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FCD 50: Yuudai vs Cao PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad El Sayed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Gambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think El Sayed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stand Up by Trapt. Mohammad El Sayed could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonny Gambler's chin.
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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
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammad El Sayed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonny Gambler!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambler misses with a series of wild punches.
El Sayed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gambler manages to avoid it.
Gambler scores with a shot to the body.
El Sayed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gambler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping El Sayed at a distance.
El Sayed throws a jab when Gambler was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from El Sayed.
Gambler connects with a right hand. El Sayed shakes it off.
Gambler tries to bum rush El Sayed with a series of wild strikes but El Sayed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gambler misses with a combination
and El Sayed counters with a big head kick but Gambler shrugs it off.
El Sayed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
El Sayed tries a head kick but it misses.
El Sayed throws a jab but it's blocked by Gambler.
Mohammad El Sayed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gambler drops El Sayed with a beautiful combination! El Sayed stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gambler is looking for the KO!
El Sayed is rocked!
It looks like Mohammad El Sayed has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gambler connects with a body shot.
Oh El Sayed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
El Sayed is breathing heavily.
Crack! Gambler connects with the perfect overhand right and El Sayed falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Gambler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonny Gambler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katsuo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - All Nightmare Long. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Katsuo Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Al Capone!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capone feints and as Watanabe raises his hands in defense, Capone changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Capone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watanabe is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Capone rolls with it to try and escape but Watanabe cranks on the arm and Capone is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Katsuo Watanabe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kuroda Atsushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choi Siwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kuroda Atsushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Choi Siwon!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siwon blocks a leg kick.
Atsushi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Siwon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atsushi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Siwon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Siwon tries for a takedown but Atsushi circles away easily
and Atsushi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Atsushi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Atsushi trying to control but Siwon is working from the bottom.
Atsushi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Atsushi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atsushi throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siwon has Atsushi pulled in close to control his posture.
Atsushi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Atsushi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Atsushi wants to control from the top but Siwon keeps moving.
Atsushi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Atsushi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Atsushi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Siwon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Siwon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi wants to hold on but Siwon pushes him away.
Atsushi is trying to escape the mount.
Siwon tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siwon raining down shots from the mount!
Siwon swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Atsushi is now in Siwon's guard. A big mistake from Siwon there, giving up the dominant position!
Atsushi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Siwon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Atsushi stays in close to Siwon's body and controls the position.
Atsushi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Atsushi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Atsushi throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi looking to sit in guard and control but Siwon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Atsushi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Siwon.
Atsushi looking to control.
Siwon drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Atsushi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Siwon has Atsushi in his guard.
Atsushi throws a strike but Siwon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atsushi trying to keep a closed guard but Siwon is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Atsushi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Atsushi. Siwon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atsushi scores with a body shot.
Siwon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Atsushi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Atsushi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Atsushi looking to score a takedown here. Siwon is defending well but Atsushi drives through and ends up in Siwon's guard.
Siwon keeping moving, preventing Atsushi from controlling successfully.
Atsushi postures up in Siwon's guard and throws a big left but Siwon blocks it.
Atsushi wants to pass the guard but Siwon is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushi is looking to work some ground and pound but Siwon has wrist control.
Siwon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Atsushi looking to sit in guard and control but Siwon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Atsushi working a defensive guard here.
Atsushi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Siwon manages to get himself to full guard.
Siwon keeping moving, preventing Atsushi from controlling successfully.
Siwon keeping full guard, as Atsushi tries to pass.
Atsushi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi throws an elbow that misses. Siwon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Atsushi's guard. Nice move by Siwon!
Siwon is fighting to break Atsushi's control of his arms but Atsushi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Siwon tries to free his leg and advance position but Atsushi is retaining full guard.
Atsushi wants to sweep but no luck.
Atsushi trying to control the position.
Siwon tries to free his leg and advance position but Atsushi is retaining full guard.
Atsushi wants to sweep here but Siwon controlling him for the moment.
