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XCC-Patterson vs Blair PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Sarbinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peters has chosen Sid Vicious - My Way as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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182 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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181 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Sarbinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roy Peters!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarbinov misses with a takedown attempt - Peters sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Peters throws a lazy right hand but Sarbinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Peters.
Peters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peters misses with a wild combination.
Sarbinov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Peters counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sarbinov avoids the body shot from Peters.
Sarbinov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Peters tries to avoid it but Sarbinov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Peters to the ground. Peters escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Peters scores with a punch to the head.
Peters tests Sarbinov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Yuri Sarbinov has been cut.
Sarbinov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peters stuns Sarbinov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sarbinov shoots for a takedown but Peters saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Sarbinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peters scores with a leg kick.
Peters cracks Sarbinov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peters lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peters throws a nice looking combination but Sarbinov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sarbinov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Peters scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sarbinov forces Peters back against the cage and clinches.
Peters lands an uppercut.
Sarbinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peters stalling against the cage.
Peters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Peters lands.
Sarbinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarbinov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Peters counters with a three punch combo that has Sarbinov backing up. Sarbinov nods at Peters to acknowledge the strikes.
Sarbinov is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Peters knocks Sarbinov out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roy Peters!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glot Drulog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He Jin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Glot Drulog's chin.
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glot Drulog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, He Jin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drulog fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drulog throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jin.
Jin slips under a jab from Drulog.
Drulog throws a head kick but Jin moves out of range.
Jin is looking to clinch.
Drulog throws a shot from downtown. Jin moves away and avoids it.
Drulog cracks Jin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drulog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drulog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Drulog. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drulog.
A big right from Drulog misses.
He Jin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drulog throws the left hand but Jin avoids the punch easily.
Drulog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drulog throws a good cross that connects.
Drulog missing with a left hand there. Jin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donk. Drulog catches Jin right on the button with a cross.
Drulog loads up on a big right hand but Jin slips the punch.
Drulog misses with a double jab.
Drulog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drulog circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice jab there from Drulog.
Drulog throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jin's waist but Jin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drulog off to one side.
Drulog misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jin wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Drulog misses.
Drulog throws a jab when Jin was well out of range.
Drulog is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drulog keeps the fight on the outside.
A lazy left from Drulog finds it's target.
Drulog scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drulog loads up on a big right hand but Jin slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drulog keeps the fight on the outside.
Jin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drulog.
Drulog lands a nice hook to Jin's body. Jin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Drulog misses.
Jin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drulog paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drulog swats away the attempt to clinch by Jin.
Drulog misses the shot to the body.
Drulog looks to land a left hand but Jin moved out of range nicely.
Drulog drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drulog trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glot Drulog dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drulog misses with a hook.
Drulog keeps the fight on the outside.
Drulog misses with a series of wild punches.
Drulog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drulog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drulog misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Drulog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drulog throws an overhand right that lands on Jin's shoulder, as Jin tries to avoid the shot.
Jin is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin is looking to clinch but Drulog is avoiding it.
Drulog thuds a left hand into Jin's body.
Jin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drulog throws a hook but Jin avoids it easily.
No joy there for Drulog, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drulog's corner calls for a 1-2. Drulog obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Drulog misses with a looping left.
Drulog misses with a body shot.
Drulog lunges at Jin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jin's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drulog throws a shot from downtown. Jin moves away and avoids it.
Drulog throws the left hand but Jin avoids the punch easily.
Glot Drulog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drulog scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Drulog just misses with a punch to the body.
Jin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drulog scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drulog lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jin backs up against the cage.
It looks like He Jin has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drulog looks to throw the jab but Jin is out of range.
Drulog misses with an uppercut. Jin saw that one coming.
Jin tries to clinch but Drulog moves out of range.
Jin staying out of range there.
Jin ducks under a wild hook from Drulog.
Jin tries to clinch there but Drulog circles away.
A slow jab from Drulog misses its intended target.
Jin tries to clinch there but Drulog circles away.
Jin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drulog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drulog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Drulog misses the target.
Jin tries to clinch but Drulog moves out of range.
Drulog looks to throw the jab but Jin is out of range.
Jin wants to clinch up but Drulog keeps it at a distance.
Drulog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drulog misses with a straight left.
Drulog swats away the attempt to clinch by Jin.
Jin slips a jab from Drulog.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glot Drulog dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on He Jin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Drulog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jin ducks under a wild hook from Drulog.
Jin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drulog finds it's way round the side to connect with Jin's head.
Drulog lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drulog. Jin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jin tries to clinch there but Drulog circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drulog.
Jin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jin doesn't manage to clinch there - Drulog circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Drulog throws out a loose jab but Jin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drulog tries for a takedown but Jin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drulog looks to land a left hand but Jin moved out of range nicely.
Drulog takes a swing at Jin's ribcage but misses.
Drulog keeps the fight on the outside.
Drulog connects with a body shot.
Jin is looking to clinch but Drulog is avoiding it.
He Jin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drulog tries to work over Jin's front leg with a kick but Jin checks it.
Drulog throws a nice looking combination but Jin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jin ducks under a wild hook from Drulog.
Jin blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Drulog. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drulog.
Drulog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drulog misses with a two punch combination.
Drulog misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin blocks a jab.
Drulog looks to throw the jab but Jin is out of range.
Drulog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jin tries to clinch there but Drulog circles away.
Jin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drulog, pushing him back against the cage.
Drulog blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drulog tries to stall but Jin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Drulog avoiding damage as Jin throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Drulog.
Jin misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Drulog taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drulog blocks it with crossed arms.
Jin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drulog slows down the pace here.
Drulog is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Glot Drulog.
Jin wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glot Drulog showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drulog, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glot Drulog!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Bustamante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Reardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bustamante comes to the cage accompanied by Rockstar (N.E.R.D.). 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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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tomas Bustamante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hank Reardon!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Bustamante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bustamante throws a series of punches but Reardon moves out of range.
Reardon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Reardon duly obliges.
Nice uppercut there from Bustamante.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bustamante takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bustamante lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reardon backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bustamante throws a big shot that misses.
Bustamante looks for the body kick but Reardon saw that one coming.
Reardon misses the jab.
Bustamante walks into a jab.
Bustamante throws a leg kick but Reardon checks it.
Reardon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bustamante on the side of the head.
Reardon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bustamante fails to land with a series of punches.
Reardon slips a straight right by Bustamante.
Reardon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Reardon.
Reardon has a takedown stuffed.
Reardon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bustamante takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bustamante tries to escape but Reardon is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reardon working the ground and pound from side control.
Reardon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Reardon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Reardon in side control, throwing shots but Bustamante defends.
Reardon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bustamante trying to control but Reardon flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Reardon lands punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reardon looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Reardon trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Reardon misses with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reardon throwing damaging strikes from the back! Bustamante could be in trouble here!
Bustamante takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Even with his hooks in, Reardon manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The referee is taking a good look at Bustamante as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Reardon!
Reardon lands punches and elbows.
