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BHFC 41: Bautista vs Lopez PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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213 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
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188 cm
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215 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Green!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yang scores with a leg kick.
Yang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Green looks gassed!
Yang cracks the inside of Green's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Green. That did some damage!
Yang has managed to clinch.
Yang crunches a lovely knee into Green's ribcage.
Yang tries to land a knee to the head but Green blocks with his arms.
Yang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yang breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Green.
A head kick misses from Yang.
Green tries to keep at a distance but Yang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yang lands a knee to the head.
Yang landing knees to the body.
Yang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Green blocks it with crossed arms.
Yang misses with a knee to the head.
Yang connects with a knee to the head.
Green takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yang manages to break the clinch.
Yang misses with a low kick as Green jumps back.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Green showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yang.
Yang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Green shoots in but Yang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Green takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yang checks a low kick from Green.
Green wants to clinch but Yang slips to the side
and Yang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yang moves into the clinch successfully.
Yang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yang tries to land a knee to the head but Green blocks with his arms.
Green has had enough of the clinch but Yang keeps him there for the moment.
Green trying to control the position but instead, Yang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Green into the cage.
Yang connects with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yang connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green pulls guard effortlessly.
Green is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Green's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Yang wants to stand and escape but instead Green has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Green thows a big elbow that misses.
Yang wants to stand but Green is controlling the position.
Yang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yang tries to get out of the position.
Yang is looking to stand back up but Green counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Yang.
Green stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Yang to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Green trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Green forces his way into half guard.
Green is working for a submission of some sort.
Green winds up and cracks Yang with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yang is trying to stand back up but Green is controlling him
Yang is defending against the submission attempts here by Green.
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Green in particular looking to stall.
Green seems to be working for a kimura but Yang defends the submission attempt.
Green wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yang keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yang is trying to stand back up but Green is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Yang dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Green throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yang as he avoids it easily.
Green shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yang defends it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yang, as that shot connected.
Mickey Yang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green throws a right hand that Yang ducks under and follows up with a left that Yang also avoids with ease.
Yang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Green's calf.
Green's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yang connects with a leg kick. Green looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Green tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yang connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Yang.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt
and Green counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yang thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Green shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yang defends it nicely.
Mickey Yang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Green.
Green looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yang is fending him off so far but Green persists. Nope, Yang circles away and we're back to standing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yang.
Yang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mickey Yang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yang swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yang.
Green tries to clinch there but Yang circles away.
Green looks to land a combination but Yang avoids it well.
Yang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yang connects with a leg kick. Green looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yang as he avoids it easily.
Yang throws out a leg kick but Green moves out of range and Yang only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang tries to clinch but Green moves away
and Green counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Green drops back looking for a leg! Yang is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yang manages to kick Green off! Green jumps back into Yang's guard.
Yang pushes Green off and gets back to his feet.
Yang tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Yang is looking to land body kicks.
Yang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Yang.
Green avoids the head kick by Yang.
Green shoots in and drives through. Yang sprawls well.
Green connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yang momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a sloppy head kick and Yang moves out of range easily.
Yang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Green closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yang obliges.
Yang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Green has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Green has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Green tries to break the clinch but Yang is controlling the position.
Yang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Green has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Yang is controlling him.
Yang prevents the takedown attempt.
Yang lands a nice knee to the body.
Yang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Green tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Yang is controlling him.
Yang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Green lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Green is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yang pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Green misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Green tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yang just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Green fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Green takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Green fails to pull guard.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Yang is controlling him.
Yang tries to land a knee to the head but Green blocks with his arms.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Yang has him pressed against the cage.
Yang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yang tries to keep at a distance but Green has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yang misses with a knee to the head.
Green stalling in the clinch but Yang improves position.
Yang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yang prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Green is looking to break free of the clinch but Yang has double underhooks.
Yang connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Yang dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Green shoots in and gets a takedown into Yang's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green gets to his feet - Yang follows without any prompting.
Yang connects with an inside leg kick.
Yang is looking to chop away at Green's legs.
Green shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yang lands with a slapping head kick.
Yang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mickey Yang is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Green.
Yang does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Green moves into the clinch successfully.
Yang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Green tries to pull guard but Yang holds him up against the cage and eventually Green drops back down to his feet.
Yang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green pulls guard.
Green is looking for a triangle but Yang pushes his legs off easily.
Tom Green has got the better of the ground game so far.
Green has a closed guard, preventing Yang from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries to strike from the bottom.
Green lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Yang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Green on the ground.
Yang wants to stand and escape but instead Green has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Green trying to control but Yang is working from the bottom.
Green is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Green throws a big right hand that misses.
Green slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Green is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yang wants to stand up but Green is controlling him.
Yang being controlled here, momentarily.
Green won't allow Yang to get back to his feet.
