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BFT-58 - Miller vs Man PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angry Looser (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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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angry Looser!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Looser lands a nice leg kick that just misses dos Santos's sensitive parts.
dos Santos shoots in for a double leg but Looser sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Looser dives in and scores a takedown into dos Santos's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
dos Santos is trying to control the position but Looser postures up.
Looser thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Looser thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
dos Santos keeping full guard, as Looser tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
dos Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
dos Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Looser can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Looser pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
Looser trying to control the position from guard on top but dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dos Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Looser manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Looser looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Looser is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
dos Santos gets to his feet. Looser looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
dos Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Looser counters with a thumping low kick.
dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
dos Santos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Looser's half guard.
dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Looser actively working from the bottom here.
dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Looser has managed to free his arm - good work.
Looser looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Looser has managed to free his arm - good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
dos Santos is keen to just control but Looser is a slippery customer.
Looser won't allow dos Santos to pass to mount.
Looser looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
dos Santos is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Looser looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos wants to stand but Looser has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
dos Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Looser trying to hold on to dos Santos's head to control him but dos Santos postures up.
dos Santos is looking for a kimura but Looser is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for dos Santos to get the leverage.
dos Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Looser is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Looser looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from dos Santos there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Looser gets back to full guard.
dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Looser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Looser working for a triangle but dos Santos defends it easily.
dos Santos throwing strikes from guard but Looser blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Looser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Christian dos Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Looser closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Looser lands in his opponent's guard.
Looser trying to control the position from guard on top but dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Looser drops back looking for a leg! dos Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and dos Santos manages to kick Looser off! Looser jumps back into dos Santos's guard.
dos Santos is trying to keep Looser in close.
dos Santos has his foot on Looser's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Looser works his way back into a safe position though.
dos Santos is trying to keep Looser in close.
Looser preventing the sweep.
dos Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Christian dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Looser trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Looser tries to free his leg and advance position but dos Santos is retaining full guard.
Looser is pushing down on dos Santos's leg trying to pass to half guard. dos Santos is fighting to maintain full guard but Looser has managed to sneak the leg through.
Looser is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
dos Santos is pressing down on Looser's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
dos Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Looser defends well.
Looser lands a couple of elbows.
Looser is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
dos Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Looser defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
dos Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
dos Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Looser gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
dos Santos keeping full guard, as Looser tries to pass.
dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Looser from controlling successfully.
Looser must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Looser pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
dos Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Looser avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
dos Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Looser defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Looser trying to control the position from guard on top but dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dos Santos tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Looser trying to control but dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Looser is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! dos Santos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! dos Santos has escaped and now he's on top!
dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Looser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Looser looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
dos Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Looser is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and dos Santos defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Looser keeping moving, preventing dos Santos from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian dos Santos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
dos Santos wants to clinch up but Looser keeps it at a distance.
dos Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Looser defends it nicely.
dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Looser lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Looser connects with a leg kick. dos Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Looser gets a double leg takedown into dos Santos's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Looser content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Looser stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. dos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Looser thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Looser tries to free his leg and advance position but dos Santos is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Looser trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
dos Santos has his foot on Looser's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Looser works his way back into a safe position though.
Looser drops back looking for a leg! dos Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and dos Santos manages to kick Looser off! Looser jumps back into dos Santos's guard.
Looser is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Looser wants to pass the guard but dos Santos is keeping the position.
Looser drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Looser jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Looser has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing dos Santos to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Looser is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - dos Santos pulls down on the head and he's put Looser to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Christian dos Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Tippin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naser Al Shami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pete Tippin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Naser Al Shami's chin.
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265 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Tippin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Naser Al Shami!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Shami wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tippin blocks a head kick by Al Shami.
Al Shami throws a big shot that misses.
Al Shami connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tippin's hands.
Al Shami throws a jab but it's blocked by Tippin.
Tippin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tippin defending well as Al Shami loads up on a big left hand.
Tippin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Al Shami missing with a left hand there. Tippin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al Shami misses with a left hand
and Tippin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Naser Al Shami has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tippin misses with a hook.
