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SEC 81: Collision Course PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Attila Orban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayden Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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270 lbs
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280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Attila Orban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jayden Ray!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orban throws a body punch but Ray moves out of range.
Orban throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ray counters with a left and a right that hurts Orban! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Ray jumps into full mount!
Orban is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ray controlling the position easily from mount.
Oh Orban is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ray can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Orban is looking to escape.
Orban seems to have got his legs back now.
Ray controlling his opponent.
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.
Orban knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ray on the ground.
Ray prevents Orban from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jayden Ray hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Orban misses with a left hand
and Ray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ray throws a series of punches but Orban moves out of range.
Ray cracks Orban with a big right hand and Orban goes down!
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!
Ray content to stall in guard here.
Ray stands up and waves to Orban to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orban.
Orban throws a right and a left that Ray avoids nicely.
Ray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ray cracks Orban with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Orban tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Ray pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Orban is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jayden Ray!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Breaksiron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hattori Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Breaksiron had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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160 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Breaksiron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hattori Chiba!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaksiron throws a nice head kick!
Breaksiron scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chiba steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Breaksiron. That one must have hurt.
Chiba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Breaksiron throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Breaksiron misses with a wild body shot.
Breaksiron gets a clinch.
Breaksiron scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Breaksiron.
Breaksiron tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chiba gets control of Breaksiron's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chiba will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chiba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Breaksiron.
Breaksiron is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Breaksiron 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.
Breaksiron postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chiba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Breaksiron keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chiba's head.
Breaksiron trying to control but Chiba is working from the bottom.
Breaksiron loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Breaksiron postures up in Chiba's guard and throws a big left but Chiba blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breaksiron works over Chiba with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaksiron throwing strikes from guard but Chiba blocks nicely.
Breaksiron working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Breaksiron accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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!
Chiba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Breaksiron.
Breaksiron keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chiba's head.
Breaksiron lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Breaksiron postures up in Chiba's guard and throws a big left but Chiba blocks it.
Breaksiron missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Breaksiron in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chiba keeping moving, preventing Breaksiron from controlling successfully.
Breaksiron throws a strike but Chiba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Breaksiron is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Breaksiron is on top in guard.
Breaksiron stands and throws Chiba's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Breaksiron with the ground and pound but Chiba regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Breaksiron missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Breaksiron is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaksiron missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Breaksiron is looking to advance position but Chiba won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chiba is refusing to be controlled, as Breaksiron sits in half guard.
Breaksiron throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Breaksiron lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Breaksiron there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Breaksiron trying to mount his opponent but Chiba defends it.
Breaksiron lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Breaksiron dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Breaksiron gets a clinch.
Breaksiron tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chiba looking for a takedown.
Chiba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Breaksiron gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Breaksiron lands an uppercut.
Chiba can't get the takedown.
Richard Breaksiron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hattori Chiba.
Breaksiron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Breaksiron.
Breaksiron lands a shoulder strike.
Breaksiron makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaksiron tries to land knees in the clinch but Chiba avoids the damage to the body.
Breaksiron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chiba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Breaksiron tries to land knees in the clinch but Chiba avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Breaksiron.
Chiba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Breaksiron avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chiba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Breaksiron pulls his leg out and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Breaksiron. Chiba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Breaksiron as Chiba shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaksiron throws a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Breaksiron.
Breaksiron thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chiba if he has to take too many more of those.
Breaksiron slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chiba looks for a takedown but Breaksiron sprawls well.
Breaksiron throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chiba.
Chiba is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Breaksiron closes the distance and clinches.
Chiba tries for a takedown but Breaksiron manages to get underhooks.
Breaksiron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chiba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaksiron tries to throw a body punch but Chiba avoids it by throwing Breaksiron back against the cage.
Breaksiron with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Breaksiron.
Breaksiron lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Breaksiron not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Breaksiron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chiba can do to turn this around?
Breaksiron missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Breaksiron throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Breaksiron thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Breaksiron thows a huge punch but Chiba dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Breaksiron there.
Breaksiron missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Breaksiron lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Breaksiron thows a huge punch but Chiba dodges it nicely.
Breaksiron stalling away here and it's allowed Chiba to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Breaksiron works over Chiba with some ground and pound from guard.
Breaksiron stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chiba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chiba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Breaksiron is working Chiba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Breaksiron throwing strikes from guard but Chiba blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Breaksiron dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chiba moves out of range of the body kick from Breaksiron.
