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AXF 59.5 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Killing In The Name. Marcos has chosen Psyko - Konnan w/ Mad One as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Forrest Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricardo Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos misses with a wild body shot.
Griffin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Marcos counter with a right hand.
Marcos scores with a nice strike.
Marcos connects with a single shot there.
Marcos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Marcos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Griffin is looking to control Marcos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Griffin avoid being mounted?
Griffin is staying active underneath Marcos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Griffin trying to control here.
Marcos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Griffin tries to roll over but Marcos keeps him under control.
Griffin trying to control but Marcos postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Let's hope that Marcos 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Griffin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Griffin thows a leg kick but Marcos checks it
and Marcos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marcos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Griffin in his tracks.
Marcos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marcos wants to clinch.
Marcos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin lands with a slapping head kick.
Marcos misses with an uppercut
and Griffin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marcos looks gassed!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Griffin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marcos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marcos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marcos forces Griffin back against the cage and clinches.
Marcos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griffin prevents a body shot from Marcos.
Griffin looking to stall.
Marcos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griffin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Griffin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marcos backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Griffin.
A left hand lands to the body for Marcos.
Griffin stalls.
Marcos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marcos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Griffin or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos lands a body punch.
Marcos has a couple of punches blocked by Griffin.
Griffin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marcos backwards.
Marcos gets through Griffin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marcos lands with a right to the head.
Marcos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marcos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffin.
Griffin tries to land knees in the clinch but Marcos avoids the damage to the body.
Griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Marcos controls the action.
Marcos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Griffin takes a shot to the head.
Marcos misses with the head strike.
Marcos tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin stalling against the cage.
Marcos lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Marcos.
Marcos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Griffin's face.
Marcos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin takes a shot to the head.
Griffin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marcos lands a good knee to the midsection. Griffin won't want to take too many of those.
Griffin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marcos digs a right hand into Griffin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griffin's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcos presses Griffin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marcos blocks an elbow strike from Griffin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marcos.
Griffin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marcos lands a shot to the body.
Marcos digs a right hand into Griffin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griffin's gas tank.
Marcos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marcos lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marcos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marcos lands a body punch.
Marcos lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Marcos on the inside.
Good body shot from Marcos.
Marcos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Marcos.
Marcos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marcos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Griffin missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Marcos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marcos lands with a short shot to the head.
Marcos misses with the head strike.
Marcos misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Marcos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marcos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Griffin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marcos thinking.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Marcos scores with a one two! Griffin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marcos moves into the clinch.
Griffin throws a punch but it's blocked by Marcos.
Marcos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griffin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marcos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marcos lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Marcos.
Griffin lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marcos blocks it with crossed arms.
Marcos lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marcos avoids it.
Marcos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marcos presses Griffin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos lands an uppercut.
Marcos scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Marcos.
Marcos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griffins head.
A right hand to the body from Marcos.
Marcos works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Marcos - that landed with a thud.
Marcos scores with a hook to the body.
Marcos digs a right hand into Griffin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griffin's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marcos pushes Griffin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marcos digs a right hand into Griffin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griffin's gas tank.
Marcos lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Forrest Griffin has been cut.
Marcos lands with a right to the head.
Griffin is rocked!
Marcos gets through Griffin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Griffin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marcos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marcos.
Marcos pushes Griffin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ricardo Marcos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marcos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Marcos.
Marcos works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
Griffin takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marcos.
Marcos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Griffin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marcos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marcos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Marcos.
Marcos scores with a shoulder strike.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Marcos.
Marcos lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Marcos.
Marcos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marcos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Marcos - that landed with a thud.
Marcos lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Marcos on the inside.
Marcos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marcos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Good body shot from Marcos.
Marcos dips a shoulder and cracks Griffin with a mighty uppercut! Griffin falls back against the cage and Marcos unloads with a barrage of strikes! Griffin is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Marcos screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Marcos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahut Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Blair had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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192 lbs
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202 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mahut Uno!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blair keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Uno shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blair sprawls well. Blair wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Uno gets slowly back to his feet.
Uno closes the distance and clinches.
Uno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Uno.
Blair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Uno lands a nice uppercut.
Uno keeps control of Blair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Uno drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jimmy Blair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahut Uno.
Uno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno misses with a punch to the body.
Uno can't get the takedown.
A short left from Uno.
Blair prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blair throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uno counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blair trying to control the position.
Blair wants to get back to his feet but Uno is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Uno tries to free his leg and advance position but Blair is retaining full guard.
Blair 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Blair keeping full guard, as Uno tries to pass.
Blair keeping moving, preventing Uno from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blair looks to throw the jab but Uno is out of range.
Blair misses with a left hand
and Uno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blair jabs at Uno's body.
Blair throws an off balance right hand
and Uno counters with a nice body shot.
Uno slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a poor cross that misses
and Uno counters by clinching up.
Uno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Uno tries for a takedown but Blair manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blair.
Blair is trying to break the clinch but Uno has him pressed against the cage.
Blair is pressed up against the cage. Uno has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blair down to the mat. Blair avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blair scores with a nice head shot.
Blair ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blair thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blair throws a lazy right hand but Uno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uno looks to score with a jab to the body but Blair is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair misses with a lunging right hand
and Uno counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Uno.
Blair looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Blair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blair keeping moving, preventing Uno from controlling successfully.
Uno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Uno working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uno controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uno prevents Blair from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahut Uno 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.
Blair swings widly with a right hand
and Uno counters with a stiff right hand.
Blair swings widly with a right hand
and Uno counters with a takedown into side control.
Uno tries to score with some ground and pound. Blair controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Blair tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Uno wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Uno is looking to take a break and control but Blair is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Uno has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blair gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Uno tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Uno's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Uno thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair is squirming around, avoiding Uno's attempts to control the action.
Uno 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.
Blair is trying to reverse the position but instead Uno has taken his back - oops!
Uno missing with strikes from the back.
Uno has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Blair.
Uno controlling the position well here. Blair rolled but Uno kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Blair knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Uno on the ground.
Uno working for the choke.
Blair is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Blair knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Blair for a finish.
Uno has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Blair has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Uno is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Uno is striking from the back but Blair escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Uno stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair trying to hold on to Uno's head to control him but Uno postures up.
Mahut Uno has got the better of the ground game so far.
Uno with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Uno tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blair knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Blair regains full guard. Nicely done.
Uno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blair controls Uno momentarily but Uno frees himself.
Uno looking to pass the guard.