Bustamante looking very determined here, making life difficult for Reardon.
Reardon throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Reardon lands a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante is keeping busy.
Reardon punishes Bustamante with strikes from the back mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bustamante covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Reardon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reardon is working the ground and pound. Can Bustamante escape?
Reardon missing with strikes.
Bustamante prevents Reardon from getting a body triangle.
Reardon misses with a punch to the head.
Can Bustamante hold on?! Reardon is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reardon struggling to keep hold of the position.
Reardon is hanging on to Bustamante's back as he tries to escape.
Reardon misses with an elbow to the head.
Reardon missing with strikes from the back.
Reardon throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Reardon punches the canvas rather than the man.
The referee is taking a good look at Bustamante as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Reardon!
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Even with his hooks in, Reardon manages to miss with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Reardon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bustamante throws a nice looking combination but Reardon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bustamante throws a right hand that Reardon ducks under and follows up with a left that Reardon also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick from Bustamante misses.
Bustamante avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bustamante fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reardon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bustamante at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Bustamante. No joy for Reardon on that attempt.
Reardon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bustamante attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bustamante throws a series of punches but Reardon avoids them all with ease.
Bustamante tries a head kick but it misses.
Bustamante misses with a body kick.
Reardon misses the shot to the body.
Reardon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reardon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reardon throws a leg kick but Bustamante moved away.
Reardon misses with a looping right.
Reardon throws a low kick but Bustamante avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reardon lands a slapping body shot.
Bustamante takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bustamante misses with the combination.
Bustamante looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hank Reardon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bustamante looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reardon throws a leg kick that misses.
Bustamante moves out of range of the leg kick from Reardon.
Nice uppercut lands for Bustamante. That snapped Reardon's head back.
Bustamante misses with a hook.
Reardon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bustamante.
Bustamante lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tomas Bustamante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bustamante throws a hook but Reardon avoids it easily.
Bustamante scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Reardon with a jab.
Bustamante connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reardon. Reardon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reardon wants to land a leg kick but Bustamante is out of range.
Bustamante tests Reardon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reardon catches Bustamante with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reardon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bustamante sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reardon somewhat.
Reardon is breathing heavily.
Reardon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bustamante to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reardon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bustamante finds it's way round the side to connect with Reardon's head.
Good exchange - Bustamante coming out on top.
Reardon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bustamante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bustamante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bustamante falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reardon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bustamante's guard.
Bustamante avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reardon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reardon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reardon scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reardon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bustamante looking to control.
Reardon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bustamante works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reardon slips nicely into half guard.
Still in half guard, Reardon seems content to control.
Bustamante is not content to let Reardon control the position.
Reardon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reardon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reardon trying to control the action but Bustamante is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reardon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bustamante defending well though.
Bustamante keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reardon is looking to take a break and control but Bustamante is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bustamante slaps away a takedown attempt from Reardon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tomas Bustamante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Reardon.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bustamante.
Bustamante connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bustamante keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bustamante connects with a looping right hand.
Reardon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reardon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bustamante connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Bustamante 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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bustamante.
Bustamante digs a good body shot into Reardon's ribs.
Bustamante throws a series of punches but Reardon moves out of range.
Bustamante lands a jab-cross combination.
Reardon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bustamante but Bustamante pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bustamante looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bustamante scores with a jab to the body.
Bustamante avoids the body shot from Reardon.
Reardon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bustamante swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reardon.
Reardon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reardon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bustamante wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reardon takes one to the chin there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bustamante throws a nice looking combination but Reardon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bustamante with a nice cross.
Bustamante cracks Reardon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reardon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bustamante tries to avoid it but Reardon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bustamante to the ground. Bustamante escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bustamante misses with a series of wild punches.
Bustamante misses with a few strikes there.
A leg kick checked by Bustamante.
Bustamante scores with a nice head shot.
Bustamante defending well as Reardon loads up on a big left hand.
Bustamante throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reardon on the side of the head.
Reardon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bustamante misses with a low kick.
Bustamante slips a jab from Reardon.
Bustamante lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bustamante connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reardon. Reardon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reardon misses with a hook.
Reardon blocks a head kick by Bustamante.
Bustamante scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bustamante tries a low kick but Reardon avoids it.
A combination from Reardon does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reardon checks the leg kick.
Bustamante connects with a body shot.
Good shot there by Bustamante.
Bustamante connects with a right hand. Reardon shakes it off.
Reardon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bustamante was well out of range. Poor timing from Reardon.
Bustamante scores with a jab.
Bustamante's corner calls for a 1-2. Bustamante obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bustamante connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A lazy left from Bustamante finds it's target.
A nice combination there by Bustamante.
A jab lands there for Bustamante.
Bustamante misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reardon fails with a takedown attempt.
Tomas Bustamante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Reardon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bustamante scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reardon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Reardon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reardon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bustamante sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reardon somewhat.
Reardon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bustamante works Reardon's body with a nice hook.
Reardon throws an overhand right that lands on Bustamante's shoulder, as Bustamante tries to avoid the shot.
Bustamante swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reardon.
Bustamante looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bustamante fails to land with a series of punches.
Bustamante slips under a jab.
No luck for Reardon with that takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Bustamante.
Bustamante misses with a double jab
and Reardon counters with a right hand to the body.
Reardon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bustamante stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bustamante finds it's target.
No joy there for Reardon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reardon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Reardon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bustamante lands a right hook to the body.
Bustamante throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reardon slips a jab and a cross from Bustamante.
Reardon blocks a head kick by Bustamante.
A combination from Reardon does no damage.
A head kick misses from Bustamante.
Reardon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bustamante sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reardon somewhat.
Bustamante scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Reardon or perhaps it was just good defense by Bustamante which made him look bad.
Bustamante connects with a single shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomas Bustamante showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bustamante 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomas Bustamante!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ollie Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hammer Fire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ollie Williams!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fire misses with a wild body shot.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams defending well as Fire loads up on a big left hand.
Williams tries to clinch up but Fire circles away and keeps his distance.
Fire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hammer Fire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Fire does no damage.
Fire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fire.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fire throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fire misses the jab.
Fire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fire has time to react.
Williams cracks Fire with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Fire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fire needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire walks into a jab.
Williams feints and then cracks Fire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fire down.
Fire gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Fire in a clinch.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Fire is predictable there
and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fire looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fire has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Williams effectively controlling the action here.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
Fire is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.
Fire has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Williams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Williams is struggling to control the position.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Williams.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid body kick from Williams.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
Williams stalling the fight.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fire letting Williams take a breather here.
A short right from Williams.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fire backwards.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Fire's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fire can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Fire in his tracks for a moment.
Williams stalling.
A short left from Williams.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Fire in his tracks for a moment.
Williams displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fire up against the cage.
Fire tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fire tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Williams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Fire walks into a jab.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab by Williams.
Fire is rocked!
