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Triumph 39 [Mass Effect] PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devil's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Darkseed - forever darkness. On his way into the cage it seems that Jack Devil has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jack Devil seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Devil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Pulver!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Pulver scores with a four punch combination!
Devil looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Devil is defended easily by Pulver.
Pulver scores with a takedown into Devil's guard.
Pulver tries to stand but Devil is controlling from the bottom.
Pulver looking to pass the guard.
Pulver is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pulver controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pulver won't allow Devil to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pulver thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Devil can't keep his opponent in guard - Pulver advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pulver controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulver gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Pulver darts in and clinches Devil up against the cage.
Pulver jumps into guard, dragging Devil to the mat.
Pulver is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pulver is taking a breather. Devil says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Devil pushes Pulver off looking to stand but Pulver dives back in and keeps control.
Pulver tries to pass the half guard into mount. Devil knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Devil is trying to stand back up but Pulver is controlling him
Pulver is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Devil is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tommy Pulver!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Hanneman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Hanneman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Tate!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanneman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanneman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Hanneman.
Tate blocks a head kick by Hanneman.
Tate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hanneman fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanneman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanneman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tate finds it's way round the side to connect with Hanneman's head.
Hanneman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanneman throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Hanneman misses.
Hanneman looks to land a combination but Tate avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanneman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hanneman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Hanneman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Hanneman does no damage.
Hanneman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hanneman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hanneman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tate is in Hanneman's guard.
Tate throwing strikes from guard but Hanneman blocks nicely.
Tate throws a big right hand that misses.
Tate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanneman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tate accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate won't allow Hanneman to get back to his feet.
Hanneman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tate in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tate postures up in Hanneman's guard and throws a big left but Hanneman blocks it.
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.
Tate looking to pass the guard.
Tate is in close to Hanneman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Tate dominated that round.
That's time! Hanneman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Hanneman scores with a four punch combination!
Hanneman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Hanneman misses.
No joy there for Hanneman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanneman throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Hanneman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanneman scores with a three punch combo!
Tate lands a nice shot that snaps Hanneman's head back.
Hanneman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tate slips a jab and a cross from Hanneman.
Tate thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Hanneman misses.
Tate shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hanneman's guard.
Tate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanneman is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanneman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanneman wants to get back to his feet but Tate is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
Hanneman keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tate stops Hanneman from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate looking to pass the guard.
Hanneman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tate is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tate throws a strike but Hanneman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate has his hands on Hanneman's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jon Tate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hanneman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hanneman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanneman slips a straight right by Tate.
Hanneman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tate.
Hanneman throws a series of punches but Tate moves out of range.
Eric Hanneman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanneman throws a series of punches but Tate moves out of range.
Tate bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hanneman's head backwards.
Hanneman slips a jab from Tate.
Hanneman throws a series of punches but Tate moves out of range.
Hanneman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Hanneman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate throws an overhand right that lands on Hanneman's shoulder, as Hanneman tries to avoid the shot.
Hanneman looks to land a combination but Tate avoids it well.
Tate cracks Hanneman with an open hand slap.
Tate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Hanneman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate sizes up Hanneman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hanneman throws a series of punches but Tate avoids them all with ease.
Hanneman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate throws out a loose jab but Hanneman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eric Hanneman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanneman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tate bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hanneman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tate throws a hook to the side of Hanneman's head but Hanneman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanneman throws a sloppy head kick and Tate moves out of range easily.
Hanneman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tate throws an overhand right that lands on Hanneman's shoulder, as Hanneman tries to avoid the shot.
Hanneman misses with a series of wild punches.
Hanneman fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanneman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanneman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tate.
That's two 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.
Hanneman moves away from the strike by Tate.
Tate misses with a hook.
Tate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hanneman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hanneman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tate looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hanneman!
Hanneman trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tate thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate thowing shots but they're missing.
Tate punishing his opponent with strikes.
Eric Hanneman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanneman wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tate misses with a head shot.