Uno throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Blair is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blair wants to get back to his feet but Uno is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blair keeping moving, preventing Uno from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahut Uno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Blair stuffs the takedown.
Blair throws a right hand that misses
and Uno counters with a series of strikes. Blair will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blair keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blair misses with a left hand
and Uno counters with a big head kick but Blair shrugs it off.
Blair connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Uno momentarily.
Uno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Uno.
Jimmy Blair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahut Uno.
Uno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blair looks to throw the jab but Uno is out of range.
Jimmy Blair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uno takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Uno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Uno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uno.
Uno ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
Blair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno closes the distance and clinches up with Blair, looking for a takedown. Uno pushes Blair against the cage but Blair circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Uno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab lands there for Blair.
Uno staying out of range there.
Mahut Uno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uno slips a straight right by Blair.
Uno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uno defending well as Blair loads up on a big left hand.
Uno closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blair circles away.
Blair misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair misses with a hook
and Uno decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blair's guard.
Uno is fighting to break Blair's control of his arms but Blair is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Uno slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Blair working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A punch lands to the side of Uno 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blair misses with a left hand
and Uno counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blair won't be happy with that.
Jimmy Blair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uno trying to control the position but Blair is working away.
Uno controls the position from side control.
Uno trying to control the action but Blair is working from the bottom.
Blair is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Uno asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uno wants to control but Blair is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mahut Uno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Uno winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahut Uno!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Dostoevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chopper Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dostoevsky kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rush- Tom Sawyer . 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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143 lbs
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144 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirill Dostoevsky !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chopper Reid!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dostoevsky throws a nice looking combination but Reid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reid is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reid connects with a crisp jab.
Reid tries to clinch up.
Dostoevsky shoots for a takedown but Reid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reid scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dostoevsky doesn't seem bothered though.
Dostoevsky takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dostoevsky .
Dostoevsky swings widly with a right hand
and Reid counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dostoevsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dostoevsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dostoevsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dostoevsky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reid sprawls well. Reid wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dostoevsky gets slowly back to his feet.
Dostoevsky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Dostoevsky . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dostoevsky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reid lands a jab.
Dostoevsky misses with a hook
and Reid counters with a right hand to the body.
Reid has closed the distance and engaged Dostoevsky in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dostoevsky tries to score a body lock takedown but Reid shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dostoevsky goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reid prevents it.
Reid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chopper Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid gets a clinch.
Dostoevsky wants a takedown but no success here.
Dostoevsky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dostoevsky is breathing heavily.
Reid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dostoevsky 's face.
Dostoevsky is rocked!
Reid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reid clinches up with Dostoevsky and pushes him back against the cage.
Reid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reid manages to break the clinch.
Dostoevsky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reid but Reid pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reid cracks Dostoevsky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh Dostoevsky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chopper Reid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dostoevsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dostoevsky seems to have got his legs back now.
Reid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reid checks a leg kick.
Reid misses with a series of wild punches.
Reid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky takes one on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dostoevsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reid.
Reid moves into range and clinches up with Dostoevsky .
Reid manages to break the clinch.
Dostoevsky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reid is fending him off so far but Dostoevsky persists. Nope, Reid circles away and we're back to standing.
Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Dostoevsky circles away.
Dostoevsky 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dostoevsky scrambles back to his feet.
Dostoevsky shoots in and bounces Reid off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reid wants to stand up but Dostoevsky is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dostoevsky stops Reid from standing up.
Dostoevsky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Reid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dostoevsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dostoevsky wants to pass the guard but Reid is keeping the position.
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.
Dostoevsky lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dostoevsky landing with the ground and pound.
Dostoevsky looking to pass the guard.
Dostoevsky is working hard here to advance position.
Dostoevsky won't allow Reid to get back to his feet.
Dostoevsky works over Reid with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dostoevsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reid is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dostoevsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chopper Reid dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reid lands a nice hook to Dostoevsky 's body. Dostoevsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dostoevsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dostoevsky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reid sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dostoevsky somewhat.
Reid is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dostoevsky misses with a double jab.
Reid tries to clinch but Dostoevsky moves out of range.
Dostoevsky ducks right into an uppercut from Reid.
A combination from Reid does no damage.
Reid darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dostoevsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Reid misses with a body shot.
Dostoevsky takes one to the side of the head.
Dostoevsky throws an overhand right that lands on Reid's shoulder, as Reid tries to avoid the shot.
Reid slaps away a takedown attempt from Dostoevsky , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reid lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Dostoevsky .
Dostoevsky fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Dostoevsky . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid lands with a straight right. Dostoevsky didn't see that one coming.
Dostoevsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reid catches Dostoevsky with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Dostoevsky circles away.
Reid slaps away a takedown attempt from Dostoevsky , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reid has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dostoevsky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reid lands a nice looking body shot.
Reid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dostoevsky circles away quickly and effectively.
Reid has Dostoevsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Reid avoiding damage.
Reid breaks from the clinch.
Reid jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reid misses with a double jab.
Reid's corner calls for a 1-2. Reid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dostoevsky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dostoevsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dostoevsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kirill Dostoevsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reid moves out of range of the strikes.
Reid works Dostoevsky 's body with a nice hook.
Reid throws a good cross that connects.
A big left from Dostoevsky misses.
Reid lands a body shot.
A lazy left from Reid finds it's target.
Reid with a nice cross.
Reid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dostoevsky is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Reid's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid scores with a nice strike.
Reid gets caught flat footed, as Dostoevsky shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dostoevsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dostoevsky prevents Reid from getting back to his feet.
Dostoevsky postures up and lands a big shot to Reid's brow.
Reid is wriggling around but Dostoevsky manages to pass to half guard.
Dostoevsky thows a huge punch but Reid dodges it nicely.
Dostoevsky working the head and body with strikes.
Dostoevsky thows a huge punch but Reid dodges it nicely.
Reid wants to get back to his feet.
Dostoevsky winds up and cracks Reid with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dostoevsky is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky throwing shots but Reid is blocking nicely.
Dostoevsky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reid defending well though.
Dostoevsky passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dostoevsky with good strikes from the mount here!
Reid's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Dostoevsky dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Dostoevsky connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Reid is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dostoevsky with the ground and pound from mount.
Reid is still in real trouble! Can Dostoevsky finish him?
Dostoevsky with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reid is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chopper Reid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Reid lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dostoevsky shoots in for a takedown but Reid shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reid misses with a few strikes there.
