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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid GNP (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid GNP is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kid GNP!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgundy scores with a decent looking hook.
GNP throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burgundy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
GNP throws a lazy uppercut
letting Burgundy counter with a right hand.
Burgundy sends GNP crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Burgundy is motioning to the referee to let GNP up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
GNP is rocked!
GNP takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
GNP is still on wobbly legs! Can Burgundy finish him?
GNP throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Burgundy counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks GNP badly! He tries to strike back but Burgundy puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks GNP out cold! Oh man, GNP will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ron Burgundy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryann Melebo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryann Melebo!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries to score a power double leg takedown but Melebo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten White somewhat.
White takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Eric White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
White closes the distance but Melebo moves to the side
and Melebo counters with a nice uppercut.
White gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Melebo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
White in side control, throwing shots but Melebo defends.
Melebo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Melebo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for White!
White might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
White wants to control but Melebo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
White is trying desperately to improve position.
White just holding on.
Melebo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
White 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.
White swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Melebo lands a big shot there that rocks White but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Melebo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
White wants to control but Melebo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melebo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns White that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
White is trying to escape the mount.
Melebo landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Melebo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Melebo landing strikes, looking to finish!
White is rocked!
Melebo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, White has managed to escape the submission attempt.
White is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Melebo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Melebo blocks White's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to escape the mount.
Melebo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
White wants to hold on but Melebo pushes him away.
White throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Melebo.
White defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Melebo.
White flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
White swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Melebo blocks White's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Melebo prevents White from getting the reversal.
White regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to get to full guard but Melebo has control of the leg.
Melebo moves into full mount! White won't be happy about that!
White is looking to get to half guard.
Melebo breaks from White's wrist control and lands an elbow.
White regains half guard.
White works his way to full guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White is looking for a triangle but Melebo pushes his legs off easily.
Melebo postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryann Melebo 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.
White shoots in looking for a takedown but Melebo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Melebo sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Melebo scores with a shot to the body.
Melebo with a hook.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Melebo sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melebo connects with a high kick.
Melebo scores with a head kick. White tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
White on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick lands from Melebo that sends White to the canvas. White tries to scramble back to his feet but Melebo brings him back down into side control.
Oh White is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Eric White has been cut.
Melebo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
White can't do much from the bottom here.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
White is looking for a sweep.
Melebo tries to move into full mount but can't pass White's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melebo tries for a kimura but White is defending well.
Melebo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
White manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Melebo seems to be looking for submissions.
Melebo is breathing heavily.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Melebo.
Melebo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Melebo passes into side control, despite White's attempt to control the position.
White gets back to half guard.
Melebo is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
White makes his way to full guard. A much better position for White.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White strikes from his own guard.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Melebo is one step ahead there.
White working a defensive guard here.
Melebo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Melebo is aware though and is defending well.
Melebo looking to pass the guard.
Melebo got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Melebo has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Melebo manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Melebo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Melebo has escaped and now he's on top!
White throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Melebo with a flurry of punches that miss.
White is trying to keep Melebo in close.
White striking off his back but it's not causing Melebo any problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Melebo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
White manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
White tries to control but Melebo wriggling away.
White pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
White lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White working Melebo over with strikes here.
Melebo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
White looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Melebo covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric White!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Sotiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rush Syckes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Sotiropoulos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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Brawler
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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 Las Vegas, George Sotiropoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rush Syckes!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Syckes both land. Nice combination.
It looks like George Sotiropoulos has been cut.
Syckes swinging wildly here.
Syckes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sotiropoulos is rocked!
Good work by Syckes as he checks the leg kick.
Sotiropoulos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh Sotiropoulos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Syckes avoids a kick to the body.
Sotiropoulos seems to have got his legs back now.
Syckes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Syckes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Syckes blocks a leg kick.
Syckes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sotiropoulos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sotiropoulos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sotiropoulos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Syckes pinned against the cage. Syckes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A leg kick checked by Syckes.
Syckes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sotiropoulos circles away quickly and effectively.
Sotiropoulos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sotiropoulos throws a head kick that misses.
Sotiropoulos throws a series of punches but Syckes moves out of range.
Sotiropoulos misses with a low kick as Syckes jumps back.
A punch combination from Syckes misses.
Sotiropoulos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Syckes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Syckes blocks a head kick by Sotiropoulos.
A head kick misses from Sotiropoulos.