Green working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Green is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Green controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Green trying to control but Yang is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tom Green.
Green checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Green pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yang back to the cage. Green follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
Mickey Yang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Green.
Green goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yang throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Yang throws a wild body kick that Green sees coming a mile off.
Green drives through with a takedown into guard.
Green stays in close to Yang's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green gets to his feet. Yang looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mickey Yang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Green wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yang keeps working.
The referee asks Green politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Green prefers to stall for the moment though.
Yang is trying to get back to his feet.
Green trying to control the position but Yang is working away.
Yang wants to get back to his feet but Green is dominant here and he's now got Yang's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yang controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tom Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mickey Yang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yang takes a big shot to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yang 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Yang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Stuart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Atrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stuart kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Go Getta" - Young Jeezy. Paul Atrell has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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200 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
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185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jayson Stuart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Atrell!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Atrell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stuart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stuart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Atrell lands a head shot.
Stuart moves into the clinch.
Stuart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atrell.
Atrell has Stuart pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stuart manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Atrell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stuart pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stuart tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Atrell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Atrell pushes Stuart up against the cage in a clinch.
Stuart managing to block the knees to the body from Atrell.
Stuart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atrell is defending well for now.
Stuart blocks an elbow strike.
Stuart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stuart looking to throw knees to the head but Atrell is blocking nicely.
Stuart gets underhooks to prevent Atrell's takedown attempt.
Jayson Stuart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Atrell.
Stuart trying to land knees to the body.
Atrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atrell lands a nice looking body kick.
Stuart keeps the fight on the outside.
Atrell tries to close the distance and clinch but Stuart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart gets tackled into the cage by Atrell. Atrell maintains the clinch.
Stuart tries to land knees in the clinch but Atrell avoids the damage to the body.
Atrell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atrell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atrell is looking to clinch but Stuart is avoiding it.
Atrell clinches up against the cage.
Stuart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stuart avoids the elbow strike from Atrell, against the cage.
Atrell managing to block the knees to the body from Stuart.
Atrell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Atrell managing to block the knees to the body from Stuart.
Atrell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stuart just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atrell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Atrell leaning against his opponent.
Stuart avoiding damage as Atrell throws knees to the body.
Atrell has Stuart pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stuart manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Atrell misses with a knee to the head.
Stuart lands a good knee to the midsection. Atrell won't want to take too many of those.
Atrell looks gassed!
Atrell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stuart crunches a lovely knee into Atrell's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atrell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stuart is defending well for now.
Stuart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stuart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Atrell avoiding damage as Stuart throws knees to the body.
Stuart tries to land a knee to the head but Atrell blocks with his arms.
Stuart avoids the elbow strike from Atrell, against the cage.
Stuart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atrell.
Atrell pushes off an throws an elbow but Stuart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stuart keeps control of Atrell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Atrell jumps guard but Stuart stands there with Atrell around his waist. Atrell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Atrell jumps guard but Stuart stands there with Atrell around his waist. Atrell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Atrell.
A short body shot lands from Atrell as the two fighters clinch.
Stuart missing with knees to the body.
Stuart lands a good knee to the midsection. Atrell won't want to take too many of those.
Atrell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Atrell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stuart avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stuart lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuart gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Atrell.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stuart obliges.
Stuart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stuart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stuart has Atrell pressed against the cage, preventing Atrell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Atrell jumps guard but Stuart stands there with Atrell around his waist. Atrell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stuart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stuart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stuart connects with a knee to the head.
Atrell wants to get back to striking at distance but Stuart won't allow it.
Stuart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stuart misses with a knee to the head.
Atrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stuart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atrell is defending well for now.
Stuart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stuart gets underhooks to prevent Atrell's takedown attempt.
Stuart with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stuart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atrell is defending well for now.
Stuart tries a knee to the head but Atrell blocks it.
Atrell avoiding damage as Stuart throws knees to the body.
Atrell drags the fight down to the ground.
Stuart would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stuart stands and steps away. Atrell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Atrell closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atrell tries to pull guard but Stuart won't allow it.
Stuart looking to throw knees to the head but Atrell is blocking nicely.
Stuart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stuart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atrell.
Atrell lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Atrell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atrell.
Atrell clinches with his opponent.
Atrell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stuart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atrell is defending well for now.
Stuart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atrell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stuart missing with knees to the body.
Stuart blocks an uppercut.
Stuart managing to block the knees to the body from Atrell.
Atrell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stuart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Atrell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Atrell manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Atrell finds it's way through Stuart's defenses.
Stuart blocks a low kick nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stuart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stuart misses with a kick to the body
and Atrell counters with a nice leg kick.
Stuart tries a head kick but it misses.
Atrell doesn't manage to clinch there - Stuart circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atrell throws a series of punches but Stuart moves out of range.