Al Shami showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tippin.
Tippin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tippin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tippin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Al Shami misses.
Al Shami misses with a right hand
and Tippin counters with a crisp one two that drops Al Shami! Tippin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Al Shami to his feet! Al Shami is in big trouble!
Horrible takedown by Tippin or perhaps it was just good defense by Al Shami which made him look bad.
Tippin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Al Shami swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Shami closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Al Shami decides to stand back up. Al Shami steps back and let's Tippin get back to his feet.
Tippin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Shami.
Tippin walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Al Shami is defended easily by Tippin.
Al Shami shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tippin sprawls well. Tippin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Al Shami gets slowly back to his feet.
Al Shami gets a double leg takedown into Tippin's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tippin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tippin is trying to keep Al Shami in close.
Al Shami gets to his feet. Tippin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Shami looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tippin is fending him off so far but Al Shami persists. Nope, Tippin circles away and we're back to standing.
Pete Tippin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Naser Al Shami.
Al Shami throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tippin swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheers as Al Shami lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tippin doesn't seem phased though.
Al Shami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tippin.
Al Shami looks to land a right hand but Tippin moved out of range.
Tippin tries to move into range but Al Shami moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tippin wants to clinch up but Al Shami keeps it at a distance.
A cross from Al Shami lands.
Tippin fails with a takedown attempt.
Tippin dodges the punch combination from Al Shami.
A slow jab from Tippin misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tippin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Al Shami circles away quickly and effectively.
Tippin slaps away a takedown attempt from Al Shami, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tippin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Shami gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Al Shami breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tippin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tippin defending well as Al Shami loads up on a big left hand.
Al Shami with a jab.
Al Shami feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tippins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tippin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tippin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tippin has closed the distance and engaged Al Shami in a clinch.
Tippin is trying to stall.
Tippin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Shami jumps guard.
Tippin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tippin lands a couple of digs.
Tippin wants to control from the top but Al Shami keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Shami wants to stand up but Tippin is controlling him.
Tippin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tippin prevents Al Shami from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Naser Al Shami will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Naser Al Shami's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Al Shami throws a leg kick that misses.
Al Shami might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big left from Al Shami misses.
Al Shami stuffs the takedown attempt from Tippin. Tippin gets slowly back to his feet.
Tippin is looking to clinch but Al Shami is avoiding it.
Danga de danga de dang - Tippin scores with a four punch combination!
Al Shami lands with a cross.
Al Shami scores with a nice strike.
Al Shami circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab lands there for Al Shami.
Al Shami fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Shami avoids the body shot from Tippin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tippin misses with a lunging right hand
and Al Shami counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Al Shami moves away from the strike by Tippin.
Al Shami misses with an uppercut.
Al Shami shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tippin is trying to defend but Al Shami finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Al Shami stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Al Shami.
Tippin throws a body kick that misses.
Tippin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tippin.
Tippin thows a body shot but no joy.
Tippin misses with a few strikes there.
Tippin moves out of range of the leg kick from Al Shami.
Tippin dives in and grabs Al Shami's left leg, looking for a takedown. Al Shami pushes down on Tippin's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Tippin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Shami.
Al Shami lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tippin wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tippin wants to clinch
and Al Shami counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tippin!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Shami get's back to his feet.
Tippin moves in looking to clinch but Al Shami pushes him off.
Al Shami jabs Tippin right on the nose. Tippin blinks but takes it well.
Al Shami connects with a nice looking jab.
Al Shami's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tippin under the eye.
Pete Tippin is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Shami tried to score with a low kick but Tippin checks it.
Al Shami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Al Shami throws a lazy right hand but Tippin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Shami scores with a takedown into Tippin's guard.
Al Shami tries to stand but Tippin is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tippin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tippin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tippin fails with a takedown attempt.
Al Shami keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tippin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Al Shami misses with a few strikes there.
