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Triumph 60 July 4th Beatdown 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cordes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Cordes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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225 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jorge Cordes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corleone.
Corleone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cordes counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Sonny Corleone has been cut.
Corleone walks into a left hand.
Cordes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Corleone counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jorge Cordes has been cut.
Cordes looks to clinch
and Corleone counters with a crisp hook to 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!
Cordes misses with a takedown attempt
and Corleone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Corleone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Corleone shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cordes eats them both and turns towards Corleone to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Corleone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice defenses there by Cordes.
Jorge Cordes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordes with a poor takedown
and Corleone counters with a crisp right that sends Cordes to the canvas! Corleone follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Corleone!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manji Rigaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Rudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudd is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up. Chris Rudd is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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176 lbs
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179 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manji Rigaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Rudd!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rigaldo moves into the clinch.
Rigaldo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rudd clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Rigaldo doesn't have the hooks in and Rudd manages to turn into his guard.
Rudd slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Rigaldo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rudd decides to stand back up. Rudd steps back and let's Rigaldo get back to his feet.
Rudd gets the takedown into side control.
Rudd grinds an elbow into Rigaldo's temple.
Rudd is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Rigaldo is trying to escape and Rudd transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Rigaldo is forced to tap! Nice work there by Rudd! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Rudd!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wells Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mari Ore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dengel comes into the arena with Come to Daddy blaring out of the sound system. Ore has chosen The Pack - My Girl Got A Girl Too as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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137 lbs
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136 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wells Dengel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mari Ore!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ore misses with a few strikes there.
Ore misses with a combination
and Dengel counters by moving into the clinch.
Ore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dengel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ore takes an elbow to the temple.
Dengel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dengel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dengel lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Mari Ore has been cut.
Dengel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dengel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Dengel.
Dengel lands an elbow inside that Ore shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Dengel.
Ore looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dengel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dengel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dengel lands an elbow just above Ore 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dengel.
Dengel lands a knee to the body.
Dengel lands an elbow just above Ore 's eye.
Dengel lands a damaging elbow.
Dengel slows down the pace here.
Dengel connects with a knee to the head.
Dengel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ore is looking to break free of the clinch but Dengel has double underhooks.
Dengel working Ore over with knees to the body.
Dengel landing knees to the body.
Dengel works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dengel distracts Ore with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel passes into half guard.
Dengel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dengel passes to side control.
Ore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dengel trying to control the position but Ore is working away.
Dengel has hold of Ore's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Ore tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Dengel cranks the arm and Ore screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Ore, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Wells Dengel!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mogul Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gustafsson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dark Tranquility - The Final Resistance. Mogul Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mogul Khan!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan dodges the punch combination from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Gustafsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustav Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson throws a big shot that misses.
Gustafsson throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gustafsson misses with a two punch combination.
Khan fails with the takedown.
A cross from Gustafsson lands.
Gustafsson throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gustafsson throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan walks into a straight right hand from Gustafsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan moves out of range as Gustafsson strikes.
Gustafsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gustafsson misses with the combination.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan swings for the body but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Khan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gustafsson counters with a three punch combo that has Khan backing up. Khan nods at Gustafsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Khan moves forwards but Gustafsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gustafsson misses with the combination.
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustafsson. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustafsson scores with a nice head shot.
Gustafsson misses with a wild combination.
Gustafsson scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gustafsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gustafsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gustafsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gustafsson misses with a straight right.
Gustav Gustafsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gustafsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking to advance position but Gustafsson won't allow it.
Khan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Khan trying to control from half guard but Gustafsson is working away.
Gustafsson is trying to stand back up but Khan is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Khan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gustafsson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Khan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gustafsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khan on the ground.
Khan is trying to work for a kimura but Gustafsson is defending well.
Khan wants to free his trapped foot but Gustafsson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Khan seems to be looking for submissions.
Khan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Gustafsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gustafsson tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khan.
Gustafsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustafsson scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gustafsson sprawls well. Gustafsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khan gets slowly back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Gustafsson scores with a four punch combination!
Gustafsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Gustafsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gustafsson scores with the left hand. Khan knows he should have avoided that one.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Gustafsson.
