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FCD 47: Huerta vs Eslay PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad El Sayed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Sayed is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stand Up by Trapt. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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182 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bam Margera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammad El Sayed!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from El Sayed does it's job there.
El Sayed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Margera blocks a leg kick.
El Sayed throws a jab when Margera was well out of range.
Margera slips under a jab.
Margera blocks a head kick by El Sayed.
El Sayed is looking to clinch.
El Sayed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Margera.
El Sayed lands with a nice combination. Margera backs away looking to recover.
Margera tries for a takedown but El Sayed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
El Sayed throws a right and a left that both miss.
El Sayed misses with a two punch combination.
El Sayed tries to clinch but Margera moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from El Sayed. No joy for Margera on that attempt.
El Sayed throws a head kick that misses.
El Sayed tries to clinch but Margera moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera moves out of range as El Sayed strikes.
El Sayed lands a glancing blow to the side of Margera's head.
El Sayed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Margera.
Margera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but El Sayed avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bam Margera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Sayed throws a hook but Margera blocks it.
Margera moves away from the strike by El Sayed.
Margera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
El Sayed fails to land with a series of punches.
El Sayed tries to close the distance and clinch but Margera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
El Sayed cracks a nice hook into Margera's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera defending well as El Sayed loads up on a big left hand.
Margera bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Margera tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Margera has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
El Sayed wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Margera working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Margera works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Sayed is trying to buck Margera off.
Margera trying to control the position but El Sayed is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Margera fails with a takedown attempt.
El Sayed tries to clinch there but Margera circles away.
Margera closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Margera lands in his opponent's guard.
El Sayed is looking to stand up but Margera isn't so interested in that idea.
El Sayed keeping moving, preventing Margera from controlling successfully.
Margera has gone for a leg lock! El Sayed slips out almost immediately though and dives into Margera's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera being controlled here, momentarily.
Margera is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Margera prevents El Sayed from standing back up.
El Sayed wants to control but Margera is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Sayed is defending against the submission attempts here by Margera.
Margera slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mohammad El Sayed will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
El Sayed tries to clinch but Margera is having none of it.
Margera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? El Sayed is fending him off so far but Margera persists. Nope, El Sayed circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from El Sayed as Margera shoots in.
El Sayed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Margera circles away quickly and effectively.
El Sayed misses with a double jab.
El Sayed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
El Sayed misses the shot to the body.
Margera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Margera looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for El Sayed!
El Sayed is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera throwing strikes here but El Sayed is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Margera wants to finish this one by submission but El Sayed is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Margera.
El Sayed defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Margera.
Margera misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
El Sayed is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Margera throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Margera working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
El Sayed wants to hold on but Margera pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed wants to try and get back to his feet.
El Sayed is looking to improve his position but Margera isn't that keen on the idea.
El Sayed is trying to stand up.
El Sayed is breathing heavily.
Margera sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Margera throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Margera throwing strikes here but El Sayed is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Margera looking for a guillotine from mount but El Sayed is having none of it.
Margera 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.
El Sayed wants to hold on but Margera pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Margera controlling the position easily from mount.
El Sayed is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
El Sayed bucks up and throws Margera to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mohammad El Sayed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
El Sayed throws a sloppy head kick and Margera moves out of range easily.
Margera shoots for a takedown but El Sayed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bam Margera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Margera shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Margera punching from mount but El Sayed doing a good job of avoiding damage.
El Sayed is looking to get to half guard.
Margera is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but El Sayed is surviving well by controlling Margera's body position as best he can.
Margera with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Margera throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Margera tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
El Sayed wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Margera jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but El Sayed manages to avoid the submission attempt.
El Sayed is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Margera asserts his dominance and retains side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Sayed is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Margera is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but El Sayed is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
El Sayed is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Margera dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Margera fails with a takedown attempt.
Margera slips a jab from El Sayed.
El Sayed stuns Margera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Margera fails with the takedown.
El Sayed misses with a double jab.
Bam Margera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick from El Sayed lands but Margera takes it in his stride.
Mohammad El Sayed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Margera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
El Sayed tries to clinch up.
El Sayed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Margera shoots in for a double leg but El Sayed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bam Margera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Sayed gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Margera to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
El Sayed is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
El Sayed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
El Sayed stops a takedown attempt from Margera.
Margera has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by El Sayed after a bit of a struggle.
Margera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. El Sayed fights it off and pushes away nicely.
El Sayed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Margera's head backwards.
El Sayed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
El Sayed connects with a right hand. Margera shakes it off.