Tate thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanneman wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Tate!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Incubus Foo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janick Ironcrotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Incubus Foo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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203 lbs
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200 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Incubus Foo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janick Ironcrotch!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironcrotch digs a good body shot into Foo's ribs.
Foo slaps away a takedown attempt from Ironcrotch, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Foo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ironcrotch circles away quickly and effectively.
Foo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ironcrotch was well out of range. Poor timing from Foo.
Foo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ironcrotch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Foo circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ironcrotch.
Incubus Foo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janick Ironcrotch.
Ironcrotch shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Foo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Foo trying to control the position here.
Foo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ironcrotch manages to get himself to full guard.
Ironcrotch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Foo is looking to stand up but Ironcrotch won't let him.
Foo content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ironcrotch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Foo wants to control from the top but Ironcrotch keeps moving.
Foo stands and steps away. Ironcrotch gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ironcrotch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ironcrotch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Foo misses with a shot to the body
and Ironcrotch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Foo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Janick Ironcrotch has been cut.
Foo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ironcrotch has time to react.
Ironcrotch has Foo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foo tries to bum rush Ironcrotch with a series of wild strikes but Ironcrotch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ironcrotch shoots in looking for a takedown. Foo tries to sprawl out of it but Ironcrotch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Foo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Foo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ironcrotch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Foo has time to react.
Foo misses with a looping right.
Ironcrotch closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Foo to the mat! Foo manages to get full guard.
Foo controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Foo is breathing heavily.
Foo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ironcrotch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Foo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ironcrotch counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ironcrotch is looking to work some ground and pound but Foo has wrist control.
Ironcrotch postures up in Foo's guard and throws a big left but Foo blocks it.
Foo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ironcrotch.
Foo seems keen to control Ironcrotch's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ironcrotch wants to get up but he can't break Foo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Foo trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janick Ironcrotch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Janick Ironcrotch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Foo misses with a wild body shot.
Janick Ironcrotch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foo misses with a looping right.
Ironcrotch has a takedown stuffed.
Ironcrotch decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ironcrotch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ironcrotch trying to pass the guard but Foo defending well.
Ironcrotch is breathing heavily.
Foo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Foo is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironcrotch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Foo's head.
Ironcrotch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Foo wants to stand up but Ironcrotch is controlling him.
Ironcrotch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ironcrotch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ironcrotch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ironcrotch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Foo is pulling down on Ironcrotch's head to control his posture.
Foo wants to stand and escape but Ironcrotch is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironcrotch chips away with some ground and pound.
Foo keeping full guard, as Ironcrotch tries to pass.
Ironcrotch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ironcrotch landing with the ground and pound.
Foo keeping moving, preventing Ironcrotch from controlling successfully.
Foo pulls Ironcrotch in close to his closed guard and prevents Ironcrotch from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ironcrotch is looking to stand up but Foo won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foo is trying to control the position but Ironcrotch postures up.
Ironcrotch stops Foo from standing up.
Ironcrotch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Incubus Foo.
Foo misses with a looping right.
Ironcrotch doesn't manage to clinch there - Foo circles away.
Horrible takedown by Ironcrotch or perhaps it was just good defense by Foo which made him look bad.
Ironcrotch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Foo circles away.
Incubus Foo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janick Ironcrotch.
Ironcrotch tries for a takedown but Foo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Incubus Foo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ironcrotch is looking to clinch but Foo is avoiding it.
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.
Foo scores with a punch to the head.
Foo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ironcrotch.
Ironcrotch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Foo looks to land a left hand but Ironcrotch moved out of range nicely.
Ironcrotch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Foo lands a two punch combo.
Foo misses with a looping left.
Foo lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ironcrotch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Incubus Foo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Janick Ironcrotch's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Foo throws an overhand right that lands on Ironcrotch's shoulder, as Ironcrotch tries to avoid the shot.
Foo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ironcrotch.