Williams drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Fire right on the button. Fire goes down! Williams follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Williams gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ollie Williams!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Kamm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Staltz Volkof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkof has chosen Downfall by Trust Company as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Staltz Volkof enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Kamm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Staltz Volkof!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamm misses with a two punch combination.
Kamm moves into range and clinches up with Volkof.
Kamm gets through Volkof's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Volkof pushes off an throws an elbow but Kamm leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kamm swings wildly with an uppercut but Volkof uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamm.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Volkof.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kamm.
Kamm avoids a wild elbow strike from Volkof.
Kamm is stalling here.
Kamm takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Tom Kamm has been cut.
Kamm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Kamm.
Kamm blocks the elbow strike.
Kamm is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Volkof lands an elbow that stopped Kamm in his tracks for a moment.
Kamm misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Volkof just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamm's brow.
Kamm is pushing Volkof up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kamm working hard to break the clinch.
Kamm is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Volkof.
Kamm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Volkof creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kamm throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkof lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Volkof looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Volkof throws an elbow that misses.
Kamm lands a shoulder strike.
Kamm lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Volkof or not.
Volkof misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kamm.
Kamm blocks an elbow strike from Volkof.
Volkof throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kamm lands a body punch.
Kamm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Volkofs head.
Volkof throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Volkof utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kamm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kamm lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kamm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kamm scores with a hook to the body.
Kamm tries to break free but Volkof pushes him back against the cage.
Volkof gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kamm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Volkof throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kamm is trying to break the clinch but Volkof is controlling him.
Kamm is looking to break free of the clinch but Volkof has double underhooks.
Kamm working hard to break the clinch.
Volkof lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Volkof pushes off an throws an elbow but Kamm leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Volkof keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kamm's efforts to push away.
Kamm lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamm avoiding damage as Volkof throws knees to the body.
Volkof throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Volkof throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kamms head.
Kamm swings wildly with an uppercut but Volkof uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkof pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kamm avoids the elbow strike from Volkof, against the cage.
Volkof looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kamm will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Volkof up against the cage.
Kamm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kamm lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Volkof or not.
Volkof looks gassed!
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!
Volkof lands an elbow just above Kamm 's eye.
Kamm controlling the action here for a moment.
Kamm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kamm digs a right hand underneath Volkof's ribcage. Volkof let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Volkof looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kamm is looking to break free of the clinch but Volkof has double underhooks.
Kamm misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Kamm.
Volkof lands a nice uppercut.
Kamm cracks Volkof with a nice body shot.
Volkof throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kamm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Volkof just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamm's brow.
Kamm blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamm lands with a right to the head.
Kamm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kamm as the two fighters clinch.
Kamm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Volkof slips a jab and a cross from Kamm.
Volkof connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Staltz Volkof seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkof on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kamm forces Volkof back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamm.
Kamm is trying to stall.
Kamm breaks from the clinch.
Kamm throws a right and a left that Volkof avoids nicely.
Kamm is looking to clinch.
Kamm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Volkof dips to his left and cracks Kamm with an uppercut!
Kamm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kamm with a hook.
Kamm tests Volkof's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kamm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Volkof paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkof avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kamm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kamm tries to clinch up.
Volkof takes one on the button.
Kamm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Volkof darts in trying to clinch
and Kamm counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kamm.
Kamm content to slow the pace in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Volkof backwards.
Kamm is working Volkof over against the cage.
Kamm lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Volkof.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamm.
Kamm can't find room to land a body shot as Volkof controls the action.
Kamm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Volkof lands an elbow inside that Kamm shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Kamm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Kamm's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Volkof throws a hook but Kamm avoids it easily.
No joy there for Volkof, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kamm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kamm throws a nice looking combination but Volkof bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Volkof connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kamm misses with the combination.
Kamm shoots for a takedown but Volkof saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Volkof moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Volkof misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamm moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Volkof misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volkof rushes Kamm and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Volkof lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Volkof lands an elbow inside that Kamm shrugs off.
Volkof misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamm digs a right hand underneath Volkof's ribcage. Volkof let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Kamm.
Kamm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Volkof backwards.
Volkof pushes off an throws an elbow but Kamm leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kamm throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Volkof is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Volkof just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamm's brow.
Kamm misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamm lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Kamm as the two fighters clinch.
Kamm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kamm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kamm misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamm lands a shoulder strike.
Kamm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kamm manages to break the clinch.
Kamm moves into the clinch successfully.
Volkof blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamm stalling.
Kamm lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kamm stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Still in the clinch, Kamm scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamm avoids a wild elbow strike from Volkof.
Volkof throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kamm lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Kamm as the two fighters clinch.
Volkof's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamm blocks an elbow strike.
Kamm lands with a short shot to the head.
Kamm breaks the clinch.
Kamm moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Volkof keeps the fight on the outside.
Volkof misses with a combination
and Kamm counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kamm.
Kamm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tom Kamm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Volkof throws an elbow but misses.
Kamm trying to stall but Volkof improves his position.
Volkof creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kamm stalling against the cage.
Kamm tries to stall but Volkof uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Volkof blocks a body shot from Kamm.
Kamm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Volkof pushes off an throws an elbow but Kamm leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kamm works on Volkof's body with a couple of short punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Volkof just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamm's brow.
Volkof throws an elbow but it misses.
Kamm blocks an elbow strike.
Kamm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kamm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kamm fails to land.
Volkof throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamm wants to break free but Volkof has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Volkof throws an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Kamm as the two fighters clinch.
Kamm lands a shoulder strike.
Kamm dodges an elbow strike from Volkof.
Kamm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamm avoids a wild elbow strike from Volkof.
Kamm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Volkof looks to throw the jab but Kamm is out of range.
Kamm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Volkof. Volkof circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Volkof rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kamm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kamm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Volkof.
Kamm closes the distance but Volkof moves to the side
letting Volkof counter with a right hand.
Kamm is looking to clinch.
Volkof looks to land a right hand but Kamm moved out of range.
Volkof lands a jab to the nose.
Volkof throws a combination that misses
and Kamm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Volkof closes the distance but Kamm moves to the side
and Kamm counters with a nice double leg into side control. Volkof won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamm misses with the ground and pound.
Kamm working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamm in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kamm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Volkof wants to get back to his feet but Kamm drags him back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamm wants to control but Volkof is keeping him busy.
Volkof is looking to get back to his feet here but Kamm is keeping cool and he's managed to take Volkof's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Kamm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Kamm's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kamm throws a combination that misses
and Volkof counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Kamm.
Kamm throws a right hand that Volkof ducks under and follows up with a left that Volkof also avoids with ease.
Volkof lands a nice looking body kick.
Kamm closes the distance and clinches.
Kamm gets through Volkof's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kamm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kamm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kamm is trying to force a seperation but Volkof has the dominant position.
Kamm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volkof can do to turn this around?
Kamm avoiding damage as Volkof throws knees to the body.
Kamm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Kamm lands.
Kamm pushes Volkof up against the cage in a clinch.
Kamm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamm has managed to clinch.