Khan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gustav Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mogul Khan.
Gustafsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gustafsson looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gustafsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Gustafsson lands.
Khan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gustafsson circles away.
Gustafsson tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gustafsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustafsson takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Gustafsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustafsson.
Khan walks into a jab.
Khan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gustafsson looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Gustafsson gets caught flat footed, as Khan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gustafsson keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Khan throws and elbow that misses. Gustafsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khan's guard. Nice move by Gustafsson!
Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gustafsson wants to get up but he can't break Khan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Khan trying to control the position.
Gustafsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Khan controls Gustafsson momentarily but Gustafsson frees himself.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mogul Khan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gustafsson scores with a punch to the head.
A punch combination from Gustafsson misses.
Khan throws the left hand but Gustafsson avoids the punch easily.
A nice combination there by Gustafsson.
Khan throws a lazy uppercut
and Gustafsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Gustafsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khan's head backwards.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Gustafsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Gustafsson 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!
Khan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gustafsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Gustafsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khan backs up against the cage.
It looks like Mogul Khan has been cut.
Gustafsson sizes up Khan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustafsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gustafsson misses with a combination
and Khan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Khan is looking to stall here but Gustafsson recovers full guard.
Gustafsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to control from the top but Gustafsson keeps moving.
Gustafsson is pulling down on Khan's head. It's preventing any offense from Khan, at least for the moment.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustafsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustafsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Khan avoids the body shot from Gustafsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gustafsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gustafsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Khan. Khan gets slowly back to his feet.
Mogul Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan dodges the punch combination from Gustafsson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khan.
Gustav Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mogul Khan.
A combination from Gustafsson does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gustafsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gustafsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khan counters with a takedown into side control.
Gustafsson is not content to let Khan control the position.
Khan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Khan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Khan trying to control the position but Gustafsson is working away.
Khan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gustafsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gustafsson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Khan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mogul Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gustafsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Gustafsson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Slam kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alejandro Garcia told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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164 lbs
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169 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alejandro Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
Garcia throws a combination that misses
and Robertson counters with a nice leg kick.
Garcia leaves Robertson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robertson. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Robertson moves out of range.
Robertson slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Robertson throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Robertson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Robertson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robertson moves away.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Robertson counters with an outside leg kick.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robertson was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia jabs at Robertson's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Robertson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia dives in and scores a takedown into Robertson's guard.
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Robertson is trying to control the position but Garcia postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Robertson.
Garcia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Robertson blocks nicely.
Garcia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Robertson wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Robertson wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garcia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Robertson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robertson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Robertson is breathing heavily.
Garcia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Robertson working a defensive guard here.
Garcia postures up and lands a big shot to Robertson's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Garcia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Robertson shoots in.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That kick from Robertson tenderised Garcia's leg. Garcia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Robertson throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown. Robertson fights it but they end up in guard.
Garcia is stalling in the full guard.
Garcia postures up in Robertson's guard and throws a big left but Robertson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Robertson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Robertson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garcia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Garcia is in close to Robertson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
Garcia trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robertson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Robertson has his hands on Garcia's head, controlling the position.
Garcia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garcia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Robertson's head.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.
Robertson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Robertson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcia defends it easily.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robertson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia throws a strike but Robertson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Garcia looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robertson is one step ahead there.
Garcia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Robertson misses with a body shot.
Robertson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Robertson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Garcia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Robertson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia gets a double leg takedown into Robertson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcia trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Garcia is working Robertson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Garcia postures up in Robertson's guard and throws a big left but Robertson blocks it.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robertson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robertson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garcia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Robertson's head.
Garcia trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Garcia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Robertson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Robertson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Robertson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.
Garcia working some strikes from top position.
George Robertson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garcia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Garcia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.
Garcia with a nice head shot there.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia postures up in Robertson's guard and throws a big left but Robertson blocks it.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Robertson has wrist control.
Robertson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Robertson trying to control the position.
Alejandro Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robertson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Garcia!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abrahms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flare comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Also Sprach Zarathustra kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tank Abrahms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Flare!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrahms tries to clinch
and Flare counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Flare is controlling the pace.
Flare missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flare stops Abrahms from getting back to his feet.