El Sayed misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed throws a sloppy head kick and Margera moves out of range easily.
El Sayed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Margera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good leg kick by El Sayed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
El Sayed stuffs the takedown attempt from Margera. Margera gets slowly back to his feet.
El Sayed throws a good cross that connects.
El Sayed tries a head kick but it misses.
Margera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from El Sayed.
El Sayed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Margera's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed misses with the combination.
Margera fails with a takedown attempt.
Margera throws a looping overhand right but El Sayed ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - El Sayed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
El Sayed misses with a head kick.
Margera looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for El Sayed!
El Sayed wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
El Sayed tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Margera looking for a guillotine from mount but El Sayed is having none of it.
El Sayed is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
El Sayed blocking the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Margera has hold of El Sayed's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and El Sayed manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Sayed is trying to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mohammad El Sayed.
I think El Sayed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammad El Sayed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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253 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good low kicks
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Al Capone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michel Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira throws a head kick that misses.
Pereira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Capone feints and as Pereira raises his hands in defense, Capone changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Capone trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Capone is sitting in close to Pereira's body. Pereira has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Capone is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Capone is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Pereira.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michel Pereira!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armor King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geter Done (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Armor King. Armor King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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277 lbs
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233 lbs
14 - 25 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Determined |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Armor King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geter Done!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Done tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Done's waist but Done gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
King shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Done's guard.
King controls from within his opponent's guard.
King avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
King throwing strikes from guard but Done blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King content to stall in guard here.
Done is working an open guard so King takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Done gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
King throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to pass the guard but Done is keeping the position.
King controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Done keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Armor King just wasn't active enough.
King misses with a takedown attempt - Done sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
King lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Done moves out of range easily.
Done keeps the fight on the outside.
King darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
King is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
King passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
King breaks from Done's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
King lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armor King dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
King wobbles Done with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! King dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Done to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Armor King!
A very excited looking Armor King rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Brasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilia Rutkowska (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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300 lbs
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300 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donnie Brasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Emilia Rutkowska!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasco lands with a good body shot.
Rutkowska takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brasco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rutkowska.
Rutkowska scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Donnie Brasco has been cut.
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!
Rutkowska shoots in for a double leg but Brasco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rutkowska shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brasco sprawls well. Brasco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rutkowska gets slowly back to his feet.
Donnie Brasco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilia Rutkowska.
Brasco has a takedown stuffed.
Brasco throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rutkowska's head.
Rutkowska misses with the combination.
Rutkowska shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brasco defends it nicely.
Brasco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brasco wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big head kick from Brasco and Rutkowska is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Rutkowska looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brasco stands up and waves to Rutkowska to follow him.
Rutkowska is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brasco sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brasco misses with a head kick.
Brasco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brasco misses with a head kick.
Rutkowska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rutkowska is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brasco is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rutkowska.
Rutkowska throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brasco's waist but Brasco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rutkowska off to one side.
Brasco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rutkowska throws a right hand that Brasco ducks under and follows up with a left that Brasco also avoids with ease.
Rutkowska fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brasco.
Brasco looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Brasco backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Rutkowska's temple! It sends Rutkowska violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Brasco celebrates and the doctors try to help Rutkowska!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Donnie Brasco!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez 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.
Velasquez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winchester swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Velasquez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Winchester throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Velasquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Winchester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winchester throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Winchester throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Winchester will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Winchester looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winchester throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Velasquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Winchester. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Winchester trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Winchester will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Velasquez postures up and lands a big shot to Winchester's brow.
Winchester throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Winchester is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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!
Velasquez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winchester swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winchester will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Winchester keeping moving, preventing Velasquez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester trying to strike off his back.
Winchester trying to strike off his back.
Winchester doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Winchester doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Winchester thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Winchester 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.
Winchester throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winchester doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Velasquez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winchester swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Velasquez postures up in Winchester's guard and throws a big left but Winchester blocks it.
Winchester doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Winchester throwing short punches from the bottom.
Winchester keeping full guard, as Velasquez tries to pass.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Velasquez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Winchester throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Winchester doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez trying to control but Winchester is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom.
Winchester trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Winchester throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Velasquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Winchester trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Velasquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Winchester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winchester throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Winchester thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Winchester striking off his back but it's not causing Velasquez any problems.
Winchester throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Winchester keeping moving, preventing Velasquez from controlling successfully.
Winchester striking off his back but it's not causing Velasquez any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Winchester is on top in guard.