Breaksiron keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chiba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Breaksiron throws a lazy head kick
and Chiba counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Breaksiron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chiba is one step ahead there.
Breaksiron pulls Chiba in close to his closed guard and prevents Chiba from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba preventing the sweep.
Chiba must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chiba looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chiba avoids the head kick by Breaksiron.
Breaksiron thuds his shin into the meat of Chiba's side.
Breaksiron throws a sloppy head kick and Chiba moves out of range easily.
Breaksiron throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaksiron keeps Chiba at a distance using the push kick.
Breaksiron throws a head kick that misses
and Chiba counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breaksiron is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chiba's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chiba's back!
Breaksiron somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Chiba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chiba has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Breaksiron.
Breaksiron has Chiba flattened out and is raining down punches.
Chiba staying busy and making it hard for Breaksiron to control.
Breaksiron scores with strikes from the back.
Chiba covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaksiron missing with strikes.
Chiba covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Breaksiron throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Breaksiron scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Chiba is looking for a way out.
Breaksiron is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Chiba. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Breaksiron landing with strikes.
Can Chiba hold on?! Breaksiron is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Breaksiron missing with punches from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Breaksiron throwing sloppy strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiba covering up well under a series of strikes from Breaksiron.
Breaksiron scores with punches to the body.
Breaksiron throwing damaging strikes from the back! Chiba could be in trouble here!
Breaksiron missing with strikes from the back.
Breaksiron scores with punches and elbows.
Chiba takes a big shot to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is taking a good look at Chiba as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Breaksiron!
Hattori Chiba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chiba is rocked!
Breaksiron scoring with big shots to the body. Chiba is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Chiba was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Breaksiron!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill McCrackin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Whitley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitley has chosen Beer Bottle Betty as his entrance music. Mike Whitley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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220 lbs
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211 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bill McCrackin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Whitley!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Whitley misses.
Whitley looks to score with a jab to the body but McCrackin is just out of range.
McCrackin tries to land a body kick
and Whitley counters with a straight right hand.
McCrackin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McCrackin clinches up with Whitley and pushes him back against the cage.
McCrackin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whitley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McCrackin lands a nice knee to the body.
Come on McCrackin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from McCrackin on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCrackin keeps control of Whitley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on McCrackin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Whitley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCrackin.
McCrackin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McCrackin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whitley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCrackin has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Whitley is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McCrackin struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitley controls his hands.
Whitley misses with a knee strike.
Whitley blocks a body shot from McCrackin.
McCrackin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whitley backwards.
Whitley blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitley blocks an uppercut.
McCrackin just leaning against Whitley, taking a breather.
Whitley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCrackin. Whitley does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCrackin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCrackin lands a lovely overhand right.
McCrackin misses with a few strikes there.
Whitley missing with a left hand there. McCrackin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whitley.
McCrackin lands an overhand right.
McCrackin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whitley at a distance.
McCrackin moves away from the strike by Whitley.
McCrackin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McCrackin scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCrackin misses with a body shot
letting Whitley counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill McCrackin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McCrackin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whitley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Whitley.
Whitley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Whitley takes one to the side of the head.
Whitley throws out a loose jab but McCrackin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitley misses with a straight left.
McCrackin misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitley looks to score with a jab to the body but McCrackin is just out of range.
McCrackin misses with a body shot.
McCrackin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Whitley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McCrackin checks a low kick from Whitley.
McCrackin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Whitley. Whitley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A cross from McCrackin lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitley gets tackled into the cage by McCrackin. McCrackin maintains the clinch.
Whitley looking to throw knees to the head but McCrackin is blocking nicely.
McCrackin scores with a shot to the side of Whitley's head.
Come on McCrackin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Whitley trying to land knees to the body.
Whitley being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrackin misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCrackin lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCrackin lands a shoulder strike.
McCrackin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McCrackin has a couple of punches blocked by Whitley.
The referee is keeping an eye on McCrackin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McCrackin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whitley backwards.
McCrackin lands a good knee to the midsection. Whitley won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitley blocks an uppercut.
McCrackin stalls.
McCrackin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCrackin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCrackin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McCrackin misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitley blocks an elbow strike from McCrackin.
Whitley takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill McCrackin 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McCrackin throws a body punch but Whitley moves out of range.
McCrackin loads up on a big right hand but Whitley slips the punch.
McCrackin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as McCrackin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whitley doesn't seem phased though.
McCrackin throws a combination. Whitley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Whitley looks to throw the jab but McCrackin is out of range.