Syckes lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rush Syckes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sotiropoulos is breathing heavily.
Oooooh!!! Syckes has knocked Sotiropoulos down with a huge combo! Syckes steps away and waves a wobbly Sotiropoulos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syckes darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Sotiropoulos's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Syckes before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rush Syckes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Spiegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spiegel has chosen Tank by The Seatbelts as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spike Spiegel!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiegel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Maia eats them both and turns towards Spiegel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Spiegel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Spiegel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maia counters with a stiff right hand.
Spiegel cracks Maia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spiegel cracks Maia with a good jab.
Spiegel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spiegel throws a poor cross that misses
and Maia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maia shoots in and gets a takedown into Spiegel's guard.
Maia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Spiegel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spiegel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maia stands and throws Spiegel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Spiegel is looking for a sweep.
Spiegel is trying to buck Maia off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia trying to control the action but Spiegel is working from the bottom.
Spiegel can't do much from the bottom here.
Maia is looking to take a break and control but Spiegel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spiegel is pushing Maia's head away, looking to escape. Maia manages to hold on to the position though.
Maia wants to control but Spiegel is keeping him busy.
Maia tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Spiegel gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Maia working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Spiegel looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Maia! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rickson Maia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anupo Anubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anupo Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Anupo Anubis has been cut.
Anubis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shamrock but Shamrock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shamrock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shamrock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anubis.
Anubis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shamrock looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Anubis throws a strike aimed at the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock avoids it well.
Shamrock is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Anubis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Shamrock is not content to let Anubis control the position.
Anubis passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Shamrock!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shamrock is looking to escape.
Anubis is working for a guillotine from mount but Shamrock frees his head quite easily.
Anubis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You get the feeling that Shamrock really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Shamrock holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Anubis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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.
Shamrock wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Anubis.
Shamrock looks gassed!
Anubis looking to finish with strikes here!
Anubis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shamrock because Anubis loaded up on that one.
Shamrock blocking the ground and pound.
Anubis 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.
Anubis controlling from mount.
Anubis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis looking to finish with strikes here!
Anubis raining down shots from the mount!
Anubis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Anubis looking to ground and pound but Shamrock is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anubis looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anubis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Anubis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anubis unloading with bombs!
Anubis breaks from Shamrock's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anupo Anubis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anupo Anubis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anubis has a takedown stuffed.
Anubis misses with a leg kick.
Anubis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anubis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anupo Anubis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anubis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Shamrock.
Anubis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shamrock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Anubis backs up against the cage.
Anubis is looking to clinch but Shamrock is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anubis is defended easily by Shamrock.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Anubis is looking to slow Shamrock down with leg kicks.
Anubis throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock catches Anubis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shamrock missing with a left hand there. Anubis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamrock throws a hook but Anubis avoids it easily.
Shamrock misses with a two punch combination.
Shamrock stuffs the takedown.
Anubis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shamrock scores with a jab. Anubis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shamrock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anubis.
Shamrock stalks Anubis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anubis's face. Anubis staggers backwards, shaken.
A left and a right from Shamrock both land. Nice combination.
Anubis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shamrock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anubis scrambles back to his feet.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis shoots in and bounces Shamrock off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anubis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anubis content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Anubis stands and throws Shamrock's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anubis is looking to take a break and control but Shamrock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shamrock is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shamrock parries the strikes from Anubis easily there. Anubis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shamrock to escape.
Anubis moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Anubis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Anubis landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee asks Anubis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Anubis prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anupo Anubis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Anubis dives in and grabs Shamrock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes down on Anubis's head and hops out.
Anubis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shamrock avoids it really well and circles away.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anubis.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that Anubis avoids nicely.
Shamrock gets caught flat footed, as Anubis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Anubis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anubis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Anubis stops Shamrock from standing up.
Shamrock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shamrock is working an open guard so Anubis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Anubis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shamrock as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anupo Anubis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock tries to keep at a distance but Anubis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anubis wants a takedown but no success here.
Anubis pulls guard effortlessly.
Anubis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anubis pushes Shamrock off and scrambles back to his feet.
Anupo Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anubis is defended easily by Shamrock.
Anubis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shamrock is fending him off so far but Anubis persists. Nope, Shamrock circles away and we're back to standing.
Anubis moves into range and clinches up with Shamrock.
Anubis pulls Shamrock into guard.
Anubis looking for a guillotine here but Shamrock defends easily.
