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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raido Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Kolchev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitry Kolchev told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raido Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dmitry Kolchev!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Kolchev knocks Romero out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dmitry Kolchev!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luz McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aladdin Zidan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luz McKenzie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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277 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luz McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aladdin Zidan!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zidan has his takedown stuffed
and McKenzie counters with a crisp right hand that drops Zidan! McKenzie lets Zidan back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Aladdin Zidan has been cut.
McKenzie lands a huge takedown. Zidan is out but the ref is slow to react and McKenzie lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Zidan lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luz McKenzie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dean Jupitus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Prospherrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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152 lbs
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137 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dean Jupitus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liam Prospherrie!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Jupitus.
Jupitus scores with a push kick.
Jupitus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Prospherrie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jupitus.
Prospherrie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jupitus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Prospherrie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jupitus counters with a one-two to the body.
Jupitus misses with a takedown attempt - Prospherrie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Jupitus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prospherrie throws a combination that misses
and Jupitus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Prospherrie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jupitus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prospherrie's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Prospherrie duly obliges.
Jupitus shoots for a takedown but Prospherrie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Prospherrie misses with a double jab
and Prospherrie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prospherrie misses with a combination
letting Jupitus counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prospherrie throws a combination that misses
letting Jupitus counter with a right hand.
Prospherrie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jupitus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prospherrie is rocked!
Jupitus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Prospherrie as he jumps to the side.
Prospherrie is still on wobbly legs! Can Jupitus finish him?
Prospherrie throws the kick towards the body but Jupitus avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prospherrie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jupitus counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Prospherrie off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Jupitus follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Prospherrie was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dean Jupitus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heath Legg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian McGilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legg's entrance music is Angel of Death. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heath Legg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brian McGilla!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGilla wants to clinch.
McGilla shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McGilla was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McGilla content just to control the position here.
McGilla can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Legg is looking to escape.
Legg tries to hold on but McGilla pushes him away.
Legg is trying desperately to improve position.
Legg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legg holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McGilla tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Legg can't escape the position.
McGilla avoids the attempt from Legg to control.
McGilla sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Legg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Legg is working hard here to advance position.
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.
Legg wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McGilla.
McGilla avoids the attempt from Legg to control.
Legg avoids a series of strikes thrown by McGilla.
Legg tries to hold on but McGilla pushes him away.
Legg is looking to get to half guard.
McGilla wants to control the pace but Legg is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGilla prevents Legg from getting the reversal.
McGilla punching from mount but Legg doing a good job of avoiding damage.
McGilla avoids the attempt from Legg to control.
McGilla trying to control but Legg is having none of it.
Legg is in all sorts of trouble here.
McGilla trying to control but Legg is having none of it.
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.
Legg regains half guard.
Legg works his way to full guard. Good work.
Legg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGilla wants to stand and escape but instead Legg has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Legg thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McGilla pulls Legg in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian McGilla dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Legg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Legg. Those never looked like landing.
McGilla shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Legg is trying to defend but McGilla finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McGilla is thwarting Legg's attempts to control the position.
McGilla wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Legg uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
McGilla with a nice head shot there.
Legg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGilla tries to stand but Legg is controlling from the bottom.
McGilla preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legg working a defensive guard here.
Legg is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
McGilla stopping the sweep attempt from Legg.
Legg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Heath Legg.
McGilla changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Legg looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGilla prevents Legg from escaping the position.
McGilla goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Legg rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McGilla's guard! Nice work there by Legg!
McGilla tries to strike from the bottom.
Legg stands up and waves to McGilla to follow him.
McGilla darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGilla is breathing heavily.
Legg preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legg moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Legg is on top in guard.
Brian McGilla has got the better of the ground game so far.
Legg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McGilla can do anything to dispel that myth.
McGilla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Legg advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGilla is defending against the submission attempts here by Legg.
McGilla is staying active underneath Legg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Legg is trying for a kimura here. McGilla looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Legg wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Heath Legg!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Rat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paddy Rat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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, Harry Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paddy Rat!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rat throws a right and a left that Potter avoids nicely.
Rat scores with a hook to the body. Potter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rat throws an off balance right hand
enabling Potter to counter with a crisp jab.
Rat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Potter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rat is trying to defend but Potter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Potter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rat is defending against the submission attempts here by Potter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potter is looking for a kimura but Rat is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Potter to get the leverage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rat can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rat is trying to stand up here but Potter is controlling him well.
Potter wants to free his trapped foot but Rat is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rat pushes Potter off but Potter dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rat is trying to buck Potter off.
