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RCS 15 - Antediluvian PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Kyles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Lomu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Kyles has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Kyles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonah Lomu!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomu throws a leg kick but Kyles moved away.
A combination from Kyles does no damage.
Jimmy Kyles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lomu throws a hook to the side of Kyles's head but Kyles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kyles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kyles.
It looks like Jonah Lomu has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lomu can pounce on him.
Lomu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kyles sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lomu somewhat.
A jab from Kyles misses.
Kyles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lomu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kyles drops Lomu with a beautiful combination! Lomu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kyles is looking for the KO!
Lomu is rocked!
Kyles misses with a kick to the body
and Lomu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lomu is still on wobbly legs! Can Kyles finish him?
Kyles cracks a nice hook into Lomu's ribs.
Lomu seems to have recovered his senses.
Lomu looks gassed!
Lomu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kyles drops Lomu with a big left hand! Lomu is injured, injured bad! Kyles jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Kyles!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Chase looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Chase!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase drops his hands momentarily and Barry needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Chase just on the top of the head. Chase drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Chase - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pat Barry!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Jango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Jango looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Will Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jerry Jango!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jango takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jango tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Franks throws a shot to the body.
Jango looks gassed!
Franks lands with a good body shot.
Franks scores with a hook to the body. Jango takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franks connects with a body shot.
Franks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jango's head backwards.
Franks misses with a few strikes there.
Franks cracks Jango with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jango moves out of range of the body kick from Franks.
Franks lands with a good body shot.
Franks scores with a jab. Jango acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jango takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Franks scores with the left hand. Jango knows he should have avoided that one.
Franks lands a really nice looking cross but Jango seems unphased.
Franks scores with a body shot.
A cross from Franks lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks scores with a three punch combo!
Jango blocks the body kick.
Franks digs a good body shot into Jango's ribs.
A left and a right from Franks both land. Nice combination.
Jango takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Will Franks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jango 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!
Oooooh!!! Franks has knocked Jango down with a huge combo! Franks steps away and waves a wobbly Jango back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jango is rocked!
Franks connects with a crisp jab.
Jango is still on wobbly legs! Can Franks finish him?
Franks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Franks connects with a right hand. Jango shakes it off.
Franks sends Jango crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Franks is motioning to the referee to let Jango up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Franks clinches with his opponent.
Jango tries to pull guard but Franks holds him up against the cage and eventually Jango drops back down to his feet.
Jango seems to have recovered his senses.
Franks has had enough of the clinch but Jango keeps him there for the moment.
Franks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jango looks to score with a jab to the body but Franks is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks scores with the left hand. Jango knows he should have avoided that one.
Franks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice shot lands for Franks.
Franks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Franks lands a really nice looking cross but Jango seems unphased.
Franks works over Jango's head and body with a nice combination.
Franks lands a nice shot that snaps Jango's head back.
Franks looks to land a combination but Jango avoids it well.
Jango has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Franks closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jango takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jango has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jango there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jango is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Franks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Franks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Franks there.
Franks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jango. Jango circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Franks lands with a good body shot.
Franks scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Franks.
A shot to the liver by Franks. Beautiful body shot.
Franks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jango looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Franks connects with a body shot.
Jango takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jango takes one to the chin there.
Franks tries a head kick but it misses.
Franks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Franks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Franks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks throws a right and a left that Jango avoids nicely.
Franks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jangos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Franks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jango takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Franks lands a right hook to the body.
Jango gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Franks moves into range and clinches up with Jango.
Jango has Franks pressed against the cage, preventing Franks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franks manages to break the clinch.
Franks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Franks scores with a body shot.
Franks pushes Jango up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franks tries to break the clinch but Jango is controlling the position.
Franks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franks is trying to break free.
Jango goes for a takedown attempt but Franks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Franks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Franks connects with a crisp jab.
Jango on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Franks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jango takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Franks shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jango eats them both and turns towards Franks to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Franks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Franks scores with a sloppy right hand. Jango should have avoided that one.
Franks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Franks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab, jab by Franks - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franks connects with a body shot.
A jab from Franks finds it's way through Jango's defenses.
Franks connects with a nice looking jab.
Jango is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jango takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Franks is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice shot by Franks.
Nice body punch from Franks.
Will Franks is winning the standup battle so far.
Franks scores with a nice strike.
Nice shot by Franks.
Franks misses with a two punch combination.
Franks throws a combination. Jango tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Franks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jango on the side of the head.
Franks jabs at Jango's body.
A jab from Franks does it's job there.
Franks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jango.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franks digs a good body shot into Jango's ribs.
Franks lands a really nice looking cross but Jango seems unphased.
Franks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jango can do to turn this around?
Franks closes the distance and pushes Jango back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jango fails to pull guard.
Franks tries to circle away but Jango has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Franks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franks tries to circle away but Jango has him pinned against the cage.
Franks tries to break the clinch but Jango is controlling the position.
Franks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franks can't break the clinch.
Franks can't break the clinch.
Franks wants to break free but Jango has control.