Abrahms blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flare.
Flare working over Abrahms with some ground and pound. Abrahms looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Flare missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flare throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Flare missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flare wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abrahms keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flare is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Flare looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Flare not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Flare lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Flare missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flare sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abrahms defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Abrahms is refusing to be controlled, as Flare sits in half guard.
Flare is working for a submission of some sort.
Flare not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abrahms pushes Flare off looking to stand but Flare dives back in and keeps control.
Flare is looking for a kimura here.
Flare has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Flare is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flare prevents Abrahms from standing back up.
Abrahms taking some punishment here, with Flare in his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Flare wants to work for an arm triangle but Abrahms is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Flare throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Flare not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Flare is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Abrahms is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flare throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Flare is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Flare sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abrahms defending well though.
Abrahms knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flare on the ground.
Abrahms wants to get back to his feet.
Flare throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abrahms is trying to stand back up but Flare is controlling him
Flare passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Abrahms!
Flare punching from mount but Abrahms doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Flare 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.
Abrahms tries to clinch
so Flare counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Flare stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abrahms swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flare drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Abrahms dives on top into guard.
Flare looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Abrahms wanted to stand there but Flare had control of the position.
Flare trying to keep a closed guard but Abrahms is proving a slippery customer.
Flare tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flare manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Flare cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Flare landing strikes from the mount.
You get the feeling that Abrahms really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Flare connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Flare with good strikes from the mount here!
Flare with the ground and pound from mount.
Flare controlling from mount.
Flare lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Abrahms hang on?
Rick Flare has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abrahms is trying to stand up.
Flare with shots to the head and body - Abrahms looks very uncomfortable down there.
Abrahms's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Flare throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Flare lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Abrahms that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Flare landing shots from mount.
Abrahms is rocked!
Flare looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Abrahms covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Flare!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Wickleby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomeus Bengtsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bengtsson has chosen journey of the sorcerer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ray Wickleby is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ray Wickleby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bartholomeus Bengtsson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengtsson lands a jab to the head.
Bengtsson slips under a jab from Wickleby.
Wickleby misses with a wild body shot.
Bengtsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wickleby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bengtsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wickleby fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bengtsson sprawls well initially but Wickleby persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wickleby thows a huge punch but Bengtsson dodges it nicely.
Bengtsson trying to control here.
Bengtsson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bengtsson wants to improve his position but Wickleby is controlling well.
Bengtsson wants to get back to full guard but Wickleby has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wickleby cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wickleby throws some wild stikes that Bengtsson manages to avoid easily.
Wickleby punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wickleby wants to control the pace but Bengtsson is squirming around nicely.
Wickleby looking to ground and pound but Bengtsson is blocking nicely.
Wickleby is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bengtsson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bengtsson shrugs it off.
Wickleby landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wickleby cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wickleby breaks from Bengtsson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bengtsson tries to lock up and control but Wickleby gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wickleby unloading with bombs!
Bengtsson is rocked!
It looks like Bartholomeus Bengtsson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bengtsson is bucking up trying to escape but Wickleby cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bengtsson is still in real trouble! Can Wickleby finish him?
Wickleby looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bengtsson covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Wickleby!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Blight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blight might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Suikoden II - The Chase. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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211 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luca Blight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Lee!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blight rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Blight digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Blight struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Blight gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lee.
Blight lands an uppercut.
Blight scores with a hook to the body.
Blight lands a body shot.
Blight lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Blight.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Blight controls the action.
Blight prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee can't get the takedown.
Luca Blight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Lee.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Blight.
Lee looks gassed!
Blight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blight lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blight scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Blight is stalling here.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee is working for takedown but Blight is calmly controlling the position for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blight.
Blight lands a nice shot to the body.
Blight lands with a short shot to the head.
Come on Blight - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Blight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Blight.
Blight is working Lee over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Blight.
Blight lands with a left to the head.
Blight lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Blight.
Blight lands a nice shot to the body.
Blight pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Blight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blight digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blight scores with a hook to the body.
The referee calls for Blight to work.
Good body shot from Blight.
Blight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Blight is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Blight.