Potter trying to control the position but Rat is working away.
Rat is letting Potter control him for a moment.
Potter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rat, who protects the arm well.
Potter has hold of Rat's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Rat tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Potter cranks the arm and Rat screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Rat, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Harry Potter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Le Nogue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Strangess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Nogue's entrance music is Motorhead - Sacrifice. A fine choice. Bastien Le Nogue has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bastien Le Nogue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Strangess!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Nogue closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Strangess did well to prevent Le Nogue getting side control.
Strangess misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Le Nogue lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Le Nogue lands a nice short elbow.
Strangess is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Le Nogue controlling the action here.
Le Nogue working Strangess over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strangess is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Le Nogue scores with a couple of nice shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Strangess can do anything to dispel that myth.
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. Le Nogue connects with a nice short shot to Strangess's temple.
Le Nogue passes to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Nogue lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Strangess down.
Le Nogue is putting a hurting on Strangess here, landing some big shots from side control.
Le Nogue wants to control but Strangess is keeping him busy.
Le Nogue working the ground and pound.
Strangess is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Nogue lands a strong strike to the head of Strangess. That's dazed him! Le Nogue looking to finish here. Strangess is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Le Nogue lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bastien Le Nogue!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Kombo (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Augustus Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Kombo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole jabs Kombo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cole misses with an uppercut. Kombo saw that one coming.
Cole with a jab.
Cole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kombo has time to react.
Kombo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kombo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kombo looks gassed!
Cole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kombo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cole lands with a right hand.
Cole thuds a left hand into Kombo's body.
Cole throws a monster overhand right that drops Kombo! Cole follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Augustus Cole!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlito Papadafalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jakob Juarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlito Papadafalos!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadafalos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Juarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Juarez dips to his left and cracks Papadafalos with an uppercut!
Papadafalos throws a sloppy head kick
and Juarez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Papadafalos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Juarez counters with a nice body shot.
Papadafalos throws a lazy head kick
and Juarez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Papadafalos throws an off balance right hand
and Juarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Juarez scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juarez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carlito Papadafalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juarez rushes Papadafalos and presses him up against the cage.
Juarez is pushing Papadafalos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Juarez digs a right hand underneath Papadafalos's ribcage. Papadafalos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Papadafalos looks gassed!
Juarez lands with a light punch inside.
Juarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Papadafalos backwards.
Papadafalos throws an elbow but it misses.
Papadafalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Juarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Papadafalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juarez's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Juarez.
Juarez has Papadafalos pressed against the cage, preventing Papadafalos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Juarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Juarez.
Juarez lands a body shot.
Papadafalos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Juarez - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Juarez.
Juarez lands with a short shot to the head.
Juarez pushes Papadafalos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juarez lands with a left to the head.
Juarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Juarez - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Juarez.
Juarez stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Juarez.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Juarez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Juarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juarez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Papadafalos up against the cage.
Papadafalos tries to circle away but Juarez has him pinned against the cage.
Juarez avoids a wild elbow strike from Papadafalos.
Juarez lands a body punch.
Juarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Juarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Juarez lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Papadafalos to his knees! Juarez keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jakob Juarez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mondo Marcio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Modaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Modaal has chosen damage plan - new found power as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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199 lbs
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mondo Marcio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jan Modaal!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Modaal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Modaal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marcio.
Modaal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcio counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marcio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Modaal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Marcio enables Modaal to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Marcio manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Modaal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Modaal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marcio is keeping the position for now.
Modaal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marcio pulls Modaal in to control the position.
Marcio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marcio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Modaal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marcio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Modaal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Modaal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Modaal is in close to Marcio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcio looking for a sweep. Not yet Marcio, not yet.
Modaal cracks Marcio with a solid left hand.
Modaal won't allow Marcio to sweep him here.
Modaal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marcio keeping moving, preventing Modaal from controlling successfully.
Modaal throws a big right hand that misses.
Modaal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marcio keeping moving, preventing Modaal from controlling successfully.
Marcio is adopting a defensive guard.
Marcio looking for a sweep. Not yet Marcio, not yet.
Modaal thows a big elbow that misses.
Modaal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Modaal passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modaal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Marcio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Modaal on the ground.
Marcio taking some punishment here, with Modaal in his half guard.
Modaal thows a huge punch but Marcio dodges it nicely.
Marcio is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Modaal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marcio's head.
Modaal is trying to control. Marcio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Modaal is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Marcio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Modaal.