A jab from McCrackin finds it's way through Whitley's defenses.
McCrackin moves away from the strike by Whitley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrackin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whitley's sensitive parts.
McCrackin tries to clinch up but Whitley circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Whitley avoids a kick to the body.
Whitley loads up on a big right hand but McCrackin slips the punch.
McCrackin misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from McCrackin. Those never looked like landing.
McCrackin scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitley moves away from the strike by McCrackin.
McCrackin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McCrackin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCrackin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Whitley looks to land a left hand but McCrackin moved out of range nicely.
Whitley misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McCrackin checks it well.
McCrackin staying out of range there.
Whitley slips a jab from McCrackin.
Mike Whitley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Whitley throws a lazy right hand but McCrackin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCrackin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whitley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bill McCrackin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whitley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Whitley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCrackin scores with a decent looking hook.
McCrackin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McCrackin misses with a combination
and Whitley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCrackin lands a nice hook to Whitley's body. Whitley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill McCrackin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCrackin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill McCrackin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie O Grady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Grady comes to the cage accompanied by (no) Self Esteem. Rogers has chosen Step Into A World as his entrance music. Brett Rogers will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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353 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie O Grady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brett Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and O Grady moves out of range easily.
O Grady shoots in for a takedown but Rogers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O Grady swinging wildly here.
O Grady pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Grady shoots in and bounces Rogers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
O Grady lands a couple of elbows.
O Grady is stalling in the full guard.
Rogers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
O Grady slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rogers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rogers working for a triangle but O Grady defends it easily.
Rogers looks gassed!
O Grady is looking to work some ground and pound but Rogers has wrist control.
O Grady trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
O Grady throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Grady engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Richie O Grady wasn't doing enough on the ground.
O Grady closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rogers circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richie O Grady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Grady wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Rogers throws the left hand but O Grady avoids the punch easily.
Rogers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Grady fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rogers avoids it really well and circles away.
O Grady looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rogers is fending him off so far but O Grady persists. Nope, Rogers circles away and we're back to standing.
O Grady fails to land the takedown.
A slow jab from Rogers misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by O Grady.
O Grady fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Grady moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.
Rogers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from O Grady.
O Grady slaps away a takedown attempt from Rogers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
O Grady darts in trying to clinch
and Rogers counters with a left and a right that stings O Grady.
O Grady tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
O Grady has closed the distance and engaged Rogers in a clinch.
Rogers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rogers throws a poor cross that misses
and O Grady counters with a three punch combo that has Rogers backing up. Rogers nods at O Grady to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Grady takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Grady tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rogers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten O Grady somewhat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
O Grady closes the distance and clinches up with Rogers, looking for a takedown. O Grady pushes Rogers against the cage but Rogers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
O Grady is looking to clinch.
O Grady shoots in for a takedown but Rogers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Grady tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rogers swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from O Grady.
Rogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie O Grady dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Grady is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from O Grady.
O Grady moves into the clinch successfully.
O Grady lands with a left to the head.
Rogers avoids a wild elbow strike from O Grady.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but Rogers blocks with his arms.
O Grady prevents Rogers from breaking the clinch.
O Grady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Brett Rogers has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rogers.
O Grady is working Rogers over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Grady connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rogers's face.
O Grady lands a nice knee to the body.
O Grady throws an elbow that misses.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
O Grady working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rogers takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady lands a nice elbow.
O Grady lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for O Grady.
O Grady looking to throw knees to the head but Rogers is blocking nicely.
O Grady with a knee to the head.
Rogers is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, O Grady lands a big elbow that drops Rogers! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Rogers is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richie O Grady!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Tate (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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193 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cael Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Tate!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson wants to slow Tate down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanderson fails with the takedown
and Tate counters with a stiff right hand.
Tate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanderson.
Sanderson moves away from the strike by Tate.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown but Tate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tate scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanderson in his tracks.
Good shot there by Tate.
Tate scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Cael Sanderson has been cut.
Tate slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tate throws out a loose jab but Sanderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tate sprawls well. Tate wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jon Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanderson fails to land the takedown.
Sanderson takes one to the side of the head.
Tate lands a nice shot that snaps Sanderson's head back.
Sanderson misses with a takedown attempt - Tate sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanderson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate catches Sanderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sanderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanderson staying out of range there.
Tate lands with a right hand.
Tate tries to sprawl but Sanderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tate desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sanderson looks to land a strike but Tate avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tate pushes Sanderson off and gets back to his feet.