Ironcrotch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Foo connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Ironcrotch tumbling to the canvas! Foo pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Ironcrotch was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Incubus Foo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macho Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tommy Gunn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
9 - 7 - 1 |
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220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Macho Savage!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn takes a swing at Savage's ribcage but misses.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunn.
Savage gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gunn slips under a jab from Savage.
Gunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savage.
Savage looks to land a right hand but Gunn moved out of range.
Savage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gunn looks to land a left hand but Savage moved out of range nicely.
Gunn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gunn lands a lovely overhand right.
Savage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gunn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Savage momentarily.
Gunn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunn.
Gunn misses with a low kick as Savage jumps back.
Gunn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gunn thows a body shot but no joy.
Tommy Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn walks into a jab.
Savage misses with an uppercut. Gunn saw that one coming.
Gunn missing with a left hand there. Savage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Gunn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Savage.
Nice cross by Gunn.
Nice sprawl there from Gunn as Savage shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Savage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunn throws a hook but Savage avoids it easily.
Savage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunn scores with a decent looking hook.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunn is just out of range.
Gunn closes the distance and pushes Savage back into the cage.
Savage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gunn scores with a shot to the side of Savage's head.
Gunn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Savage has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gunn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tommy Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macho Savage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gunn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Savage is rocked!
Savage looks gassed!
Savage is pressed against the cage. Gunn pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Savage! Two more big strikes from Gunn and Savage crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tommy Gunn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akihito Tatsuhiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuhiko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Save Yourself. Payton Wright has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Akihito Tatsuhiko's chin.
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216 lbs
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202 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akihito Tatsuhiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Payton Wright!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuhiko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tatsuhiko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Tatsuhiko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wright throws a jab when Tatsuhiko was well out of range.
Tatsuhiko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatsuhiko. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatsuhiko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Tatsuhiko avoids the body shot from Wright.
Tatsuhiko defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Tatsuhiko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright throws a body punch but Tatsuhiko moves out of range.
Tatsuhiko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tatsuhiko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tatsuhiko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright throws a one two combo.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Tatsuhiko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tatsuhiko throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Tatsuhiko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Tatsuhiko saw that one coming.
Tatsuhiko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wright throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wright scores with the left hand. Tatsuhiko knows he should have avoided that one.
Tatsuhiko misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wright lands a jab to the nose.
Wright scores with a punch to the head.
Tatsuhiko misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Wright lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tatsuhiko doesn't seem phased though.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Akihito Tatsuhiko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tatsuhiko misses with a few strikes there.
Akihito Tatsuhiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatsuhiko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
Wright takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice jab there from Tatsuhiko.
Tatsuhiko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tatsuhiko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright's corner calls for a 1-2. Wright obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tatsuhiko wants to slow Wright down by chopping away at his legs.
Wright lands a body shot.
Wright scores with a takedown into Tatsuhiko's guard.
Wright wants to control from the top but Tatsuhiko keeps moving.
Wright stopping the sweep attempt from Tatsuhiko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tatsuhiko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tatsuhiko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wright throws a strike but Tatsuhiko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tatsuhiko postures up in Wright's guard and throws a big left but Wright blocks it.
Wright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko wants to stand and escape but instead Wright has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tatsuhiko keeping full guard, as Wright tries to pass.
Tatsuhiko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright distracts Tatsuhiko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tatsuhiko is keeping the position for now.
Wright trying to move into half guard but instead Tatsuhiko has managed to sweep!
Wright is trying to control the position but Tatsuhiko postures up.
Tatsuhiko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tatsuhiko throws and elbow that misses. Wright uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tatsuhiko's guard. Nice move by Wright!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wright thows a big elbow that misses.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatsuhiko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wright pushes down on Tatsuhiko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tatsuhiko is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Payton Wright dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tatsuhiko.
Tatsuhiko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wright comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
Tatsuhiko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tatsuhiko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tatsuhiko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tatsuhiko is looking to chop away at Wright's legs.
Tatsuhiko cracks the inside of Wright's front leg.
Tatsuhiko slips a jab from Wright.