Atrell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Atrell closes the distance and pushes Stuart back into the cage.
Atrell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stuart tries to land knees in the clinch but Atrell avoids the damage to the body.
Stuart trying to land knees to the body.
Atrell leaning against his opponent.
Stuart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atrell.
A shot in the inside from Atrell.
Atrell jumps guard but Stuart stands there with Atrell around his waist. Atrell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stuart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Atrell managing to block the knees to the body from Stuart.
Stuart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atrell avoids it.
Stuart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atrell is defending well for now.
Atrell managing to block the knees to the body from Stuart.
Stuart blocks an elbow strike.
Atrell tries to pull guard but Stuart won't allow it.
Atrell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stuart.
Atrell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stuart prevents it.
Jayson Stuart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Atrell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Atrell throws an elbow but it misses.
Stuart is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stuart lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stuart landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Atrell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Atrell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stuart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stuart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atrell avoids it.
Stuart looking to throw knees to the head but Atrell is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Atrell.
Stuart tries to land knees in the clinch but Atrell avoids the damage to the body.
Stuart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stuart trying to land knees to the body.
Stuart tries to land a knee to the head but Atrell blocks with his arms.
Stuart blocks an elbow strike from Atrell.
Stuart tries to land a knee to the head but Atrell blocks with his arms.
Stuart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atrell breaks from the clinch.
Atrell throws a body kick the misses
and Stuart counters with a solid body kick.
Atrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stuart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Atrell.
Atrell tries to clinch up.
Atrell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stuart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Atrell tries to clinch but Stuart is having none of it.
Atrell throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stuart counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stuart misses with a knee strike.
Atrell tries for a takedown but Stuart manages to get underhooks.
Atrell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stuart walks away with a smile on his face. Atrell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Atrell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stuart checks it well.
Atrell throws a front kick aimed at Stuart's knee but Stuart avoids it well.
Stuart lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atrell misses with a kick to the body
and Stuart counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stuart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Atrell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Atrell looks to land a body kick but Stuart moved away.
Atrell wants to clinch
and Stuart counters with an inside leg kick.
Stuart looks to land a body kick but Atrell moved away.
Stuart tries to clinch up.
Atrell misses with the body kick
and Stuart counters with a body kick that stops Atrell in his tracks momentarily.
Jayson Stuart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stuart darts in and clinches Atrell up against the cage.
Stuart has Atrell pressed against the cage, preventing Atrell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stuart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atrell avoids it.
Atrell tries to land knees in the clinch but Stuart avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Stuart.
Atrell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stuart misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayson Stuart dominated that second round.
That's time! Stuart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stuart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stuart swats away the attempt to clinch by Atrell.
Stuart throws a sloppy head kick and Atrell moves out of range easily.
Stuart blocks a jab.
Stuart closes the distance but Atrell moves to the side
and Atrell counters with a nice kick to the body.
Atrell drives through and clinches with Stuart against the cage.
Atrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atrell throws a nice head kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stuart - that will leave a mark!
Atrell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stuart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atrell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stuart closes the distance but Atrell moves to the side
and Atrell counters with a thumping low kick.
Atrell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atrell misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atrell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stuart is out of range and Atrell settles back down.
Stuart drives through and clinches with Atrell against the cage.
Atrell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Atrell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stuart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atrell avoids it.
Stuart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atrell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Atrell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stuart avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Atrell misses with the head strike.
Stuart misses with a knee strike.
Atrell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stuart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atrell.
Stuart stops a takedown attempt from Atrell.
Stuart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atrell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stuart looking to throw knees to the head but Atrell is blocking nicely.
Stuart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Atrell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stuart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atrell avoids it.
Stuart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stuart looking to throw knees to the head but Atrell is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuart lands a nice knee to the body.
Stuart dodges an elbow strike from Atrell.
Stuart connects with a knee to the head.
Atrell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stuart is defending well for now.
Atrell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stuart up against the cage.
Stuart tries to land knees in the clinch but Atrell avoids the damage to the body.
Atrell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Atrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stuart moves out of range of the body kick from Atrell.
Atrell throws a lazy body kick
and Stuart counters with a nice low kick that buckles Atrell's knee momentarily.
Stuart tries to clinch up but Atrell circles away and keeps his distance.
Stuart tries to clinch up
and Atrell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Atrell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stuart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stuart darts in trying to clinch
and Atrell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Atrell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stuart.
Stuart throws the kick towards the body but Atrell avoids it.
Atrell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Atrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atrell catches Stuart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stuart tries to clinch but Atrell moves away
and Atrell counters with a nice body kick.
Atrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atrell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stuart.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stuart - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuart bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stuart clinches with his opponent.
Stuart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atrell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stuart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Atrell gets through Stuart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Atrell tries to work over Stuart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Stuart misses
and Atrell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stuart takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Atrell has closed the distance and engaged Stuart in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Atrell throws an elbow but misses.