Al Shami lands with a hook. Tippin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tippin throws a front kick aimed at Al Shami's knee but Al Shami avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tippin wants to clinch up but Al Shami keeps it at a distance.
Al Shami looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tippin is working an open guard so Al Shami takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tippin tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Shami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tippin slips a jab from Al Shami.
Al Shami throws a hook but Tippin avoids it easily.
Tippin blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tippin loads up on a big right hand but Al Shami slips the punch.
Tippin gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tippin laying and praying for a moment but Al Shami takes advantage and regains half guard.
Al Shami wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naser Al Shami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Naser Al Shami's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Al Shami walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Al Shami cracks Tippin with a good jab.
Tippin looks to throw the jab but Al Shami is out of range.
Al Shami cracks Tippin with an open hand slap.
Al Shami moves out of range of the body kick.
Tippin tests Al Shami's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al Shami looks to throw the jab but Tippin is out of range.
Tippin swinging wildly here.
Al Shami is looking to chop away at Tippin's legs.
Al Shami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tippin.
Tippin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tippin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tippin shoots in looking for a takedown but Al Shami manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tippin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al Shami scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tippin looks to land a body kick but Al Shami moved away.
Tippin tries to move into range but Al Shami moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Al Shami shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tippin pinned against the cage. Tippin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Al Shami connects with a body shot that sends Tippin's belly button to the back.
Al Shami scores with a nice head shot.
Al Shami keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tippin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Naser Al Shami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Shami misses with a wild combination.
Al Shami feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tippin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Al Shami is controlling him.
Al Shami wants to get up but he can't break Tippin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tippin controls Al Shami momentarily but Al Shami frees himself.
Tippin wants to sweep here but Al Shami controlling him for the moment.
Al Shami stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tippin tries to clinch there but Al Shami circles away.
Tippin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Al Shami misses.
Nice defenses there by Tippin.
Al Shami misses with a lunging right hand
and Tippin counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Shami looks to land a right hand but Tippin moved out of range.
Tippin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tippin shoots in looking for a takedown but Al Shami manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tippin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tippin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tippin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Al Shami swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tippin looks to land a combination but Al Shami avoids it well.
Al Shami lands an overhand right.
Al Shami pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tippin is out of range and Al Shami settles back down.
Al Shami keeps the fight on the outside.
Al Shami uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tippin.
Al Shami throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tippin on the side of the head.
Al Shami throws a big shot that misses.
Al Shami cracks Tippin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Al Shami as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Shami lands a lovely overhand right.
Tippin lands with a right hand.
Al Shami ducks under a wild hook from Tippin.
Naser Al Shami is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tippin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Al Shami connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Shami drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tippin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Al Shami is one step ahead there.
Al Shami stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by Al Shami.
Tippin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Al Shami.
Pete Tippin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Shami shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Al Shami showed some decent athleticism there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Naser Al Shami.
I've got Al Shami winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naser Al Shami!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haral Dir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irwin Linford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Haral Dir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Irwin Linford!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linford tries a head kick but it misses.
Linford lands with an uppercut that bounces Dir off the cage and back into range.
Dir fails to land the takedown.
Dir scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dir won't let Linford get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dir misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Linford should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Poor strikes thrown by Dir there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Linford is trying to stand up.
Dir sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Linford is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dir is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dir controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linford takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Irwin Linford has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dir sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Linford can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dir controlling the pace for now.
Linford avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dir.
Dir trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dir with the ground and pound from mount.
That has opened up Irwin Linford's cut even more.
Dir raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linford wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linford looks gassed!
The referee warns Linford that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The cut above Irwin Linford's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dir softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Linford is out cold! Dir jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haral Dir!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaur Gubiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Holiday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zaur Gubiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rusty Holiday!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gubiev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Holiday.
Gubiev slips a jab and a cross from Holiday.
Holiday lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Gubiev misses.
No joy there for Holiday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gubiev could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Holiday scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holiday throws a series of punches but Gubiev avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Holiday.