Tatsuhiko looks to land a combination but Wright avoids it well.
Tatsuhiko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tatsuhiko throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wright.
Wright takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tatsuhiko misses with a leg kick.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Tatsuhiko is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Tatsuhiko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright throws a body punch but Tatsuhiko moves out of range.
Tatsuhiko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tatsuhiko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wright checks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Tatsuhiko lands with a hook. Wright tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tatsuhiko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatsuhiko was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Tatsuhiko tried to score with a low kick but Wright checks it.
Tatsuhiko moves out of range of the strikes.
Tatsuhiko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tatsuhiko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Wright does it's job there.
Wright scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tatsuhiko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wright throws a body punch but Tatsuhiko moves out of range.
Tatsuhiko scores with a leg kick.
Tatsuhiko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tatsuhiko takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatsuhiko misses with a low kick.
Wright misses with the combination.
Tatsuhiko moves away from the strike by Wright.
Tatsuhiko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Tatsuhiko misses with a double jab.
Tatsuhiko throws a chopping leg kick but Wright manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tatsuhiko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright slips under a jab.
Akihito Tatsuhiko is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatsuhiko moves away.
Wright moves away from the strike by Tatsuhiko.
Tatsuhiko misses with a series of wild punches.
Tatsuhiko throws a head kick that misses.
Wright takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wright throws a body punch but Tatsuhiko moves out of range.
Wright scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatsuhiko tries to score with a low kick but Wright moves his leg out of the way.
Tatsuhiko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
A shot to the liver by Wright. Beautiful body shot.
Wright lands with a right hand.
Wright jabs at Tatsuhiko's body.
Tatsuhiko is looking to score with low kicks.
Wright scores with a hook to the body. Tatsuhiko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Akihito Tatsuhiko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tatsuhiko.
Wright takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wright throws a body punch but Tatsuhiko moves out of range.
Tatsuhiko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tatsuhiko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wright moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Tatsuhiko's head.
Wright throws a hook but Tatsuhiko blocks it.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright slips under a jab from Tatsuhiko.
Tatsuhiko stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wright needs to keep his hands up - Tatsuhiko had a free shot at his head there.
Wright with a jab.
Wright lands an overhand right.
Wright misses with a series of wild punches.
Wright goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tatsuhiko throws a right and a left that Wright avoids nicely.
Tatsuhiko slips a straight right by Wright.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright throws a good cross that connects.
Jab by Wright.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Wright checks a low kick from Tatsuhiko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright sizes up Tatsuhiko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wright connects with a nice looking jab.
Tatsuhiko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tatsuhiko misses with a hook.
Wright cracks Tatsuhiko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tatsuhiko.
Wright lands a nice hook to Tatsuhiko's body. Tatsuhiko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tatsuhiko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tatsuhiko scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tatsuhiko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wright moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tatsuhiko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wright throws a hook but Tatsuhiko avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Wright finds it's target.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Wright.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright throws a body punch but Tatsuhiko moves out of range.
Tatsuhiko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wright!
Tatsuhiko is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oh Tatsuhiko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Tatsuhiko slips the punch.
Tatsuhiko seems to have got his legs back now.
Wright bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tatsuhiko's head.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Tatsuhiko avoids the body shot from Wright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Payton Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tatsuhiko throws a leg kick
and Wright makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tatsuhiko throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Wright lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tatsuhiko at a distance.
Tatsuhiko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Wright lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tatsuhiko doesn't seem phased though.
Wright scores with a jab to the body.
Tatsuhiko slips a jab and a cross from Wright.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Tatsuhiko needs to keep his hands up - Wright had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatsuhiko. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tatsuhiko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Tatsuhiko drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Wright swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Tatsuhiko's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Payton Wright!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valery Demyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demyan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amazing Grace. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Valery Demyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sebastian Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demyan throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Demyan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Demyan cracks the inside of Lopez's front leg.
Lopez shoots in and gets a takedown into Demyan's guard.