Stuart trying to land knees to the body.
Stuart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Atrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atrell is looking to land body kicks.
Atrell lands a jab to the head.
Stuart tries to clinch up but Atrell circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jayson Stuart.
I think Stuart 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 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jayson Stuart!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Turbando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Reljic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goran Reljic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tomas Turbando's chin.
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218 lbs
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215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tomas Turbando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Goran Reljic!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reljic.
Reljic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Turbando's guard.
Reljic looking to pass the guard.
Turbando not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Turbando looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Turbando has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Reljic doesn't defend quickly enough and Turbando has managed to lock this one up! Can Reljic escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Turbando on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tomas Turbando!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Audio Science (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Strope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent Strope has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Audio Science!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Strope!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Science misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Strope. Those never looked like landing.
Science fails in his attempt to clinch.
Science looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Strope is fending him off so far but Science persists. Nope, Strope circles away and we're back to standing.
Strope swings for the body but Science moves out of range.
Good shot there by Science.
Strope scores with a nice head shot.
Science throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Strope counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Science scores with a three punch combo!
Strope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strope throws a right and a left that both miss.
Strope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strope throws a nice looking combination but Science bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Science tries to clinch up but Strope circles away and keeps his distance.
Science moves away from the strike by Strope.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strope. Science does a little dance to reset his feet.
Science avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Strope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strope takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Science throws a series of punches but Strope avoids them all with ease.
A nice combination there by Science.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Science moves out of range of the strikes.
Strope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Science throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Strope scores with a crisp jab that stopped Science in his tracks.
Strope looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Science tries to clinch up
and Strope counters with a stiff right hand.
Strope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Science moves away.
Strope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strope ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Science misses with a takedown attempt - Strope sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Science looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Audio Science. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Science smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Strope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strope on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Strope throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Science counter with a right hand.
Strope misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strope swings for the body but Science moves out of range.
Strope loads up on a big right hand but Science slips the punch.
Science swinging wildly here.
Science lands a body shot.
Science uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Science looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strope cracks a nice hook into Science's ribs.
Science misses with a low kick as Strope jumps back.
Science tries a head kick but it misses.
Science tries to clinch but Strope moves out of range.
Audio Science seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strope changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Science takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strope prevents Science from breaking the clinch.
Strope gets underhooks to prevent Science's takedown attempt.
Strope escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Science lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strope. Science does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strope jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Science misses with a head kick.
Science throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strope.
Strope throws a series of punches but Science avoids them all with ease.
Science fails with an attempt to clinch.
Science closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strope gets back to full guard.
Strope escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Science gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Science looking to pass the guard.
Science stopping the sweep attempt from Strope.
Science trying to control but Strope is working from the bottom.
Science missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strope pushes Science off and gets back to his feet.
Science tries to clinch there but Strope circles away.
Science connects with a good right hand that stumbles Strope. Strope circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Science throws a combination that misses
and Strope counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Science thinking.
Strope works over Science's head and body with a nice combination.
Science is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Strope.
Science is rocked!
Strope cracks Science on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Science falls backwards against the cage. Strope follows up with more strikes that drop Science to his knees. Strope keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Science! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Strope!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patty Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emanuel Diaz (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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200 lbs
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190 lbs
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Counter striker
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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, Patty Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Emanuel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Green showed some decent athleticism there.
Diaz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Green controlling the pace.
Diaz gets back to full guard.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Green pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Green has his hands clasped together but Diaz extends an breaks Green's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Diaz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Emanuel Diaz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Alipio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Ironcrotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Ironcrotch is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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153 lbs
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150 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Alipio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Ironcrotch!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironcrotch shoots in but Alipio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ironcrotch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alipio as he avoids it easily.
Ironcrotch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alipio tries to avoid it but Ironcrotch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alipio to the ground. Alipio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Richard Alipio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Ironcrotch.
Alipio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ironcrotch counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Alipio wants to stand up but Ironcrotch is controlling him.
Alipio is pulling down on Ironcrotch's head. It's preventing any offense from Ironcrotch, at least for the moment.
Ironcrotch wants to control from the top but Alipio keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alipio wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ironcrotch staying out of range there.
Alipio shoots and misses
so Ironcrotch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alipio looking for a sweep. Not yet Alipio, not yet.
Alipio is pulling down on Ironcrotch's head to control his posture.
Ironcrotch trying to control but Alipio is working from the bottom.
Ironcrotch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alipio has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ironcrotch off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ironcrotch misses with a takedown attempt
and Alipio counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ironcrotch's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alipio distracts Ironcrotch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alipio wants to control from the top but Ironcrotch keeps moving.
Alipio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alipio pushing down on Ironcrotch's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Alipio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ironcrotch is looking to control Alipio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ironcrotch avoid being mounted?