Holiday scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gubiev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gubiev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holiday sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holiday misses with a low kick.
Holiday looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gubiev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holiday circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zaur Gubiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holiday lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gubiev dives in and scores a takedown into Holiday's guard.
Gubiev pushes down on Holiday's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Holiday actively working from the bottom here.
Holiday makes his way to full guard, as Gubiev worked for a kimura.
Gubiev postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Holiday is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gubiev, into his guard.
Gubiev pushes a forearm under Holiday's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Holiday is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zaur Gubiev!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Tompkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adamek comes to the cage accompanied by KSW. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tompkins's choice of entrance music: Dying Fetus - One Shot, One Kill. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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273 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tomasz Adamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Tompkins!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tompkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Adamek, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adamek shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Adamek looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adamek working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Tompkins's thigh. Tompkins counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Tompkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adamek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tompkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek is working hard here to advance position.
Adamek trying to control the position from guard on top but Tompkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tompkins trying to control the position.
Adamek postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamek trying to control the position from guard on top but Tompkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tompkins is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Adamek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tompkins throws a hook to the side of Adamek's head but Adamek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adamek throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tompkins's waist but Tompkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adamek off to one side.
Tompkins gets caught napping as Adamek dives in and scores a takedown. Tompkins manages to retain guard.
Tompkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tompkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tompkins is trying to keep Adamek in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Steve Tompkins.
Adamek closes the distance and clinches.
Adamek fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomasz Adamek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tompkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Adamek.
Adamek shoots for a takedown but Tompkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tompkins lands an overhand right.
It looks like Tomasz Adamek has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adamek fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adamek circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Tompkins does it's job there.
Tompkins has Adamek up against the cage in a clinch.
Tompkins breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Horrible takedown by Adamek or perhaps it was just good defense by Tompkins which made him look bad.
Tompkins throws a nice looking combination but Adamek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Tompkins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adamek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adamek is breathing heavily.
Tompkins misses with a double jab.
Tompkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adamek throws a sloppy head kick and Tompkins moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tomasz Adamek will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tomasz Adamek's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tompkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adamek shoots in for a takedown but Tompkins shows good takedown defense.
Tompkins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adamek.
Tompkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adamek's waist but Adamek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tompkins off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tompkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tompkins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Adamek is trying to control Tompkins's posture but Tompkins avoids it.
Tompkins scores with punches from side control.
Tompkins in the domination position with Adamek hanging on.
You can see the frustration on Adamek's face as Tompkins controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek is not content to let Tompkins control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tompkins advances nicely into full mount.
Tompkins landing strikes, looking to finish!
Adamek is in a horrible position here. Tompkins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tompkins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tompkins controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tompkins landing shots from mount.
Tomasz Adamek's cut is getting worse.
Tompkins controlling from mount.
Adamek is looking to get to half guard.
Tompkins looking to finish Adamek with some ground and pound. This is bad for Adamek!
Tomasz Adamek's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tomasz Adamek's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Steve Tompkins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Efreitor Peter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amir Khan 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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190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Efreitor Peter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peter tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Khan tries to sprawl but Peter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Peter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khan's head.
Peter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Khan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Peter is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
Khan tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Peter manages to move to mount!
Khan is in a horrible position here. Peter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Peter lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peter is landing with some decent strikes but Khan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Peter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Peter working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Peter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Peter with shots to the head and body - Khan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Peter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Peter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Khan is rocked!
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!
Peter controlling from mount.
Khan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Peter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peter landing shots from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peter controlling from mount.
Khan tries to buck Peter off but he can't manage it.
Peter landing punches.
Peter with shots to the head and body - Khan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Khan is still in real trouble! Can Peter finish him?
Khan looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Khan is surviving well by controlling Peter's body position as best he can.
Peter quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Peter but it's paid off an Khan is forced to tap! Nice work by Peter.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Efreitor Peter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark Kent will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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215 lbs
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218 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clark Kent!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kent tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Small is in Kent's guard.