Lopez throws a strike but Demyan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Demyan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Demyan from controlling successfully.
Demyan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Demyan is looking to work some ground and pound but Lopez has wrist control.
Demyan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Demyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demyan trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Demyan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Demyan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Demyan throwing strikes from guard but Lopez blocks nicely.
Demyan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lopez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Demyan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Demyan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Demyan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Demyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Demyan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lopez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lopez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lopez!
Lopez has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Demyan!
Lopez landing strikes from the mount.
Lopez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lopez looking to finish with strikes here!
Demyan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lopez.
Demyan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lopez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lopez scoring with strikes but Demyan is staying in there.
Demyan wants to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
Lopez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lopez breaks from Demyan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lopez working Demyan over with strikes here.
It looks like Valery Demyan has been cut.
Lopez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez misses with a head shot.
Lopez unloads with some shots from mount but Demyan bucks and avoids them well.
Demyan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lopez.
The referee warns Demyan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Lopez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Demyan suckers Lopez into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Demyan is now in Lopez's guard!
Lopez wants to stand up but Demyan is controlling him.
Lopez looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demyan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Demyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valery Demyan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lopez swings for the body but Demyan moves out of range.
Lopez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Demyan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lopez somewhat.
Lopez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Demyan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lopez somewhat.
Demyan is looking to land body kicks.
Lopez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Demyan was covering up waiting for the punch and Lopez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lopez postures up in Demyan's guard and throws a big left but Demyan blocks it.
Demyan controls Lopez momentarily but Lopez frees himself.
Demyan 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.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to free his leg and advance position but Demyan is retaining full guard.
Lopez landing with the ground and pound.
Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Demyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Demyan wants to stand but Lopez is controlling the position.
Lopez is looking to work some ground and pound but Demyan has wrist control.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Demyan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopez is one step ahead there.
Demyan is trying to control the position but Lopez postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopez thows a big elbow that misses.
Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Demyan blocks nicely.
Lopez landing with the ground and pound.
Lopez preventing the sweep.
Demyan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Demyan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lopez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Demyan is on top in guard.
Demyan preventing the sweep.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Demyan throwing strikes from guard but Lopez blocks nicely.
Demyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Demyan throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Valery Demyan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Demyan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lopez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Demyan.
Lopez checks a low kick from Demyan.
Demyan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Demyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Lopez blocks the low kick.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demyan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
Valery Demyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demyan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Demyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Sebastian Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demyan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches up with Demyan, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes Demyan against the cage but Demyan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Demyan scores with a kick to the body.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demyan connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demyan scores with a leg kick.
Demyan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Demyan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lopez if he has to take too many more of those.
Lopez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Demyan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Demyan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lopez's calf.
Demyan connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demyan lands with a slapping head kick.
Demyan thumps Lopez with a low kick.
Demyan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Demyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Demyan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Demyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Demyan.
Demyan lands a jab to Lopez's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Demyan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Demyan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Demyan, right into the meat.
Demyan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Demyan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lopez's head.
Lopez pushes Demyan off looking to stand but Demyan dives back in and keeps control.
Lopez wants to control the action here but instead Demyan manages to pass to full mount!
Demyan scoring with strikes but Lopez is staying in there.
Demyan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lopez because Demyan loaded up on that one.
Demyan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Demyan 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.
Demyan unloads with some shots from mount but Lopez bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is squirming around, avoiding Demyan's attempts to control the action.
Demyan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lopez hang on?
Demyan landing shots from mount.
Demyan wants to control the pace but Lopez is squirming around nicely.
Demyan punching from mount but Lopez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Demyan throwing strikes here but Lopez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Demyan throws some wild stikes that Lopez manages to avoid easily.
Demyan wants to control the pace but Lopez is squirming around nicely.
Lopez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Demyan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demyan misses with a head shot.
Valery Demyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demyan lands with some strikes.
Demyan goes for an armbar but Lopez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lopez.
Lopez throws and elbow that misses. Demyan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lopez's guard. Nice move by Demyan!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demyan throws a big right hand that misses.