Ironcrotch is looking for a sweep. Alipio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Alipio there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alipio lands a nice short elbow.
Alipio takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alipio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alipio is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ironcrotch!
Alipio in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alipio looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ironcrotch is rocked!
Alipio unloading with bombs!
Ironcrotch is still in real trouble! Can Alipio finish him?
Alipio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ironcrotch sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Alipio in particular looking to stall.
Alipio works his way into side control.
Ironcrotch seems to have recovered his senses.
Alipio in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ironcrotch on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ironcrotch tries to bench press Alipio off him but Alipio keeps the position.
Ironcrotch pushes Alipio away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alipio gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Alipio moves into full mount!
Alipio lands a heavy elbow.
Ironcrotch tries to lock up and control but Alipio gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alipio cracks Ironcrotch with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alipio connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alipio lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ironcrotch hang on?
Alipio sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ironcrotch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Alipio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alipio shoots and misses
and Ironcrotch counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alipio controlling the position.
Alipio keeping moving, preventing Ironcrotch from controlling successfully.
Alipio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alipio wants to stand but Ironcrotch is controlling the position.
Ironcrotch wants to control from the top but Alipio keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bob Ironcrotch hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Alipio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ironcrotch counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ironcrotch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironcrotch throws and elbow that misses. Alipio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ironcrotch's guard. Nice move by Alipio!
Ironcrotch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alipio is one step ahead there.
Alipio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alipio 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.
Alipio tries to free his leg and advance position but Ironcrotch is retaining full guard.
Ironcrotch trying to keep a closed guard but Alipio is proving a slippery customer.
Alipio is stalling in the full guard.
Ironcrotch trying to keep a closed guard but Alipio is proving a slippery customer.
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 the ref is thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bob Ironcrotch hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Alipio shoots and misses
and Ironcrotch counters with a single leg into guard. Alipio didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Alipio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alipio looking for a sweep. Not yet Alipio, not yet.
Alipio pulls Ironcrotch in to control the position.
Alipio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ironcrotch manages to get himself to full guard.
Alipio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alipio looking to pass the guard.
Ironcrotch wants to control the position but Alipio says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ironcrotch is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alipio wants to take a breather but Ironcrotch is having none of it.
Ironcrotch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ironcrotch is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ironcrotch is not content to let Alipio control the position.
Ironcrotch trying to hold on to Alipio's head to control him but Alipio postures up.
Ground and pound from Alipio.
Ironcrotch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alipio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ironcrotch has hold of Alipio's hands but Alipio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ironcrotch wants to get back to his feet.
Alipio sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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.
Ironcrotch on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alipio wants to control but Ironcrotch is keeping him busy.
Ironcrotch tries to get to full guard but Alipio has control of the leg.
Alipio is keen to just control but Ironcrotch is a slippery customer.
Ironcrotch tries to roll over but Alipio keeps him under control.
Ironcrotch wants to get back to his feet.
Ironcrotch is breathing heavily.
Alipio content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Ironcrotch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Alipio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alipio showed some decent athleticism there.
Ironcrotch is looking to improve his position.
Alipio passes the guard and advances to mount!
Alipio lands a nice shot to the head.
Richard Alipio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A nice elbow there by Alipio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alipio cracks Ironcrotch with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alipio postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Ironcrotch badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Alipio around the waist but Alipio pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Alipio is the winner by TKO! Alipio jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Alipio!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yason Tupaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Monkeys of War. Tupaz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Step Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tiger Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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24
168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tiger Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yason Tupaz!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupaz throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Tupaz as Lee shoots in.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Tupaz, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Tupaz against the cage but Tupaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee dives in and grabs Tupaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tupaz pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiger Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Tupaz.
Tupaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tupaz misses the shot to the body.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tupaz as he avoids it easily.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tupaz can pounce on him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Tupaz throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Tupaz swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lee lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tupaz wants to stand up but Lee is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is pushing down on Tupaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tupaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Lee has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lee working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tupaz wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
Tupaz wants to get back to his feet.
Tupaz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tupaz trying to control from the bottom.
Lee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lee stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee winds up and cracks Tupaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lee perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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 Tupaz's temple.
Tupaz is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Lee there.
Tupaz wants to get back to his feet.
Tupaz looks gassed!
Tupaz is in trouble now - Lee has advanced to mount!
Lee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tupaz is working to get back to half guard.
Tupaz is bucking up trying to escape but Lee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tupaz working to try and regain half guard.
Lee unloading with bombs!
Tupaz is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee drops a big elbow. That's hurt Tupaz! More shots from Lee and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiger Lee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hicken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachery Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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216 lbs
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205 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bret Hicken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zachery Rey!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rey throws a hook but Hicken avoids it easily.