Reid seems to have recovered his senses.
Reid misses with a body punch
and Dostoevsky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dostoevsky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dostoevsky tries for a takedown but Reid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Dostoevsky . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dostoevsky shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dostoevsky showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Dostoevsky there.
Dostoevsky stops Reid from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dostoevsky lands a nice short elbow.
Reid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid is trying to stand.
Reid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dostoevsky takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Reid kicks off Dostoevsky and gets to his feet.
Dostoevsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Dostoevsky with that takedown attempt.
Reid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Reid. No joy for Dostoevsky on that attempt.
Dostoevsky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reid circles away.
Reid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dostoevsky with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dostoevsky misses with a double jab
and Reid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A left lands for Reid.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dostoevsky is defended easily by Reid.
Reid throws a one two combo.
Reid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reid tries to clinch up but Dostoevsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Dostoevsky closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Reid to the mat! Reid manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dostoevsky won't allow Reid to get back to his feet.
Dostoevsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reid can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reid wants to stand but Dostoevsky is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dostoevsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dostoevsky 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.
Dostoevsky stands and throws Reid's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Reid defending against the ground and pound.
Dostoevsky throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Reid prevents Dostoevsky from improving position.
Dostoevsky tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Reid is trying to get back to his feet.
Dostoevsky scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dostoevsky landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Reid wants to get back to his feet.
Chopper Reid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dostoevsky in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dostoevsky throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dostoevsky tries to score with some ground and pound. Reid controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Reid is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dostoevsky is controlling him well.
Dostoevsky is chipping away with strikes.
Reid stops Dostoevsky from passing to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dostoevsky misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kirill Dostoevsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dostoevsky in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kirill Dostoevsky .
I think Reid 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chopper Reid!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miller HighLife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miller HighLife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ales Zhandunka!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HighLife on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
HighLife throws a right hand that Zhandunka ducks under and follows up with a left that Zhandunka also avoids with ease.
Zhandunka throws a looping overhand right but HighLife ducks down to avoid it.
Zhandunka throws a nice looking combination but HighLife bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
HighLife throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zhandunka counters with a right hand to the body.
HighLife throws a combination that misses
and Zhandunka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps HighLife thinking.
HighLife swings widly with a right hand
and HighLife takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zhandunka throws out a loose jab but HighLife uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhandunka cracks HighLife with an open hand slap.
HighLife swings widly with a right hand
letting Zhandunka counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhandunka blocks a leg kick.
HighLife throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zhandunka counters with a series of strikes. HighLife will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zhandunka scores with a nice right hand.
Zhandunka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zhandunka feints a jab promting HighLife to slip. Zhandunka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. HighLife slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
HighLife is breathing heavily.
Zhandunka misses with a body shot.
Zhandunka thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
HighLife falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zhandunka counters with a series of strikes. HighLife will be more careful next time no doubt.
HighLife throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zhandunka counters with a straight right hand.
HighLife throws a poor cross that misses
and Zhandunka counters with a stiff right hand.
Zhandunka lands with a hook. HighLife tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zhandunka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhandunka lands a jab to HighLife's midsection.
Zhandunka fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller HighLife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhandunka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by HighLife.
Zhandunka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! HighLife had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
No joy there for Zhandunka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left and a right from Zhandunka both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Miller HighLife has been cut.
HighLife moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Zhandunka! HighLife is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ales Zhandunka!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Montros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Callaghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montros comes into the arena with Eye of the Tiger - Survivor blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Montros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Callaghan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Montros misses.
Montros pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Montros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Callaghan misses with a head kick.
Callaghan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montros.
Montros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Callaghan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montros tries a head kick but it misses.
Montros misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callaghan slips a jab from Montros.
Montros misses with an uppercut
and Callaghan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montros misses with a leg kick
and Callaghan counters with a nice body kick.
Jason Montros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montros lands a really nice looking cross but Callaghan seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montros tried to score with a low kick but Callaghan checks it.
Montros punishes Callaghan's body with a nice straight punch.
Montros shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Callaghan sprawls well. Callaghan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Montros gets slowly back to his feet.
Callaghan clinches with his opponent.
Callaghan scores a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Montros's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Montros is looking to break free of the clinch but Callaghan has double underhooks.
Callaghan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Montros has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Montros is trying to break the clinch but Callaghan has him pressed against the cage.
Callaghan lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montros has had enough of the clinch but Callaghan keeps him there for the moment.
Callaghan lands a nice uppercut.
Montros manages to break the clinch.
Montros is looking to land body kicks.
Montros checks a leg kick.
Montros misses with a head kick.
Callaghan slips a jab from Montros.
A low kick from Montros is predictable there
and Callaghan counters with a left and a right... And another left! Montros is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Callaghan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Greywar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geronimo Malkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malkind has chosen Extreme Ways as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamie Greywar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geronimo Malkind!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malkind misses with a wild body shot.
Malkind connects with a single shot there.
Malkind gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Greywar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malkind throws a low kick, looking for Greywar's leg but Greywar calmly moves out of range.
Malkind misses with a right hand
and Greywar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malkind shoots and misses
letting Greywar counter with a right hand.
Malkind falls off balance throwing a combination
and Greywar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Malkind. Greywar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malkind tries for a takedown but Greywar circles away easily
and Greywar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jamie Greywar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geronimo Malkind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greywar just misses with a punch to the body.
Malkind moves into the clinch.
Greywar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Greywar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Malkind scores with a knee to the head.
Greywar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Greywar.
Greywar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Malkind takes a knee right on the jaw!
Greywar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malkind misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Malkind.
Greywar looking to throw knees to the head but Malkind is blocking nicely.
Greywar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Greywar has picked Malkind up - he's going for a ride! Greywar dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Greywar working Malkind over with strikes.
Greywar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Greywar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malkind's head.
Greywar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greywar wants to pass to mount but Malkind is defending the position.
Still in half guard, Greywar seems content to control.
Malkind blocking the ground and pound attempt from Greywar.
Malkind avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Greywar.
Greywar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malkind on the ground.
Greywar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malkind is trying to maintain the position but Greywar is very close to passing his half guard.
Greywar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Malkind wants to improve his position but Greywar is controlling well.
Greywar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Malkind blocking the ground and pound attempt from Greywar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkind is looking for a sweep. Greywar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Malkind makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Malkind.
Greywar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Greywar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malkind swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Malkind utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Greywar throws a big right hand that misses.