Tate is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sanderson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanderson misses with a takedown
letting Tate counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate's corner calls for a 1-2. Tate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanderson tries for a takedown but Tate circles away easily
and Tate counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanderson tries to move into range but Tate moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Donk. Tate catches Sanderson right on the button with a cross.
Tate uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tate slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanderson is rocked!
Tate drops Sanderson with a huge uppercut! Sanderson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Tate is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Tate!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nobuhiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nakamura might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Breathe. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nobuhiro Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Collins!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collins. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakamura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Collins to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Nobuhiro Nakamura has been cut.
Nakamura shoots for a takedown but Collins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Collins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nakamura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakamura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
No joy there for Collins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Collins throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nakamura walks into a stiff left hand from Collins.
Nakamura is rocked!
Collins is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Nakamura flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Nakamura is out cold! Collins holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fred Collins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Blair could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shawn Spencer's chin.
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spencer.
Spencer swings for the body but Blair moves out of range.
Blair thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blair throws a lazy right hand but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blair misses with an uppercut.
Spencer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blair.
Blair misses with a right hand
and Spencer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blair cracks Spencer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spencer throws an overhand right that lands on Blair's shoulder, as Blair tries to avoid the shot.
Spencer missing with a left hand there. Blair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blair throws a lazy uppercut
and Spencer counters with a series of strikes. Blair will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blair fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Blair.
Spencer throws a hook but Blair avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Blair misses the target.
Spencer moves forwards but Blair connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Blair misses.
Blair misses with a lunging right hand
and Spencer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blair throws a jab when Spencer was well out of range.
Spencer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blair connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spencer scrambles back to his feet.
Blair is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Spencer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blair scores with a jab to the body.
Spencer misses with a looping right.
Spencer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blair lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spencer backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer slips under a jab.
Blair misses with a body shot.
Blair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blair misses with an uppercut
and Spencer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spencer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Spencer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blair swinging wildly here.
Blair misses with a left hand
and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spencer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blair is breathing heavily.
Spencer slips under a jab.
Spencer just misses with a punch to the body.
Spencer throws a shot from downtown. Blair moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair misses with a right hand
and Spencer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blair swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spencer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blair throws a right hand that misses
and Spencer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blair thinking.
Spencer misses with the combination.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blair.
Jimmy Blair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer throws a nice looking combination but Blair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spencer swinging wildly here.
Spencer lands a left and a right that send Blair crashing to the mat, dazed. Spencer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Blair is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oh Blair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Spencer misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spencer.
Spencer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blair.
Blair seems to have got his legs back now.
A slow jab from Blair misses its intended target.
Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blair was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer.
Blair takes one to the side of the head.
Spencer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blair scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blair tries to move into range but Spencer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer throws a nice looking combination but Blair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blair misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Spencer dominated that round.
That's time! Blair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blair rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shawn Spencer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Spencer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spencer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blair lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spencer at a distance.
Blair slips under a jab.
Spencer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blair lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spencer at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spencer. Blair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spencer takes a swing at Blair's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Spencer.
Blair scores with a nice right hand.
Blair getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blair lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blair cracks Spencer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blair throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
Blair throws the left hand but Spencer avoids the punch easily.
Blair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spencer scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer drops Blair with a beautiful combination! Blair stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Spencer is looking for the KO!
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!
Blair fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spencer on the side of the head.
Spencer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blair dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blair throws a right hand that Spencer ducks under and follows up with a left that Spencer also avoids with ease.
Spencer throws a right hand that Blair ducks under and follows up with a left that Blair also avoids with ease.
A left lands for Blair.
Nice defenses there by Spencer.
A big right from Spencer misses.
Blair misses with a lunging right hand
and Spencer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blair.
Spencer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Blair counter with a right hand.
Oooooh!!! Spencer has knocked Blair down with a huge combo! Spencer steps away and waves a wobbly Blair back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Spencer misses with a hook. Blair ducked under it nicely.
Spencer throws a hook but Blair avoids it easily.
Blair drops his hands momentarily and Spencer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spencer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spencer loads up on a big right hand but Blair slips the punch.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blair scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spencer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spencer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spencer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spencer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spencer lands a jab.
Blair throws a nice looking combination but Spencer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blair's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spencer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blair scrambles back to his feet.
Blair looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blair avoids the body shot from Spencer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer takes a swing at Blair's ribcage but misses.
Spencer walks into a straight right hand from Blair.
Blair defending well as Spencer loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Spencer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Blair misses the target.
Spencer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blair.