Volkof throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Volkof creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kamm wants to get back to striking at distance but Volkof won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Volkof.
Volkof throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kamm trying to control the position but instead, Volkof has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kamm into the cage.
Kamm lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamm looking to slow down the pace here.
Volkof pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kamm avoids the elbow strike from Volkof, against the cage.
Volkof throws an elbow that misses.
Kamm is working Volkof over against the cage.
Volkof pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kamm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kamm looking to slow down the pace here.
Kamm is working Volkof over against the cage.
Volkof has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Volkof takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Volkof looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kamm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Volkof scores with a shot to the side of Kamm's head.
Kamm avoiding damage.
Kamm lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kamm looking to slow down the pace here.
Volkof gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kamm wants to stall.
Kamm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Kamm fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamm's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Volkof throws an elbow that misses.
Kamm is trying to break the clinch but Volkof has him pressed against the cage.
Volkof trying to land knees to the body.
Volkof throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Volkof throws an elbow but it misses.
Kamm avoids the elbow strike from Volkof, against the cage.
Volkof misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Volkof throws an elbow but misses.
Volkof comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Volkof misses with an elbow over the top.
Kamm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kamm shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Volkof is trying to maintain the position but Kamm is very close to passing his half guard.
Kamm is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Volkof still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Volkof has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Kamm 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamm is trying to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Volkof stalls from top position.
Volkof decides to stand back up. Volkof steps back and let's Kamm get back to his feet.
Kamm closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Volkof did well to prevent Kamm getting side control.
Volkof has hold of Kamm's hands but Kamm slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Volkof is pressing down on Kamm's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Staltz Volkof has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkof throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kamm passes into half guard.
Kamm passes to side control.
Kamm goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Volkof rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kamm's guard! Nice work there by Volkof!
Kamm is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Kamm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kamm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Kamm!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karlmann Friedhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Heemeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marvin Heemeyer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karlmann Friedhelm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marvin Heemeyer!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heemeyer throws a sloppy head kick and Friedhelm moves out of range easily.
Friedhelm shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Heemeyer as he avoids it easily.
Friedhelm fails to land the takedown.
Friedhelm shoots in and drives through. Heemeyer sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karlmann Friedhelm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Friedhelm throws a big shot that misses.
Friedhelm tries for a takedown but Heemeyer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Heemeyer is looking to clinch but Friedhelm is avoiding it.
Heemeyer connects with a high kick.
Friedhelm shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Friedhelm was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Heemeyer wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Friedhelm throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Heemeyer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Friedhelm tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Friedhelm punching from mount but Heemeyer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heemeyer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Friedhelm 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.
Friedhelm landing shots from mount.
Heemeyer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Friedhelm.
Friedhelm is landing with some decent strikes but Heemeyer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Heemeyer tries to hold on but Friedhelm pushes him away.
Friedhelm working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Friedhelm wants to control the pace but Heemeyer is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm working for a guillotine from mount but Heemeyer is in no mood to give up.
Heemeyer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Friedhelm looking to control but Heemeyer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Friedhelm is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Heemeyer has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Heemeyer!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Friedhelm has a closed guard, preventing Heemeyer from standing up.
Friedhelm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friedhelm controls Heemeyer momentarily but Heemeyer frees himself.
Friedhelm is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Heemeyer stopping the sweep attempt from Friedhelm.
Heemeyer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Friedhelm has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Heemeyer is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Friedhelm.
Friedhelm tries to buck Heemeyer off but Heemeyer is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karlmann Friedhelm will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Heemeyer scores with a head kick.
Friedhelm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Friedhelm shoots for a double leg takedown but Heemeyer sprawls well. He's pushed Friedhelm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Friedhelm shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Friedhelm shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karlmann Friedhelm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heemeyer.
Heemeyer is looking to clinch.
Friedhelm takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Friedhelm has a takedown stuffed.
Karlmann Friedhelm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heemeyer lands with a slapping head kick.
Heemeyer shoots in looking for a takedown. Friedhelm tries to sprawl out of it but Heemeyer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Friedhelm manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Heemeyer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Friedhelm's calf.
Heemeyer scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heemeyer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Friedhelm.
Heemeyer lands a head kick. Friedhelm smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Friedhelm takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heemeyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Friedhelm takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Heemeyer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Heemeyer moves into the clinch.
Heemeyer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Friedhelm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heemeyer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Friedhelm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heemeyer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Heemeyer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heemeyer scores with a knee to the head.
Friedhelm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Friedhelm pulls Heemeyer into guard.
Friedhelm throws his legs up looking for a submission but Heemeyer uses it to pass to side control.
Friedhelm is trying to get back to half guard.
Friedhelm is being controlled here.
Friedhelm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm tries to improve position but can't.
Friedhelm gets back to half guard.
Friedhelm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Friedhelm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Friedhelm working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Heemeyer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Heemeyer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Heemeyer trying to control but Friedhelm is working from the bottom.
Friedhelm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Friedhelm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Friedhelm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Heemeyer defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Friedhelm looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Heemeyer puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Heemeyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Heemeyer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karlmann Friedhelm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heemeyer thumps Friedhelm with a low kick.
Heemeyer ducks under a wild hook from Friedhelm.
Friedhelm changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Heemeyer tries to avoid it but Friedhelm manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Heemeyer to the ground. Heemeyer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Friedhelm misses with a takedown
and Heemeyer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice body kick there by Heemeyer.
Heemeyer lands with a kick to the temple. Friedhelm shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Heemeyer lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heemeyer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Friedhelm's sensitive parts.
Heemeyer feints and then cracks Friedhelm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Friedhelm down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heemeyer.
Heemeyer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heemeyer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Heemeyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Heemeyer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Friedhelm will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Heemeyer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heemeyer lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Heemeyer.
Heemeyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marvin Heemeyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heemeyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heemeyer cracks the inside of Friedhelm's front leg.
Heemeyer takes the fight into the clinch.
Heemeyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Friedhelm takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heemeyer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Friedhelm takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heemeyer scores with a knee to the head.
Heemeyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heemeyer scores with a knee to the head.
Heemeyer with a knee to the head.
Friedhelm wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karlmann Friedhelm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Friedhelm is working for takedown but Heemeyer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Heemeyer landing knees to the head.
Friedhelm is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Heemeyer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Heemeyer lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Heemeyer.
Heemeyer stops a takedown attempt from Friedhelm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Friedhelm gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Well, if Friedhelm is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Friedhelm wants to free his trapped foot but Heemeyer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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. Friedhelm connects with a nice short shot to Heemeyer's temple.
Friedhelm frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Friedhelm scoring with strikes but Heemeyer is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Friedhelm goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Heemeyer turns into him and now he's in Friedhelm's guard.
Friedhelm has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Heemeyer is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Friedhelm.
Heemeyer content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
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.
Friedhelm is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Heemeyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heemeyer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Heemeyer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esko Takanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Vernon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esko Takanen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Esko Takanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sid Vernon!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vernon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanen.
No joy there for Takanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vernon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Takanen.
Takanen just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vernon.