Anubis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Shamrock doesn't defend quickly enough and Anubis has managed to lock this one up! Can Shamrock escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Anubis on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anupo Anubis!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bennie Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emilio Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bennie Bishop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Emilio Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop misses with a double jab
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Bennie Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop jabs Martinez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bishop lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bishop darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bishop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop lands with a shot to the body.
Bishop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
Bishop thuds a left hand into Martinez's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Bishop works over Martinez's head and body with a nice combination.
Bishop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Martinez looks gassed!
Bishop lands a really nice looking cross but Martinez seems unphased.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Martinez sees coming a mile off.
Bishop scores with a hook.
Martinez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bishop.
Bishop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Martinez is rocked!
Bishop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Bishop finish him?
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bishop.
Bishop thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bishop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bishop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bishop fails to land with a series of punches.
Bishop shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Martinez eats them both and turns towards Bishop to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bishop lands a jab to the nose.
Bennie Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bishop throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Bishop slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
Bishop misses with a combination
and Martinez counters with an inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Martinez blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Bishop is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Martinez staying out of range there.
Bishop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bishop misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bishop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bishop to the mat! Bishop manages to get full guard.
Bishop 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.
Bishop trying to control the position.
Martinez lands a couple of elbows.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
Bishop looking for a sweep. Not yet Bishop, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop trying to control the position here.
Bishop manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bishop looking to ground and pound but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Bishop looking to control but Martinez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Martinez tries to hold on but Bishop pushes him away.
Bishop can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martinez is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Martinez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Martinez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bishop with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop trying to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Bishop with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bennie Bishop dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bishop lands a big uppercut and Martinez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Martinez looks OK. Bishop waves Martinez back to his feet!
Bishop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martinez doesn't seem bothered though.
Martinez tries to move into range but Bishop moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bishop lands a right hook to the body.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martinez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bishop misses with a few strikes there.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bishop as he avoids it easily.
Bishop scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
Bishop lands a nice looking body shot.
Bishop throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bishop lands a glancing blow to the side of Martinez's head.
Bennie Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Bishop throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Bishop misses with a left hand
and Martinez counters with an inside leg kick.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bishop checks a leg kick.
Martinez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martinez counters with a thumping low kick.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Bishop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martinez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martinez counters with a head kick.
Bishop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bishop throws a body kick that misses.
Bishop punishes Martinez's body with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Bishop does no damage.
Martinez closes the distance and pushes Bishop back into the cage.
Bishop is trying to force a seperation but Martinez has the dominant position.
Martinez tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez jumps guard.
Bishop looking to pass the guard.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop passes Martinez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bishop not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martinez is looking to improve his position.
Martinez is staying active underneath Bishop, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but Martinez defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is refusing to be controlled, as Bishop sits in half guard.
Bishop is really struggling to control Martinez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bishop thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martinez's head.
Bishop not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martinez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bishop.
Bishop seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martinez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martinez has hold of Bishop's hands but Bishop slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Martinez taking some punishment here, with Bishop in his half guard.
Bishop thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bishop trying to control from half guard but Martinez is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop thows a huge punch but Martinez dodges it nicely.
Bishop lands strikes from half guard.
Martinez landing strikes from the bottom.
Bishop seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bishop is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Martinez defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bennie Bishop dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martinez moves out of range as Bishop strikes.
Bishop throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Martinez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bishop's half guard.
Bishop punching from the bottom.
Bishop tries to roll over but Martinez keeps him under control.
Bishop regains full guard. Nicely done.
Martinez trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Martinez wants to stand but Bishop has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Martinez won't allow Bishop to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bishop controlling Martinez's posture.
Bishop is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bishop looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Martinez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Martinez is refusing to be controlled, as Bishop sits in half guard.
Martinez is looking to improve his position.
Martinez is defending against the submission attempts here by Bishop.
Martinez pushes Bishop off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.
Martinez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bishop's calf.
Bishop misses with a kick to the body
and Martinez counters with a takedown into side control.
Bennie Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bishop is looking to reverse the position.
Bishop is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Martinez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Martinez prevents Bishop from improving his position.
Bishop desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is looking for a sweep. Martinez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Bishop dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Martinez there.
Bishop gets back to full guard.
Martinez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Martinez trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Bishop is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bishop trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bishop tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bishop is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bennie Bishop.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bennie Bishop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bishop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bishop misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Bishop as Martinez shoots in.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bishop sprawls well. Bishop wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Bennie Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Martinez.