Malkind is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Greywar defends well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Malkind looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Malkind can't keep his opponent in guard - Greywar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Still in half guard, Greywar seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malkind looking for submissions off his back.
Malkind regains full guard. Nicely done.
Greywar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Malkind had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Greywar defends it easily.
Greywar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Greywar is looking to work some ground and pound but Malkind has wrist control.
Greywar working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greywar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Greywar postures up in Malkind's guard and throws a big left but Malkind blocks it.
Greywar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Malkind is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Greywar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Malkind throws a leg kick that is checked
so Greywar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Greywar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malkind works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Greywar throws a strike but Malkind rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Greywar is trying to control the position but Malkind postures up.
Greywar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Malkind in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Greywar trying to keep a closed guard but Malkind is proving a slippery customer.
Malkind throws a big right hand that misses.
Greywar wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkind trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malkind trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Greywar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Malkind.
Greywar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Malkind passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Greywar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Malkind tries for a kimura but Greywar is defending well.
Malkind misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malkind misses with the ground and pound.
That's two 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.
Greywar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Malkind throwing shots but Greywar is blocking nicely.
Malkind is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Malkind landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Malkind landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Malkind wants to work for an arm triangle but Greywar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Malkind prevents Greywar from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkind working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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. Malkind connects with a nice short shot to Greywar's temple.
Malkind moves nicely into side control.
Malkind scores with a couple of short elbows.
Malkind in side control, throwing shots but Greywar defends.
Greywar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Greywar moves into full guard.
Greywar controls Malkind momentarily but Malkind frees himself.
Malkind has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malkind trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malkind advances to half guard.
Greywar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Malkind throws a strike but Greywar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Greywar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Malkind tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greywar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Greywar throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Geronimo Malkind will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Malkind swings for the body but Greywar moves out of range.
Malkind takes the fight into the clinch.
Malkind managing to block the knees to the body from Greywar.
Greywar looking to throw knees to the head but Malkind is blocking nicely.
Malkind lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Greywar or not.
Malkind lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Malkind avoiding damage as Greywar throws knees to the body.
Greywar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malkind doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malkind takes a knee right on the jaw!
Malkind scores with a shot to the side of Greywar's head.
Malkind lands a nice uppercut.
Malkind lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malkind struggles to land a body shot inside as Greywar controls his hands.
Malkind tries to break the clinch but Greywar is controlling the position.
Malkind digs a right hand into Greywar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Greywar's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Greywar.
Malkind lands a body shot in the clinch.
Malkind lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malkind.
Greywar takes a shot to the head.
Greywar presses Malkind against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Malkind is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Greywar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Malkind works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Malkind is looking to control Greywar's arms but Greywar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malkind has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkind lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Malkind.
Malkind lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Greywar is rocked!
Malkind has a couple of punches blocked by Greywar.
Oh Greywar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Greywar blocking some punches.
Malkind is trying to trip Greywar. He has hold of a leg but Greywar is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Malkind persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Malkind lands a couple of elbows.
Malkind 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.
Malkind makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Malkind is working Greywar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Greywar seems to have got his legs back now.
Malkind with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Malkind working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkind postures up in Greywar's guard and throws a big left but Greywar blocks it.
Malkind postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Malkind throwing strikes but missing.
Malkind throws a big right hand that misses.
Malkind lands a couple of digs.
Malkind trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Greywar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Greywar thows a huge punch but Malkind dodges it nicely.
Malkind looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Greywar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Greywar looking for a submission but Malkind manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Malkind holds on and takes a little breather.
Greywar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Greywar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Malkind pulls Greywar in close to prevent any damage.
Malkind working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Greywar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Greywar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greywar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malkind swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Greywar trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Malkind manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Malkind in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Malkind wants to pass the guard but Greywar is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greywar trying to keep a closed guard but Malkind is proving a slippery customer.
Greywar wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geronimo Malkind comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Malkind 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geronimo Malkind!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Goguryeo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by Cunninlynguists - Lynguistics. Borisov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blunt - The Iron Maiden. 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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27
195 lbs
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26
195 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Goguryeo Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Borisov!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borisov throws a combination that misses
and Kim counters with a nice uppercut.
Kim misses with a hook to the body
and Borisov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Borisov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kim is trying to get back to half guard.
Borisov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kim is avoiding damage well.
Kim gets back to half guard.
Kim is trying to control but can't.
Borisov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Borisov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
Kim trying to control from the bottom.
Borisov is keen to just control but Kim is a slippery customer.
Borisov is nestled in close to Kim, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Borisov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Borisov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
Borisov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Borisov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Borisov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kim defending well though.
Kim trying to control here.
Borisov thows a huge punch but Kim dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Borisov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Borisov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Borisov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Borisov thows a huge punch but Kim dodges it nicely.
Borisov looks to land a strike but Kim avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Borisov wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Borisov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Borisov is chipping away with strikes.
Kim on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kim is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Borisov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kim dodges the ground and pound from Borisov.
Borisov scores with punches from side control.
Kim is working to avoid the ground and pound but Borisov connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borisov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Borisov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kim tries to bench press Borisov off him but Borisov keeps the position.
Borisov misses with the ground and pound.
Borisov in side control, throwing shots but Kim defends.
Borisov landing strikes.
Borisov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Borisov in side control, throwing shots but Kim defends.
Borisov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Borisov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kim is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Borisov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borisov. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borisov looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good shot there by Borisov.
Borisov swings widly with a right hand
and Kim counters with a right hand to the body.
Borisov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borisov working away.
Kim regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov slips a nice elbow through Kim's hands, connecting with Kim's forehead.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Borisov wants to pass to mount but Kim is defending the position.
Kim trying to control here.
Borisov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kim defending well though.
Borisov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Borisov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ivan Borisov has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Borisov.
Borisov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Borisov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Borisov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Borisov.
Kim is refusing to be controlled, as Borisov sits in half guard.
Borisov lands with a punch from half guard.
Borisov throwing shots but Kim is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Borisov throwing shots but Kim is blocking nicely.
Borisov with the ground and pound but Kim uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Borisov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Borisov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Borisov throws a strike but Kim rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Borisov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Borisov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Borisov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kim is holding on to half guard well.
Borisov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Borisov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Borisov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Borisov fails to land the takedown.
Borisov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kim sprawls well. Kim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Borisov gets slowly back to his feet.
Borisov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Borisov is in close to Kim's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kim controlling Borisov's posture.
Borisov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim trying to control the position.
Borisov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borisov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kim working a defensive guard here.