Spencer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spencer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blair throws a jab but it's blocked by Spencer.
Spencer fails to land with a series of punches.
Spencer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blair on the side of the head.
Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blair.
Blair misses with a body shot.
Spencer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spencer lands a glancing blow to the side of Blair's head.
Blair misses with a left hand
and Spencer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spencer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer throws out a powerful jab.
Spencer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spencer misses with a two punch combination.
Spencer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blair misses with a two punch combination.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Blair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shawn Spencer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blair lands with a cross.
Blair throws out a loose jab but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spencer slips under a jab.
Shawn Spencer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blair misses with a hook. Spencer ducked under it nicely.
Blair misses with a straight right.
A cross from Spencer lands.
Blair throws a hook but Spencer blocks it.
Blair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spencer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spencer looks to throw the jab but Blair is out of range.
Blair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.
Blair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blair manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Spencer.
Spencer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spencer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blair. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blair lands a nice shot that snaps Spencer's head back.
A left and a right from Spencer both land. Nice combination.
Good exchange - Blair coming out on top.
Spencer misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Spencer.
Blair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jimmy Blair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Blair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blair looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
Blair throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blair throws a right hand that misses
and Spencer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blair misses with a hook
and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blair scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spencer doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blair throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spencer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice jab there from Spencer.
Blair rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spencer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shawn Spencer.
Well Spencer 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Spencer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel The Malkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Malkind comes to the cage accompanied by Reckoner. Vera has chosen call to prayer as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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202 lbs
19 - 10 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nigel The Malkind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dominic Vera!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Malkind counters with a nice body kick.
Vera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Malkind.
Vera scores with a nice head shot.
The Malkind catches Vera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Malkind tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Malkind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vera throws out the jab.
Vera throws a right and a left that The Malkind avoids nicely.
The Malkind throws a leg kick
enabling Vera to counter with a crisp jab.
Vera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Malkind finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vera delivers a nice body kick.
The Malkind takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Malkind walks into a stiff left hand from Vera.
The Malkind tries a head kick but it misses.
Vera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Malkind walks into a stiff left hand from Vera.
Vera throws a right and a left that The Malkind avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera walks into a jab.
Vera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Malkind throws a hook to the side of Vera's head but Vera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Malkind doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Vera displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vera misses with a body kick.
Vera misses with a few strikes there.
The Malkind throws a body punch but Vera moves out of range.
Vera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Malkind throws a head kick but Vera moves out of range.
Dominic Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Malkind with a hook.
It looks like Dominic Vera has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Vera does no damage.
The Malkind takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vera throws a series of punches but The Malkind moves out of range.
Vera misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Malkind fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Malkind manages to avoid it.
The Malkind tries to clinch up.
The Malkind misses with the combination.
Vera thows a body shot but no joy.
Vera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Malkind manages to avoid it.
Vera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Malkind connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vera momentarily.
Vera lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vera throws out a loose jab but The Malkind uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Malkind closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vera throws a series of strikes that have The Malkind backpedaling.
Vera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind just misses with a punch to the body.
Vera misses the jab.
Vera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Malkind throws a body kick that misses.
The Malkind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Malkind throws a left that rocks Vera and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! The Malkind dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Vera regain composure!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vera avoids any damage from the ground and pound of The Malkind.
Vera is not content to let The Malkind control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vera tries to escape but The Malkind is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vera is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The Malkind working the ground and pound.
The Malkind 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.
Vera parries the strikes from The Malkind easily there. The Malkind is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vera to escape.
Vera takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vera is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Malkind is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vera is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The Malkind swings around for an armbar but Vera sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into The Malkind's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel The Malkind dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Vera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Malkind misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vera throws a big shot that misses.
Vera throws an off balance right hand
and The Malkind counters with a low kick, right behind Vera 's knee.
Vera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Malkind has time to react.
The Malkind tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
The Malkind misses the shot to the body.
The Malkind pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Malkind looks to land a body kick but Vera moved away.
Vera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Malkind.
Vera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vera's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Malkind under the eye.
The Malkind avoids a kick to the body.
The Malkind misses with a straight left.
The Malkind showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vera.
Vera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Malkind's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Malkind throws a sloppy head kick
and Vera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Malkind looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Vera misses with a looping left.
Vera misses with a hook.
Dominic Vera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Malkind lands with a good body shot.
Vera is breathing heavily.
The Malkind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vera avoids a kick to the body.
Vera tries to score with a low kick but The Malkind moves his leg out of the way.