Siwon is looking to advance position but Atsushi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kuroda Atsushi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi lands a nice shot to the head.
Atsushi throwing strikes here but Siwon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Atsushi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Atsushi dominating with strikes here.
Atsushi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Atsushi looking to ground and pound but Siwon is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atsushi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Siwon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Siwon tries to lock up and control but Atsushi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Siwon can't escape the position.
Atsushi raining down shots from the mount!
Siwon is looking to get to half guard.
Atsushi unloads with some shots from mount but Siwon bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atsushi is landing with some decent strikes but Siwon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Siwon is looking to get to half guard.
Siwon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Atsushi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Atsushi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atsushi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Siwon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Siwon is in trouble now - Atsushi has advanced to mount!
Atsushi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Atsushi goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Siwon is on top in guard.
Atsushi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siwon postures up.
Siwon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Siwon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Atsushi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Siwon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Atsushi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Atsushi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Siwon on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Atsushi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Atsushi raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi with a couple of short strikes.
Atsushi throws some wild stikes that Siwon manages to avoid easily.
Atsushi unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siwon suckers Atsushi into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Siwon is now in Atsushi's guard!
Siwon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Atsushi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Atsushi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Atsushi!
Atsushi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Siwon is trying to get back to half guard.
Atsushi lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi grinds an elbow into Siwon's temple.
Atsushi taking a breather here.
Atsushi working the ground and pound but Siwon is defending the strikes.
Atsushi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Atsushi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Siwon can do to turn this around?
Siwon regains half guard, as Atsushi was trying to land strikes.
Atsushi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kuroda Atsushi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siwon regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Atsushi.
Atsushi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Atsushi postures up.
Atsushi is stalling in the full guard.
Choi Siwon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuroda Atsushi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atsushi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuroda Atsushi!
In his post fight interview, Kuroda Atsushi gave a big smile as he said 'Guilherme Alves is a little punk and my training partner Akihito Tatsuhiko is going to mess him up on December 17th!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armor King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Armor King. Sam Winchester had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Armor King!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester misses with a takedown attempt - King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Winchester fails with the takedown
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Winchester defends it nicely.
Winchester shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Winchester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winchester will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Winchester tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King gets a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from King.
King creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Winchester changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winchester doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester is striking but King is not phased and passes to half guard.
Winchester punching from the bottom.
Winchester punching from the bottom.
Winchester keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
King slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
King keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Armor King was stalling too much, according to the referee.
King scores with a hook to the body. Winchester takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winchester fails with the takedown
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winchester is breathing heavily.
Winchester gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Winchester throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Winchester is striking but King is not phased and passes to half guard.
Winchester throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and King manages to pass to side control.
King takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Winchester to pass into mount.
King with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King blocks Winchester's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
King looking to control but Winchester is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King controlling the pace for now.
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 throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Winchester tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Winchester throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
King blocks Winchester's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Winchester regains half guard.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
King blocks the strikes from Winchester.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
Winchester throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and King manages to pass to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Winchester to pass into mount.
Winchester is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armor King dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Winchester shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
King throws a leg kick but Winchester sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Winchester tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
and King counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
King gets to his feet - Winchester follows without any prompting.
King tries for a takedown but Winchester sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Winchester fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but King avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Winchester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Winchester did well to prevent King getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King wants to control but Winchester is keeping him busy.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King blocks the strikes from Winchester.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
Winchester is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute King jumps into side control!
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winchester keeps working.
Winchester wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Winchester tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winchester throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winchester keeps working.
Winchester looking for a sweep but King has passed into full mount! Oh no!
King looking to control but Winchester is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Winchester throwing hammer fists to the chest of King. What's that going to do exactly?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control but he's not successful this time.
King dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winchester swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
King blocks Winchester's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Winchester throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Winchester?
King tries to control but Winchester wriggling away.