Rey tries to clinch
and Hicken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hicken tries to close the distance and clinch but Rey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hicken walks into a straight right hand from Rey.
No joy there for Rey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hicken throws out the jab.
Rey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hicken misses with a body shot.
Hicken defending well as Rey loads up on a big left hand.
Rey moves in looking to clinch but Hicken pushes him off.
Rey throws a series of punches but Hicken avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rey.
Zachery Rey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hicken looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rey misses the body punch
and Hicken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hicken jabs Rey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hicken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rey gets tackled into the cage by Hicken. Hicken maintains the clinch.
Hicken lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hicken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hicken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rey cracks Hicken with a nice body shot.
Come on Rey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hicken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rey.
Hicken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hicken lands a shoulder strike.
Hicken being controlled against the cage.
Hicken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rey.
Still in the clinch, Hicken scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hicken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hicken is looking to control Rey's arms but Rey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hicken has his back to the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Hicken.
Rey looks gassed!
A head punch on the inside from Hicken fails to land.
Hicken cracks Rey with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicken holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rey tries to throw a body punch but Hicken avoids it by throwing Rey back against the cage.
Hicken effectively controlling the action here.
Rey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hicken avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hicken.
Rey looking to stall.
Rey misses with a punch to the body.
Rey is trying to stall.
Rey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Bret Hicken has been cut.
Hicken is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Hicken.
Hicken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hicken has a couple of punches blocked by Rey.
Hicken dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Hicken.
Hicken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rey backwards.
Rey is looking to control Hicken's arms but Hicken gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rey has his back to the cage.
Hicken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hicken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Hicken.
Rey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Hicken.
Hicken lands a body punch.
Hicken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rey backwards.
Rey letting Hicken take a breather here.
Hicken presses Rey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hicken stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hicken lands a body punch.
Hicken scores with a shot to the side of Rey's head.
Hicken lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicken looking to stall.
Hicken lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Hicken on the inside.
Hicken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hicken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rey backwards.
Rey takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hicken.
Rey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hicken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hicken avoids it.
Hicken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hicken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rey backwards.
Rey missing with knees to the body.
Hicken lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicken is working Rey over against the cage.
Hicken trying to control the position but instead, Rey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hicken into the cage.
Hicken is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Hicken.
Hicken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Hicken.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hicken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hicken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bret Hicken's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hicken connects with a nice looking jab.
Hicken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rey.
Rey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hicken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rey.
Hicken scores with a decent looking hook.
Rey throws a sloppy head kick and Hicken moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rey tries to close the distance and clinch but Hicken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rey tries to clinch up
and Hicken counters with a straight right hand.
Hicken is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicken misses with a hook. Rey ducked under it nicely.
Rey misses with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Hicken.
Hicken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rey was well out of range. Poor timing from Hicken.
Rey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hicken.
Hicken shoots for a takedown but Rey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rey tries a head kick but it misses.
Rey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hicken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rey thows a body shot but no joy.
Rey darts in trying to clinch
and Hicken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zachery Rey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rey looks to land a left hand but Hicken moved out of range nicely.
Rey avoids the body shot from Hicken.
Rey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicken lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hicken blocks a head kick by Rey.
A big left from Rey misses.
Rey misses with a head kick.
Rey misses the body punch
and Hicken decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rey's guard.
Hicken keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rey's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rey trying to control the position here.
Hicken controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicken wants to control from the top but Rey keeps moving.
Hicken not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hicken in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rey tries to close the distance and clinch but Hicken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rey throws a body punch but Hicken moves out of range.
Hicken connects with a looping right hand.
Rey throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hicken dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bret Hicken's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hicken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hicken lands with a nice combination. Rey backs away looking to recover.
A jab from Rey misses.
Hicken throws a jab when Rey was well out of range.
Rey closes the distance but Hicken moves to the side
and Hicken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicken moves out of range as Rey strikes.
Rey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hicken makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey throws an overhand right that lands on Hicken's shoulder, as Hicken tries to avoid the shot.
Rey staying out of range there.
Rey scores with a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hicken.
Rey dodges the punch combination from Hicken.
Rey leaves Hicken with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rey throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey tries to clinch there but Hicken circles away.
Hicken lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hicken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rey.
Zachery Rey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hicken counters with a nice uppercut.
Rey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hicken circles away quickly and effectively.
Hicken just misses with a punch to the body.
Rey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hicken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicken takes a swing at Rey's ribcage but misses.
Rey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hicken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Rey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rey throws out a loose jab but Hicken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rey throws a series of punches but Hicken moves out of range.
Rey closes the distance but Hicken moves to the side
and Hicken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hicken throws out a leg kick but Rey moves out of range and Hicken only half commits.
Hicken lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hicken counters with a left to the body.
Bret Hicken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zachery Rey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rey walks into a stiff left hand from Hicken.