Bishop lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bishop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bishop 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.
Bishop fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Martinez really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bishop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martinez.
Bishop slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bishop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martinez counters with a left and a right that stings Bishop.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bishop misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Martinez.
Martinez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sloppy strikes from Bishop. Those never looked like landing.
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bishop is fending him off so far but Martinez persists. Nope, Bishop circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez fails with the takedown.
Nice shot lands for Bishop.
Martinez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bennie Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Martinez.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bishop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bishop.
Bishop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bishop swings widly with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a nice leg kick.
Bishop misses with a series of wild punches.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bishop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martinez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Martinez throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Martinez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bishop tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Martinez is in Bishop's guard.
Bishop working a defensive guard here.
Bishop looking for a sweep. Not yet Bishop, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop controlling Martinez's posture.
Martinez distracts Bishop with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martinez stands up from Bishop's guard - Martinez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Martinez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bishop wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bishop trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez stands up and waves to Bishop to follow him.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bishop throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fails with the takedown.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Bishop.
Bishop lands a nice looking body shot.
Bishop's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bishop duly obliges.
Bishop throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martinez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bishop manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bishop is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Bishop on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bishop tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop pulls Martinez in close to prevent any damage.
Bishop is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bishop takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bishop seems to be looking for submissions.
Bishop wants to free his trapped foot but Martinez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Martinez is pressing down on Bishop's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Martinez dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bishop swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Bishop misses with a double jab
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop stalks Martinez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Martinez's face. Martinez staggers backwards, shaken.
Bishop misses with a shot to the body
and Martinez counters with an inside leg kick.
Bishop misses with a hook to the body
and Martinez counters with a leg kick.
Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martinez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martinez is looking to control Bishop's arms but Bishop gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martinez has his back to the cage.
Bishop tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bishop smiles and moves away.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Bishop takes an elbow to the temple.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Bishop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Martinez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Martinez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bishop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martinez is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
Bishop stands up over Martinez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martinez is keeping the position for now.
Bishop wants to stand but Martinez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Martinez has control of Bishop's left arm, preventing Bishop from doing any damage.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bishop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Martinez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bishop has Martinez in his guard.
Bishop wants to sweep but no luck.
Bishop trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bishop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Bishop has his feet on Martinez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bishop throws a predictable looking body shot
and Martinez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bishop is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bishop.
Martinez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Martinez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Bishop. No joy for Martinez on that attempt.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop misses with a jab to the body
and Martinez counters with a low kick, right behind Bishop 's knee.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinez.
Bishop thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bishop connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martinez scrambles back to his feet.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martinez.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Bishop displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martinez.
Bennie Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Martinez.
Bishop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martinez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Martinez! Emilio Martinez retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Detroit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Detroit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Latka Gravas!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Gravas.
Detroit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Detroit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gravas counters with a single leg into guard. Detroit didn't expect that.
Gravas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Detroit is keeping the position for now.
Detroit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gravas is one step ahead there.
Detroit is looking to stand up but Gravas isn't so interested in that idea.
Detroit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Detroit has his feet on Gravas's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Gravas.
Detroit misses with a body shot.
Gravas shoots in but Detroit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Detroit.
Detroit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravas manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Detroit gets the takedown into side control.
Detroit tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Detroit has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Detroit throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gravas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gravas stops Detroit from getting back to his feet.
Gravas is working for a submission of some sort.
Detroit is looking to control Gravas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Detroit avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gravas wants to take a breather but Detroit is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Detroit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gravas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Detroit's head.
Gravas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Detroit is keeping the position for now.
Gravas drops back looking for a leg! Detroit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Detroit manages to kick Gravas off! Gravas jumps back into Detroit's guard.
Detroit pulls Gravas in to control the position.
Gravas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gravas decides to stand up.
Detroit misses with a hook
letting Gravas counter with a right hand.
Gravas tries to move into range but Detroit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Detroit falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gravas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Detroit misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Detroit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Detroit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gravas circles away quickly and effectively.
Detroit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gravas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Detroit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Detroit just misses with a punch to the body.
Detroit fails to land with a series of punches.
Detroit misses with a double jab
enabling Gravas to counter with a crisp jab.
Detroit throws a lazy uppercut
and Gravas counters with a nice body shot.
Detroit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravas manages to avoid it.