Jango prevents Franks from breaking the clinch.
Franks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franks is trying to break the clinch but Jango has him pressed against the cage.
Franks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jango keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franks's efforts to push away.
Franks tries to break the clinch but Jango is controlling the position.
Franks tries to circle away but Jango has him pinned against the cage.
Franks lands a shot to the body.
Jango has Franks pressed against the cage, preventing Franks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franks is trying to break the clinch but Jango is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Franks blocks the leg kick.
Franks throws a good cross that connects.
Jango looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Franks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Franks rushes Jango and presses him up against the cage.
Franks is trying to break free.
Franks working hard to break the clinch.
Franks is trying to break the clinch but Jango is controlling him.
Franks wants to get back to striking at distance but Jango won't allow it.
Franks has had enough of the clinch but Jango keeps him there for the moment.
Franks lands a shoulder strike.
Franks is looking to break free of the clinch but Jango has double underhooks.
Franks tries to break the clinch but Jango is controlling the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Franks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jango misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franks working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jango keeps control of Franks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franks working hard to break the clinch.
Franks wants to break free but Jango has control.
A body shot lands from Franks.
Franks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franks tries to break free but Jango pushes him back against the cage.
Franks is trying to break the clinch but Jango has him pressed against the cage.
Franks has had enough of the clinch but Jango keeps him there for the moment.
Franks wants to break free but Jango has control.
Jango misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franks.
Franks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jango has him pressed against the cage.
Franks wants to break free but Jango has control.
Jango has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Franks regains guard immediately.
Jango throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Franks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jango stops Franks from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Franks dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Franks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice cross by Franks.
Franks throws a right and a left that Jango avoids nicely.
Franks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Franks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jango.
Franks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jango walks into a jab.
Jango tries for a takedown but Franks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jango walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jango takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Franks with a jab.
Franks throws a leg kick but Jango checks it.
Franks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Franks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the liver by Franks. Beautiful body shot.
Franks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jango takes one on the button.
Franks connects with a single shot there.
Franks tries to land a front kick but Jango steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Franks lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Franks!
Jango misses with a takedown attempt - Franks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Franks lands a nice shot that snaps Jango's head back.
Franks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Franks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jango on the side of the head.
Jango on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Will Franks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks clinches with his opponent.
Franks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jango has him pressed against the cage.
Franks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jango walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jango on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Franks lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jango shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Franks misses with the combination.
Franks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jango takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Franks works over Jango's head and body with a nice combination.
Franks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jango at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Franks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Franks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Franks connects with a single shot there.
Franks scores with a nice strike.
Jango on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Franks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jango's head.
Franks with a jab.
Franks lands a nice shot that snaps Jango's head back.
A shot to the liver by Franks. Beautiful body shot.
Jerry Jango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franks misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Franks. Beautiful body shot.
Franks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Franks cracks a nice hook into Jango's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Franks connects with a body shot that sends Jango's belly button to the back.
Franks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franks lands with a shot to the body.
Franks lands an overhand right.
Franks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jango tries to keep at a distance but Franks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jango keeps control of Franks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jango has Franks pressed against the cage, preventing Franks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franks breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Franks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jerry Jango has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Will Franks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franks lands the left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Franks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Franks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Franks!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Quantock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevens comes to the cage accompanied by Primus - Lacquer Head. Rod Quantock will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod Quantock!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens fails with the takedown
and Quantock counters with a nice uppercut.
Quantock misses with a double jab.
Stevens slips a jab and a cross from Quantock.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt
and Quantock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt
and Quantock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quantock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stevens has his takedown stuffed
and Quantock counters with a three punch combo that has Stevens backing up. Stevens nods at Quantock to acknowledge the strikes.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt
and Quantock counters with a two punch combo.
Stevens fails with the takedown
and Quantock counters with a right hand to the body.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quantock misses with a two punch combination.
Quantock lands a jab-cross combination.
Stevens is rocked!
It looks like Craig Stevens has been cut.
Quantock throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quantock misses with a double jab.
Stevens is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Quantock.
Oh Stevens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stevens misses with a takedown
and Quantock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quantock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stevens's head backwards.
Stevens seems to have got his legs back now.
Quantock misses with a two punch combination.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
Quantock throws a series of punches but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quantock lands a nice shot to the body.
Quantock misses with a two punch combination.
Rod Quantock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Quantock both land. Nice combination.
Stevens misses with a takedown
and Quantock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stevens thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quantock misses with a few strikes there.
Stevens has his takedown stuffed
and Quantock counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens fails with the takedown
and Quantock counters with a two punch combo.
Quantock connects with a jab.
Stevens gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Quantock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stevens has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Quantock lands a big uppercut and Stevens crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Stevens looks OK. Quantock waves Stevens back to his feet!
Craig Stevens's cut is getting worse.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Quantock has cracked Stevens with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Quantock lands another huge swinging hook and Stevens tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Stevens, before Quantock can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rod Quantock!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bran Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bran Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dean Walker!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Li throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Li throws a combination that misses
and Walker counters with a thumping low kick.