Winchester drops back, looking for a kneebar! Velasquez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Velasquez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Velasquez!
Winchester striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Velasquez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Winchester is not content to let Velasquez control the position.
Winchester tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Velasquez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winchester keeps working.
Winchester is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Winchester tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winchester sneaks back into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez throwing shots but Winchester is blocking nicely.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
Velasquez blocks the strikes from Winchester.
Velasquez blocks the strikes from Winchester.
Winchester flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Velasquez wants to take a breather but Winchester is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winchester throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Winchester is not content to let Velasquez control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velasquez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Winchester knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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 Sam Winchester will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Winchester tries for a takedown but Velasquez circles away easily
and Velasquez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Winchester!
Velasquez tries to control but Winchester wriggling away.
Winchester is working to get back to half guard.
Velasquez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Velasquez is landing with some decent strikes but Winchester is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez blocks Winchester's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Winchester is looking to improve his position but Velasquez isn't that keen on the idea.
Velasquez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Velasquez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Velasquez blocks Winchester's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Velasquez looking to control but Winchester is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Velasquez with shots to the head and body - Winchester looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Winchester sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Winchester misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cain Velasquez has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Winchester manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Winchester trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Winchester keeping moving, preventing Velasquez from controlling successfully.
Velasquez lands a couple of digs.
Winchester looking for a sweep. Not yet Winchester, not yet.
Velasquez advances position into side control!
Velasquez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Velasquez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez looks up at the clock and then as Winchester takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Velasquez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Velasquez working the ground and pound from side control.
Velasquez cracks Winchester with a big right hand but Winchester just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Velasquez takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Winchester to pass into mount.
Velasquez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Velasquez lands a nice shot to the head.
Winchester throwing hammer fists to the chest of Velasquez. What's that going to do exactly?
Velasquez lands with some strikes.
Winchester throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Winchester in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Velasquez tries to control but Winchester wriggling away.
Winchester throwing hammer fists to the chest of Velasquez. What's that going to do exactly?
Winchester throwing hammer fists to the chest of Velasquez. What's that going to do exactly?
Winchester regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winchester throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is trying to control the action in half guard but Winchester is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Winchester flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Velasquez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Winchester has managed to free his arm - good work.
Velasquez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Velasquez throwing shots but Winchester is blocking nicely.
Winchester is refusing to be controlled, as Velasquez sits in half guard.
Winchester flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Winchester flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Winchester throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Winchester misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Velasquez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winchester keeps working.
Winchester manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Velasquez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Winchester throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Winchester doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Winchester works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winchester trying to strike off his back.
Winchester trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Velasquez throws a big elbow that misses.
Winchester wants to sweep here but Velasquez controlling him for the moment.
Winchester throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winchester throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Velasquez stands and throws Winchester's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Velasquez scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Velasquez 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Winchester. No joy for Velasquez on that attempt.
Winchester fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sam Winchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winchester fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Winchester as Velasquez shoots in.
Winchester closes this distance looking for a takedown but Velasquez circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Winchester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velasquez has a takedown stuffed.
Velasquez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Velasquez connects with a nice short shot to Winchester's temple.
Winchester misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Velasquez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Winchester blocking the ground and pound attempt from Velasquez.
Winchester punching from the bottom.
Velasquez is trying to control. Winchester wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Winchester landing a few short strikes.
Velasquez blocks the strikes from Winchester.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Winchester is defending against the submission attempts here by Velasquez.
Winchester is refusing to be controlled, as Velasquez sits in half guard.
Winchester throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
Winchester throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winchester flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Velasquez wants to free his trapped foot but Winchester is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Winchester misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Velasquez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ground and pound from Velasquez.
Velasquez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Winchester misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Winchester flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Winchester punching from the bottom.
Velasquez wants to control but Winchester is keeping him busy.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Velasquez is looking to take a break and control but Winchester is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Velasquez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Winchester is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Velasquez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Velasquez's back!
Winchester is not going to allow Velasquez to sit and survive in this position.
Winchester looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Velasquez taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sam Winchester!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noah Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago has chosen Get Em Up - Cypress Hill as his entrance music. Carlos Santiago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noah Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago misses with a body shot.
Ho misses with a takedown attempt - Santiago sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ho.
A combination from Santiago does no damage.
Santiago throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santiago throws a leg kick which misses Ho's front leg but catches the back leg as Ho tries to avoid it.