Rey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hicken.
Hicken dives in and grabs Rey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rey pushes down on Hicken's head and hops out.
Hicken stalks Rey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rey's face. Rey staggers backwards, shaken.
Rey misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bret Hicken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hicken 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret Hicken!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rey Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautista comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies and Gentlemen. Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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158 lbs
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162 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rey Bautista!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez avoids the body shot from Bautista.
Lopez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bautista gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopez.
Bautista scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice straight punches there by Lopez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lopez.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Bautista's front leg but catches the back leg as Bautista tries to avoid it.
Lopez moves out of range as Bautista strikes.
Bautista takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bautista misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bautista.
A bone on bone clash there as Bautista blocks the leg kick.
Bautista ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez throws a combination that misses
and Bautista connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bautista misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Bautista moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Bautista steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bautista throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lopez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bautista keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lopez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bautista throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lopez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez throws a head kick but Bautista moves out of range.
Bautista moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Bautista's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lopez under the eye.
Bautista throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lopez counters with an outside leg kick.
Lopez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bautista avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good exchange - Lopez coming out on top.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bautista.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopez.
Lopez rushes Bautista and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bautista backwards.
Bautista tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lopez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lopez lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lopez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lopez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lopez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lopez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bautista is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopez.
Lopez lands a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lopez as Bautista tries to tie him up.
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lopez.
Lopez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands with a right to the head.
Lopez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lopez.
Lopez lands a body punch.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bautista has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a sloppy right hand. Bautista should have avoided that one.
Bautista takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Lopez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bautista.
Lopez lunges at Bautista with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bautista's hand.
Lopez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bautista throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bautista moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Bautista is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Lopez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1-2. Lopez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bautista uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a hook.
Lopez moves out of range as Bautista strikes.
Lopez thows a body kick. Bautista tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bautista drops his hands momentarily and Lopez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lopez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bautista sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bautista tries to keep at a distance but Lopez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lopez.
A hook to the body from Lopez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lopez.
A nice left hand lands by Lopez.
Bautista is looking to control Lopez's arms but Lopez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bautista has his back to the cage.
Lopez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez 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.
Bautista takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lopez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bautista stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rey Bautista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Bautista misses the target.
Lopez throws a jab when Bautista was well out of range.
Lopez scores with a nice strike.
A punch combination from Bautista misses.
Bautista uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lopez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bautista is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lopez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bautista tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bautista chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lopez can pounce on him.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miguel Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Bautista does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Bautista.
Lopez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lopez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Bautista sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez lands with a shot to the body.
Lopez clinches.
Lopez digs a right hand into Bautista's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bautista's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lopez.
Bautista can't break the clinch.
Bautista tries to circle away but Lopez has him pinned against the cage.
Bautista has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
Bautista tries to pull guard but Lopez won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lopez digs a right hand underneath Bautista's ribcage. Bautista let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Lopez.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body.
Lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
Lopez pushes Bautista back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Bautista's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miguel Lopez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bautista backwards.
Lopez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lopez pushes Bautista back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez scores with a push kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lopez.
Lopez lands with a shot to the body.
Bautista takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lopez throws a front kick that sends Bautista stumbling back into the cage.
Bautista takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lopez lands a jab to Bautista's midsection.
Bautista is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lopez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lopez cracks Bautista with a good jab.
A punch lands to the side of Bautista 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a combination that misses
and Bautista connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bautista has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Bautista moves out of range easily.
Lopez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bautista takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lopez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bautista will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Bautista ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez with a nice cross.
Lopez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez cracks Bautista with an open hand slap.
Bautista looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lopez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bautista has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bautista.
Lopez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Bautista's front leg but catches the back leg as Bautista tries to avoid it.
Bautista misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bautista crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lopez - the referee stops the clock and Bautista gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lopez. Bautista manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bautista ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez lands a jab to the nose.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bautista takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bautista doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lopez throws the left hand but Bautista avoids the punch easily.
Bautista moves forwards but Lopez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lopez throws a one two combo.
Bautista falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lopez.
Lopez works on Bautista's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Lopez.
Lopez lands with a right to the head.
Bautista throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
Lopez digs a right hand into Bautista's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bautista's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bautista dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Lopez digs a good body shot into Bautista's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Bautista.
Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bautista sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bautista keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
A head kick from Lopez lands but Bautista takes it in his stride.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bautista.
Bautista works the jab nicely.
Lopez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bautista throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez lands with a nice body kick.
Lopez has closed the distance and engaged Bautista in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Lopez on the inside.
Lopez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bautista or not.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lopez lands with a left to the head.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body.
Bautista misses with some punches.
Lopez lands a left hand.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike.
Lopez digs a right hand into Bautista's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bautista's gas tank.
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!