Li throws the kick towards the body but Walker avoids it.
Li misses with a few strikes there.
Li throws a leg kick
and Walker counters with an outside leg kick.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Li throws a body kick the misses
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Li misses with a left hand
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Li lands a jab-cross combination.
Li throws a head kick that misses
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bran Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Li!
Li throws a sloppy head kick
and Walker counters with an inside leg kick.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Li drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Li.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li scores with a jab. Walker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Li throws a body kick the misses
and Walker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Li is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Li on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Walker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Good standup being displayed there by Walker as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Li falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Walker with a jab.
A punch combination from Li misses.
Li looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Walker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick by Li misses
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Li.
Walker clinches up with Li and pushes him back against the cage.
Walker digs a right hand into Li's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Li's gas tank.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Li misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Li misses
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Li misses with a wild combination.
Li lands with a slapping head kick.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walker moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Li misses with a combination
and Walker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Li throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walker counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick by Li misses
and Walker counters with a nice leg kick.
Li blocks a jab.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Li falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Li lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker connects with a body shot.
Walker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Li had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Li takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walker lands a jab to the head.
Li throws a sloppy head kick
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Li 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.
Walker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Li misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Li throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Walker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Li falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Walker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walker lands a hook that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Walker scores with a shoulder strike.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walker is leaning against Li and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker throws the left hand but Li avoids the punch easily.
Walker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Walker in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Li takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Li takes a kick to the side of the head.
Li moves away from the strike by Walker.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Li's ribs.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Li falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Bran Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker counters by moving into the clinch.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Li looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Li throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Walker.
Li swings widly with a right hand
and Walker counters with a big head kick but Li shrugs it off.
Walker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Li throws a leg kick
and Walker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A slapping body kick lands there for Li.
A jab from Li misses.
Li misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li works the jab nicely.
Li throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Li misses with a double jab.
Li fails to land with a series of punches.
Li throws a sloppy head kick
and Walker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li throws a head kick that misses
and Walker counters with a good low kick that Li was not able to check.
Li swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Li throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Li throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Li thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a combination that misses
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Li cracks the inside of Walker's front leg.
Li throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walker counters with a low kick, right behind Li 's knee.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Li.
Li falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Li cracks Walker with a good jab.
Li throws a right and a left that both miss.
Li fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walker on the side of the head.
Li misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Li lunges at Walker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walker's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Li misses with a hook.
Li misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Li misses with a right hand
and Walker counters by moving into the clinch.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick by Li misses
and Walker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Walker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Li or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Walker.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Li.
Walker takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Li on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Li misses with an uppercut
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Li swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Li tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Li tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Li walks into a jab.
Li looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Li on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li fails to land with a series of punches.
Li throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Li throws a sloppy head kick
and Walker counters with a low kick, right behind Li 's knee.
Li throws a combination that misses
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Li gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Li misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with an inside leg kick.
Li misses with a jab, cross combination.
Li throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Walker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Li falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Walker as he connects with a hook.
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Li. That did some damage!
Li throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walker.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dean Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li avoids a punch combination nicely.
Li avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Li.
Li throws a head kick that misses
and Walker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on Li's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Li looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right handed body shot lands from Walker.
Li wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Bran Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Li is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Li throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Li throws a combination that misses
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Li throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Li thinking.
Li rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Li misses with a head kick.
Li misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Li throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walker counters with an inside leg kick.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Li throws a body kick the misses
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Li will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Li goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Li works over Walker's head and body with a nice combination.
Li rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Li lands a nice shot that snaps Walker's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Li tenderised Walker's leg. Walker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Li misses with a few strikes there.
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Li counters with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Li throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Walker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drasek Riven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimetreus Slaslovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drasek Riven has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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26
220 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drasek Riven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dimetreus Slaslovski!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riven closes the distance but Slaslovski moves to the side
and Slaslovski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Riven's guard now.
Slaslovski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Riven is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Riven has escaped and now he's on top!
Riven slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Riven trying to control the action but Slaslovski is working from the bottom.
Slaslovski wants to control but Riven postures up.
Riven controlling the position from side mount.
Slaslovski is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaslovski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Slaslovski flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riven is keen to just control but Slaslovski is a slippery customer.
Slaslovski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Riven seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Slaslovski is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Drasek Riven!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gannicus Battiatus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Opa Jaeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
190 lbs
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26
196 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gannicus Battiatus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Opa Jaeh!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battiatus is looking to land body kicks.
Gannicus Battiatus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battiatus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaeh.
Battiatus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Battiatus swinging wildly here.
Battiatus throws a big shot that misses.
Jaeh moves out of range of the body kick from Battiatus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battiatus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jaeh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Battiatus working hard to break the clinch.
Battiatus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Battiatus throws a nice looking combination but Jaeh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaeh tries to clinch up
and Battiatus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battiatus lands a two punch combo.
Battiatus throws a combination. Jaeh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jaeh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Battiatus.
Jaeh dodges the punch combination from Battiatus.