Detroit jabs Gravas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Detroit misses.
Gravas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Detroit misses with an uppercut
and Gravas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gravas.
Detroit is trying to keep Gravas in close.
Detroit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas is pushing down on Detroit's leg trying to pass to half guard. Detroit is fighting to maintain full guard but Gravas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gravas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Detroit manages to get to full guard.
Detroit working a defensive guard here.
Gravas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Detroit keeping moving, preventing Gravas from controlling successfully.
Detroit bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gravas's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Detroit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Detroit throws a strike but Gravas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Detroit controls Gravas momentarily but Gravas frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Detroit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gravas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Detroit throws a hook but Gravas blocks it.
Gravas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Detroit misses.
Gravas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gravas walks into a stiff left hand from Detroit.
Gravas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Detroit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gravas somewhat.
Detroit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Detroit misses
and Gravas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Detroit!
Detroit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Detroit tries to hold on but Gravas pushes him away.
Gravas landing strikes, looking to finish!
Detroit is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Max Detroit has been cut.
Detroit working to try and regain half guard.
Gravas landing shots from mount.
Gravas working for a guillotine from mount but Detroit is in no mood to give up.
Gravas working Detroit over with strikes here.
Max Detroit's cut is getting worse.
Gravas raining down shots from the mount!
Detroit wants to hold on but Gravas pushes him away.
Detroit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gravas with shots to the head and body - Detroit looks very uncomfortable down there.
Max Detroit's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Detroit is in a horrible position here. Gravas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jeez, Max Detroit's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Max Detroit's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Latka Gravas!
Latka Gravas is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Jayd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Beane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Beane will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Jayd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Beane!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jayd closes the distance and clinches.
Jayd misses with a knee strike.
Beane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Beane.
Jayd missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jayd.
Jayd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beane or not.
Jayd is working Beane over against the cage.
Beane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jayd is defending well for now.
Beane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jayd.
Beane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jayd or not.
Beane tries to land a knee to the head but Jayd blocks with his arms.
Beane looking to throw knees to the head but Jayd is blocking nicely.
Jayd lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jayd avoids a wild elbow strike from Beane.
Beane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jayd is defending well for now.
Jayd works on Beane's body with a couple of short punches.
Beane looks gassed!
Beane lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Jayd.
Jayd blocks an uppercut.
Jayd has a couple of punches blocked by Beane.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jayd obliges.
Beane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jayd landing knees to the head.
It looks like Steve Beane has been cut.
Jayd lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Jayd.
Beane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jayd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beane backwards.
Beane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Jayd - that landed with a thud.
Jayd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jayd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jayd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jayd lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Beane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jayd is defending well for now.
Jayd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jayd.
Beane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jayd.
Jayd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beane tries to land knees in the clinch but Jayd avoids the damage to the body.
Jayd scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jayd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jayd lands a head kick!
Jayd throws a lazy head kick
and Jayd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beane on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beane avoids the head kick by Jayd.
A good leg kick by Jayd.
Jayd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beane.
Jayd throws a head kick that misses.
Jayd misses with a series of wild punches.
Jayd misses with a head kick.
A big right from Beane misses.
Jayd throws a head kick that Beane semi-blocks.
Jayd is looking to chop away at Beane's legs.
Jayd digs a good body shot into Beane's ribs.
Beane lands a body shot.
Jayd scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Jayd lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beane doesn't seem phased though.
Jayd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jayd.
Jayd punishes Beane's body with a nice straight punch.
Beane moves away from the strike by Jayd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayd throws an overhand right that lands on Beane's shoulder, as Beane tries to avoid the shot.
Jayd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jayd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jayd misses with a straight left.
Jayd misses with a series of wild punches.
Beane lands a jab to the head.
Beane throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jayd counters with a stiff right hand.
Beane moves out of range of the body kick.
Beane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jayd counters with a nice body kick.
Jayd cracks Beane with a good jab.
Beane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jayd.
Jayd throws a head kick that half lands.
Beane throws a series of punches but Jayd avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jayd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jayd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jayd.
Jayd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jayd rushes Beane and presses him up against the cage.
Jayd lands with a left to the head.
Beane takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jayd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beane backwards.
Jayd keeps control of Beane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jayd lands a nice uppercut.
Jayd lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jayd.
Beane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jayd avoids it.
Jayd lands a nice shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jayd obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Jayd scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Jayd.
Jayd cracks Beane with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jayd.