Kim wants to stand but Borisov is controlling the position.
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.
Kim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Borisov from controlling successfully.
Goguryeo Kim has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Borisov has a takedown stuffed.
Goguryeo Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Borisov.
Kim misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Borisov counters with a series of strikes. Kim will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Borisov's calf.
Borisov shoots in looking for a takedown. Kim tries to sprawl out of it but Borisov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Borisov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kim as he jumps to the side.
Goguryeo Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a leg kick but Borisov moved away.
Borisov lands with a nice body punch.
Borisov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Kim bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kim throws a leg kick but Borisov checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Borisov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim throws a right hand that misses
and Borisov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kim!
Kim is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Kim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kim tries to hold on but Borisov pushes him away.
Goguryeo Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borisov looking to finish with strikes here!
Borisov with shots to the head and body - Kim looks very uncomfortable down there.
Borisov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Borisov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Borisov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Borisov!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny McBraddish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBraddish's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Broken by 12 Stones. Soriano has chosen Bebot by The Black Eyed Peas as his entrance music. 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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29
130 lbs
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29
146 lbs
16 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny McBraddish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soriano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Soriano clinches up with McBraddish and pushes him back against the cage.
McBraddish lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soriano.
McBraddish prevents a body shot from Soriano.
Soriano misses with a body punch.
McBraddish digs a right hand underneath Soriano's ribcage. Soriano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soriano pushes McBraddish back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Soriano lands with a right to the head.
Soriano misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Soriano as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soriano.
Soriano displaying some good clinch control by pressing McBraddish up against the cage.
Soriano misses with a knee strike.
Soriano tries to work over McBraddish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McBraddish has a couple of punches blocked by Soriano.
McBraddish misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBraddish.
McBraddish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McBraddish tries to throw a body punch but Soriano avoids it by throwing McBraddish back against the cage.
Soriano stalling in the clinch.
McBraddish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soriano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McBraddish.
McBraddish working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soriano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soriano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McBraddish lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBraddish.
Soriano digs a right hand into McBraddish's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McBraddish's gas tank.
McBraddish tries to throw a body punch but Soriano avoids it by throwing McBraddish back against the cage.
Soriano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McBraddish takes a knee to the side of the body.
Soriano digs a right hand underneath McBraddish's ribcage. McBraddish let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soriano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McBraddish stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Soriano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Soriano prevents a body shot from McBraddish.
McBraddish working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soriano controlling the action here for a moment.
McBraddish blocking some punches.
McBraddish digs a right hand into Soriano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Soriano's gas tank.
Soriano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McBraddish blocks it with crossed arms.
McBraddish is leaning against Soriano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A bit of stalling here from McBraddish.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McBraddish creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, McBraddish scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soriano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Soriano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, McBraddish scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soriano blocks a body shot from McBraddish.
A nice left hand lands by McBraddish.
McBraddish lands a shot to the body.
McBraddish misses with a short punch on the inside.
McBraddish wants to stall.
Soriano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McBraddish is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Soriano working aggressively here.
McBraddish tries to throw a body punch but Soriano avoids it by throwing McBraddish back against the cage.
Soriano misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBraddish.
McBraddish misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McBraddish.
Soriano lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from McBraddish.
McBraddish lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soriano.
McBraddish tries a body shot but Soriano blocks it.
McBraddish misses with the head strike.
Soriano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McBraddish misses with a punch on the inside.
McBraddish looking to slow down the pace here.
Soriano lands a right hand that snaps the head of McBraddish backwards.
Soriano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soriano misses with the head strike.
Soriano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soriano misses with a knee to the head.
McBraddish throws a head punch that misses.
Soriano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McBraddish lands a left hand.
Soriano lands a hook to the side of the head.
McBraddish lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soriano backwards.
Soriano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McBraddish's elbow.
Soriano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McBraddish's elbow.
Soriano pushes off an throws an elbow but McBraddish leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McBraddish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soriano is pushing McBraddish up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right handed body shot lands from Soriano.
McBraddish misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBraddish.
McBraddish letting Soriano take a breather here.
McBraddish misses with a punch on the inside.
Soriano swings wildly with an uppercut but McBraddish uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from McBraddish.
McBraddish manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Soriano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McBraddish or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soriano controlling the action here for a moment.
McBraddish swings wildly with an uppercut but Soriano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soriano taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pablo Soriano will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McBraddish feints a jab promting Soriano to slip. McBraddish then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Soriano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Soriano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McBraddish throws out a powerful jab.
Soriano throws a head kick but McBraddish moves out of range.
Soriano throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McBraddish counters with a thumping low kick.
A lazy body kick from Soriano
and McBraddish counters with a leg kick.
Soriano thows a leg kick but McBraddish checks it
letting McBraddish counter with a right hand.
Soriano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soriano connects with a leg kick. McBraddish looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Soriano is predictable there
and McBraddish counters with a thumping low kick.
Soriano misses with a right hand
and McBraddish moves into the clinch.
McBraddish misses with some punches.
McBraddish throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sorianos head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBraddish lands with a left to the head.
Soriano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pablo Soriano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McBraddish misses with a hook from the clinch.
McBraddish tries to throw a body punch but Soriano avoids it by throwing McBraddish back against the cage.
Soriano lands a body punch.
Soriano lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soriano.
Soriano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Soriano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McBraddish blocks it with crossed arms.
Soriano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McBraddish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soriano wants to stall.
McBraddish taking a breather.
McBraddish pushes Soriano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McBraddish throws a punch but it's blocked by Soriano.
Soriano digs a right hand underneath McBraddish's ribcage. McBraddish let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soriano has McBraddish pushed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for McBraddish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish is leaning against Soriano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Soriano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McBraddish blocks it with crossed arms.
Soriano pushes McBraddish back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soriano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McBraddish tries to throw a body punch but Soriano avoids it by throwing McBraddish back against the cage.
Soriano lands a right hand.
McBraddish throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McBraddish scores with a nice hook to the head.
McBraddish lands an uppercut.
McBraddish misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Soriano.
Soriano looking to stall.
McBraddish presses Soriano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Soriano is breathing heavily.
McBraddish prevents a body shot from Soriano.
McBraddish misses with some punches.
Soriano looking to stall.
A body shot lands from McBraddish.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McBraddish.
A short uppercut from McBraddish.
McBraddish lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish is trying to maintain a safe position but Soriano gets an underhook and turns McBraddish into the cage.