The Malkind scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Malkind moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Malkind stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That has opened up Dominic Vera's cut even more.
The Malkind avoids the body shot from Vera.
The Malkind displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vera dodges the punch combination from The Malkind.
The Malkind throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vera.
Vera is rocked!
A head kick lands from The Malkind that sends Vera to the canvas. Vera tries to scramble back to his feet but The Malkind brings him back down into side control.
Vera is still in real trouble! Can The Malkind finish him?
The cut above Dominic Vera's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The Malkind advances to mount.
The Malkind landing strikes from the mount and Vera is in trouble!
The Malkind lands a big elbow - Vera is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Vera is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nigel The Malkind!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jae Wilco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iqbal Al Mamood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Mamood is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mamute Pequenino. This should be fireworks!
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30
163 lbs
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164 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jae Wilco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Iqbal Al Mamood!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al Mamood tries for a takedown but Wilco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Iqbal Al Mamood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Mamood gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wilco to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wilco stands up over Al Mamood, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Al Mamood pulls Wilco in to control the position.
Wilco postures up in Al Mamood's guard and throws a big left but Al Mamood blocks it.
Al Mamood has Wilco pulled in close to control his posture.
Al Mamood keeping moving, preventing Wilco from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Iqbal Al Mamood wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wilco shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wilco was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wilco looking to finish with strikes here!
Al Mamood tries to hold on but Wilco postures up.
Al Mamood has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Wilco's lack of action.
Al Mamood is trying to control but can't.
Wilco 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilco trying to control from Al Mamood's half guard. Al Mamood has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wilco postures up in Al Mamood's guard and throws a big left but Al Mamood blocks it.
Al Mamood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wilco trying to control but Al Mamood is working from the bottom.
Wilco drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Al Mamood dives on top into guard.
Al Mamood not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilco is working hard here to advance position.
Al Mamood trying to control but Wilco is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Iqbal Al Mamood wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wilco looks to land a combination but Al Mamood avoids it well.
Wilco tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Wilco as Al Mamood shoots in.
Al Mamood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilco but Wilco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jae Wilco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iqbal Al Mamood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood misses the shot to the body.
Al Mamood loads up on a big right hand but Wilco slips the punch.
Al Mamood takes a swing at Wilco's ribcage but misses.
Al Mamood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Mamood throws a hook but Wilco avoids it easily.
Al Mamood slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wilco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Al Mamood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Al Mamood misses with an uppercut. Wilco saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Mamood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Al Mamood 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.
Al Mamood wants to control from the top but Wilco keeps moving.
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 Jae Wilco will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Al Mamood misses with a straight left.
Al Mamood misses with a jab to the body
and Wilco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wilco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wilco's hands.
Wilco stuffs the takedown attempt from Al Mamood. Al Mamood gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilco wants to clinch up but Al Mamood keeps it at a distance.
Al Mamood fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wilco sprawls well initially but Al Mamood persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wilco is looking to control Al Mamood's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wilco avoid being mounted?
Al Mamood seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Al Mamood is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilco flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Al Mamood wants to free his trapped foot but Wilco is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Al Mamood content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Al Mamood is thwarting Wilco's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilco is trying to get back to full guard.
Wilco punching from the bottom.
Al Mamood trying to pass the guard but Wilco defending well.
Wilco misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Al Mamood is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Iqbal Al Mamood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilco tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Al Mamood has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilco is desperately trying to improve his position but Al Mamood has a good base and remains in mount.
Wilco wants to hold on but Al Mamood pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wilco tries to reverse the position but Al Mamood maintains control.
Wilco wants to control but Al Mamood is having none of it.
Al Mamood controlling from the full mount.
Al Mamood avoids the attempt from Wilco to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iqbal Al Mamood 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!
A telegraphed right hand from Al Mamood misses the target.
Al Mamood gets the takedown into side control.
Al Mamood trying to control the action but Wilco is working from the bottom.
Wilco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wilco tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Al Mamood easily slips into full mount!
Wilco is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood controlling from mount.
Al Mamood with good strikes from the mount here!
Wilco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Al Mamood has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wilco's face.
Wilco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood controlling the position easily from mount.
Al Mamood with a couple of short strikes.
Al Mamood avoids the attempt from Wilco to control.
Wilco really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilco regains half guard.
Al Mamood content to control rather than advance.
Al Mamood working the head and body with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Al Mamood prevents Wilco from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood wants to take a breather but Wilco is having none of it.
Wilco gets back to full guard.