Takanen presses Vernon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vernon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Takanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takanen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vernon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takanen is able to avoid easily.
Vernon is looking to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Takanen.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Takanen!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Vernon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Takanen doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, jab by Takanen - just one landing.
Takanen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vernon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Takanen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vernon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanen.
Takanen looks to land a right hand but Vernon moved out of range.
Vernon tries a head kick but it misses.
Takanen throws a sloppy body shot
and Vernon counters with a leg kick.
Takanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Vernon is just out of range.
Takanen scores with a jab. Vernon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vernon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takanen throws a hook but Vernon avoids it easily.
Takanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vernon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Takanen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vernon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vernon forces Takanen back against the cage and clinches.
Takanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Takanen as the two fighters clinch.
Takanen lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vernon lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Takanen scores with a shot to the side of Vernon's head.
Takanen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from Takanen.
Vernon blocks a body shot from Takanen.
A left hand lands to the body for Takanen.
Vernon looks gassed!
Vernon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takanen or not.
Takanen blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vernon keeps control of Takanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Takanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vernon tries to land knees in the clinch but Takanen avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Takanen.
Takanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vernon in his tracks.
Esko Takanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vernon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takanen throws out the jab.
Nice body kick from Vernon.
Takanen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vernon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Takanen misses the shot to the body.
Takanen lands with a shot to the body.
Vernon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vernon misses with a looping right.
Takanen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vernon momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Vernon.
Vernon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takanen is looking to wear down Vernon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Takanen cracks a nice hook into Vernon's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vernon tries to close the distance and clinch but Takanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Takanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Takanen 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.
Vernon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Takanen misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Vernon.
Nice uppercut lands for Takanen. That snapped Vernon's head back.
Vernon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vernon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vernon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vernon tries to clinch up.
Takanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanen misses with a leg kick
and Vernon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vernon moves into range and clinches up with Takanen.
Takanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vernon misses with a knee to the head.
Takanen lands a body punch.
Takanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vernons head.
A body shot lands from Takanen.
Vernon is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Vernon.
Vernon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Takanen breaks from the clinch.
Takanen works over Vernon's head and body with a nice combination.
Takanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vernon thows a leg kick but Takanen checks it
and Takanen counters with a right hand to the body.
Vernon moves out of range of the strikes.
Takanen misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Takanen.
Vernon tries to clinch there but Takanen circles away.
A low kick from Vernon misses
and Takanen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vernon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vernon misses with a leg kick
and Takanen counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Takanen!
Takanen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vernon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vernon throws a head kick that misses.
Takanen lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon tries to clinch
and Takanen counters with a stiff right hand.
Vernon tries to bum rush Takanen with a series of wild strikes but Takanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vernon was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanen.
Takanen misses with a wild body shot.
Vernon thows a leg kick but Takanen checks it
and Takanen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Takanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vernon was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanen.
Takanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vernon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vernon misses with a leg kick
and Takanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Esko Takanen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vernon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takanen throws out the jab.
Takanen lands with a good body shot.
Vernon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Takanen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vernon throws a low kick, looking for Takanen's leg but Takanen calmly moves out of range.
Takanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vernon misses with a jab to the body
and Vernon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takanen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vernon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takanen is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Takanen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vernon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Takanen works Vernon's body with a nice hook.
Vernon lands a high kick!
Vernon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vernon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vernon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takanen takes a swing at Vernon's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Takanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vernon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vernon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Takanen throws a sloppy body shot
and Vernon counters with a thumping low kick.
Takanen tries to land a body kick
enabling Vernon to counter with a crisp jab.
Takanen misses with a hook. Vernon ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Vernon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takanen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vernon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vernon throws a series of punches but Takanen avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Takanen there.
Vernon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takanen throws a shot from downtown. Vernon moves away and avoids it.
Vernon throws a head kick that misses.
Takanen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vernon counters with an outside leg kick.
Takanen blocks a head kick by Vernon.
Takanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vernon moves away.
Vernon moves out of range as Takanen strikes.
Vernon tries a head kick but it misses.
Takanen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon misses with a low kick as Takanen jumps back.
Takanen lands a right hook to the body.
Vernon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takanen.
Takanen moves out of range as Vernon strikes.
Sid Vernon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esko Takanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Vernon misses.
Vernon misses with a low kick.
Takanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vernon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takanen.
Vernon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Takanen misses with a straight left.
Vernon throws a lazy body kick
and Takanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vernon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vernon misses with a kick to the body.
Vernon throws a leg kick
and Takanen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vernon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takanen loads up on a big right hand but Vernon slips the punch.
Vernon throws a leg kick but Takanen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vernon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Takanen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esko Takanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takanen 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Takanen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleveland Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with Cleveland Brown Rap blaring out of the sound system. Martin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Song of Ice and Fire Art Collection kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! George Martin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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223 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cleveland Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Martin!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brown!
Martin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Martin scoring with strikes but Brown is staying in there.
It looks like Cleveland Brown has been cut.
Brown avoids a series of strikes thrown by Martin.
Brown tries to buck Martin off but he can't manage it.
Martin punching from mount but Brown doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Martin goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Brown turns into him and now he's in Martin's guard.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Martin 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin looking for a sweep. Not yet Martin, not yet.
Martin is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brown tries to stand but Martin is controlling from the bottom.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martin is looking to sweep but instead, Brown has passed into half guard.
Martin trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
Brown lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Cleveland Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Martin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a push kick.
Cleveland Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
Martin throws a leg kick but Brown checks it.
Martin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Martin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Martin counters with a nice leg kick.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brown rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Martin with an uppercut!
Brown misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Brown throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleveland Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cleveland Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A low kick from Martin misses
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
Martin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin misses with a straight left.
Brown thumps Martin with a low kick.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown throws a one two combo.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Brown throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A leg kick checked by Martin.
Brown moves into range and connects with a jab.
A low kick from Brown is predictable there
and Martin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brown!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is trying to stand up.
Martin throwing strikes here but Brown is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martin on the ground.
Martin prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
Martin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Brown wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Martin.
Brown squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Brown avoids a series of strikes thrown by Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to get to half guard.
Brown regains half guard.
Martin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Martin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martin throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Martin.
Brown keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Martin throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martin.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Martin misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleveland Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cleveland Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Cleveland Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin has a takedown stuffed.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown lands a jab to Martin's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown 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 Martin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martin slips a jab from Brown.
Brown misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Brown.
A big left from Martin misses.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Martin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Martin moved out of range.
Martin checks a leg kick.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
Brown lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Martin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Martin is predictable there
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin avoids the head kick by Brown.
Martin avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Brown connects with a looping right hand.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Brown swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown with a jab.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Martin misses
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brown won't be happy with that.
Martin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Martin tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Martin working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brown sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleveland Brown clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Cleveland Brown's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.
Martin shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Martin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Martin.
Martin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Martin jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Martin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a nice leg kick.
Brown thows a leg kick but Martin checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Martin moved away.
Martin fails with the takedown.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin slips a straight right by Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
Brown swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown tries to score with a low kick but Martin moves his leg out of the way.