A short right from Lopez on the inside.
Lopez pushes Bautista back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lopez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lopez is leaning against Bautista and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
Lopez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bautistas head.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bautista takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopez.
A short uppercut from Lopez.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopez.
Lopez gets through Bautista's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bautista takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a head kick. Bautista tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lopez drives through and clinches with Bautista against the cage.
Lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
Lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopez.
Bautista takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lopez.
Bautista is looking to break free of the clinch but Lopez has double underhooks.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body.
Lopez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bautistas head.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bautista takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bautista lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Bautista throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez cracks Bautista with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lopez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bautista momentarily.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Bautista.
Bautista shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lopez. Bautista shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bautista swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Bautista.
Lopez throws a hook but Bautista avoids it easily.
Lopez misses the jab.
Miguel Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bautista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bautista's head.
Bautista jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lopez wants to clinch.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bautista sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Bautista is just out of range.
Lopez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bautista lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez tests Bautista's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bautista dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bautista looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bautista misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a really nice looking cross but Bautista seems unphased.
Lopez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bautista fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Lopez.
Lopez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bautista's efforts to push away.
Bautista trying to stall but Lopez improves his position.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Bautista is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lopez is keeping busy.
A hook to the body from Lopez.
Bautista is trying to stall.
Lopez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bautista backwards.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bautista backwards.
Lopez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bautista backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lopez.
Bautista is looking to control Lopez's arms but Lopez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bautista has his back to the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lopez.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lopez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lopez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a shoulder strike.
Bautista is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lopez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez digs a right hand underneath Bautista's ribcage. Bautista let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Bautista is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bautista seems to have got his legs back now.
Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab, jab by Lopez - just one landing.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Lopez keeps Bautista at a distance using the push kick.
Bautista takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bautista on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lopez lands a jab to Bautista's midsection.
Lopez lands a jab to Bautista's midsection.
Lopez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lopez stuns Bautista with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez cracks Bautista with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lopez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lopez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopez clobbers Bautista with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lopez takes a swing at Bautista's ribcage but misses.
Bautista steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Bautista takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bautista takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bautista bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez slips a jab from Bautista.
Bautista throws a combination that misses
and Lopez counters with a left and a right that stings Bautista.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez moves out of range as Bautista strikes.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
Bautista missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez lands a lovely overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bautista throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Bautista off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lopez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That kick from Lopez tenderised Bautista's leg. Bautista is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch lands to the side of Lopez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lopez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bautista.
Bautista feints a jab promting Lopez to slip. Bautista then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lopez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bautista avoids the body shot from Lopez.
No joy there for Bautista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bautista avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Bautista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bautista looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bautista.
Bautista misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Bautista staying out of range there.
Bautista ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Bautista takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez tests Bautista's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bautista misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bautista just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bautista uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopez lands a head shot.
A jab from Bautista misses.
Bautista throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopez.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez throws a hook but Bautista avoids it easily.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bautista sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bautista works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bautista ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lopez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bautista's knee momentarily.
Bautista lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bautista.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Bautista.
Lopez misses with a combination
and Bautista cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bautista avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bautista circles away quickly and effectively.
Bautista keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Bautista swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lopez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.
Bautista tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista misses with a body shot
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Bautista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rey Bautista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Bautista tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bautista stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bautista moves out of range of the strikes.
Bautista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bautista swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice jab there from Lopez.
Bautista gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lopez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 42:50
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 42:50
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Lopez! Miguel Lopez retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshimora Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Valentine (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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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshimora Chiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Chiba.
Valentine lands a nice shot to the body.
Valentine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Valentine.
Chiba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valentine in his tracks.
Chiba misses the shot to the body.
Valentine works Chiba's body with a nice hook.
Valentine jabs Chiba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Valentine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chiba stuffs the takedown.
Valentine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valentine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chiba scores with a sloppy right hand. Valentine should have avoided that one.
Valentine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentine misses with a takedown attempt - Chiba sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Valentine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Valentine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba misses the jab.
Chiba throws out a leg kick but Valentine moves out of range and Chiba only half commits.
Valentine scores with a leg kick.
Chiba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valentine.
Valentine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Valentine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chiba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valentine. Valentine obviously looking to wear him down.
Chiba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valentine.
Valentine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valentine digs a good hook to Chiba's body.
A solid body kick from Valentine.
Chiba throws a right hand that Valentine ducks under and follows up with a left that Valentine also avoids with ease.
Valentine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chiba tries a low kick but Valentine avoids it.
Valentine scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine works to advance to full mount. Chiba defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Valentine looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Valentine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chiba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valentine on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chiba tries to reverse the position but Valentine maintains control.
Valentine has isolated one of Chiba's arms. Chiba looking to fight him off but Valentine twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Valentine!
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