Modaal is trying to control the action in half guard but Marcio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Modaal slips a nice elbow through Marcio's hands, connecting with Marcio's forehead.
Marcio is looking to control Modaal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marcio avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modaal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marcio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Modaal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Modaal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Modaal lands strikes from half guard.
Modaal prevents Marcio from improving his position.
Modaal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Modaal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marcio's head.
Modaal throwing shots but Marcio is blocking nicely.
Marcio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Modaal thows a huge punch but Marcio dodges it nicely.
Modaal slips a nice elbow through Marcio's hands, connecting with Marcio's forehead.
Modaal working over Marcio with some ground and pound. Marcio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Modaal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marcio's head.
Modaal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Modaal misses with a head shot. Marcio uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modaal trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcio lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Modaal!
Modaal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Modaal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Modaal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marcio lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Modaal hang on?
Marcio prevents Modaal from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marcio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marcio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Modaal can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Modaal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marcio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Modaal counters with a low kick, right behind Marcio 's knee.
Modaal misses the body punch
and Marcio counters with a right hand to the body.
Modaal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcio manages to avoid it.
Marcio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Modaal's sensitive parts.
Modaal slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Modaal. That snapped Marcio's head back.
Modaal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Modaal just misses with a punch to the body.
Modaal shoots in for a takedown but Marcio shows good takedown defense.
Modaal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marcio circles away quickly and effectively.
Modaal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcio was well out of range. Poor timing from Modaal.
Marcio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Modaal.
Marcio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Modaal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcio blocks a jab.
Modaal misses with a takedown attempt - Marcio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Modaal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Modaal takes a swing at Marcio's ribcage but misses.
Modaal throws out a leg kick but Marcio moves out of range and Modaal only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcio scores with a head kick. Modaal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Modaal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marcio rather than just go for the knockout.
Modaal tries for a takedown but Marcio circles away easily
and Marcio counters with a nice body shot.
Mondo Marcio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Modaal.
Modaal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marcio avoids it really well and circles away.
Modaal looks for a takedown but Marcio sprawls well.
Marcio's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Marcio duly obliges.
Marcio lands with a nice combination. Modaal backs away looking to recover.
Marcio looks to land a body kick but Modaal moved away.
Modaal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marcio.
Modaal will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Modaal jabs Marcio right on the nose. Marcio blinks but takes it well.
Modaal with a poor takedown
and Marcio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mondo Marcio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Modaal is breathing heavily.
Marcio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Modaal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marcio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Modaal looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcio is just out of range.
Modaal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Modaal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcio throws a head kick that misses.
Modaal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marcio can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Modaal lands a slapping body shot.
Marcio lands a nice hook to Modaal's body. Modaal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Modaal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marcio. Marcio obviously looking to wear him down.
Modaal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marcio misses with a double jab.
Marcio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Modaal misses with a wild body shot.
Modaal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marcio tries to avoid it but Modaal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marcio to the ground. Marcio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A combination from Marcio does no damage.
Marcio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Modaal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marcio can pounce on him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Modaal is defended easily by Marcio.
Marcio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marcio wants it to stay on the feet.
Marcio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modaal throws an overhand right that lands on Marcio's shoulder, as Marcio tries to avoid the shot.
Marcio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marcio with a hook.
Modaal misses the body punch
and Marcio counters with a big head kick but Modaal shrugs it off.
Modaal throws a leg kick
and Marcio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marcio misses with a body shot.
Modaal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A low kick from Modaal misses
and Marcio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marcio looks to throw the jab but Modaal is out of range.
Modaal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marcio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Modaal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marcio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Modaal manages to avoid it.
Marcio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mondo Marcio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marcio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Modaal throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Marcio was covering up waiting for the punch and Modaal finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Modaal prevents Marcio from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modaal is looking to work some ground and pound but Marcio has wrist control.
Marcio wriggles free and stands up.
Modaal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marcio on the side of the head.
Marcio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Modaal lands a right hook to the body.
Modaal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Modaal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marcio defending well though.
Modaal wants to control but Marcio is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Modaal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Modaal.
Modaal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marcio defending well though.
Modaal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mondo Marcio dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marcio loads up on a big right hand but Modaal slips the punch.
Marcio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Modaal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Modaal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcio.
Modaal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Modaal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Modaal closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Modaal grinds an elbow into Marcio's temple.
Modaal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marcio tries to buck Modaal off but Modaal is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marcio dodges the ground and pound from Modaal.
Marcio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Modaal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marcio takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modaal takes a little break here. Marcio wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Modaal is looking to take a break and control but Marcio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Modaal cracks Marcio with a big elbow.