Winchester looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
King is hanging on to Winchester's back as he tries to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winchester defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a hammerfist to the side of Winchester's head.
King scores with punches from the back.
Winchester tries to break free.
Winchester rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winchester throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
King wants to pass to mount but Winchester is defending the position.
King moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Winchester.
Winchester is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but King is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
King sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winchester throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winchester swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
King working for a guillotine from mount but Winchester is in no mood to give up.
Winchester can't escape the position.
Winchester prevents King from taking his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King has control of Winchester's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Winchester regains control of the situation pretty easily.
King lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Winchester hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armor King 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Winchester has a takedown stuffed.
King shoots in but Winchester avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Winchester tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Winchester looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Winchester sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King trying to control the action but Winchester is working from the bottom.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King wants to take a breather but Winchester is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with King in particular looking to stall.
King working over Winchester with some ground and pound. Winchester looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
King prevents Winchester from improving his position.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
Winchester flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Winchester is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
King is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Winchester has managed to free his arm - good work.
Winchester is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Winchester flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester regains half guard.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
King works his way into side control.
King advances to mount.
Winchester taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King trying to control but Winchester is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King content just to control the position here.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and King has taken his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
King doesn't have the hooks in and Winchester manages to turn into his guard.
King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Winchester can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Winchester drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Winchester jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Winchester drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and King dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Winchester wants to sweep but no luck.
Winchester striking off his back but it's not causing King any problems.
Winchester trying to strike off his back.
King wants to control from the top but Winchester keeps moving.
King tries to stand but Winchester is controlling from the bottom.
Winchester throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King wants to control from the top but Winchester keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winchester doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armor King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armor King!
Armor King was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between El Senor Sox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hale (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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164 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, El Senor Sox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Hale!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sox blocks a head kick by Hale.
Sox jabs at Hale's body.
Sox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sox cracks a nice hook into Hale's ribs.
Hale tries to clinch
and Sox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Justin Hale has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hale shoots in but no luck this time.
Hale drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hale looks gassed!
Sox cracks Hale with a hook to the temple - Hale is on wobbly legs here! Sox swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Hale falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Sox wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). El Senor Sox!
A determined El Senor Sox didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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144 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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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 - 1, 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 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pac Quiao!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rthihovsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Quiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rthihovsky has managed to clinch.
Quiao working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rthihovsky tries to throw a body punch but Quiao avoids it by throwing Rthihovsky back against the cage.
Rthihovsky throws a head punch that misses.
Rthihovsky stalling in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Quiao prevents a body shot from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quiao.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quiao.
Rthihovsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quiao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quiao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rthihovsky lands with a short shot to the head.
Rthihovsky tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quiao smiles and moves away.
Quiao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rthihovsky backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quiao looks to land a combination but Rthihovsky avoids it well.
Quiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rthihovsky.
Quiao misses the shot to the body.
Quiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rthihovsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Quiao.
Quiao thuds a left hand into Rthihovsky's body.
Pac Quiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rthihovsky darts in and clinches Quiao up against the cage.
Rthihovsky decides to pull guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rthihovsky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rthihovsky working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Quiao has passed into half guard!
Rthihovsky is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quiao slows the pace down in half guard.
Quiao wants to control but Rthihovsky is keeping him busy.
Rthihovsky slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Quiao must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rthihovsky has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Quiao has passed into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rthihovsky is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky is trying to control Quiao's posture but Quiao avoids it.
Rthihovsky gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rthihovsky is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quiao pulls his head out easily.
Rthihovsky makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Quiao controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rthihovsky looking for a sweep. Not yet Rthihovsky, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Quiao stacks Rthihovsky 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 Quiao!
Rthihovsky tries to bench press Quiao off him but Quiao keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rthihovsky prevents Quiao from moving into mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rthihovsky manages to get back to half guard.
Rthihovsky gets back to full guard.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rthihovsky lands a right hook to the body.