Jayd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Jayd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Beane's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jayd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beane avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jayd throws out a loose jab but Beane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jayd throws a head kick but Beane moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Beane.
Beane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jayd's calf.
Beane scores a takedown into full mount!
Jayd wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jayd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Beane has control of Jayd's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jayd regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beane with good strikes from the mount here!
Beane wants to control the pace but Jayd is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayd tries to hold on but Beane postures up.
Beane manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jayd to take his back!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Beane is persistently looking for the submission but Jayd is defending it well.
Jayd tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Beane is working for a guillotine from mount but Jayd frees his head quite easily.
Jayd bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jayd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beane can do to turn this around?
Jayd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Beane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beane is looking for a triangle but Jayd pushes his legs off easily.
Jayd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beane is keeping the position for now.
Jayd postures up in Beane's guard and throws a big left but Beane blocks it.
Beane has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jayd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Beane had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jayd defends it easily.
Jayd trying to control the position from guard on top but Beane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beane keeping moving, preventing Jayd from controlling successfully.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jayd here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Beane working for a triangle but Jayd defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jayd trying to control but Beane is working from the bottom.
Jayd scoring with some ground and pound.
Beane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jayd defends well.
Jayd sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beane's guard.
Jayd seems to be working for a kimura but Beane defends the submission attempt.
Jayd looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Beane is looking for a sweep. Jayd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jayd is pressing down on Beane's thigh, looking to free his foot. Beane is holding on for now.
Beane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jayd looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jayd slips a nice elbow through Beane's hands, connecting with Beane's forehead.
Beane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jayd.
Jayd is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Beane defends it well.
Beane is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jayd pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Charlie Jayd will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Beane's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Beane keeps the fight on the outside.
Beane scores with a nice strike.
Beane lands a jab-cross combination.
Jayd missing with a left hand there. Beane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beane avoids the head kick by Jayd.
Beane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jayd scores with a jab. Beane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Beane lands with a cross.
Steve Beane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jayd blocks the body kick.
Jayd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beane.
Beane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jayd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beane avoids a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Beane looks to land a combination but Jayd avoids it well.
Beane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayd fails to land with a series of punches.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jayd.
Beane throws a right and a left that Jayd avoids nicely.
Beane throws a front kick aimed at Jayd's knee but Jayd avoids it well.
Beane connects with a crisp jab.
Beane throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Beane lands with a nice combination. Jayd backs away looking to recover.
Beane throws a wild body kick that Jayd sees coming a mile off.
Jayd moves out of range of the strikes.
Jayd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Charlie Jayd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jayd moves away from the strike by Beane.
Charlie Jayd is winning the standup battle so far.
Jayd misses with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Jayd checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jayd swings for the body but Beane moves out of range.
Jayd throws a head kick but Beane moves out of range.
Beane misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jayd misses with a straight left.
Jayd tries to bum rush Beane with a series of wild strikes but Beane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jayd moves away.
Beane throws a right hand that Jayd ducks under and follows up with a left that Jayd also avoids with ease.
Beane is looking to slow Jayd down with leg kicks.
Jayd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beane gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jayd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jayd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beane scores with a shot to the body.
Beane throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jayd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beane.
Nice cross by Beane.
Beane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jayd is out of range.
Beane misses with a kick to the body
and Jayd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beane thinking.
Jayd scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jayd. Beane shrugs it off though.
Jayd throws a head kick that misses.
Jayd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beane tries to score with a low kick but Jayd moves his leg out of the way.
Beane misses with a kick to the body.
Jayd tries to bum rush Beane with a series of wild strikes but Beane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Beane looks to land a combination. Jayd sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Beane connects with a right hand. Jayd shakes it off.
Beane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jayd.
Beane looks for a takedown but Jayd sprawls well.
Jayd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beane moves away.
A combination from Jayd does no damage.
Beane blocks a head kick by Jayd.
Jayd throws a sloppy head kick and Beane moves out of range easily.
Charlie Jayd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beane is looking to chop away at Jayd's legs.
Beane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beane throws a one two combo.
Jayd scores with a shot to the body.
Jayd throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Beane.
Beane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jayd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jayd is looking to slow Beane down with leg kicks.
Beane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jayd counters with a stiff right hand.
Jayd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jayd misses with a body kick.
Jayd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beane throws a head kick that Jayd semi-blocks.