Marcio is not content to let Modaal control the position.
Modaal sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Marcio is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Marcio is not content to let Modaal control the position.
Marcio is looking to regain half guard here but Modaal keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Modaal is trying to get an arm triangle but Marcio is defending well.
Marcio is looking to regain half guard here but Modaal keeps moving and retains side control.
Modaal misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Marcio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Modaal connects with a decent elbow.
Modaal scoring with punches and elbows.
Modaal advances to mount.
Modaal lands a heavy elbow.
Marcio is in all sorts of trouble here.
Modaal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marcio hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Modaal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modaal pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Modaal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Modaal looking to control but Marcio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marcio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Modaal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Marcio is squirming around, avoiding Modaal's attempts to control the action.
Modaal lands with some strikes.
Modaal breaks from Marcio's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Marcio bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Modaal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marcio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Modaal keeping moving, preventing Marcio from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modaal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Modaal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marcio throws a big right hand that misses.
Modaal working a defensive guard here.
Modaal wants to sweep but no luck.
Modaal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marcio.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Modaal is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marcio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Modaal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marcio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Modaal preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Modaal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Modaal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Modaal!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Oman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howell comes into the arena with Machine Spiritual blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Howell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jackson Oman!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oman misses with a lunging right hand
and Howell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oman misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch lands to the side of Howell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Howell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howell lands with a shot to the body.
Oman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oman feints a jab promting Howell to slip. Oman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Howell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Thomas Howell has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oman bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Howell! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oman controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jackson Oman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Oman misses with a hook to the body
and Howell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Howell counters with a right hand to the body.
Oman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Howell moves out of range of the strikes.
Howell misses with a two punch combination.
Oman throws a combination that misses
and Howell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oman misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oman.
Oman misses with an uppercut
and Howell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howell throws a series of strikes that have Oman backpedaling.
Oman shoots in looking for a takedown but Howell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oman misses with a body shot
and Howell counters with a stiff right hand.
Oman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Howell pinned against the cage. Howell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thomas Howell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Oman.
Oman looks gassed!
Oman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Howell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Howell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oman manages to avoid it.
Thomas Howell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oman misses with an uppercut
and Howell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howell connects with a body shot that sends Oman's belly button to the back.
Howell lands a nice looking body shot.
Howell lands a jab to the nose.
Howell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Howell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oman at a distance.
Howell scores with a shot to the body.
Howell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Howell!
Howell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Howell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Oman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Howell thuds his right hand into Oman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice uppercut lands for Howell. That snapped Oman's head back.
Howell scores with the left hand. Oman knows he should have avoided that one.
Oman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Howell counters with a three punch combo that has Oman backing up. Oman nods at Howell to acknowledge the strikes.
Howell is looking to wear down Oman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Howell. Beautiful body shot.
Howell lands a nice hook to Oman's body. Oman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Howell to score with a decent uppercut.
Oman misses with a hook
and Howell counters with a right hand to the body.
Howell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oman momentarily.
Oman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Howell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Oman.
Howell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Howell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Howell lands a nice hook to Oman's body. Oman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Howell digs a good body shot into Oman's ribs.
Nice jab there from Howell.
Howell clobbers Oman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Howell jabs Oman right on the nose. Oman blinks but takes it well.
A shot to the liver by Howell. Beautiful body shot.
Howell scores with a sloppy right hand. Oman should have avoided that one.
Oman throws a right hand that misses
and Howell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Howell lands a really nice looking cross but Oman seems unphased.
Howell throws a nice looking combination but Oman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oman misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Howell to counter with a crisp jab.
Oman throws a poor cross that misses
and Howell counters with a one-two to the body.
Oman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oman misses with a combination
and Oman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Howell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Howell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oman throws a body punch but Howell moves out of range.
Oman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Howell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oman.
Howell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oman throws an off balance right hand
and Howell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thomas Howell is winning the standup battle so far.
Oman misses with an uppercut
and Howell counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson Oman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Oman back to the cage. Howell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Oman throws a poor cross that misses
and Howell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Howell lands a nice hook to Oman's body. Oman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Howell throws a shot to the body.
Howell lands a jab to Oman's midsection.
Jab, jab by Howell - just one landing.
Oman misses with a left hand
and Howell counters with a two punch combo.
Oman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Howell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Howell duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oman throws a right hand that misses
enabling Howell to counter with a crisp jab.
Howell connects with a body shot.
Oman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Howell scores with a nice strike.
Howell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Howell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Howell.
Jab, jab by Howell - just one landing.