Brown feints and then cracks Martin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martin down.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martin misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
Brown tries to score with a low kick but Martin moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Martin misses
and Brown counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown cracks Martin with a good jab.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Martin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martin on the side of the head.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Martin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Martin's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleveland Brown had his way with George Martin in that round.
The cut man is working on Cleveland Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brown slips under a jab from Martin.
Brown connects with a high kick.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Martin checks a low kick from Brown.
Martin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Martin down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Brown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Martin takes one on the button.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
George Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Martin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Martin's head.
Brown throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
A lazy body kick from Martin
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Martin staying out of range there.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to chop away at Martin's legs.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown scores with a jab. Martin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Martin throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Martin misses the jab.
A lazy body kick from Brown
and Martin counters with a one-two to the body.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martin. That did some damage!
Brown lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
Cleveland Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.
Brown avoids the body shot from Martin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Martin misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cleveland Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 50:44
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:44
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleveland Brown!
Cleveland Brown is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Villi Kotobalavu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotobalavu comes to the cage accompanied by "Another Body Murdered" by Faith No more & Boo-Yaa Tribe. Drake has chosen Blitzkrieg Bop as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Villi Kotobalavu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Villi Kotobalavu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Drake!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake thows a body shot but no joy.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kotobalavu.
Drake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kotobalavu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kotobalavu throws a big shot that misses.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake thows a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kotobalavu.
A jab from Drake finds it's way through Kotobalavu's defenses.
It looks like Villi Kotobalavu has been cut.
Kotobalavu throws and low kick but Drake moves out of range easily.
Kotobalavu misses with a hook.
Kotobalavu feints and then cracks Drake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drake down.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Kotobalavu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nick Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Drake checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kotobalavu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drake checks a low kick from Kotobalavu.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Kotobalavu pushes him off.
Kotobalavu ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Kotobalavu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kotobalavu cracks the inside of Drake's front leg.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kotobalavu moves away.
Kotobalavu misses with a shot to the body
and Drake counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kotobalavu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drake misses with a jab to the body
and Kotobalavu counters with a good low kick that Drake was not able to check.
Kotobalavu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Kotobalavu lands a front kick.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kotobalavu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kotobalavu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Drake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kotobalavu!
Drake looks gassed!
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake throws a combination that misses
and Kotobalavu counters with a solid body kick.
Kotobalavu tries to score with a low kick but Drake moves his leg out of the way.
Kotobalavu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drake has time to react.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drake is able to avoid easily.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu lands a slapping body shot.
Drake looks to clinch
and Kotobalavu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A good leg kick by Kotobalavu.
Drake thows a body shot but no joy.
Kotobalavu thumps Drake with a low kick.
A jab from Kotobalavu finds it's way through Drake's defenses.
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!
Kotobalavu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Kotobalavu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drake's calf.
Kotobalavu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kotobalavu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Kotobalavu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kotobalavu is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks.
Kotobalavu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Villi Kotobalavu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Villi Kotobalavu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Decent striking displayed by Kotobalavu there.
Kotobalavu rushes Drake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kotobalavu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kotobalavu tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Kotobalavu avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kotobalavu is defending well for now.
Kotobalavu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drake is defending well for now.
Kotobalavu blocks a body shot from Drake.
Kotobalavu misses with a knee to the head.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kotobalavu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nick Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake pushes Kotobalavu up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake breaks the clinch.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drake is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Kotobalavu moves away and avoids it.
Drake missing with a left hand there. Kotobalavu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Kotobalavu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kotobalavu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu scores with a jab. Drake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Drake attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drake misses with a shot to the body
and Kotobalavu counters with a big head kick but Drake shrugs it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kotobalavu.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu throws a head kick that Drake semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Kotobalavu lands but Drake takes it in his stride.
Drake is rocked!
Drake throws a leg kick
and Kotobalavu counters with an inside leg kick.
Kotobalavu tried to score with a low kick but Drake checks it.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kotobalavu counters with a good low kick that Drake was not able to check.
Kotobalavu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kotobalavu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kotobalavu prevents a body shot from Drake.
Kotobalavu stalling the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu effectively controlling the action here.
Drake lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kotobalavu.
Drake can't break the clinch.
Drake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Kotobalavu avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake misses with a hook. Kotobalavu ducked under it nicely.
Kotobalavu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kotobalavu there.
A good leg kick by Kotobalavu.
Drake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kotobalavu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kotobalavu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kotobalavu there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kotobalavu - that will leave a mark!
Kotobalavu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drake has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kotobalavu.
An inside leg kick lands from Kotobalavu.
A head kick by Drake misses
and Kotobalavu counters with a leg kick.
Villi Kotobalavu is winning the standup battle so far.
Kotobalavu throws a body kick that misses.
Kotobalavu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kotobalavu slips under a jab from Drake.
A jab from Kotobalavu finds it's way through Drake's defenses.
Kotobalavu punishes Drake's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drake tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Kotobalavu throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Villi Kotobalavu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Villi Kotobalavu'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.
Kotobalavu throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kotobalavu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kotobalavu throws a low kick but Drake avoids it.
Donk. Kotobalavu catches Drake right on the button with a cross.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kotobalavu.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu scores with a leg kick.
A shot to de liver by Drake. Beautiful body shot.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kotobalavu.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kotobalavu, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotobalavu feints and then cracks Drake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drake down.
Kotobalavu throws a leg kick which misses Drake's front leg but catches the back leg as Drake tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu lands a nice shot that snaps Drake's head back.
Drake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu cracks the inside of Drake's front leg.
Kotobalavu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kotobalavu throws a head kick that misses.
Kotobalavu slips a jab from Drake.
Nice uppercut lands for Kotobalavu. That snapped Drake's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kotobalavu.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kotobalavu counters with a thumping low kick.
Kotobalavu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drake misses with a double jab
and Kotobalavu counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kotobalavu. That's going to slow Drake down.
Kotobalavu forces Drake back against the cage and clinches.
Drake is looking to break free of the clinch but Kotobalavu has double underhooks.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Drake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drake lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kotobalavu backwards.
Knees to the body from Kotobalavu.
A right hand to the body from Drake.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries a body shot but Kotobalavu blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drake as Kotobalavu tries to tie him up.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kotobalavu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake avoiding damage as Kotobalavu throws knees to the body.
Drake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kotobalavu stalls.
Kotobalavu crunches a lovely knee into Drake's ribcage.
Kotobalavu misses with a knee to the head.
Kotobalavu is trying to stall.
Kotobalavu scores with a shoulder strike.
Drake tries to break free but Kotobalavu pushes him back against the cage.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu pushes off an throws an elbow but Drake leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drake digs a right hand into Kotobalavu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kotobalavu's gas tank.
Kotobalavu prevents Drake from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kotobalavu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drake tries to work over Kotobalavu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kotobalavu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Drake.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Kotobalavu controls the action.
Kotobalavu taking a breather.