Wilco wants to improve his position but instead Al Mamood has moved into half guard.
Wilco is trying to maintain the position but Al Mamood is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilco is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iqbal Al Mamood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Al Mamood 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iqbal Al Mamood!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Indiana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Indiana has chosen Jay Z - 99 problems as his entrance music. Gary Indiana has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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203 lbs
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214 lbs
15 - 3 - 2 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Humberto Giant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Indiana!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Giant.
Giant misses with a wild body shot.
Giant throws a leg kick
and Indiana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Indiana. Giant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Indiana loads up on a big right hand but Giant slips the punch.
Giant instigates a clinch.
Giant lands a good knee to the midsection. Indiana won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from Indiana fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Indiana fails to land.
Giant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giant throws a sloppy head kick and Indiana moves out of range easily.
Giant misses with a wild combination.
Giant walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Indiana walks into a jab.
Indiana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Giant looks to score with a jab to the body but Indiana is just out of range.
Indiana slips a jab from Giant.
Giant moves out of range of the leg kick from Indiana.
Indiana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giant.
Indiana misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Giant tries to clinch there but Indiana circles away.
Indiana smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Indiana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Giant makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Indiana slips a jab from Giant.
Giant misses with a low kick.
Indiana shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Giant as he jumps to the side.
Giant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Indiana manages to avoid it.
Indiana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Indiana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Indiana manages to avoid it.
Giant throws a leg kick that misses.
Giant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Indiana avoids the body shot from Giant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Indiana cracks Giant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Giant throws a head kick that misses.
Giant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Indiana was well out of range. Poor timing from Giant.
Giant misses with an uppercut.
Humberto Giant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Indiana throws a jab when Giant was well out of range.
Giant wants to clinch.
Indiana misses the shot to the body.
Giant scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Indiana needs to keep his hands up - Giant had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Gary Indiana has been cut.
Giant looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Giant throws the kick towards the body but Indiana avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giant. Indiana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giant thows a leg kick but Indiana checks it
and Giant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Indiana closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giant is looking to control Indiana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Giant avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Indiana scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Indiana seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Giant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Giant has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Indiana is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Giant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Indiana'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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giant. Indiana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giant slips under a jab.
Indiana misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giant. Indiana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Indiana throws a big shot that misses.
Giant bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Indiana's head backwards.
Giant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Indiana moves out of range as Giant strikes.
Giant moves out of range of the strikes.
Giant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Indiana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Indiana shoots in but no luck this time.
Indiana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Indiana dodges the punch combination from Giant.
Giant doesn't manage to clinch there - Indiana circles away.
Giant throws a leg kick but Indiana sees it coming and moves out of range.
Giant throws a hook to the side of Indiana's head but Indiana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Indiana 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.
Giant throws a jab when Indiana was well out of range.
Giant doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Indiana tries to clinch there but Giant circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Indiana misses with a looping left.
A combination from Giant does no damage.
Indiana moves out of range of the body kick.
Indiana lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Indiana thuds a left hand into Giant's body.
Giant is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Giant. No joy for Indiana on that attempt.
Indiana scores with a nice strike.
Indiana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Giant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Indiana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Indiana gets tackled into the cage by Giant. Giant maintains the clinch.
Giant missing with knees to the body.
Giant scores a nice knee to the body.
Indiana working aggressively here.
Indiana managing to block the knees to the body from Giant.
Giant tries to circle away but Indiana has him pinned against the cage.
Giant comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Indiana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Giant breaks from the clinch.
Giant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giant moves out of range of the strikes.
Giant misses with a wild body shot.
Indiana lands a jab-cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Indiana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giant misses with a straight right.
Giant misses with a body punch
and Indiana counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Giant throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Indiana with a nice cross.
Humberto Giant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giant throws a sloppy head kick and Indiana moves out of range easily.
Humberto Giant is winning the standup battle so far.
Giant is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Indiana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Giant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Indiana fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giant moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Giant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Giant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gary Indiana's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice leg kick lands there from Giant.
A lazy left from Indiana finds it's target.
Giant thows a body shot but no joy.
Indiana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Giant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Indiana counters with a right hand to the body.
Indiana misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Giant lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Indiana has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Indiana and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Giant throws a low kick but Indiana avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Giant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giant throws a jab when Indiana was well out of range.
Giant closes the distance and pushes Indiana back into the cage.
Giant is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Giant landing knees to the body.
Giant blocks an uppercut.
Giant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Indiana's efforts to push away.
Indiana misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giant.