Oman throws a combination that misses
and Howell counters with a one-two to the body.
Oman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Howell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Howell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oman throws a lazy uppercut
and Howell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Howell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oman scores with a jab to the body.
Oman misses with a hook
and Howell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Howell digs a good hook to Oman's body.
Howell looks to land a combination but Oman avoids it well.
Howell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left lands for Howell.
Howell looks to score with a jab to the body but Oman is just out of range.
A left lands for Howell.
Howell moves forwards but Oman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oman.
Oman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Howell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Howell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Howell throws a shot to the body.
Oman drops his hands momentarily and Howell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oman dives in and grabs Howell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Howell pushes down on Oman's head and hops out.
Thomas Howell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Oman.
Howell lands a jab to Oman's midsection.
Howell throws a nice looking combination but Oman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oman throws an off balance right hand
and Howell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oman thinking.
Howell scores with the left hand. Oman knows he should have avoided that one.
Oman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Howell.
Howell jabs at Oman's body.
Oman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell sizes up Oman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oman throws a poor cross that misses
and Howell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howell lands a nice hook to Oman's body. Oman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howell lands a glancing blow to the side of Oman's head.
Howell lands a right hook to the body.
Howell digs a good body shot into Oman's ribs.
Howell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oman doesn't seem bothered though.
Howell thuds his right hand into Oman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A shot to the body from Oman misses
and Howell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Howell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oman can do to turn this around?
Oman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Howell swivels and escapes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oman misses with an uppercut
and Howell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Howell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oman's hands.
Howell scores with a body shot.
Oman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Howell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Howell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Howell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice shot by Howell.
Oman throws a poor cross that misses
and Howell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oman.
Oman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Howell counters with a left to the body.
Howell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oman momentarily.
Howell misses with a few strikes there.
Oman misses with an uppercut
and Howell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oman fails with the takedown.
Howell digs a good body shot into Oman's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Howell.
Oman throws a combination that misses
and Howell counters with a stiff right hand.
Oman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Howell.
Howell connects with a nice looking jab.
Oman fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas Howell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Oman.
Howell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Howell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oman on the side of the head.
Howell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oman misses with a left hand
and Howell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oman swings widly with a right hand
and Howell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Howell scores with a body shot.
Howell throws a shot to the body.
Howell jabs at Oman's body.
Howell cracks a nice hook into Oman's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Howell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Howell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oman.
Howell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howell stuns Oman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Howell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oman under the eye.
Oman throws a right hand that misses
enabling Howell to counter with a crisp jab.
Oman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Howell finds it's way round the side to connect with Oman's head.
Howell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oman throws an off balance right hand
and Howell counters with a straight right hand.
Oman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Howell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Howell lands a jab to Oman's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Howell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Howell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Howell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oman moves away.
Oman scores with a takedown into Howell's guard.
Oman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Howell wants to sweep but no luck.
Oman prevents Howell from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oman is pushing down on Howell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Howell is fighting to maintain full guard but Oman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Well, if Oman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Howell clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Howell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Howell misses with an uppercut.
Howell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Howell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oman was well out of range. Poor timing from Howell.
Oman throws a series of punches but Howell avoids them all with ease.
Oman gets a takedown into half guard.
Oman not doing much here.
Oman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oman passes to full mount!
Oman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oman controlling from mount.
Oman thowing shots but they're missing.
Howell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oman on the ground.
Oman controlling the pace for now.
Oman breaks from Howell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Howell is trying to escape the mount.
Oman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Howell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Howell tries to get out of the position.
Oman punching from mount but Howell doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Oman raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oman working Howell over with strikes here.
Oman unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oman goes for an armbar but Howell turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Howell.
Oman managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Oman dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Howell's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Oman connects with a body shot that sends Howell's belly button to the back.
Oman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howell.
Oman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Howell quickly recovers to half guard.
Oman seems to be looking for submissions.
Oman thows a huge punch but Howell dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oman in particular looking to stall.
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.
Let's hope that Oman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jackson Oman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Howell misses with a hook. Oman ducked under it nicely.
Oman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Oman misses the target.
Oman works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Oman.
Oman catches Howell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Howell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Howell did well to prevent Oman getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oman throwing shots but Howell is blocking nicely.
Oman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Oman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Oman moves nicely into side control.
Oman lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oman slows the pace down.
Oman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Oman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Oman has hold of Howell's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Howell seems comfortable defending it but Oman has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Howell is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Howell is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Oman couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jackson Oman!
Jackson Oman is the new light heavyweight champion!
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