Santiago darts in and clinches Ho up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ho gets control of Santiago's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ho will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ho is working an open guard so Santiago takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Santiago throws a head kick but Ho moves out of range.
Ho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago stuffs the takedown attempt from Ho. Ho gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Ho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Ho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ho fails with a takedown attempt.
Carlos Santiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho.
Ho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santiago defends it nicely.
Santiago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ho counters with a shoot takedown. Santiago fights it but they end up in guard.
Santiago is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ho is controlling him.
Santiago tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santiago wants to get back to his feet but Ho is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Santiago is looking to stand up but Ho isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ho is looking to work some ground and pound but Santiago has wrist control.
Santiago throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Santiago wants to stand up but Ho is controlling him.
Ho passes Santiago's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Santiago tries to kick Ho off but Ho keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ho thows a huge punch but Santiago dodges it nicely.
Ho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ho landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho is nestled in close to Santiago, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santiago regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ho.
Ho stopping the sweep attempt from Santiago.
Santiago wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ho manages to pass to side control.
Ho winds up and cracks Santiago with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ho landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Santiago really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ho stops Santiago from getting back to his feet.
Ho slips a nice elbow through Santiago's hands, connecting with Santiago's forehead.
Santiago blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ho.
Ho is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is trying to control but can't.
Santiago manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Carlos Santiago has been cut.
Ho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santiago works Ho's body with a nice hook.
Ho gets the takedown into side control.
Santiago looks gassed!
Santiago tries to escape but Ho is in control.
Santiago managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ho.
Santiago tries to bench press Ho off him but Ho keeps the position.
Santiago being controlled for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santiago wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Ho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Santiago's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ho dives in and grabs Santiago's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santiago pushes down on Ho's head and hops out.
Santiago tries to clinch up but Ho circles away and keeps his distance.
Santiago throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho shoots in for a takedown but Santiago shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santiago closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ho did well to prevent Santiago getting side control.
Ho moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Santiago tries to stand but Ho is controlling from the bottom.
Ho isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Santiago stacks Ho on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Santiago!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Santiago tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ho.
Ho tries to roll over but Santiago keeps him under control.
Santiago tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ho manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ho manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santiago manages to get himself to full guard.
Ho prevents Santiago from getting back to his feet.
Santiago is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santiago has control of Ho's left arm, preventing Ho from doing any damage.
Ho cracks Santiago with a solid left hand.
Santiago wants to stand but Ho is controlling the position.
Ho connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santiago works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santiago is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ho is controlling him.
Ho preventing the sweep.
Ho is looking to work some ground and pound but Santiago has wrist control.
Ho won't allow Santiago to get back to his feet.
Ho throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho landing with the ground and pound.
Ho lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Noah Ho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santiago is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Santiago wants to get back to his feet but Ho is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ho drops back looking for a leg! Santiago is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santiago manages to kick Ho off! Ho jumps back into Santiago's guard.
Ho postures up in Santiago's guard and throws a big left but Santiago blocks it.
Ho throws a big right hand that misses.
Ho throwing strikes but missing.
Ho advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho scoring with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santiago takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ho tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ho looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Santiago is avoiding damage well.
Ho 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.
Ho scores with a couple of short elbows.
Santiago is trying to get back to his feet.
Ho working the head with strikes.
Santiago is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santiago is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ho is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Santiago is still in real trouble! Can Ho finish him?
Ho postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Santiago bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Ho and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Ho!
After winning the bout, Noah Ho thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drako Drakodyak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hekmatyar has chosen Open Season as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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21
300 lbs
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25
305 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drako Drakodyak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drakodyak shoots for a takedown but Hekmatyar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drakodyak connects with a high kick.
Hekmatyar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drakodyak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drakodyak counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Drakodyak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch but Drakodyak moves away
and Drakodyak counters with a head kick. That will keep Hekmatyar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drakodyak misses with a body kick.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch up
and Drakodyak counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hekmatyar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hekmatyar wants to clinch
and Drakodyak counters with a big head kick but Hekmatyar shrugs it off.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hekmatyar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hekmatyar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hekmatyar looks to clinch
and Drakodyak counters with a body kick.
Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drakodyak throws a head kick but Hekmatyar moves out of range.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hekmatyar blocks a head kick by Drakodyak.
Drakodyak scores with a head kick.
Hekmatyar doesn't manage to clinch there - Drakodyak circles away.
Hekmatyar avoids the head kick by Drakodyak.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hekmatyar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drakodyak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Hekmatyar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hekmatyar moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Drakodyak.