Battiatus misses with a double jab
and Jaeh counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Battiatus's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaeh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jaeh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaeh drops back looking for a leg! Battiatus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Battiatus manages to kick Jaeh off! Jaeh jumps back into Battiatus's guard.
Jaeh drops back looking for a leg! Battiatus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Battiatus manages to kick Jaeh off! Jaeh jumps back into Battiatus's guard.
Battiatus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jaeh on the ground.
Jaeh is pushing down on Battiatus's leg trying to pass to half guard. Battiatus is fighting to maintain full guard but Jaeh has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jaeh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jaeh is working for a submission of some sort.
Jaeh is trying to work for a kimura but Battiatus is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeh has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Battiatus defend it? Jaeh steps over the head and cranks it - Battiatus is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Jaeh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Opa Jaeh!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucca Turpitudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom McGettigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turpitudo comes to the cage accompanied by It Doesn't Matter - Dwayne Johnson. McGettigan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Knifeman - The Bronx. Lucca Turpitudo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tom McGettigan's chin.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lucca Turpitudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom McGettigan!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGettigan misses with an uppercut
and Turpitudo counters with a left to the body.
McGettigan misses with a left hand
and Turpitudo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McGettigan is trying to stand back up but Turpitudo is controlling him
McGettigan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turpitudo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turpitudo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Turpitudo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Turpitudo trying to control from half guard but McGettigan is working away.
Turpitudo is looking to advance position but McGettigan won't allow it.
McGettigan is trying to stand back up but Turpitudo is controlling him
Turpitudo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McGettigan is looking to get back to is feet but Turpitudo passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpitudo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Turpitudo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McGettigan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Turpitudo is trying to get an arm triangle but McGettigan is defending well.
McGettigan is trying to get back to his feet.
Turpitudo landing a few strikes.
McGettigan is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turpitudo scoring with punches and elbows.
Turpitudo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McGettigan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Turpitudo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGettigan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Turpitudo raining down hammerfists from mount.
McGettigan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Turpitudo.
McGettigan is trying to stand.
Turpitudo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but McGettigan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Turpitudo is working to tighten is grip on McGettigan's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. McGettigan has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Turpitudo is really squeezing tight and eventually McGettigan passes out! Turpitudo breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lucca Turpitudo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Froilan Alusen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao comes to the cage accompanied by Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Froilan Alusen!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alusen throws a poor cross that misses
and Tao finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Alusen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alusen throws a poor cross that misses
and Tao counters with a solid body kick.
Tao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alusen 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.
Alusen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alusen. That did some damage!
Alusen looks gassed!
Alusen misses the jab.
Alusen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tao pushes Alusen away with a front kick.
Tao lands a front kick.
Tao scores with a head kick.
Tao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alusen.
Tao scores with a sloppy right hand. Alusen should have avoided that one.
Tao cracks the inside of Alusen's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tao. Alusen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tao works Alusen's body with a nice hook.
Tao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao lands a head kick. Alusen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Froilan Alusen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tao with a hook.
Tao keeps Alusen at a distance using the push kick.
Tao scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Alusen down.
Tao scores with a spinning back kick!
Tao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tao!
Alusen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tao cracks the inside of Alusen's front leg.
Alusen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alusen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alusen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alusen if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from Tao does it's job there.
Alusen misses with a double jab
and Tao counters with a leg kick.
Alusen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tao is looking to slow Alusen down with leg kicks.
Tao lands a glancing blow to the side of Alusen's head.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alusen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tao.
Alusen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tao throws a head kick that half lands.
Alusen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alusen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tao takes a swing at Alusen's ribcage but misses.
Tao is looking to slow Alusen down with leg kicks.
Tao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab from Tao.
Tao thuds his shin into the meat of Alusen's side.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alusen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alusen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alusen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alusen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
Crunch! Tao slams his shin into Alusen's torso.
Tao scores with a spinning back kick!
Tao lands a high kick!
Tao scores with a head kick.
Alusen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alusen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters circling a little - Tao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tao lands with a kick to the temple. Alusen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tao connects with a jab.
Tao thows a body shot but no joy.
Tao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao scores with a kick to the body.
Tao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice body kick there by Tao.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tao!
Alusen throws a leg kick
and Tao makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Alusen really felt that one!
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Alusen's front leg but catches the back leg as Alusen tries to avoid it.
Tao scores with a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tao, as that shot connected.
Tao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alusen on the side of the head.
Tao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alusen throws a combination that misses
and Tao counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao clinches up with Alusen and pushes him back against the cage.
Tao scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Tao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tao obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Tao.
Tao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alusen. That did some damage!
Tao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alusen can do to turn this around?
Tao keeps Alusen at a distance using the push kick.
Alusen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tao counters with a body kick.
Alusen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tao scores with a jab to the head.
Tao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tao.
Alusen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tao.
Tao keeps Alusen at a distance using the push kick.
Tao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alusen is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao works the jab nicely.
Tao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tao digs a good hook to Alusen's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Tao.
Tao stuns Alusen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alusen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tao.