Sebastian Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Demyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valery Demyan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lopez 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 28:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seijurou Yoshioka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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218 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seijurou Yoshioka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshioka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Yoshioka, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Yoshioka against the cage but Yoshioka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yoshioka lands a jab to the nose.
Yoshioka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yoshioka tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yoshioka to the ground. Yoshioka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yoshioka pinned against the cage. Yoshioka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Seijurou Yoshioka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Gracie.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Yoshioka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Yoshioka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Yoshioka lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie tries for a takedown but Yoshioka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yoshioka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gracie seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Yoshioka shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Gracie is backing up but Yoshioka catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Gracie covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Yoshioka Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seijurou Yoshioka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
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205 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rolando Morales!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morales wants it to stay on the feet.
Lee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Luke Lee has been cut.
Morales throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee blocks a jab.
Morales clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lee throws the left hand but Morales avoids the punch easily.
Morales loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Morales throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morales thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice cross by Lee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morales but Morales pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morales misses with a straight left.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morales is able to avoid easily.
Morales fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morales is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Morales circles away and we're back to standing.
Morales swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morales throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morales!
Morales tries to hold on but Lee postures up.
Poor strikes thrown by Lee there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lee avoids the attempt from Morales to control.
Morales might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lee kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Morales holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lee tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a wild left hand from mount and Morales manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morales defending well though.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee stops Morales from getting back to his feet.
Lee with the ground and pound but Morales uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morales can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lee advances to half guard.
Lee thows a huge punch but Morales dodges it nicely.
Lee is looking to advance position but Morales won't allow it.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morales tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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. Lee connects with a nice short shot to Morales's temple.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morales is in trouble now - Lee has advanced to mount!
Morales in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Lee there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lee unloads with some shots from mount but Morales bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Lee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Morales's shoulder, as Morales tries to avoid the shot.
Morales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Morales throws out a powerful jab.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Morales, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Morales against the cage but Morales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Rolando Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morales throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Morales pushes Lee away with a front kick.
Morales throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Morales lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morales lands a jab.
Morales lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Lee drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Morales follows Lee to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rolando Morales!
Rolando Morales is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kah Fing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fing has chosen Whats My Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kah Fing will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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176 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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27
176 lbs
15 - 4 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Oliveira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kah Fing!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira wants to slow Fing down by chopping away at his legs.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fing thumps Oliveira with a low kick.
Fing scores with a kick to the body.
Oliveira fails to land the takedown.
Rodrigo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fing throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oliveira's head.
Fing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fing looking to throw knees to the head but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
Oliveira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fing explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Oliveira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fing.
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!
Fing lands a jab to the nose.
Oliveira throws a lazy head kick
and Fing counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Oliveira is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fing bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oliveira's head backwards.
Oliveira is rocked!
Fing cracks Oliveira with a left hook right on the temple and Oliveira goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Fing lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Oliveira is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kah Fing!
Kah Fing is the new welterweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Strom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Wickleby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strom kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Need a Hero. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Strom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ray Wickleby!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wickleby blocks a jab.
Wickleby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strom.
Wickleby throws a body punch but Strom moves out of range.
Strom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wickleby misses with a straight right.
Strom misses with a straight right.
Wickleby looks to throw the jab but Strom is out of range.
Strom lands a jab-cross combination.
Strom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ray Wickleby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strom lunges at Wickleby with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wickleby's hand.
Wickleby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strom moves away.
Wickleby misses with a looping right.
Strom tries to close the distance and clinch but Wickleby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wickleby circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strom slaps away a takedown attempt from Wickleby, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A slow jab from Wickleby misses its intended target.
Strom lands with a right hand.
Strom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Strom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wickleby misses with a straight right.
Wickleby fails with a takedown attempt.
Strom swings for the body but Wickleby moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wickleby misses with a body shot.
Strom throws a jab when Wickleby was well out of range.