Hekmatyar moves to clinch but Drakodyak breaks away
and Drakodyak counters with an outside leg kick.
Hekmatyar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drakodyak counters with a solid body kick.
Hekmatyar looks gassed!
Hekmatyar tries to clinch
and Drakodyak counters with a head kick. That will keep Hekmatyar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Drakodyak tries a head kick but it misses.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch but Drakodyak is having none of it.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch up.
Drakodyak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drakodyak connects with a high kick.
It looks like Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar has been cut.
Drakodyak lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hekmatyar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hekmatyar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hekmatyar blocks a head kick by Drakodyak.
Hekmatyar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Drakodyak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Drakodyak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drakodyak delivers a nice body kick.
Hekmatyar looks to clinch
and Drakodyak counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drakodyak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drakodyak counters with a big head kick but Hekmatyar shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakodyak throws a head kick but Hekmatyar moves out of range.
Drakodyak lands a head kick!
Drakodyak thows a body shot but no joy.
Hekmatyar cracks Drakodyak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drakodyak connects with a solid leg kick.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch but Drakodyak moves away
and Drakodyak counters with a good low kick that Hekmatyar was not able to check.
Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hekmatyar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drakodyak counters with a low kick, right behind Hekmatyar 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drakodyak cracks Hekmatyar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hekmatyar takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drako Drakodyak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hekmatyar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Drakodyak feints and then cracks Hekmatyar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hekmatyar down.
Hekmatyar takes a swing at Drakodyak's ribcage but misses.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch up
and Drakodyak counters with a nice leg kick.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drakodyak scores with a spinning back kick!
Drako Drakodyak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hekmatyar closes the distance but Drakodyak moves to the side
and Drakodyak counters with a straight right hand.
Drakodyak cracks the inside of Hekmatyar's front leg.
Drakodyak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakodyak scores with a head kick. Hekmatyar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hekmatyar is breathing heavily.
Hekmatyar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hekmatyar avoids the head kick by Drakodyak.
A head kick misses from Drakodyak.
Drakodyak lands with a kick to the ribs.
Drakodyak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drakodyak throws a sloppy head kick and Hekmatyar moves out of range easily.
Drakodyak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hekmatyar moves away.
Drakodyak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drakodyak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Drakodyak lands a head kick. Hekmatyar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That has opened up Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar's cut even more.
A head kick misses from Drakodyak.
Hekmatyar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drakodyak lands with a good body shot.
Drakodyak throws a nice head kick!
Drakodyak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drakodyak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drakodyak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drakodyak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drakodyak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drakodyak misses with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hekmatyar might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Drakodyak has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hekmatyar wants to clinch
and Drakodyak counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Drakodyak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hekmatyar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drakodyak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hekmatyar is looking to clinch.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drakodyak.
Hekmatyar takes the fight into the clinch.
Drakodyak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hekmatyar walks away with a smile on his face. Drakodyak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hekmatyar darts in trying to clinch
and Drakodyak counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Drakodyak throws a head kick but Hekmatyar moves out of range.
Drakodyak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drakodyak lands a head kick. Hekmatyar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Drakodyak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hekmatyar can do to turn this around?
Drakodyak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drakodyak defending well as Hekmatyar loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hekmatyar doesn't manage to clinch there - Drakodyak circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hekmatyar drives through and clinches with Drakodyak against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hekmatyar fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hekmatyar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drako Drakodyak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Drakodyak misses with a head kick.
Drako Drakodyak is winning the standup battle so far.
Drakodyak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drakodyak feints a jab promting Hekmatyar to slip. Drakodyak then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hekmatyar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hekmatyar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drakodyak lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch combination from Hekmatyar misses.
Hekmatyar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drakodyak is looking to wear down Hekmatyar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drakodyak throws a head kick but Hekmatyar moves out of range.
Drakodyak scoring well with a low kick there.
Drakodyak tries a head kick but it misses.
Hekmatyar avoids the head kick by Drakodyak.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hekmatyar tries to close the distance and clinch but Drakodyak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hekmatyar misses with a body shot.
Hekmatyar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drakodyak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hekmatyar avoids the head kick by Drakodyak.
Hekmatyar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Drakodyak.
Hekmatyar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Drakodyak throws a sloppy head kick and Hekmatyar moves out of range easily.
Drakodyak looks to land a body kick but Hekmatyar moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hekmatyar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drakodyak throws a sloppy head kick and Hekmatyar moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hekmatyar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hekmatyar blocks a head kick by Drakodyak.