Yin Tao is winning the standup battle so far.
Tao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.
Tao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Tao finds it's target.
Froilan Alusen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tao goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tao.
Tao connects with a leg kick. Alusen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alusen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tao.
A head kick by Alusen misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tao cracks the inside of Alusen's front leg.
Tao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tao scores with a jab to the body.
Tao connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Tao tenderised Alusen's leg. Alusen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alusen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alusen throws a series of punches but Tao moves out of range.
Tao throws a sloppy head kick and Alusen moves out of range easily.
Tao cracks the inside of Alusen's front leg.
Tao scores with a head kick. Alusen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao keeps Alusen at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tao.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alusen throws a leg kick
and Tao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alusen tries to move into range but Tao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tao connects with a high kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tao.
Tao tries a head kick but it misses.
Tao thuds his shin into the meat of Alusen's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tao keeps Alusen at a distance using the push kick.
Tao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alusen walks into a jab.
Tao cracks Alusen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Alusen is predictable there
and Tao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tao.
A low kick from Alusen misses
and Tao counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tao keeps Alusen at a distance using the push kick.
Tao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tao scores with a nice body kick.
Alusen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alusen throws a body kick the misses
and Tao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alusen if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alusen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alusen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice body kick there by Tao.
Alusen throws a leg kick
and Tao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Tao.
Alusen misses with a few strikes there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tao.
Alusen throws a sloppy head kick
and Tao counters with a nice body kick.
Alusen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alusen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good leg kick by Tao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Alusen's front leg but catches the back leg as Alusen tries to avoid it.
Tao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alusen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Alusen down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alusen.
Tao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alusen.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Alusen off balance momentarily.
Alusen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alusen tries to land a body kick
and Tao counters with a left to the body.
Alusen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alusen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tao connects with a body shot that sends Alusen's belly button to the back.
Alusen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tao scores with a nice strike.
Tao's corner calls for a 1-2. Tao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tao.
Tao delivers a nice body kick.
Tao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alusen's sensitive parts.
Tao lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tao pushes Alusen away with a front kick.
Tao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alusen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tao counters with a nice leg kick.
Tao scores with a push kick.
Tao scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands a nice shot that snaps Alusen's head back.
Alusen throws an off balance right hand
and Tao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tao is looking to slow Alusen down with leg kicks.
Tao pushes Alusen away with a front kick.
Tao thows a body kick. Alusen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tao rushes Alusen and presses him up against the cage.
Alusen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tao lands a damaging elbow.
Tao stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tao.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tao.
Tao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Alusen misses with a leg kick
and Tao counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a head kick that Alusen semi-blocks.
Tao connects with the punch.
Tao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alusen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
Tao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alusen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alusen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tao.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tao goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Tao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Alusen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alusen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alusen thows a leg kick but Tao checks it
and Tao counters with a head kick.
Alusen throws a combination that misses
and Tao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tao lands with a kick to the temple. Alusen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tao. Alusen shrugs it off though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tao, as that shot connected.
Tao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Alusen down.
Alusen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tao works the jab nicely.
Alusen thows a leg kick but Tao checks it
and Tao counters with a leg kick.
Tao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Alusen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alusen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao clearly takes 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.
Alusen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tao, right into the meat.
Tao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alusen's sensitive parts.
Good standup being displayed there by Tao as he connects with a hook.
Alusen throws a sloppy head kick
and Tao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That kick from Tao tenderised Alusen's leg. Alusen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tao throws a head kick but Alusen moves out of range.
Tao moves into range and clinches up with Alusen.
Tao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Tao.
Tao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alusen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Tao.
Tao lands an elbow just above Alusen 's eye.
Tao stalling.
Tao lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Tao.
Tao lands a knee to the body.
Tao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alusen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tao lands an elbow just above Alusen 's eye.
Tao crunches a lovely knee into Alusen's ribcage.
A short right from Tao.
Tao crunches a lovely knee into Alusen's ribcage.
Alusen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tao lands with a left to the head.
Tao connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tao.
Tao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alusen takes a step back to recover.
Tao fakes the leg kick and cracks Alusen in the body.
Alusen misses with a combination
and Tao makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Alusen really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Alusen off balance momentarily.
Tao scores with a kick to the body.
Alusen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alusen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
Tao lands with a kick to the temple. Alusen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alusen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tao cracks Alusen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alusen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tao counters with a low kick, right behind Alusen 's knee.
Alusen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alusen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tao counters with a body kick.
Tao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tao closes the distance and clinches.
Tao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alusen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tao lands an elbow inside that Alusen shrugs off.
Tao digs a right hand underneath Alusen's ribcage. Alusen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Tao.
Tao crunches a lovely knee into Alusen's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Tao.
Nice elbow from Tao.
Alusen takes a shot to the head.
Alusen jumps guard but Tao stands there with Alusen around his waist. Alusen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tao lands an elbow inside.
Tao is struggling to control the position.
Tao lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tao.
Tao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tao lands an elbow inside that Alusen shrugs off.