Kent utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kent working a defensive guard here.
Kent really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Small. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kent is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Small is controlling him.
Small wants to control from the top but Kent keeps moving.
Small lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kent is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Small is controlling him.
Small pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kent is keeping the position for now.
Small with a flurry of punches that miss.
Small seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kent keeping moving, preventing Small from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kent throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Small takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kent clobbers Small with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Mr Small has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kent drops Small with a right and a left! Kent comes rushing in but Small regains his composure and manages to keep Kent in guard.
Small is working an open guard so Kent takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kent dives in and grabs Small's left leg, looking for a takedown. Small pushes down on Kent's head and hops out.
Kent drops Small with a right and a left! Kent comes rushing in but Small regains his composure and manages to keep Kent in guard.
Small is rocked!
Small avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Small keeping moving, preventing Kent from controlling successfully.
Small working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Small looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kent trying to control but Small is working from the bottom.
Small might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kent trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kent trying to control the position from guard on top but Small is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Clark Kent wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kent lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small slips a jab and a cross from Kent.
Kent misses with a few strikes there.
Kent scores with a spinning back kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kent has Small pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Small manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kent has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Small is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mr Small has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clark Kent.
Kent manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Small with a flurry of punches that miss.
Small sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Small scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kent tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Small lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Small trying to control the position from guard on top but Kent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Small wants to pass the guard but Kent is keeping the position.
Small prevents Kent from getting back to his feet.
Small is looking to work some ground and pound but Kent has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kent trying to keep a closed guard but Small is proving a slippery customer.
Small seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kent scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Kent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Small's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Small avoids the head kick by Kent.
Jab by Kent.
Kent throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kent.
Kent lands a glancing blow to the side of Small's head.
Kent turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kent closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kent ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kent stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kent wants it to stay on the feet.
Clark Kent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kent.
Small takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big head kick from Kent and Small is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Mr Small overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Small has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kent pushing down on Small's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Small is not content to let Kent control the position.
Kent is looking for a kimura but Small is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kent to get the leverage.
Small is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kent scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kent thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Small avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kent.
Small avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kent.
Kent looks to land a strike but Small avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kent postures up in Small's guard and throws a big left but Small blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Small looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kent working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kent looking to pass the guard.
Kent looking to sit in guard and control but Small gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kent is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small wants to control from the top but Kent keeps moving.
Clark Kent has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Small showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kent.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kent swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Small walks into a stiff left hand from Kent.
Kent is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kent gets caught flat footed, as Small shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Small cracks Kent with a solid left hand.
Small with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Small scoring with some ground and pound.
Small lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Small's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kent looking to hit a scissor sweep but Small is one step ahead there.
Small throwing strikes but missing.
Kent preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Small loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Small's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Small connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kent wants to stand up but Small is controlling him.
Small postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Kent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Small's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Small misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Kent finds it's target.
Kent scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kent throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Small.
Kent fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kent with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Small takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kent scores with a jab to the head.
Kent lands a big head kick that sends Small to the canvas! Kent follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clark Kent!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Super Hans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Shields is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Super Hans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Shields!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hans tries for a takedown but Shields sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hans has closed the distance and engaged Shields in a clinch.
Hans drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shields gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hans tries to throw a body punch but Shields avoids it by throwing Hans back against the cage.
Come on Hans - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hans misses with the head strike.
Shields has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hans regains guard immediately.
Hans looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shields wanted to stand there but Hans had control of the position.
Hans wants to sweep but no luck.
Shields trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hans working for a triangle but Shields defends it easily.
Shields stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Shields drives through and clinches with Hans against the cage.
Hans lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hans misses with a punch to the body.
Hans lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shields taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Hans.
Hans dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shields ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shields no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shields working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hans pushing down on Shields's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hans is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields gets back to full guard.