Jayd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Steve Beane just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Steve Beane's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jayd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jayd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Beane eats them both and turns towards Jayd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beane.
Beane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Beane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jayd is out of range.
Beane throws a sloppy head kick and Jayd moves out of range easily.
Beane tries to score with a low kick but Jayd moves his leg out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beane.
Left hook, right uppercut from Beane.
A head kick misses from Beane.
Beane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beane is looking to clinch but Jayd is avoiding it.
Beane misses with a few strikes there.
Jayd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Beane throws a right and a left that Jayd avoids nicely.
Jayd scores with a head kick. Beane tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Beane throws a series of punches but Jayd moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayd looks to score with a jab to the body but Beane is just out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Jayd.
Jayd misses with a body shot
and Beane counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jayd lands a head kick. Beane smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jayd misses with a head kick.
Beane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Beane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jayd throws a head kick but Beane moves out of range.
Jayd avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Beane.
Beane pushes Jayd away with a front kick.
A slow jab from Jayd misses its intended target.
Beane throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Beane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beane.
Beane misses with a left hand
and Jayd counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jayd misses with a looping right.
Beane lands a head kick. Jayd smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jayd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beane throws a leg kick that misses.
Beane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick by Jayd misses
and Beane counters with a one-two to the body.
Beane slips a jab and a cross from Jayd.
Beane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jayd.
Beane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jayd.
Jayd throws a head kick but Beane moves out of range.
Beane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jayd circles away quickly and effectively.
Beane misses with a combination
and Jayd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beane's knee momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jayd.
Jayd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayd misses with a head kick.
Jayd cracks the inside of Beane's front leg.
A shot to the body from Jayd misses
and Beane counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jayd throws a leg kick which misses Beane's front leg but catches the back leg as Beane tries to avoid it.
Beane moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Beane avoids a kick to the body.
Jayd tests Beane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jayd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jayd.
Jayd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beane.
Beane connects with a right hand. Jayd shakes it off.
Jayd looks to land a body kick but Beane moved away.
Jayd misses with a head kick.
Beane jabs at Jayd's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beane throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jayd.
Jayd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jayd looks to score with a jab to the body but Beane is just out of range.
Beane with a hook.
Beane wants to clinch up but Jayd keeps it at a distance.
Jayd connects with a body shot.
Beane throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Beane avoids the body shot from Jayd.
Beane scores with a body shot.
Beane fails to land with a series of punches.
Jayd looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Beane avoids a kick to the body.
Beane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beane throws a head kick but Jayd moves out of range.
Jayd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Jayd. Those never looked like landing.
Jayd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jayd throws a wild body kick that Beane sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Steve Beane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steve Beane's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Beane fakes the leg kick and cracks Jayd in the body.
Beane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jayd is fending him off so far but Beane persists. Nope, Jayd circles away and we're back to standing.
Jayd throws a nice looking combination but Beane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters circling a little - Beane finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jayd gets caught flat footed, as Beane shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jayd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beane is one step ahead there.
Jayd might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Beane drops back looking for a leg! Jayd is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jayd manages to kick Beane off! Beane jumps back into Jayd's guard.
Beane is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Beane throwing strikes but missing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jayd 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.
Beane trying to control but Jayd is working from the bottom.
Jayd is trying to control the position but Beane postures up.
Jayd manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Beane tries to hold on but Jayd pushes him away.
Jayd looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jayd working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beane is desperately trying to improve his position but Jayd has a good base and remains in mount.
Jayd avoids the attempt from Beane to control.
Jayd controlling the pace for now.
Beane tries to lock up and control but Jayd gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jayd looking to control but Beane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jayd working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jayd can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Beane is looking to escape.
Beane regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayd is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jayd passes the guard and advances to mount!
Beane tries to reverse the position but Jayd maintains control.
Jayd trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Beane is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jayd with shots to the head and body - Beane looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jayd gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Beane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jayd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jayd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jayd lands a head kick!
Beane throws a wild body kick that Jayd sees coming a mile off.
Beane misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jayd.
Beane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jayd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beane fails with the takedown.
Jayd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beane is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Beane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jayd throws a right hand that Beane ducks under and follows up with a left that Beane also avoids with ease.
Jayd goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jayd throws a looping overhand right but Beane ducks down to avoid it.
Beane scores with a one two! Jayd had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Jayd misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Jayd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jayd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 48:48
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 48:48
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Charlie Jayd retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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