Soriano is looking to control McBraddish's arms but McBraddish gets an underhook and turns him. Now Soriano has his back to the cage.
McBraddish lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McBraddish misses with the head strike.
McBraddish misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBraddish.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBraddish.
Soriano lands a nice shot to the body.
Soriano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McBraddish lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from McBraddish fails to land.
Soriano stalling in the clinch but McBraddish improves position.
Soriano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McBraddish lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McBraddish creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soriano is working McBraddish over against the cage.
Soriano blocks a body shot from McBraddish.
McBraddish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soriano scores with a shoulder strike.
Soriano lands an uppercut.
A short right from McBraddish on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from McBraddish.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McBraddish misses with the head strike.
McBraddish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soriano presses McBraddish against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from McBraddish.
McBraddish gets through Soriano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McBraddish misses with some punches.
Soriano connects with a nasty looking knee right to McBraddish's face.
McBraddish is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McBraddish blocks a body shot from Soriano.
A short body shot lands from McBraddish as the two fighters clinch.
McBraddish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McBraddish blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McBraddish letting Soriano take a breather here.
McBraddish trying to stall but Soriano improves his position.
McBraddish tries to work over Soriano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for McBraddish to work.
McBraddish misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny McBraddish dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McBraddish throws a right hand that misses
and Soriano counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by McBraddish.
A clash of legs there as Soriano blocks the low kick.
Soriano throws a right hand that misses
and McBraddish counters with a nice uppercut.
Soriano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Soriano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Johnny McBraddish has been cut.
Soriano is looking to slow McBraddish down with leg kicks.
McBraddish moves out of range of the strikes.
Soriano lands a really nice looking cross but McBraddish seems unphased.
Soriano thows a leg kick but McBraddish checks it
and McBraddish counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McBraddish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soriano manages to avoid it.
Soriano tried to score with a low kick but McBraddish checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBraddish falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soriano counters with a nice uppercut.
Soriano throws a body kick the misses
and McBraddish counters with an outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Soriano.
Soriano takes one on the button.
Soriano throws a front kick aimed at McBraddish's knee but McBraddish avoids it well.
Soriano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McBraddish tries to clinch but Soriano moves out of range.
Soriano misses with a kick to the body
and McBraddish makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Soriano lands with a thumping leg kick.
McBraddish bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by McBraddish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Soriano is out of range.
McBraddish looks to land a left hand but Soriano moved out of range nicely.
McBraddish lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soriano at a distance.
McBraddish looks to score with a jab to the body but Soriano is just out of range.
McBraddish scoring well with a low kick there.
Soriano checks the leg kick.
Nice shot lands for McBraddish.
A low kick from Soriano is predictable there
enabling McBraddish to counter with a crisp jab.
McBraddish throws a head kick that misses
and Soriano counters with an inside leg kick.
Soriano ducks under a wild hook from McBraddish.
McBraddish lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soriano thows a body kick. McBraddish tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish lands a jab.
Soriano misses with a left hand
and McBraddish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soriano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soriano tries to work over McBraddish's front leg with a kick but McBraddish checks it.
Soriano thows a body shot but no joy.
McBraddish looks to land a combination but Soriano avoids it well.
Soriano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soriano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Soriano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McBraddish swings for the body but Soriano moves out of range.
A lazy left from McBraddish finds it's target.
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.
Soriano misses the body punch
and McBraddish counters with a straight right hand.
McBraddish misses with a right hand
letting Soriano counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBraddish. Soriano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by McBraddish.
Soriano throws a low kick but McBraddish avoids it.
Soriano throws a nice outside leg kick.
McBraddish tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soriano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soriano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McBraddish counters with a straight right hand.
McBraddish chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Soriano misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Soriano misses
and McBraddish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McBraddish throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pablo Soriano.
I think Soriano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Soriano!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tane Te Rauparaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kha Ri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Te Rauparaha kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Get Ready - Concord Dawn ft Scribe. Ri is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by . Tane Te Rauparaha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tane Te Rauparaha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kha Ri!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Te Rauparaha scores with a push kick.
Ri avoids the head kick by Te Rauparaha.
Ri swings for the body but Te Rauparaha moves out of range.
Ri throws a hook but Te Rauparaha blocks it.
Ri misses with a lunging right hand
and Te Rauparaha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A low kick from Te Rauparaha is predictable there
and Ri counters with a nice uppercut.
Te Rauparaha lands a jab to the nose.
Te Rauparaha blocks a jab.
Te Rauparaha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Te Rauparaha scrambles back to his feet.
Te Rauparaha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Te Rauparaha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ri.
Te Rauparaha blocks a jab.
Ri misses the shot to the body.
Te Rauparaha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Te Rauparaha misses
and Ri counters with a left to the body.
Te Rauparaha tries to clinch but Ri is having none of it.
Te Rauparaha slips under a jab from Ri.
Ri moves out of range of the body kick from Te Rauparaha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Te Rauparaha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ri.
Te Rauparaha throws a head kick that misses
and Ri counters with a nice uppercut.
Te Rauparaha throws a lazy head kick
and Ri counters with a nice leg kick.
Ri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Te Rauparaha momentarily.
Te Rauparaha lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Te Rauparaha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Te Rauparaha throws a body kick that misses.
Te Rauparaha throws a push kick but Ri slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ri. Te Rauparaha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ri avoids a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ri.
Te Rauparaha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ri lands a lovely overhand right.
Kha Ri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Te Rauparaha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Te Rauparaha throws a sloppy head kick and Ri moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Te Rauparaha's calf.
Ri lands with a good body shot.
Ri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Te Rauparaha's sensitive parts.
Ri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Te Rauparaha throws a low kick but Ri moves out of range easily.
Ri cracks a nice hook into Te Rauparaha's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Te Rauparaha throws a body kick the misses
and Ri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ri digs a good hook to Te Rauparaha's body.
Ri checks a low kick from Te Rauparaha.
Te Rauparaha throws a right and a left that Ri avoids nicely.
Te Rauparaha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ri misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Te Rauparaha.
Ri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ri throws a low kick but Te Rauparaha moves out of range easily.
Ri thows a body shot but no joy.
Ri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Te Rauparaha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Te Rauparaha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Te Rauparaha misses with a hook. Ri ducked under it nicely.
Nice jab there from Ri.
Te Rauparaha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ri scores with a nice strike.
Te Rauparaha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ri's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ri duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Te Rauparaha throws a sloppy head kick and Ri moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Te Rauparaha.