Hans postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shields is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hans, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hans looking for a guillotine here but Shields defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shields postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hans can't keep his opponent in guard - Shields advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shields in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hans tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Shields!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Shields!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Davee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abu Davee!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davee dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davee lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Davee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Davee avoids nicely.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davee.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davee misses with a double jab.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Davee lands a left and a right that send Diaz crashing to the mat, dazed. Davee thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Diaz is rocked!
It looks like Nick Diaz has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davee slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Davee.
Sloppy strikes from Davee. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Davee avoids nicely.
Davee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Davee steps in with a hook that catches Diaz right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Davee follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Diaz looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abu Davee!
Our winner, Abu Davee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Night Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Hurt. Man has chosen Night Man as his entrance music. Night Man is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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157 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Miller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Night Man!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Man tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man clinches up against the cage.
Man takes a shot to the head.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Matt Miller has been cut.
Man throws an elbow but it misses.
Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.
Miller blocks an elbow strike.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Miller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Man throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Man with a knee to the head.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Man.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Miller can't get the takedown.
Man misses with a knee strike.
Miller wants to stall.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Man throws a front kick aimed at Miller's knee but Miller avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Man tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Man tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the cage.
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with an elbow over the top.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Man throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller lands a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.
Man working a defensive guard here.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miller with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
Man is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Miller is controlling him.
Miller postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.
Man keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Miller distracts Man with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miller landing some decent shots from guard.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Man throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miller lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Man!
Miller throwing strikes here but Man is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Miller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Miller throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Miller lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Man hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Miller's cut.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Man is out of range and Miller settles back down.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Man throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.
Man takes one to the side of the head.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Man counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Man throws a front kick that sends Miller stumbling back into the cage.
Man clinches with his opponent.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man connects with a knee to the head.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller cracks Man with a good jab.
Man misses with a head kick.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Man backs up against the cage.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Miller throws a combination that misses
and Man makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Man moves into the clinch.
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!
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Man is controlling him.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Man utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Man's head.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
Miller avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Man tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Miller avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Man prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Miller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller tries to circle away but Man has him pinned against the cage.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man missing with knees to the body.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Night Man seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Miller stalling in the clinch but Man improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
Man trying to control the position.
Miller trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matt Miller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Miller's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Man thows a leg kick but Miller checks it
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man throws a head kick that misses
and Miller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Man's knee momentarily.
Man moves out of range as Miller strikes.
That kick from Man tenderised Miller's leg. Miller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Miller connects with a right hand. Man shakes it off.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man throws a nice head kick!
Man misses with a low kick.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller is looking to chop away at Man's legs.
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Man staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miller's head backwards.
Miller scores with a hook to the body. Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miller to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Night Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miller's calf.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.
Night Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man throws a leg kick that misses.
Man takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense.
Miller bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Man is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Man on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller thows a huge punch but Man dodges it nicely.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller trying to mount his opponent but Man defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miller is looking to advance position but Man won't allow it.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.
Miller is looking to stall here but Man recovers full guard.
Miller postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Man can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Miller is looking to advance position but Man won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miller passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Man!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Miller clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Miller's cut.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Man wants to clinch but Miller slips to the side
and Miller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Miller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller shoots for a double leg takedown but Man sprawls well. He's pushed Miller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Man tries to sprawl but Miller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Man wants to get back to full guard.
Miller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller lands strikes from half guard.
Miller drops an elbow to the side of Man's head.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller is pressing down on Man's thigh, looking to free his foot. Man is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Miller working over Man with some ground and pound. Man looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Miller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Miller working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Man is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Miller working over Man with some ground and pound. Man looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Man wants to control but Miller is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Miller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Miller slips a nice elbow through Man's hands, connecting with Man's forehead.
Man is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Man does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Man is still in real trouble! Can Miller finish him?
Miller passes to full mount!
Miller breaks from Man's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Miller lands a big elbow - Man is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Man is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Matt Miller!
Matt Miller retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Matt Miller started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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