Rthihovsky throws out a leg kick but Quiao moves out of range and Rthihovsky only half commits.
Quiao scores with a nice head shot.
Rthihovsky instigates a clinch.
Rthihovsky tries a body shot but Quiao blocks it.
Rthihovsky turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rthihovsky lands a few punches from side control.
Quiao is looking for a sweep.
Quiao taking a bit of punishment here - Rthihovsky scoring with strikes.
Rthihovsky misses with the ground and pound.
Quiao taking a bit of punishment here - Rthihovsky scoring with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rthihovsky trying to control the action but Quiao is working from the bottom.
Quiao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rthihovsky wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fou Rthihovsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rthihovsky is working Quiao over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rthihovsky in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rthihovsky is trying to get an arm triangle but Quiao is defending well.
Quiao struggling a bit here.
Rthihovsky is trying to ground and pound but Quiao uses the momentary lack of control by Rthihovsky to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rthihovsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rthihovsky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rthihovsky thows a huge punch but Quiao dodges it nicely.
Rthihovsky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quiao's head.
Rthihovsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rthihovsky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rthihovsky works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quiao keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rthihovsky has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Quiao's face.
Rthihovsky misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Rthihovsky there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rthihovsky looking to isolate an arm here. Quiao doesn't see it coming and as Rthihovsky extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Rthihovsky!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fou Rthihovsky!
Fou Rthihovsky retains his bantamweight title!
Fou Rthihovsky decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockwell has chosen Danger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
7 - 1 - 1 |
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196 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Huerta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Theo Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta misses with the combination.
Huerta throws a right hand that Rockwell ducks under and follows up with a left that Rockwell also avoids with ease.
Huerta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rockwell obliges.
A short uppercut from Huerta.
Huerta lands a nice shot to the body.
Rockwell digs a right hand into Huerta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Huerta's gas tank.
Rockwell lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huerta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rockwell or not.
Huerta lands a nice uppercut.
Rockwell pushes Huerta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huerta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huerta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rockwell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A hook to the body from Rockwell.
Rockwell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huerta's face.
Huerta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huerta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rockwell missing with knees to the body.
Rockwell blocks a body shot from Huerta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huerta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rockwell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Huerta is breathing heavily.
Rockwell crunches a lovely knee into Huerta's ribcage.
Huerta struggles to land a body shot inside as Rockwell controls his hands.
Huerta misses with some punches.
Rockwell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huerta avoids it.
Rockwell tries to land knees in the clinch but Huerta avoids the damage to the body.
Rockwell blocks an uppercut.
Huerta tries a body shot but Rockwell blocks it.
Huerta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rockwell lands a good knee to the midsection. Huerta won't want to take too many of those.
Rockwell landing knees to the head.
Huerta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rockwell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huerta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Huerta misses with the head strike.
Huerta has a couple of punches blocked by Rockwell.
Rockwell lands a right hand.
Rockwell scores a nice knee to the body.
Rockwell lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huerta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rockwell landing knees to the head.
Rockwell breaks the clinch.
Rockwell takes the fight into the clinch.
Rockwell lands a knee to the body.
Huerta takes a shot to the head.
Rockwell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A knee to the head by Rockwell.
Rockwell blocks an uppercut.
Huerta struggles to land a body shot inside as Rockwell controls his hands.
Huerta tries to work over Rockwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rockwell tries to work over Huerta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huerta tries to work over Rockwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Huerta.
Rockwell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rockwell tries a body shot but Huerta blocks it.
Rockwell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rockwell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell connects with a knee to the head.
Rockwell connects with a knee to the head.
Rockwell lands a knee to the body.
Huerta presses Rockwell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Huerta managing to block the knees to the body from Rockwell.
Rockwell misses with a knee to the head.
Rockwell looking to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rockwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huerta is defending well for now.
Huerta misses with a punch on the inside.
Huerta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rockwell's elbow.
Rockwell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rockwell lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockwell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huerta's face.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huerta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rockwell backwards.