A shot to the body from Te Rauparaha misses
and Ri counters with an inside leg kick.
Ri throws a leg kick which misses Te Rauparaha's front leg but catches the back leg as Te Rauparaha tries to avoid it.
Ri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Te Rauparaha on the side of the head.
Te Rauparaha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ri misses with a wild body shot.
Te Rauparaha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Te Rauparaha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Te Rauparaha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Te Rauparaha blocks the leg kick.
Ri lands a lovely overhand right.
Te Rauparaha slips under a jab from Ri.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ri connects with a nice looking jab.
Ri throws a poor cross that misses
and Te Rauparaha counters with a right hand to the body.
Ri swings for the body but Te Rauparaha moves out of range.
Ri misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kha Ri dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ri takes a swing at Te Rauparaha's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Te Rauparaha misses
and Te Rauparaha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ri misses the body punch
and Te Rauparaha counters with a body kick that stops Ri in his tracks momentarily.
Te Rauparaha throws a leg kick but Ri checks it.
Te Rauparaha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ri misses with an uppercut
enabling Te Rauparaha to counter with a crisp jab.
Ri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ri avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Te Rauparaha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Te Rauparaha is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Te Rauparaha lands with a kick to the temple. Ri shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ri missing with a left hand there. Te Rauparaha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ri.
Te Rauparaha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ri lands a right hook to the body.
Te Rauparaha throws a sloppy head kick and Ri moves out of range easily.
Ri missing with a left hand there. Te Rauparaha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Ri.
Ri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ri moves away from the strike by Te Rauparaha.
Ri scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Te Rauparaha doesn't seem bothered though.
Ri lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Te Rauparaha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Te Rauparaha looks to throw a body kick
letting Ri counter with a right hand.
Ri lands a nice shot that snaps Te Rauparaha's head back.
Ri connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ri.
Ri lands a nice looking body shot.
Ri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Te Rauparaha on the side of the head.
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!
Te Rauparaha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Te Rauparaha misses with the body kick
and Ri counters with a slapping leg kick.
Te Rauparaha ducks under a wild hook from Ri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ri connects with a body shot that sends Te Rauparaha's belly button to the back.
Te Rauparaha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ri lands with a good body shot.
Te Rauparaha throws a poor cross that misses
and Ri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Te Rauparaha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ri connects with a crisp jab.
Te Rauparaha blocks a jab.
Ri throws an overhand right that lands on Te Rauparaha's shoulder, as Te Rauparaha tries to avoid the shot.
Ri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ri avoids the head kick by Te Rauparaha.
Kha Ri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ri lands with a cross.
Te Rauparaha checks a low kick from Ri.
A good leg kick by Ri.
Ri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Te Rauparaha was well out of range. Poor timing from Ri.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ri. That's going to slow Te Rauparaha down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Te Rauparaha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ri works Te Rauparaha's body with a nice hook.
Ri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Te Rauparaha moves away.
Ri lands with a hook. Te Rauparaha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Te Rauparaha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ri.
Te Rauparaha tries a head kick but it misses.
Ri avoids the head kick by Te Rauparaha.
Te Rauparaha walks into a jab.
Ri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ri scores with a jab. Te Rauparaha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ri looks to land a right hand but Te Rauparaha moved out of range.
Ri walks forward, straight into a front kick from Te Rauparaha.
Ri scores with a shot to the body.
Ri moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Te Rauparaha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Te Rauparaha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ri.
Ri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ri lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Te Rauparaha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ri throws a poor cross that misses
and Te Rauparaha makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ri really felt that one!
Te Rauparaha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ri keeps the fight on the outside.
Ri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ri.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Te Rauparaha throws a nice looking combination but Ri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ri scores with a hook.
Ri lands a glancing blow to the side of Te Rauparaha's head.
Te Rauparaha digs a good hook to Ri's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kha Ri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Te Rauparaha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Te Rauparaha avoids the body shot from Ri.
Ri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ri misses the body punch
and Te Rauparaha counters with a big head kick but Ri shrugs it off.
Ri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ri cracks the inside of Te Rauparaha's front leg.
Ri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Te Rauparaha throws a lazy head kick
and Ri counters with a low kick, right behind Te Rauparaha 's knee.
Ri lands with a shot to the body.
Te Rauparaha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ri throws a shot to the body.
Ri stuns Te Rauparaha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Te Rauparaha lands a head kick!
Ri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ri thumps Te Rauparaha with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ri connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Te Rauparaha.
Ri throws a right and a left that Te Rauparaha avoids nicely.
Ri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Te Rauparaha counters with a leg kick.
Ri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Te Rauparaha was well out of range. Poor timing from Ri.
Ri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Te Rauparaha.
Ri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Te Rauparaha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ri lands a nice looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Te Rauparaha.
Ri keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ri throws a hook but Te Rauparaha avoids it easily.
Ri dips to his left and cracks Te Rauparaha with an uppercut!
Te Rauparaha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ri throws an overhand right that lands on Te Rauparaha's shoulder, as Te Rauparaha tries to avoid the shot.
Te Rauparaha slips under a jab from Ri.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ri, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ri connects with a solid leg kick.
Ri scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Te Rauparaha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ri plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ri scores with a nice right hand.
Ri misses with a straight right.
Ri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Te Rauparaha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ri just misses with a punch to the body.
Ri throws a series of punches but Te Rauparaha avoids them all with ease.
Ri lands a glancing blow to the side of Te Rauparaha's head.
Sloppy strikes from Ri. Those never looked like landing.
Ri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Te Rauparaha on the side of the head.
Ri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Te Rauparaha was well out of range. Poor timing from Ri.
Ri throws a body punch but Te Rauparaha moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Te Rauparaha lands a glancing blow to the side of Ri's head.
Ri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ri misses with a body punch
and Te Rauparaha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Te Rauparaha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Te Rauparaha misses.
Te Rauparaha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ri has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Te Rauparaha.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ri. Te Rauparaha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ri misses with a right hand
enabling Te Rauparaha to counter with a crisp jab.
Te Rauparaha throws a body kick the misses
and Ri counters with a nice uppercut.
Ri misses with a straight left.
Ri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ri missing with a left hand there. Te Rauparaha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Ri catches Te Rauparaha right on the button with a cross.
Te Rauparaha 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ri.
Te Rauparaha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ri. Ri obviously looking to wear him down.
Ri swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Te Rauparaha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ri throws a body punch but Te Rauparaha moves out of range.