Hekmatyar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drakodyak misses with a head kick.
Hekmatyar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drakodyak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drakodyak keeps the fight on the outside.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch up
and Drakodyak counters with a series of strikes. Hekmatyar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hekmatyar closes the distance but Drakodyak moves to the side
and Drakodyak counters with a big head kick but Hekmatyar shrugs it off.
The cut above Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakodyak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hekmatyar moves in looking to clinch but Drakodyak pushes him off.
Hekmatyar avoids the head kick by Drakodyak.
Hekmatyar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drakodyak counters with a head kick.
Drakodyak looks for the body kick but Hekmatyar saw that one coming.
Hekmatyar blocks a head kick by Drakodyak.
Hekmatyar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drakodyak.
Hekmatyar fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses.
Drakodyak lands a high kick!
Hekmatyar blocks a head kick by Drakodyak.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hekmatyar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hekmatyar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Hekmatyar. No joy for Drakodyak on that attempt.
Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drako Drakodyak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drakodyak misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hekmatyar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hekmatyar throws a series of punches but Drakodyak avoids them all with ease.
Drakodyak lands with a kick to the temple. Hekmatyar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that's the end of the fight!
Drako Drakodyak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drakodyak, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drako Drakodyak!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daley Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis McLay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis McLay has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daley Borisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lewis McLay!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Borisov!
McLay with a poor takedown
and Borisov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McLay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borisov.
Borisov throws a jab when McLay was well out of range.
A big left from Borisov misses.
McLay throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Borisov's waist but Borisov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McLay off to one side.
A swing and a miss from Borisov.
A right-left combo lands from Borisov.
Daley Borisov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borisov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Daley Borisov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lewis McLay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov throws a lazy right hand but McLay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McLay with a lazy takedown attempt
and Borisov counters with a left and a right that stings McLay.
McLay slips under a jab from Borisov.
McLay drives through and clinches with Borisov against the cage.
McLay is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McLay is looking for a takedown.
McLay gets underhooks to prevent Borisov's takedown attempt.
Borisov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov is trying to pull guard but McLay has him pressed against the cage.
McLay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Borisov gets underhooks to prevent McLay's takedown attempt.
McLay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McLay is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Borisov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McLay has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Borisov regains guard immediately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borisov is trying to keep McLay in close.
McLay got a little sloppy there for a moment and Borisov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McLay has managed to get both his arms back between Borisov's legs - danger averted.
Borisov has his foot on McLay's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McLay works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLay throws a big elbow that misses.
McLay throwing strikes from guard but Borisov blocks nicely.
McLay passes into half guard.
Borisov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McLay pulls his head out easily.
McLay is thwarting Borisov's attempts to control the position.
Borisov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Borisov.
McLay is sitting in close to Borisov's body. Borisov has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! McLay is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, McLay is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Borisov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daley Borisov!
Daley Borisov very nearly forgot to thank XTREME PWNAGE amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fou Rthihovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pac Quiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quiao has chosen Young,Wild n Free - Wiz Khalifa ft. Snoop Dogg as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fou Rthihovsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pac Quiao!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quiao throws the left hand but Rthihovsky avoids the punch easily.
Quiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rthihovsky misses with a hook
and Quiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quiao scores with a sloppy right hand. Rthihovsky should have avoided that one.
Rthihovsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rthihovsky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Quiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Quiao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Quiao.
Rthihovsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rthihovsky throws a big shot that misses.
Quiao scores with a hook.
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!
Rthihovsky swings for the body but Quiao moves out of range.
Quiao throws a lazy right hand but Rthihovsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Quiao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rthihovsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quiao.
Quiao swinging wildly here.
Rthihovsky lands a head shot.
Quiao misses with a left hand
and Rthihovsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quiao misses with a two punch combination.
Rthihovsky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quiao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rthihovsky takes a swing at Quiao's ribcage but misses.
Rthihovsky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quiao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quiao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rthihovsky clinches up with Quiao and pushes him back against the cage.
Rthihovsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quiao blocking some punches.
Quiao trying to stall but Rthihovsky improves his position.
Rthihovsky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Quiao wants to break free but Rthihovsky has control.
Quiao is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rthihovsky is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Quiao to the mat. Quiao regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rthihovsky looking to pass the guard.
Quiao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rthihovsky trying to control but Quiao is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky throws a big elbow that misses.
Quiao keeping full guard, as Rthihovsky tries to pass.
Rthihovsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rthihovsky won't allow Quiao to sweep him here.