Huerta lands with a light punch inside.
Huerta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Huerta avoiding damage as Rockwell throws knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Huerta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rockwell landing knees to the body.
Rockwell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rockwell blocks a body shot from Huerta.
Rockwell prevents a body shot from Huerta.
Huerta works on Rockwell's body with a couple of short punches.
Rockwell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Huerta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rockwell breaks the clinch.
Huerta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Huerta does no damage.
Huerta throws a hook but Rockwell avoids it easily.
Huerta misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theo Rockwell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Huerta cracks Rockwell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Huerta.
Huerta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rockwell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rockwell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A leg kick checked by Huerta.
Huerta avoids the body shot from Rockwell.
Huerta on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rockwell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Huerta on the side of the head.
Huerta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rockwell moves away.
Huerta throws a hook to the side of Rockwell's head but Rockwell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rockwell slips under a jab from Huerta.
Huerta scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Huerta misses with an uppercut. Rockwell saw that one coming.
Huerta misses with a hook. Rockwell ducked under it nicely.
Rockwell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Huerta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rockwell scrambles back to his feet.
Donk. Huerta catches Rockwell right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rockwell tests Huerta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chuck Huerta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huerta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rockwell forces Huerta back against the cage and clinches.
Huerta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rockwell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rockwell blocks an uppercut.
Rockwell digs a right hand into Huerta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Huerta's gas tank.
Rockwell tries to land knees in the clinch but Huerta avoids the damage to the body.
Rockwell is pushing Huerta up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hook to the body lands for Rockwell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rockwell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rockwell lands a nice knee to the body.
Rockwell landing knees to the body.
Rockwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huerta is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta lands an uppercut.
Rockwell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rockwell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rockwell landing knees to the head.
Rockwell scores a nice knee to the body.
Rockwell tries to work over Huerta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rockwell crunches a lovely knee into Huerta's ribcage.
Rockwell is working Huerta over against the cage.
Rockwell tries to throw a body punch but Huerta avoids it by throwing Rockwell back against the cage.
Rockwell lands a shot to the body.
Rockwell lands a knee to the head.
Rockwell lands a knee to the body.
Rockwell connects with a knee to the head.
Rockwell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Huerta avoiding damage as Rockwell throws knees to the body.
Rockwell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rockwell struggles to land a body shot inside as Huerta controls his hands.
Rockwell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rockwell blocks an uppercut.
Rockwell letting Huerta take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta working aggressively here.
Huerta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rockwell trying to land knees to the body.
Rockwell missing with knees to the body.
Rockwell blocking some punches.
Rockwell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rockwell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rockwell trying to land knees to the body.
Rockwell struggles to land a body shot inside as Huerta controls his hands.
Huerta tries a body shot but Rockwell blocks it.
Huerta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rockwell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Huerta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huerta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huerta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rockwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huerta is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta struggles to land a body shot inside as Rockwell controls his hands.
Huerta swings wildly with an uppercut but Rockwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huerta is defending well for now.
Huerta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rockwell prevents a body shot from Huerta.
Huerta lands a shoulder strike.
Rockwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huerta is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huerta lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huerta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huerta has a couple of punches blocked by Rockwell.
Rockwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Huerta.
Rockwell blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rockwell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huerta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Huerta managing to block the knees to the body from Rockwell.
Rockwell tries a knee to the head but Huerta blocks it.
Huerta lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theo Rockwell 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Huerta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rockwell's hands.
Huerta throws a series of punches but Rockwell moves out of range.
Huerta lands an overhand right.
Rockwell moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rockwell obliges.
Rockwell lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Huerta.
Huerta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Huerta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huerta lands a shoulder strike.
Huerta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rockwell trying to land knees to the body.
Rockwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huerta scores with a hook to the body. Rockwell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Huerta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rockwell.
Rockwell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rockwell clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rockwell's elbow.
Huerta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rockwell landing knees to the body.
Rockwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huerta blocks it with crossed arms.