Ri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ri avoids a kick to the body.
Ri misses with a left hand
and Te Rauparaha counters by moving into the clinch.
Ri is working Te Rauparaha over against the cage.
Te Rauparaha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Te Rauparaha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Te Rauparaha lands an elbow that stopped Ri in his tracks for a moment.
Ri stalls.
A body shot lands from Ri.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Te Rauparaha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Te Rauparaha missing with knees to the body.
Te Rauparaha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ri avoids the elbow strike from Te Rauparaha, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kha Ri really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Te Rauparaha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Te Rauparaha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ri. That did some damage!
Te Rauparaha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ri.
Te Rauparaha connects with a leg kick. Ri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ri misses with a hook. Te Rauparaha ducked under it nicely.
Ri looks to throw the jab but Te Rauparaha is out of range.
Ri with a jab.
Ri looks to land a right hand but Te Rauparaha moved out of range.
Ri throws a leg kick that misses.
Te Rauparaha misses with a head kick.
Ri throws a sloppy body shot
and Te Rauparaha counters with a straight right hand.
Ri lands a high kick!
Ri thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Te Rauparaha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Te Rauparaha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Te Rauparaha throws a wild body kick that Ri sees coming a mile off.
Ri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Te Rauparaha clinches.
Te Rauparaha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Te Rauparaha throws an elbow but it misses.
Ri lands an uppercut.
Ri looking to slow down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Ri as the two fighters clinch.
Ri tries to stall but Te Rauparaha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Te Rauparaha tries to land knees in the clinch but Ri avoids the damage to the body.
Te Rauparaha lands an elbow inside that Ri shrugs off.
Ri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ri misses with a straight left.
Ri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ri moves out of range of the body kick.
Te Rauparaha tries to land a front kick but Ri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ri takes a swing at Te Rauparaha's ribcage but misses.
Te Rauparaha tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Ri.
A head kick by Te Rauparaha misses
and Ri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ri scoring well with a low kick there.
Ri blocks a head kick by Te Rauparaha.
A head kick from Te Rauparaha lands but Ri takes it in his stride.
Ri checks a leg kick nicely.
Ri misses with a body shot.
Ri looks to land a right hand but Te Rauparaha moved out of range.
Ri lands a nice shot to the body.
Ri works the jab nicely.
Ri swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Te Rauparaha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ri connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ri cracks Te Rauparaha with an open hand slap.
Te Rauparaha misses with a wild body shot.
Te Rauparaha is looking to score with low kicks.
Ri misses with a body shot
and Te Rauparaha counters with a straight right hand.
Ri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Te Rauparaha.
Te Rauparaha tries to land a front kick but Ri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ri moves out of range of the body kick.
Ri looks to land a left hand but Te Rauparaha moved out of range nicely.
Te Rauparaha scoring well with a low kick there.
Ri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Te Rauparaha momentarily.
Ri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ri lands with an overhand left.
Ri connects with an inside leg kick.
Ri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ri misses with a straight right.
Ri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Te Rauparaha thows a body shot but no joy.
Te Rauparaha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ri counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Te Rauparaha misses
and Ri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Ri misses
and Te Rauparaha counters with a low kick, right behind Ri 's knee.
Te Rauparaha misses with a left hand
and Ri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Te Rauparaha thinking.
Te Rauparaha throws a low kick, looking for Ri's leg but Ri calmly moves out of range.
Ri looks to land a left hand but Te Rauparaha moved out of range nicely.
Ri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Te Rauparaha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Te Rauparaha missing with a left hand there. Ri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ri looks to throw a body kick
and Te Rauparaha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kha Ri dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Te Rauparaha slips a straight right by Ri.
Ri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Te Rauparaha moves away.
Ri lands a leg kick that knocks Te Rauparaha off balance momentarily.
Ri throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Te Rauparaha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ri scores with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Te Rauparaha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ri throws a hook but Te Rauparaha avoids it easily.
Ri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Te Rauparaha's sensitive parts.
Te Rauparaha tries to close the distance and clinch but Ri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ri takes a swing at Te Rauparaha's ribcage but misses.
Ri throws a leg kick
and Te Rauparaha counters with a head kick. That will keep Ri thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Te Rauparaha manages to avoid it.
Ri cracks Te Rauparaha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Te Rauparaha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ri misses the jab.
Te Rauparaha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Te Rauparaha.
Te Rauparaha looks to land a body kick but Ri moved away.
Ri lands an overhand right.
Ri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab from Ri.
Te Rauparaha takes one to the chin there.
Ri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Te Rauparaha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ri throws out a powerful jab.
Ri misses with a looping left.
Te Rauparaha throws a nice looking combination but Ri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ri scores with a jab. Te Rauparaha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Te Rauparaha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Te Rauparaha throws an off balance right hand
and Ri counters with a straight right hand.
Ri throws a hook to the side of Te Rauparaha's head but Te Rauparaha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Te Rauparaha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Te Rauparaha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ri misses with a hook. Te Rauparaha ducked under it nicely.
Te Rauparaha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ri on the side of the head.
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!
Ri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Te Rauparaha throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ri throws out a loose jab but Te Rauparaha uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Ri.
Ri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Te Rauparaha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ri lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tane Te Rauparaha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 three minutes gone in the round.
Ri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Te Rauparaha misses with a leg kick
and Ri counters with a good low kick that Te Rauparaha was not able to check.
Ri tests Te Rauparaha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Te Rauparaha needs to keep his hands up - Ri had a free shot at his head there.
Ri blocks the body kick.
Ri jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Te Rauparaha avoids the head kick by Ri.
Te Rauparaha throws a leg kick
enabling Ri to counter with a crisp jab.
Ri lands a nice shot to the body.
Ri misses the shot to the body.
Ri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ri swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Te Rauparaha counters with a head kick. That will keep Ri thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Te Rauparaha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Te Rauparaha misses
and Ri counters with a nice uppercut.
Te Rauparaha throws the left hand but Ri avoids the punch easily.
Ri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ri misses the shot to the body.
Te Rauparaha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Te Rauparaha needs to keep his hands up - Ri had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ri lands a leg kick that knocks Te Rauparaha off balance momentarily.
Kha Ri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ri lands with a nice body punch.
Ri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ri connects with a nice looking jab.
Ri avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ri cracks a nice hook into Te Rauparaha's ribs.
Te Rauparaha walks into a left hand.
Ri lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kha Ri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ri has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 45:50
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 45:50
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kha Ri!
Kha Ri is the new middleweight champion!
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