Drake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kotobalavu backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Kotobalavu's head.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kotobalavu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
Kotobalavu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kotobalavu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drake up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Villi Kotobalavu clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Villi Kotobalavu's cut.
That's time! Kotobalavu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
Drake tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kotobalavu's corner calls for a 1-2. Kotobalavu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kotobalavu moves out of range of the strikes.
Kotobalavu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kotobalavu. Kotobalavu obviously looking to wear him down.
Good work by Drake as he checks the leg kick.
Drake misses with a leg kick
and Kotobalavu counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Drake misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Drake is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kotobalavu takes one to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kotobalavu.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drake throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kotobalavu misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kotobalavu counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Kotobalavu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kotobalavu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kotobalavu is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks.
Drake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kotobalavu.
A low kick from Drake misses
and Kotobalavu counters with a good, hard body kick but Drake shrugs it off.
Kotobalavu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drake. That did some damage!
Kotobalavu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kotobalavu scores with a leg kick.
Kotobalavu throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kotobalavu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kotobalavu connects with a solid leg kick.
Kotobalavu scoring well with a low kick there.
Kotobalavu throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Kotobalavu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drake's sensitive parts.
Kotobalavu slips under a jab.
Drake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drake blocks a low kick nicely.
Kotobalavu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drake blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu throws a leg kick but Drake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake tries to clinch up
and Kotobalavu counters with a good low kick that Drake was not able to check.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Kotobalavu throws a low kick but Drake avoids it.
Kotobalavu clinches.
Kotobalavu looking to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Drake.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Kotobalavu.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Villi Kotobalavu had his way with Nick Drake in that round.
The cut man is working on Villi Kotobalavu'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. This is the final round!
Kotobalavu fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Drake misses
and Kotobalavu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Drake really felt that one!
Drake with a jab.
Drake lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Drake misses with a looping left.
Drake looks for the body kick but Kotobalavu saw that one coming.
Kotobalavu tries to score with a low kick but Drake moves his leg out of the way.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Kotobalavu slips the punch.
Kotobalavu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kotobalavu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kotobalavu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kotobalavu counters with a head kick.
Drake is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kotobalavu was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Kotobalavu doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Kotobalavu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drake.
A low kick from Kotobalavu is predictable there
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drake checks a leg kick.
Drake misses with a hook.
Kotobalavu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drake misses with a body shot
and Kotobalavu counters with a low kick, right behind Drake 's knee.
Drake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kotobalavu counters with a thumping low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kotobalavu.
Villi Kotobalavu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu catches Drake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Drake crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kotobalavu - the referee stops the clock and Drake gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kotobalavu. Drake manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kotobalavu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kotobalavu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drake has time to react.
Kotobalavu moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kotobalavu counters with a nice leg kick.
Drake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kotobalavu thumps Drake with a low kick.
A head kick from Kotobalavu lands but Drake takes it in his stride.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kotobalavu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Drake will feel that in the morning.
Drake throws a sloppy body shot
and Kotobalavu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drake's knee momentarily.
Kotobalavu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Kotobalavu is predictable there
and Drake counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kotobalavu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu looking to throw knees to the head but Drake is blocking nicely.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Drake takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kotobalavu digs a right hand into Drake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drake's gas tank.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kotobalavu's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu throws and low kick but Drake moves out of range easily.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Kotobalavu to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Kotobalavu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drake doesn't seem phased though.
Kotobalavu misses with a low kick.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kotobalavu misses with a low kick.
Nick Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drake throws out a loose jab but Kotobalavu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kotobalavu tries to work over Drake's front leg with a kick but Drake checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake misses the jab.
Drake lands a nice shot that snaps Kotobalavu's head back.
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Villi Kotobalavu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kotobalavu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Villi Kotobalavu!
Villi Kotobalavu retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doc Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doc Patterson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Blair!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson misses the shot to the body.
Patterson misses with a hook.
Blair throws out a loose jab but Patterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patterson misses with a looping right.
Doc Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson scores with a jab to the head.
Patterson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blair's head.
Blair jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Patterson misses the shot to the body.
Patterson tries to clinch up but Blair circles away and keeps his distance.
Blair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Blair misses.
Patterson looks to land a right hand but Blair moved out of range.
Blair slips under a jab from Patterson.
Patterson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Patterson misses the target.
Blair smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blair lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Patterson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson lands with a kick to the temple. Blair shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blair misses with a straight left.
Blair avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blair lands a jab to the head.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blair swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blair defending well as Patterson loads up on a big left hand.
Patterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patterson.
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Patterson slips the punch.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Blair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jimmy Blair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Patterson.
Patterson throws a body punch but Blair moves out of range.
Patterson looks to land a left hand but Blair moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Patterson.
Blair connects with a right hand. Patterson shakes it off.
Patterson misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blair.
Blair walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Patterson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Patterson lands with a right hand.
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!
Nice shot by Blair.
Blair takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patterson throws out the jab.
Patterson darts in and clinches Blair up against the cage.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Patterson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Patterson prevents Blair from breaking the clinch.
Patterson can't find room to land a body shot as Blair controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Blair.
Blair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patterson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Patterson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blair stuns Patterson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Patterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Patterson digs a good hook to Blair's body.
Blair throws a hook to the side of Patterson's head but Patterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patterson misses with a straight left.
Blair uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patterson.
Blair misses with a double jab.
Patterson misses with a jab to the body
enabling Blair to counter with a crisp jab.
Blair blocks a low kick nicely.
Blair takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a nice looking combination but Patterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patterson scores with a hook to the body. Blair takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Patterson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blair is out of range and Patterson settles back down.
Blair with a nice cross.
Patterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blair.
Patterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blair is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blair is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Patterson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Patterson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blair has time to react.
Blair ducks under a wild hook from Patterson.
Blair lands with a straight right. Patterson didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Patterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blair checks a leg kick.
Blair might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Patterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blair lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Patterson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Patterson cracks Blair with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blair throws a series of punches but Patterson avoids them all with ease.
Patterson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Patterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blair misses with a hook. Patterson ducked under it nicely.
Patterson sizes up Blair with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Patterson throws a big shot that misses.
Blair takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blair has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Patterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Blair is just out of range.
Blair checks the leg kick nicely there.
Patterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doc Patterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Patterson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patterson. That's going to slow Blair down.
Blair jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Patterson darts in trying to clinch
and Blair counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair takes one on the button.
Patterson tries to work over Blair's front leg with a kick but Blair checks it.
Patterson loads up on a big right hand but Blair slips the punch.
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blair moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Blair. No joy for Patterson on that attempt.
Patterson tried to score with a low kick but Blair checks it.
Nice cross by Blair.
Patterson misses the shot to the body.
Patterson misses with a wild body shot.
Patterson is looking to clinch.
Patterson throws a shot from downtown. Blair moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Blair.
Donk. Patterson catches Blair right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a looping overhand right but Patterson ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Patterson misses.
Patterson slips under a jab.
Blair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patterson.
Blair slips a straight right by Patterson.
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Patterson slips the punch.
Blair misses with a hook.
Patterson misses the shot to the body.