Alusen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tao just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yin Tao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Froilan Alusen.
Alusen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tao is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alusen takes an elbow to the temple.
Tao trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tao.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tao.
Alusen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alusen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tao obliges.
Tao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alusen's defenses.
Alusen working hard to break the clinch.
Tao lands a nice elbow.
Tao lands a nice elbow.
Alusen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alusen takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao lands an elbow inside that Alusen shrugs off.
Tao scores with a knee to 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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tao obliges.
Alusen takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Tao on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao had his way with Froilan Alusen in that round.
That's time! Tao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tao connects with the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Alusen down.
Alusen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tao doesn't seem bothered though.
Alusen tries to land a body kick
and Tao counters with an inside leg kick.
Alusen misses with a body punch
and Tao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tao moves into the clinch.
Yin Tao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tao controlling the action here for a moment.
Alusen goes for a takedown attempt but Tao pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A lazy body kick from Alusen
and Tao counters with a good, hard body kick but Alusen shrugs it off.
Tao scores with a head kick.
Tao lands a big head kick that sends Alusen tumbling to the mat! Tao takes a step backwards and waves Alusen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Alusen is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Tao.
Alusen is still on wobbly legs! Can Tao finish him?
Alusen fails to land with a series of punches.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Alusen off balance momentarily.
Alusen seems to have recovered his senses.
Alusen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tao throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Tao tenderised Alusen's leg. Alusen is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick from Tao lands but Alusen takes it in his stride.
Alusen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tao scores with a decent looking hook.
Alusen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alusen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tao jabs at Alusen's body.
Tao throws a head kick that Alusen semi-blocks.
Alusen throws a combination that misses
and Tao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alusen is trying to break the clinch but Tao has him pressed against the cage.
Alusen fails to pull guard.
Tao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alusen's defenses.
Froilan Alusen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tao connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alusen's face.
Tao lands a shoulder strike.
Tao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tao obliges.
Tao landing knees to the body.
Tao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alusen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tao fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yin Tao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Froilan Alusen.
Alusen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tao throws a head kick that half lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Tao as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tao.
Tao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alusen has a couple of punches blocked by Tao.
A right handed body shot lands from Tao.
Tao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alusen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tao taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tao lands a knee to the head.
Yin Tao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alusen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tao connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alusen's face.
Alusen tries to pull guard but Tao holds him up against the cage and eventually Alusen drops back down to his feet.
Alusen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands a damaging elbow.
Alusen misses with a knee strike.
Tao looking to throw knees to the head but Alusen is blocking nicely.
Alusen lands a body shot.
Tao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alusen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tao counters with an outside leg kick.
Tao connects with a leg kick. Alusen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters circling a little - Tao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alusen throws a lazy uppercut
and Tao counters with a stiff right hand.
Tao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tao lands with a slapping head kick.
Alusen misses with a leg kick
and Tao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alusen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alusen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tao counters with a thumping low kick.
Tao lands a nice shot that snaps Alusen's head back.
Tao lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yin Tao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tao has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:40
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 50:40
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yin Tao!
Yin Tao retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fenton Meeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fenton Meeks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yang Tao!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao lands with a nice body kick.
Tao lands a nice looking body kick.
Meeks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meeks.
Tao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meeks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meeks.
A right hand to the body from Meeks.
Meeks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tao backwards.
Nice body punch from Meeks - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Meeks - that landed with a thud.
Meeks managing to block the knees to the body from Tao.
Meeks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tao lands an elbow that stopped Meeks in his tracks for a moment.
Meeks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tao lands an elbow that stopped Meeks in his tracks for a moment.
Tao misses with some punches.
Meeks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Meeks.
Tao pushes Meeks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meeks cracks Tao with a nice body shot.
Meeks blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Meeks as the two fighters clinch.
Meeks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Meeks tries to throw a body punch but Tao avoids it by throwing Meeks back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meeks.
Meeks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tao throws an elbow but it misses.
Meeks lands a shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Meeks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Meeks dodges an elbow strike from Tao.
Tao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meeks controlling the action here for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Meeks scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Meeks as the two fighters clinch.
Meeks throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks avoiding damage as Tao throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Tao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tao is looking to control Meeks's arms but Meeks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tao has his back to the cage.
Tao is leaning against Meeks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Meeks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tao backwards.
Tao lands a knee to the head.
Tao landing knees to the head.
Meeks lands an uppercut.
Meeks digs a right hand underneath Tao's ribcage. Tao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Meeks effectively controlling the action here.
Meeks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meeks misses with some punches.
Meeks scores with a shot to the side of Tao's head.
Meeks lands a body shot.
Meeks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tao backwards.
Meeks gets through Tao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tao looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tao lands an elbow just above Meeks 's eye.
Tao pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks throws a punch but it's blocked by Tao.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meeks.
Meeks scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee calls for Meeks to work.
Meeks lands a right hand.
Tao with a knee to the head.
Meeks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Meeks cracks Tao with a nice body shot.
Tao lands a good knee to the midsection. Meeks won't want to take too many of those.