Rockwell connects with a knee to the head.
Huerta tries to throw a body punch but Rockwell avoids it by throwing Huerta back against the cage.
Rockwell breaks from the clinch.
Rockwell throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice uppercut there from Huerta.
Huerta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Huerta.
Rockwell walks into a stiff left hand from Huerta.
A swing and a miss from Huerta.
Huerta misses with a two punch combination.
Rockwell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Huerta misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta rushes Rockwell and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huerta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rockwell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huerta avoids it.
Nice body punch from Huerta - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Huerta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rockwell backwards.
Rockwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huerta is defending well for now.
Theo Rockwell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Huerta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huerta tries a body shot but Rockwell blocks it.
Theo Rockwell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huerta.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Huerta.
Huerta lands a hook that snaps the head of Rockwell backwards.
Rockwell blocking some punches.
Huerta is working Rockwell over against the cage.
Huerta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rockwell trying to land knees to the body.
Rockwell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huerta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Huerta.
A body shot lands from Huerta.
A shot in the inside from Huerta.
Huerta swings wildly with an uppercut but Rockwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Huerta.
Huerta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huerta trying to stall but Rockwell improves his position.
Huerta throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta controlling the action here for a moment.
Huerta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Huerta throws a head punch that misses.
Huerta struggles to land a body shot inside as Rockwell controls his hands.
Rockwell digs a right hand underneath Huerta's ribcage. Huerta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rockwell misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huerta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huerta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huerta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chuck Huerta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huerta can't find room to land a body shot as Rockwell controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Huerta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rockwell 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theo Rockwell!
A relieved looking Theo Rockwell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Alves (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mateus Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcelo Alves!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Alves takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Gracie takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
Alves works the jab nicely.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alves. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alves lands with a shot to the body.
Alves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Alves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marcelo Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gracie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alves - the referee stops the clock and Gracie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alves. Gracie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Alves works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie moves out of range as Alves strikes.
Alves paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alves lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Alves is just out of range.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gracie looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alves as he avoids it easily.
Alves throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alves misses with a looping right.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alves checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Alves sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateus Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Alves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alves blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Alves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alves jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie dives in and grabs Alves's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves.
Alves avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Alves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Alves lands a front kick.
Alves takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but Alves saw it coming and moves away.
Alves attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Alves sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alves tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alves to the ground. Alves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Alves loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Alves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands with a right hand.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alves manages to avoid it.
Alves misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Alves. Beautiful body shot.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves with a nice cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Alves dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alves scores with a jab.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alves circles away.
Alves throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Alves chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
Alves lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alves sprawls well. Alves wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Alves.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Alves checks it.
Alves gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alves seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gracie trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Alves manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alves is one step ahead there.
Alves trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marcelo Alves.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alves as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateus Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alves defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Alves blocks the leg kick.
Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Marcelo Alves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves misses with a leg kick
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alves's guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is staying active underneath Alves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie tries to roll over but Alves keeps him under control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves is working for a submission of some sort.
Alves is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie won't allow Alves to pass to mount.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
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 Mateus Gracie will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alves connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Alves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie is looking to wear down Alves with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marcelo Alves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
Alves moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Alves blocks the leg kick.
Gracie wants to slow Alves down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Alves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alves as he jumps to the side.
Alves lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alves scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Alves checks a low kick from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a leg kick.
Alves lands the left hand.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alves throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alves tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alves getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alves getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateus Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Alves bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Alves slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Alves misses.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alves tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alves to the ground. Alves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alves was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Alves connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alves 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Alves!
Marcelo Alves thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noah Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daley Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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140 lbs
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139 lbs
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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
7 - 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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daley Borisov!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ho is defended easily by Borisov.
Borisov lands with a straight right. Ho didn't see that one coming.