Blight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Blight.
Lee being controlled against the cage.
Blight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Blight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blight digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blight lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Nice body punch from Blight - that landed with a thud.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Blight has double underhooks.
Blight stalling against the cage.
Blight lands a right hand.
Blight stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Blight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Blight has double underhooks.
Blight pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Blight can't fight it off and eventually Lee manages to take the fight to the floor. Blight looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blight pulls Lee in close to his closed guard and prevents Lee from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lee throws and elbow that misses. Blight uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Blight!
Blight preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blight sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Luca Blight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee.
Lee sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blight is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blight manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Blight dominated that round.
That's time! Blight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blight scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Blight misses with a right hand
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blight can pounce on him.
Blight throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Blight fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Blight misses.
Blight shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blight misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Blight there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Blight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blight on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lee drives through with a takedown into Blight's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lee landing some decent shots from guard.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Blight blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Blight blocks nicely.
Blight might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blight looking to control.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blight is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blight working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Blight is trying to keep Lee in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee throws and elbow that misses. Blight uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Blight!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lee working over Blight with some ground and pound. Blight looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Lee wants to pass to mount but Blight is defending the position.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blight defending well though.
Blight keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blight is looking to control Lee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blight avoid being mounted?
Blight keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Lee 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!
Blight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Blight fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blight moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Blight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Blight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blight moves away.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blight throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blight off to one side.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Blight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Blight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blight throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Blight trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lee lands a nice short elbow.
Lee lands with a punch from half guard.
Lee thows a huge punch but Blight dodges it nicely.
Lee with the ground and pound but Blight uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lee throws and elbow that misses. Blight uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Blight!
Lee is controlling Blight's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Blight is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Luke Lee.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blight counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee misses with a body shot
and Blight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Lee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blight ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Blight connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blight scores with a push kick.
Blight takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Blight.
Blight lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blight.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Blight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Blight.
Nice body punch from Blight - that landed with a thud.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blight seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Blight lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Blight.
Good body shot from Blight.
Blight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Blight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Blight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blight stalling in the clinch.
Blight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blight cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Blight - that landed with a thud.
Blight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luca Blight showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blight has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luca Blight!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tadamasa Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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202 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tadamasa Yamada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Payton Wright!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Wright needs to keep his hands up - Yamada had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Payton Wright has been cut.
Yamada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yamada is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Yamada counters with a left to the body.
Wright looks gassed!
Yamada fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright wants to clinch.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright dives in and scores a takedown into Yamada's guard.
Wright prevents Yamada from getting back to his feet.
Yamada throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wright escapes and throws Yamada's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada gets back to half guard.
Yamada wants to improve his position but Wright is controlling well.
Wright tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yamada knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yamada is trying to maintain the position but Wright is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wright prevents Yamada from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright controlling the pace.
Yamada is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yamada trying to hold on to Wright's head to control him but Wright postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright stops Yamada from getting back to his feet.
Wright prevents Yamada from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wright lands with a nice body punch.
Yamada tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Wright misses with a body punch
and Yamada counters with a left and a right that stings Wright.
Yamada misses the body punch
and Wright counters with a low kick, right behind Yamada 's knee.
Wright throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamada counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright keeps Yamada at a distance using the push kick.
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to clinch.
Wright jabs at Yamada's body.
Yamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright throws a leg kick but Yamada checks it.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamada misses with a left hand
and Wright counters with a good low kick that Yamada was not able to check.
Wright wants to slow Yamada down by chopping away at his legs.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wright lands a leg kick that knocks Yamada off balance momentarily.
Yamada misses with the combination.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadamasa Yamada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Wright moves out of range.
Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Tadamasa Yamada is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Yamada misses its intended target.
Wright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yamada but Yamada pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yamada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wright throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yamada misses the body punch
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Yamada counters with a right hand to the body.
Wright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Yamada.
Payton Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yamada throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamada misses with a body punch
and Wright counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wright throws a body kick that misses.
Wright misses the jab.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamada throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yamada's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Yamada lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wright doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - Yamada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamada looks to land a combination but Wright avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body punch from Yamada.