Rthihovsky slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Quiao pulls Rthihovsky in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rthihovsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Quiao sprawls well. He's pushed Rthihovsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Quiao lands an overhand right.
Quiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quiao looks to land a right hand but Rthihovsky moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Quiao as Rthihovsky shoots in.
Quiao lands a jab to the head.
Quiao takes a swing at Rthihovsky's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rthihovsky forces Quiao back against the cage and clinches.
Rthihovsky holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rthihovsky working aggressively here.
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 Fou Rthihovsky will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Quiao works Rthihovsky's body with a nice hook.
Quiao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Rthihovsky misses its intended target.
Rthihovsky avoids the body shot from Quiao.
A telegraphed right hand from Quiao misses the target.
Quiao misses the shot to the body.
Quiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Rthihovsky is just out of range.
Quiao scores with a nice right hand.
Quiao throws a sloppy body shot
and Quiao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quiao swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Rthihovsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Quiao misses with a wild combination.
Rthihovsky throws a lazy right hand but Quiao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pac Quiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rthihovsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quiao moves away.
Quiao takes one to the chin there.
Quiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rthihovsky.
Quiao misses with a straight right.
Quiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quiao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rthihovsky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Quiao's head backwards.
Pac Quiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rthihovsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rthihovsky moves out of range as Quiao strikes.
Quiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Quiao throws a right hand that Rthihovsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Rthihovsky also avoids with ease.
Pac Quiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Quiao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quiao on the side of the head.
Rthihovsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab lands there for Quiao.
Rthihovsky throws a series of punches but Quiao moves out of range.
Rthihovsky lands a jab to Quiao's midsection.
Quiao misses with a looping left.
Quiao just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Rthihovsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quiao circles away quickly and effectively.
Quiao slips a jab from Rthihovsky.
Quiao moves away from the strike by Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rthihovsky tries a body shot but Quiao blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky misses with some punches.
Rthihovsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rthihovsky tries for a takedown but Quiao manages to get underhooks.
Rthihovsky content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Quiao is pressed up against the cage. Rthihovsky has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Quiao down to the mat. Quiao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A slow jab from Quiao misses its intended target.
Quiao cracks Rthihovsky with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rthihovsky throws a hook but Quiao blocks it.
Rthihovsky wants to clinch up but Quiao keeps it at a distance.
Quiao misses the shot to the body.
Quiao cracks Rthihovsky with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rthihovsky scores with a jab. Quiao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rthihovsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Quiao does it's job there.
Rthihovsky loads up on a big right hand but Quiao slips the punch.
Rthihovsky throws a right hand that misses
and Quiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rthihovsky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quiao ducks under a wild hook from Rthihovsky.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rthihovsky moves out of range as Quiao strikes.
A slow jab from Rthihovsky misses its intended target.
Quiao throws a looping overhand right but Rthihovsky ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fou Rthihovsky will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rthihovsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Rthihovsky misses with a takedown attempt - Quiao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A slow jab from Quiao misses its intended target.
Quiao misses with a lunging right hand
and Rthihovsky counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Quiao!
Rthihovsky throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rthihovsky controlling his opponent.
Rthihovsky throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Quiao because Rthihovsky loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rthihovsky landing punches.
Quiao keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rthihovsky tries to control but Quiao wriggling away.
Rthihovsky throws some wild stikes that Quiao manages to avoid easily.
Rthihovsky unloading with bombs!
Rthihovsky lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Quiao takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky misses with a head shot.
Rthihovsky wants to control the action but instead Quiao gets a body lock and reverses into Rthihovsky's guard! Nice work!
Rthihovsky keeping moving, preventing Quiao from controlling successfully.
Rthihovsky controls Quiao momentarily but Quiao frees himself.
Quiao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rthihovsky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rthihovsky has his foot on Quiao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Quiao works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rthihovsky is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rthihovsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quiao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rthihovsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quiao keeping moving, preventing Rthihovsky from controlling successfully.
Fou Rthihovsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Fou Rthihovsky just wasn't active enough.
Quiao throws a hook to the side of Rthihovsky's head but Rthihovsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quiao throws a body punch but Rthihovsky moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rthihovsky misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quiao looks to land a combination but Rthihovsky avoids it well.
Quiao lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fou Rthihovsky clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Quiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Rthihovsky is just out of range.
Rthihovsky scores with the left hand. Quiao knows he should have avoided that one.
Quiao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Quiao there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quiao. Rthihovsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quiao scores with a one two! Rthihovsky had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rthihovsky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Quiao throws a right hand that misses
and Rthihovsky counters with a nice body shot.