Blair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blair throws an overhand right that lands on Patterson's shoulder, as Patterson tries to avoid the shot.
Patterson is looking to score with low kicks.
Blair swinging wildly here.
Patterson tries to land a leg kick but Blair saw it coming and moves away.
Blair cracks Patterson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a series of strikes that have Patterson backpedaling.
Patterson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blair counters with a left and a right that stings Patterson.
Patterson tries to clinch up.
Patterson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blair checks it well.
Blair connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Patterson momentarily.
Patterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blair.
Patterson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Blair.
Patterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blair misses with an uppercut.
Patterson slips under a jab from Blair.
Patterson avoids the body shot from Blair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws a big shot that misses.
Jimmy Blair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blair misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Patterson misses
enabling Blair to counter with a crisp jab.
Patterson missing with a left hand there. Blair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blair lands a jab to Patterson's midsection.
Patterson slips under a jab.
Blair scores with a crisp jab that stopped Patterson in his tracks.
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!
Patterson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blair throws a jab when Patterson was well out of range.
Patterson throws a solid leg kick but Blair takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Patterson.
Blair lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson tries to clinch but Blair is having none of it.
Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blair.
Good work by Blair as he checks the leg kick.
Patterson misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Blair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab by Patterson.
Jab from Patterson.
Patterson wants to clinch but Blair slips to the side
and Blair counters with a one-two to the body.
Blair ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Patterson wants to slow Blair down by chopping away at his legs.
Blair tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Patterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blair avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blair tests Patterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Patterson moves into range and clinches up with Blair.
Patterson lands with a light punch inside.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson misses with a body punch.
Patterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson stalling in the clinch.
Patterson tries to work over Blair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patterson wants to stall.
Patterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
Patterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blair tries to break the clinch but Patterson is controlling the position.
Blair can't break the clinch.
Blair manages to break the clinch.
Blair moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Blair blocks the low kick.
Patterson misses with a hook.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
Patterson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Patterson duly obliges.
Blair throws a series of punches but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson catches Blair with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Patterson.
Blair throws a shot from downtown. Patterson moves away and avoids it.
Patterson misses with a looping left.
Patterson slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Patterson.
Patterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blair swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blair swinging wildly here.
Blair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blair.
Blair scores with a shot to the body.
Blair scores with a hook to the body. Patterson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patterson.
Patterson moves in looking to clinch but Blair pushes him off.
Patterson staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patterson.
Patterson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blair. That did some damage!
Patterson misses with a leg kick.
Blair looks to land a right hand but Patterson moved out of range.
Patterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blair ducks under a wild hook from Patterson.
Blair checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big right from Patterson misses.
Jab by Patterson.
Blair throws a one two combo.
Patterson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blair moves away.
Blair throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson throws a hook but Blair avoids it easily.
Patterson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blair counters with a nice body shot.
Blair fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Patterson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blair keeps the fight on the outside.
Blair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Patterson throws a chopping leg kick but Blair manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Patterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Blair.
Blair throws an overhand right that lands on Patterson's shoulder, as Patterson tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blair swinging wildly here.
Blair lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Patterson at a distance.
Patterson tries to work over Blair's front leg with a kick but Blair checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Doc Patterson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Patterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blair.
Patterson scores with a nice strike.
Patterson misses with an uppercut.
Patterson connects with a solid leg kick.
Blair's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Patterson.
Patterson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blair at a distance.
Patterson missing with a left hand there. Blair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patterson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Patterson tries to bum rush Blair with a series of wild strikes but Blair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Patterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Patterson is looking to clinch.
Patterson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blair throws a combination that misses
and Patterson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blair lands a body shot.
Patterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson misses the jab.
Blair throws a hook but Patterson blocks it.
Blair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patterson moves forwards but Blair connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blair wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blair lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Patterson misses with a shot to the body
letting Blair counter with a right hand.
Blair on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patterson. Patterson obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Patterson does no damage.
Blair throws a hook but Patterson avoids it easily.
Blair checks the leg kick nicely there.
Patterson tries to bum rush Blair with a series of wild strikes but Blair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blair circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blair counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson misses with a wild body shot.
Patterson tries to move into range but Blair moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blair takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Patterson.
Blair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blair looks to land a right hand but Patterson moved out of range.
Patterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blair jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blair throws a series of punches but Patterson moves out of range.
Blair scores with a jab.
Blair works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blair throws a combination that misses
and Patterson counters with a nice body shot.
Blair throws a shot to the body.
Patterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blair.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patterson blocks a jab.
Patterson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Patterson moves into the clinch.
Patterson tries to throw a body punch but Blair avoids it by throwing Patterson back against the cage.
Blair throws a punch but it's blocked by Patterson.
Patterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Patterson fails to land.
Patterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patterson misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Blair misses the target.
Jab, jab by Blair - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blair. Patterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patterson misses with a shot to the body
and Blair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson slips under a jab.
Patterson misses with a wild body shot.
Patterson misses with a body shot
and Blair counters with a one-two to the body.
Blair staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jimmy Blair will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Patterson moves into range and clinches up with Blair.
Patterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blair tries to circle away but Patterson has him pinned against the cage.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Blair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patterson trying to stall but Blair improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
Patterson can't find room to land a body shot as Blair controls the action.
Patterson is stalling here.
Patterson lands a shot to the body.
Blair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Blair.
A bit of stalling here from Patterson.
Patterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blair is trying to force a seperation but Patterson has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Patterson.
Blair working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Patterson tries to throw a body punch but Blair avoids it by throwing Patterson back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Patterson.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Blair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Patterson.
Blair throws out a loose jab but Patterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patterson misses with a body shot
and Blair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patterson tries to clinch there but Blair circles away.
Patterson defending well as Blair loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws a leg kick but Blair moved away.
Blair scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Patterson lands a nice shot that snaps Blair's head back.
A slow jab from Patterson misses its intended target.
Blair chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Patterson can pounce on him.
Patterson lands a body shot.
Patterson throws a right and a left that Blair avoids nicely.
Patterson catches Blair with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Patterson throws an overhand right that lands on Blair's shoulder, as Blair tries to avoid the shot.
Patterson misses with a body shot
and Blair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patterson tries to clinch there but Blair circles away.
Blair with a hook.
Patterson scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Blair.
Blair misses with a hook. Patterson ducked under it nicely.
Patterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patterson misses with a leg kick.
Patterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Patterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Patterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blair lands a nice shot that snaps Patterson's head back.
Patterson walks into a jab.
Patterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patterson throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Patterson misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Patterson misses
and Blair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Blair is just out of range.
Patterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blair.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Patterson.
Patterson closes the distance and clinches up with Blair, looking for a takedown. Patterson pushes Blair against the cage but Blair circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Patterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Patterson lands a nice looking body kick.
Blair needs to keep his hands up - Patterson had a free shot at his head there.
Blair uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patterson.
Patterson throws a combination that misses
and Blair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blair misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doc Patterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patterson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 48:48
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Doc Patterson retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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