Meeks throws a punch but it's blocked by Tao.
Meeks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Meeks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meeks misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Meeks cracks Tao with a nice body shot.
Tao tries a knee to the head but Meeks blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks has a couple of punches blocked by Tao.
Meeks lands a shoulder strike.
Meeks working aggressively here.
Meeks taking a breather.
Tao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Meeks is breathing heavily.
Meeks tries to stall but Tao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Meeks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meeks can't find room to land a body shot as Tao controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Meeks.
Meeks throws a head punch that misses.
Meeks throws a head punch that misses.
Tao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meeks.
Meeks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tao's elbow.
Tao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tao looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tao lands an elbow that stopped Meeks in his tracks for a moment.
Tao missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Tao.
Tao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fenton Meeks 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.
Crunch! Tao slams his shin into Meeks's torso.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tao.
Tao with a jab.
Tao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tao.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tao.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meeks 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.
Meeks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tao counters with an inside leg kick.
Tao scores with a leg kick.
Meeks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meeks. That did some damage!
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crunch! Tao slams his shin into Meeks's torso.
Tao lands a glancing blow to the side of Meeks's head.
Tao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick from Tao lands but Meeks takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yang Tao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meeks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meeks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tao.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Meeks off balance momentarily.
Meeks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tao.
Tao scores with a push kick.
Tao connects with a jab.
Tao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tao throws a head kick that Meeks semi-blocks.
Fenton Meeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meeks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
Fenton Meeks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meeks walks into a straight right hand from Tao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circling a little - Tao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tao lands a right hook to the body.
Meeks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meeks will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Meeks swings widly with a right hand
and Tao counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Meeks down.
Tao keeps Meeks at a distance using the push kick.
Tao tests Meeks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meeks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tao.
A good leg kick by Tao.
Tao throws a head kick that half lands.
Tao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tao scores with a jab to the head.
Tao lands a jab to Meeks's midsection.
Tao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tao connects with a body shot that sends Meeks's belly button to the back.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
Meeks needs to keep his hands up - Tao had a free shot at his head there.
Tao lands a nice shot to the body.
Tao digs a good hook to Meeks's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Tao.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.
That kick from Tao tenderised Meeks's leg. Meeks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tao thuds a left hand into Meeks's body.
A lazy left from Tao finds it's target.
Tao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tao cracks Meeks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tao catches Meeks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tao thows a body kick. Meeks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Meeks tries to clinch but Tao moves away
and Tao counters with a body kick that stops Meeks in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tao.
Tao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crunch! Tao slams his shin into Meeks's torso.
Tao lands a head kick. Meeks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Meeks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meeks's sensitive parts.
Meeks throws a poor cross that misses
and Meeks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meeks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Meeks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tao punishes Meeks's body with a nice straight punch.
Meeks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tao is looking to slow Meeks down with leg kicks.
Meeks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tao.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meeks takes a kick to the side of the head.
Meeks on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Meeks's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Tao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meeks.
Nice uppercut lands for Tao. That snapped Meeks's head back.
Meeks has closed the distance and engaged Tao in a clinch.
Meeks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Meeks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Meeks throws a head punch that misses.
Meeks lands an uppercut.
Fenton Meeks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tao looking to throw knees to the head but Meeks is blocking nicely.
Tao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tao throws an elbow but it misses.
Meeks lands with a left to the head.
Meeks managing to block the knees to the body from Tao.
Meeks tries to work over Tao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tao blocking some punches.
Meeks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Meeks has a couple of punches blocked by Tao.
Tao throws an elbow but it misses.
Tao landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tao.
A hook to the body from Tao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meeks.
Tao prevents a body shot from Meeks.
Meeks taking a breather.
Meeks working aggressively here.
Tao crunches a lovely knee into Meeks's ribcage.
Tao lands an elbow that stopped Meeks in his tracks for a moment.
Tao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tao lands a damaging elbow.
Tao connects with a nasty looking knee right to Meeks's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tao.
Tao missing with knees to the body.
Meeks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tao trying to land knees to the body.
Meeks blocks the elbow strike.
Tao lands an elbow inside that Meeks shrugs off.
Meeks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tao lands a nice elbow.
Tao lands a nice knee to the body.
Tao blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks misses with a punch to the body.
Tao lands an elbow just above Meeks 's eye.
Meeks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tao lands a nice elbow.
Tao will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Meeks up against the cage.
Tao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meeks backwards.
Meeks avoids a wild elbow strike from Tao.
Meeks misses with the head strike.
Meeks throws a punch but it's blocked by Tao.
Meeks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tao lands a nice elbow.
Meeks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Meeks takes an elbow to the temple.
Meeks avoids a wild elbow strike from Tao.
Meeks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meeks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meeks avoids the elbow strike from Tao, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tao just misses with a elbow thrown towards Meeks's brow.
Tao blocking some punches.
Tao lands an uppercut.
Tao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tao pushes off an throws an elbow but Meeks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meeks avoids it.
Tao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Meeks working aggressively here.
Tao lands a good knee to the midsection. Meeks won't want to take too many of those.
