Pol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pol lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Di Vaio goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pol prevents it.
Di Vaio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pol stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Di Vaio tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Vaio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pol darts in and clinches Di Vaio up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pol - that landed with a thud.
Di Vaio being controlled against the cage.
Di Vaio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pol avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pol blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Di Vaio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Di Vaio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pol is defending well.
Di Vaio blocks an uppercut.
Di Vaio lands a right hand.
Pol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Di Vaio backwards.
Di Vaio is rocked!
Stalling in the clinch from Pol.
Oh Di Vaio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from Pol.
Di Vaio looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pol has Di Vaio pressed against the cage, preventing Di Vaio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pol unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Di Vaio! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pol is unloading with more strikes now! Di Vaio drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Van Pol!
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