Strom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wickleby shoots in for a takedown but Strom shows good takedown defense.
Gunnar Strom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Wickleby.
Wickleby keeps the fight on the outside.
Wickleby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Strom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Strom.
Strom connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wickleby. Wickleby circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wickleby throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strom gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Strom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wickleby is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wickleby throws a big right hand that misses.
Wickleby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Strom is trying to keep Wickleby in close.
Wickleby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wickleby won't allow Strom to get back to his feet.
Strom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wickleby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Wickleby throws a strike but Strom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Strom is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wickleby working a defensive guard here.
Wickleby has his hands on Strom's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Strom dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wickleby throws a sloppy body shot
and Strom counters with a stiff right hand.
Wickleby looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wickleby scores with a jab to the body.
Wickleby dives in and grabs Strom's left leg, looking for a takedown. Strom pushes down on Wickleby's head and hops out.
Wickleby tries for a takedown but Strom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gunnar Strom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Wickleby.
Wickleby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strom.
Strom with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wickleby to score with a decent uppercut.
Wickleby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wickleby connects with a body shot.
Wickleby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strom misses with a few strikes there.
Wickleby cracks Strom with an open hand slap.
Wickleby misses with a jab to the body
and Strom counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Strom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunnar Strom is winning the standup battle so far.
Strom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Strom connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wickleby. Wickleby circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Strom thows a body shot but no joy.
Gunnar Strom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wickleby lands a nice shot that snaps Strom's head back.
Wickleby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strom.
Strom misses with a body punch
and Wickleby counters with a nice uppercut.
Strom misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strom moves in looking to clinch but Wickleby pushes him off.
Strom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wickleby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Strom lands with a nice body punch.
Strom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wickleby at a distance.
Strom swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wickleby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strom throws a hook to the side of Wickleby's head but Wickleby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wickleby. Strom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wickleby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Strom is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Strom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wickleby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strom manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wickleby throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Strom to counter with a crisp jab.
Wickleby misses the jab.
Wickleby gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wickleby prevents Strom from improving his position.
Wickleby wants to take a breather but Strom is having none of it.
Wickleby scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Strom is not content to let Wickleby control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strom is trying to stand up here but Wickleby is controlling him well.
Strom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wickleby.
Wickleby throwing shots but Strom is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strom trying to control here.
Strom tries to kick Wickleby off in order to stand up. Wickleby Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
A lull in the action here as Wickleby stalls from top position.
Wickleby postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gunnar Strom will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wickleby is defended easily by Strom.
Wickleby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wickleby with a nice cross.
Jab by Wickleby.
Strom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wickleby was well out of range. Poor timing from Strom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wickleby shoots in for a takedown but Strom shows good takedown defense.
Strom takes one to the side of the head.
Strom slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickleby darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Strom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wickleby.
Gunnar Strom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Wickleby.
Strom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Wickleby misses the target.
Strom tries to clinch but Wickleby moves away
and Wickleby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wickleby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strom moves away.
Wickleby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strom was well out of range. Poor timing from Wickleby.
Strom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Strom throws a shot to the body.
Strom misses with a hook to the body
and Wickleby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wickleby gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wickleby lands with a good body shot.
Wickleby shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Strom as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Strom misses the target.
Strom throws a sloppy body shot
and Wickleby counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wickleby.
Strom keeping full guard, as Wickleby tries to pass.
Wickleby stands up over Strom, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wickleby is fighting to break Strom's control of his arms but Strom is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wickleby wants to control from the top but Strom keeps moving.
Strom on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Strom tries to get out of the position.
Strom is trying to keep Wickleby in close.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wickleby is working Strom over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wickleby throwing strikes but missing.
Strom pulls Wickleby in close to his closed guard and prevents Wickleby from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wickleby won't allow Strom to sweep him here.
Wickleby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wickleby trying to control the position from guard on top but Strom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wickleby misses the shot to the body.
Wickleby throws a hook but Strom avoids it easily.