Borisov tries to bum rush Ho with a series of wild strikes but Ho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ho tries for a takedown but Borisov circles away easily
and Borisov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Borisov throws a right hand that misses
and Ho counters with a stiff right hand.
Borisov throws a lazy right hand but Ho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Borisov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho was well out of range. Poor timing from Borisov.
Ho looks to land a right hand but Borisov moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ho.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Ho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borisov throws a shot from downtown. Ho moves away and avoids it.
Ho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borisov misses the jab.
Ho moves away from the strike by Borisov.
Ho throws the left hand but Borisov avoids the punch easily.
A nice combination there by Borisov.
Ho missing with a left hand there. Borisov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Borisov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daley Borisov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borisov looks to throw the jab but Ho is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Borisov. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Borisov finds it's way through Ho's defenses.
Borisov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Borisov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
No joy there for Borisov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ho tries for a takedown but Borisov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Borisov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Borisov looks to land a left hand but Ho moved out of range nicely.
Ho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Borisov.
Ho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Borisov as he avoids it easily.
Ho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Borisov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ho scrambles back to his feet.
Ho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borisov.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Borisov.
Ho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borisov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho swinging wildly here.
Ho throws a series of strikes that have Borisov backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho slips a jab and a cross from Borisov.
Ho fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daley Borisov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Borisov scores with a one two! Ho had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Ho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho shoots and misses
and Borisov counters with a left and a right that stings Ho.
Ho misses with a double jab.
Daley Borisov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borisov misses with a straight right.
Ho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ho looks to land a right hand but Borisov moved out of range.
Ho throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Borisov is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Borisov to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Borisov looks to clinch but Ho throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Borisov taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Noah Ho!
Noah Ho decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeshi Yuudai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeshi Yuudai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elijah Cao!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cao rushes Yuudai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yuudai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cao.
Yuudai tries to throw a body punch but Cao avoids it by throwing Yuudai back against the cage.
Cao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yuudai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yuudai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yuudai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yuudai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cao.
Cao throws a jab but it's blocked by Yuudai.
Cao avoids the body shot from Yuudai.
Yuudai works Cao's body with a nice hook.
Yuudai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Caos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yuudai walks into a straight right hand from Cao.
Yuudai drives through with a takedown into Cao's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yuudai trying to control the position from guard on top but Cao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuudai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cao escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yuudai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yuudai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yuudai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yuudai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yuudai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cao looking for a sweep. Not yet Cao, not yet.
Yuudai trying to control the position from guard on top but Cao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuudai looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai stands and throws Cao's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cao is looking to regain half guard here but Yuudai keeps moving and retains side control.
Yuudai cracks Cao with an elbow. That is naaassty.
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!
Yuudai throws a strike aimed at the side of Cao's head but Cao avoids it well.
Cao manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yuudai's best efforts.
Yuudai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cao slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cao working for a triangle but Yuudai defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yuudai throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Yuudai are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cao sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yuudai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cao's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cao manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yuudai works over Cao with some ground and pound from guard.
Yuudai wants to control from the top but Cao keeps moving.
Yuudai working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai preventing the sweep.
Yuudai throwing strikes from guard but Cao blocks nicely.
Yuudai postures up.
Yuudai is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cao is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cao has escaped and now he's on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yuudai controlling the position.
Cao wants to control from the top but Yuudai keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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 Takeshi Yuudai will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cao swings widly with a right hand
and Yuudai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yuudai shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cao is pressing down on Yuudai's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yuudai wants to pass the guard but Cao is keeping the position.
Yuudai scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yuudai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cao is keeping the position for now.
Cao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yuudai is one step ahead there.
Yuudai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yuudai can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cao is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yuudai defends well.
Yuudai throws a big right hand that misses.
Yuudai works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yuudai passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cao taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cao gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuudai is trying for a kimura here. Cao looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Yuudai wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takeshi Yuudai!
Takeshi Yuudai retains his lightweight title!
Takeshi Yuudai very nearly forgot to thank XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! 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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