Yamada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Wright scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamada checks a low kick from Wright.
Yamada looks to land a combination. Wright sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wright tries to clinch
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Yamada counters with a left to the body.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Wright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yamada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yamada lands a really nice looking cross but Wright seems unphased.
Nice jab there from Yamada.
That has opened up Payton Wright's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a double jab
and Wright finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yamada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamada missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Yamada.
Nice straight punches there by Yamada. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamada.
Yamada throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Yamada blocks a leg kick.
Yamada is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamada throws a sloppy body shot
and Wright counters with a good low kick that Yamada was not able to check.
Yamada misses with a jab to the body
and Wright counters with a leg kick.
Wright staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamada.
Wright misses with a combination
and Yamada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wright misses with a low kick as Yamada jumps back.
Yamada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wright, pushing him back against the cage.
Wright lands a left hand.
Wright working aggressively here.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamada controls his hands.
Yamada lands with a left to the head.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamada's elbow.
A hook to the body from Yamada.
Yamada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada lands with a right to the head.
Yamada tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamada.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Yamada as the two fighters clinch.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamada.
Yamada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadamasa Yamada dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yamada scores with a jab to the body.
Yamada scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yamada swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wright there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Yamada.
Yamada misses with a double jab.
Yamada works the jab nicely.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamada lands a nice shot that snaps Wright's head back.
Yamada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Yamada digs a good hook to Wright's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada misses with a straight left.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab, jab by Yamada - just one landing.
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamada was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Yamada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamada throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Yamada misses.
Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamada punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamada throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada connects with the punch.
The cut above Payton Wright's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yamada tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamada throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright swings for the body but Yamada moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Yamada.
Yamada lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands a jab to the nose.
Yamada misses with a looping left.
Yamada stalks Wright and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wright's face. Wright staggers backwards, shaken.
Yamada feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wrights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Payton Wright's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tadamasa Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright slips a jab from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a looping right.
Yamada throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yamada.
Wright closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yamada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wright misses with a leg kick.
Yamada cracks Wright with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a right hand that misses
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright throws a low kick but Yamada moves out of range easily.
Wright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamada.
Yamada is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Yamada.
Yamada loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright tries to land a front kick but Yamada steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wright scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright misses with a combination
and Yamada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wright counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yamada misses with a shot to the body
and Wright counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadamasa Yamada clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Yamada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yamada connects with a looping right hand.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Yamada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Wright moves out of range.
Yamada digs a good body shot into Wright's ribs.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Yamada cracks Wright with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wright is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wright misses with a body shot
and Yamada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Payton Wright's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tadamasa Yamada!
Tadamasa Yamada retains his middleweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Apila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apila comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Distance ( OF OUR SKILLS) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Benoit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ville Apila!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit cracks Apila with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benoit lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Benoit misses with an uppercut. Apila saw that one coming.
Benoit misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Benoit does it's job there.
It looks like Ville Apila has been cut.
Apila closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit lands a shoulder strike.
Benoit lands a nice shot to the body.
Benoit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benoit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Apilas head.
Benoit lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Benoit.
Benoit lands a shoulder strike.
Benoit lands with a short shot to the head.
Apila drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benoit lands a body punch.
Apila looks gassed!
Still in the clinch, Benoit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benoit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Apila tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benoit just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Benoit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Benoit.
A short right from Benoit on the inside.
Benoit scores with a shoulder strike.
Benoit pushes Apila back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benoit works on Apila's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benoit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Benoit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit pushes Apila back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benoit lands a left hand.
Benoit stops a takedown attempt from Apila.
Michael Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ville Apila.
Benoit is working Apila over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Benoit.
Benoit presses Apila against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benoit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benoit lands a shot to the body.
Benoit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benoit pushes Apila back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Benoit as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Benoit as the two fighters clinch.
Benoit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Apila backwards.
Benoit lands with a right to the head.
Benoit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Apilas head.
Still in the clinch, Benoit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benoit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benoit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benoit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benoit digs a right hand underneath Apila's ribcage. Apila let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Benoit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Benoit.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benoit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit digs a right hand into Apila's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Apila's gas tank.
Benoit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Apila backwards.