Indiana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Giant breaks the clinch.
Indiana misses the shot to the body.
Giant misses with a hook. Indiana ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Indiana dives in and grabs Giant's left leg, looking for a takedown. Giant pushes down on Indiana's head and hops out.
Giant stuns Indiana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Indiana lands with a straight right. Giant didn't see that one coming.
Giant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Indiana.
Giant thows a body shot but no joy.
Giant bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giant thows a leg kick but Indiana checks it
and Indiana counters with a takedown into side control.
Giant is trying to control Indiana's posture but Indiana avoids it.
Giant is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Indiana is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Giant is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Indiana tries to score with some ground and pound. Giant controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Indiana are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Giant avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Indiana.
Indiana working away.
Indiana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Giant keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giant is looking to regain half guard here but Indiana keeps moving and retains side control.
Indiana in side control, throwing shots but Giant defends.
Indiana is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Giant is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Indiana is trying to get an arm triangle but Giant is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Indiana prevents Giant from escaping the position.
Indiana trying to control the position but Giant is working away.
Giant gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Indiana trying to pass the guard but Giant defending well.
Indiana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Indiana takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Indiana throws a strike but Giant avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Indiana working some strikes from top position.
Indiana wants to control from the top but Giant keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Gary Indiana just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Gary Indiana'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.
A big left from Giant misses.
Giant pushes Indiana away with a front kick.
Indiana just misses with a punch to the body.
Giant throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Giant throws a front kick that sends Indiana stumbling back into the cage.
Giant thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Indiana if he has to take too many more of those.
Indiana dives in and grabs Giant's left leg, looking for a takedown. Giant pushes down on Indiana's head and hops out.
Indiana tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Giant misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Indiana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Giant lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Indiana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Giants jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Indiana just misses with a punch to the body.
Indiana misses with an uppercut. Giant saw that one coming.
Giant misses with an uppercut.
Indiana's jab looks to have found its range, popping Giant under the eye.
Indiana takes one to the side of the head.
Indiana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Indiana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Giant in his tracks.
Giant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giant throws a front kick aimed at Indiana's knee but Indiana avoids it well.
Giant keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Humberto Giant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Indiana.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Giant, right into the meat.
Giant thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Indiana if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Giant catches Indiana right on the button with a cross.
Giant tries to land a leg kick but Indiana saw it coming and moves away.
Indiana is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant throws the kick towards the body but Indiana avoids it.
Giant misses with a hook to the body
and Indiana counters with a right hand to the body.
Giant throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Giant lets loose with a powerful body kick. Indiana will feel that in the morning.
Indiana is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Giant throws a leg kick which misses Indiana's front leg but catches the back leg as Indiana tries to avoid it.
Giant cracks a nice hook into Indiana's ribs.
Giant misses with a leg kick.
Giant scores with a jab to the jaw.
Indiana has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Giant.
Indiana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Indiana throws a lazy right hand but Giant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Indiana is looking to clinch but Giant is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Indiana sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Giant just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Giant misses.
Giant scores with a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Giant.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giant bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Giant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Indiana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Giant had his way with Gary Indiana in that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Indiana's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Indiana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Giant misses the shot to the body.
Giant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Giant misses with a low kick.
Giant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Giant keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Giant throws a front kick aimed at Indiana's knee but Indiana avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Giant.
Giant misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Indiana chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Giant can pounce on him.
Giant takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Indiana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Giant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Indiana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giant misses with a straight right.
Giant throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Indiana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Giant is looking to clinch.
Giant lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Indiana with a jab.
Giant misses the body punch
and Indiana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Indiana.
Giant rushes Indiana and presses him up against the cage.
Indiana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Indiana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giant backwards.
Giant presses Indiana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Indiana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Giant backwards.
Giant breaks from the clinch.
Giant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Indiana throws a predictable looking body shot
and Giant counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Indiana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Indiana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giant misses with a series of wild punches.
Giant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Indiana cracks Giant with a good jab.
Giant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Giant misses with a lunging right hand
and Indiana counters with a shoot takedown. Giant fights it but they end up in guard.
Gary Indiana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Indiana is fighting to break Giant's control of his arms but Giant is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Indiana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Indiana 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.
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!
Indiana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Indiana is looking to work some ground and pound but Giant has wrist control.
Indiana wants to pass the guard but Giant is keeping the position.
Giant looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giant wants to sweep here but Indiana controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humberto Giant showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Giant 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humberto Giant!
Humberto Giant retains his light heavyweight title!
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