Strom throws a lazy right hand but Wickleby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Wickleby really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wickleby takes a swing at Strom's ribcage but misses.
Wickleby misses the body punch
and Strom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wickleby moves in looking to clinch but Strom pushes him off.
Wickleby is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Strom rather than just go for the knockout.
Wickleby misses with a wild body shot.
Wickleby is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Strom.
Strom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wickleby takes one to the chin there.
Strom throws an overhand right that lands on Wickleby's shoulder, as Wickleby tries to avoid the shot.
Wickleby throws a sloppy body shot
and Strom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wickleby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickleby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wickleby shoots in but no luck this time.
Strom scores with a shot to the body.
Strom throws a hook but Wickleby blocks it.
Wickleby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strom swings for the body but Wickleby moves out of range.
Wickleby lands with a shot to the body.
Strom throws a shot from downtown. Wickleby moves away and avoids it.
Wickleby misses with a double jab
and Wickleby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wickleby is defended easily by Strom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wickleby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wickleby swats away the attempt to clinch by Strom.
Strom just misses with a punch to the body.
Strom looks to score with a jab to the body but Wickleby is just out of range.
Wickleby throws a hook but Strom avoids it easily.
Strom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strom misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Wickleby misses
and Strom counters with a straight right hand.
Strom scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wickleby swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Strom counters with a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Strom.
Strom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wickleby manages to avoid it.
Wickleby takes a swing at Strom's ribcage but misses.
Wickleby takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wickleby throws the left hand but Strom avoids the punch easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wickleby.
Gunnar Strom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Wickleby.
Wickleby missing with a left hand there. Strom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wickleby throws out a loose jab but Strom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wickleby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strom manages to avoid it.
Strom tries to close the distance and clinch but Wickleby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wickleby fails with a takedown attempt.
Wickleby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strom manages to avoid it.
Strom takes a swing at Wickleby's ribcage but misses.
Wickleby catches Strom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wickleby takes a swing at Strom's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Strom had his way with Ray Wickleby in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A nice combination there by Strom.
Strom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strom digs a good hook to Wickleby's body.
Strom misses with a body shot.
Strom rushes Wickleby and presses him up against the cage.
Strom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wicklebys head.
Wickleby trying to control the position but instead, Strom has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wickleby into the cage.
Wickleby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Strom.
Wickleby presses Strom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Strom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Strom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wickleby's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickleby is leaning against Strom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wickleby has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Strom lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wickleby.
Strom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wickleby backwards.
Wickleby is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Strom gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wickleby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strom swings wildly with an uppercut but Wickleby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wickleby wants to stall.
Wickleby dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A hook to the body from Strom.
Wickleby tries to stall but Strom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Strom lands with a short shot to the head.
Strom lands a body shot.
Wickleby throws a head punch that misses.
Ray Wickleby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wickleby working aggressively here.
Strom has a couple of punches blocked by Wickleby.
Wickleby looking to stall.
Wickleby is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wickleby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wickleby throws a punch but it's blocked by Strom.
Wickleby drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wickleby swings wildly with an uppercut but Strom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strom lands a right hand.
Strom blocks a body shot from Wickleby.
Wickleby has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Strom is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gunnar Strom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Wickleby.
Strom prevents a body shot from Wickleby.
Wickleby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wickleby goes for a takedown in the clinch but Strom prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Strom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wickleby tries a body shot but Strom blocks it.
Strom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wickleby is rocked!
Strom lands with a left to the head.
Wickleby is still on wobbly legs! Can Strom finish him?
Wickleby has hold of one of Strom's legs. Strom is fighting the takedown attempt but Wickleby gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Strom is on top in guard.
Strom is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wickleby seems to have recovered his senses.
Strom has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strom stands and steps away. Wickleby gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Strom on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A combination from Strom does no damage.
Wickleby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wickleby misses with a wild body shot.
Wickleby slips under a jab.
Wickleby scores with the left hand. Strom knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Strom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Strom 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Strom!
Gunnar Strom retains his middleweight title!
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