Rthihovsky avoids the body shot from Quiao.
Quiao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky jabs Quiao right on the nose. Quiao blinks but takes it well.
Rthihovsky looks to throw the jab but Quiao is out of range.
Quiao stuffs the takedown.
Rthihovsky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rthihovsky.
Quiao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Quiao digs a good hook to Rthihovsky's body.
Quiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quiao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Quiao throws a lazy right hand but Rthihovsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rthihovsky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Quiao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rthihovsky throws out a loose jab but Quiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quiao stuffs the takedown attempt from Rthihovsky. Rthihovsky gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fou Rthihovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rthihovsky blocks a jab.
Rthihovsky looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Quiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rthihovsky.
Quiao staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Quiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rthihovsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Quiao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rthihovsky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Quiao keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quiao. Rthihovsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rthihovsky is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Quiao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Quiao trying to control the position but instead, Rthihovsky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Quiao into the cage.
Quiao is trying to push Rthihovsky away but Rthihovsky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rthihovsky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quiao backwards.
Quiao tries to break the clinch but Rthihovsky is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Rthihovsky has double underhooks.
Rthihovsky looking to stall.
Quiao is trying to maintain a safe position but Rthihovsky gets an underhook and turns Quiao into the cage.
Quiao seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Rthihovsky displaying some good clinch control by pressing Quiao up against the cage.
Quiao breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quiao misses with a straight left.
Quiao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Pac Quiao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rthihovsky shoots in looking for a takedown. Quiao tries to sprawl out of it but Rthihovsky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rthihovsky fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Quiao checks it well.
A big left from Rthihovsky misses.
Rthihovsky wants to slow Quiao down by chopping away at his legs.
Rthihovsky misses the shot to the body.
Quiao misses the shot to the body.
Rthihovsky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Quiao circles away.
Quiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Quiao.
Rthihovsky takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quiao throws a good cross that connects.
Quiao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rthihovsky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fou Rthihovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rthihovsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Quiao misses.
Quiao throws a nice looking combination but Rthihovsky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quiao misses with the combination.
Rthihovsky cracks Quiao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rthihovsky throws a hook to the side of Quiao's head but Quiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rthihovsky misses the shot to the body.
Quiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Quiao misses with an uppercut. Rthihovsky saw that one coming.
Rthihovsky moves away from the strike by Quiao.
Quiao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rthihovsky misses with a body shot.
Quiao lands a body shot.
Rthihovsky has closed the distance and engaged Quiao in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Quiao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rthihovsky manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rthihovsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fou Rthihovsky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rthihovsky controls Quiao momentarily but Quiao frees himself.
Rthihovsky wants to sweep but no luck.
Rthihovsky 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 four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rthihovsky is working hard here to advance position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pac Quiao.
Quiao works the jab nicely.
Quiao lands a jab to Rthihovsky's midsection.
Quiao misses the jab.
Quiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rthihovsky moves away.
Rthihovsky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Quiao defends it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quiao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pac Quiao.
I think Rthihovsky 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 48:48
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 47:48
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
Fou Rthihovsky retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamilton Eslay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Huerta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hamilton Eslay!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Eslay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Huerta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eslay tries to throw a body punch but Huerta avoids it by throwing Eslay back against the cage.
Eslay goes for a takedown attempt but Huerta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Huerta moves out of range as Eslay strikes.
Huerta thuds a left hand into Eslay's body.
Eslay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Eslay.
Chuck Huerta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huerta scores with a hook to the body. Eslay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Eslay connects with a jab.
Huerta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eslay.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eslay misses with a straight left.
Huerta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Huerta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eslay.
No joy there for Huerta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eslay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huerta.
Eslay misses with a hook. Huerta ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Huerta misses the target.
Eslay takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta scores with a jab to the head.
Huerta throws an overhand right that lands on Eslay's shoulder, as Eslay tries to avoid the shot.
Eslay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Huerta.
Huerta scores with a nice strike.
Huerta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eslay's head backwards.
Eslay lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Eslay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huerta.
Huerta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Eslay lands with a hook. Huerta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Huerta takes one on the button.
Huerta connects with a single shot there.
Eslay slips under a jab.
Eslay cracks Huerta with a good jab.
Huerta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice straight punches there by Huerta. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Huerta.
Eslay changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Huerta looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Eslay has hold of Huerta's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Huerta seems comfortable defending it but Eslay has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Huerta is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Huerta is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Eslay couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hamilton Eslay!
Hamilton Eslay is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Hamilton Eslay made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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