Benoit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Apila backwards.
A body shot lands from Benoit.
Nice body punch from Benoit.
Benoit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Apila backwards.
Benoit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benoit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benoit lands with a light punch inside.
Benoit is working Apila over against the cage.
Benoit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Apila or not.
Benoit gets through Apila's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benoit scores with a hook to the body.
Benoit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benoit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Apila backwards.
Benoit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Benoit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benoit.
Benoit digs a right hand into Apila's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Apila's gas tank.
Benoit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benoit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benoit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Benoit as the two fighters clinch.
Benoit lands a nice uppercut.
Benoit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benoit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benoit lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benoit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Benoit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benoit lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Benoit.
Benoit lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Benoit.
A short left from Benoit.
Benoit scores with a hook to the body.
Benoit scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benoit.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benoit digs a right hand underneath Apila's ribcage. Apila let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Benoit is working Apila over against the cage.
Benoit lands a hook that snaps the head of Apila backwards.
Benoit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benoit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Benoit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benoit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ville Apila's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Apila closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benoit misses with a hook
and Apila counters with a left and a right that stings Benoit.
Benoit lands with a right hand.
Apila takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Apila is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit looks to score with a jab to the body but Apila is just out of range.
Benoit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Apila sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Apila misses with a hook to the body
and Benoit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benoit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Apila can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Benoit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benoit misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Benoit throws an overhand right that lands on Apila's shoulder, as Apila tries to avoid the shot.
Apila is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benoit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Benoit does no damage.
Benoit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throws a combination. Apila tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Benoit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apila moves away.
Benoit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benoit falls off balance throwing a combination
and Apila counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Benoit's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apila postures up in Benoit's guard and throws a big left but Benoit blocks it.
Benoit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Apila.
Benoit keeping full guard, as Apila tries to pass.
Benoit bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Apila's guard.
Benoit is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benoit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ville Apila's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benoit throws out a loose jab but Apila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apila misses with a takedown
and Benoit counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benoit jabs Apila to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benoit takes a swing at Apila's ribcage but misses.
Benoit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benoit digs a good body shot into Apila's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Apila gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benoit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Apila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benoit throws a jab but it's blocked by Apila.
A jab from Benoit finds it's way through Apila's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apila takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benoit throws a shot from downtown. Apila moves away and avoids it.
Apila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benoit.
The fighters circling - Benoit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Apila shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michael Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ville Apila.
Apila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benoit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Michael Benoit is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benoit lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benoit clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ville Apila's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benoit looks to land a right hand but Apila moved out of range.
Apila misses the shot to the body.
Benoit lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benoit misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit misses the shot to the body.
Benoit scores with a shot to the body.
Benoit misses with a double jab.
Benoit lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benoit. Apila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Benoit as Apila shoots in.
Benoit connects with a body shot.
Apila is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Benoit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apila shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Benoit napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Apila with the ground and pound but Benoit regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Benoit desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Benoit keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Apila thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Benoit to regain full guard.
Apila throws a big right hand that misses.
Benoit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Apila.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apila is fighting to break Benoit's control of his arms but Benoit is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Apila loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Apila thows a big elbow that misses.
Apila prevents Benoit from getting back to his feet.
Apila pushes down on Benoit's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Apila is looking to advance position but Benoit won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benoit keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Benoit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Apila is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benoit had his way with Ville Apila in that round.
The cut man is working on Ville Apila's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Benoit throws the left hand but Apila avoids the punch easily.
Benoit throws a series of punches but Apila avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benoit lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benoit. Apila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benoit takes a swing at Apila's ribcage but misses.
Benoit just misses with a punch to the body.
Apila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benoit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Benoit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Apila counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Apila.
Benoit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Apila.
Apila postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Benoit is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Apila, into his guard.
Apila pulls Benoit in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Apila pulls Benoit in close to prevent any damage.
Ville Apila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benoit postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Apila wants to get back to his feet but Benoit is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Apila has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ville Apila was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Apila ducks under a wild hook from Benoit.
Apila takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benoit misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Benoit.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benoit, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 49:45
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Benoit!
Michael Benoit retains his bantamweight title!
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