Meeks managing to block the knees to the body from Tao.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tao obliges.
Tao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tao misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks taking a breather.
Tao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Meeks wants to clinch
and Tao counters with a nice leg kick.
Meeks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tao lands a high kick!
Meeks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Meeks's knee momentarily.
Tao throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Meeks's head.
Tao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meeks.
Meeks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Tao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tao jabs at Meeks's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meeks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tao connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Tao really 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.
Tao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Meeks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meeks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tao counters with a low kick, right behind Meeks 's knee.
Tao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Meeks moves to clinch but Tao breaks away
and Tao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Meeks's knee momentarily.
Tao lands with a right hand.
Tao lands the left hand.
Tao lands a high kick!
Meeks needs to keep his hands up - Tao had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick from Tao lands but Meeks takes it in his stride.
Meeks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tao counters with an inside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tao moves into range and connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tao.
Tao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tao lands a jab to Meeks's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao lands with a kick to the temple. Meeks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slapping leg kick lands for Tao.
Tao connects with a high kick.
Tao delivers a nice body kick.
Tao sizes up Meeks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meeks.
Meeks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tao throws a head kick that Meeks semi-blocks.
Meeks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meeks tries to clinch
and Tao counters with a body kick that stops Meeks in his tracks momentarily.
Tao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tao counters with a nice leg kick.
Tao with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tao counters with a straight right hand.
Tao scores with a sloppy right hand. Meeks should have avoided that one.
Meeks wants to clinch
and Tao counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tao connects with a looping right hand.
Tao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meeks's sensitive parts.
Meeks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tao counters with a leg kick.
Tao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meeks.
Meeks tries to clinch but Tao moves away
and Tao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Meeks's knee momentarily.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
Tao cracks Meeks with an open hand slap.
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Meeks's front leg but catches the back leg as Meeks tries to avoid it.
Meeks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tao counters with a body kick.
Meeks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tao connects with a nice looking jab.
Meeks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Tao.
Tao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meeks tries to clinch
and Tao counters with a left to the body.
Tao scores with a nice body kick.
Tao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Meeks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tao lands a high kick!
Tao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Tao.
Meeks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks darts in trying to clinch
and Tao counters with a good low kick that Meeks was not able to check.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tao throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Meeks's head.
Meeks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Tao.
Tao connects with a body shot that sends Meeks's belly button to the back.
Tao throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.
Meeks tries to clinch but Tao moves away
and Tao counters with a solid body kick.
Tao clobbers Meeks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Meekss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Meeks misses with an uppercut
and Tao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Meeks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Tao works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Tao dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Meeks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Meeks wants to clinch
and Tao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Meeks's knee momentarily.
Meeks misses with a hook to the body
and Tao counters with an outside leg kick.
Meeks moves to clinch but Tao breaks away
and Tao makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Meeks really felt that one!
Tao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meeks. That did some damage!
Tao connects with a crisp jab.
Meeks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tao connects with a leg kick. Meeks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tao scores with a decent looking hook.
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Meeks's front leg but catches the back leg as Meeks tries to avoid it.
Tao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Meeks misses with a combination
and Tao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tao's corner calls for a 1-2. Tao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Meeks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao keeps Meeks at a distance using the push kick.
Tao lands a head kick!
Meeks swings widly with a right hand
letting Tao counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
Tao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Meeks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Meeks off balance momentarily.
Meeks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Meeks moves to clinch but Tao breaks away
and Tao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tao lands a high kick!
Tao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tao counters with a low kick, right behind Meeks 's knee.
Tao scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks tries to clinch but Tao moves away
and Tao counters with an outside leg kick.
Tao scores with a head kick. Meeks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Meeks looks to clinch
and Tao counters with a thumping low kick.
Tao connects with a high kick.
Tao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Meeks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Meeks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
Meeks tries to clinch up
and Tao makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Meeks really felt that one!
Meeks tries to clinch
and Tao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Meeks darts in trying to clinch
and Tao counters with a nice body kick.
Meeks throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Tao to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks darts in trying to clinch
and Tao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fenton Meeks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tao.
Tao jabs Meeks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Meeks tries to clinch but Tao moves away
and Tao counters with an inside leg kick.
Yang Tao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the liver by Tao. Beautiful body shot.
Tao lands a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
Tao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meeks under the eye.
Tao lands a body shot.
Tao thumps Meeks with a low kick.
Tao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Meeks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks throws a right hand that misses
letting Tao counter with a right hand.
Tao fakes the leg kick and cracks Meeks in the body.
Tao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meeks. That did some damage!
Meeks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tao counters with an inside leg kick.
Meeks wants to clinch but Tao slips to the side
and Tao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Meeks's knee momentarily.
Tao catches Meeks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Meeks will feel that in the morning.
Meeks tries to clinch
and Tao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tao connects with an inside leg kick.
Tao lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meeks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tao counters with a stiff right hand.
Tao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yang Tao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tao has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 43:49
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 43:49
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 43:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Tao! Yang Tao retains his lightweight title!
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