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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sticky Buds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radel Tabaranza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sticky Buds has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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208 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sticky Buds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Radel Tabaranza!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tabaranza looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tabaranza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tabaranza misses with a takedown
and Buds counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buds lands a head shot.
Tabaranza with a poor takedown
and Buds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sticky Buds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Radel Tabaranza.
Buds lands a glancing blow to the side of Tabaranza's head.
It looks like Radel Tabaranza has been cut.
Tabaranza shoots and misses
and Buds counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tabaranza looks gassed!
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!
Tabaranza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tabaranza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buds scores with a decent looking hook.
Buds lands a left and a right that send Tabaranza crashing to the mat, dazed. Buds thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tabaranza is rocked!
Buds sends Tabaranza crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Buds is motioning to the referee to let Tabaranza up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Tabaranza is still on wobbly legs! Can Buds finish him?
and Buds counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Tabaranza! He's just covering up as Buds starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sticky Buds!
Post fight, an emotional Sticky Buds said 'IM SOOO HIGH'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Stangard (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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230 lbs
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270 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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Greg Stangard!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stangard misses with a body shot
letting Hood counter with a right hand.
Hood connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Stangard covering up! Hood comes in with a big uppercut and Stangard goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gordon Hood!
Gordon Hood decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Ennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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163 lbs
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169 lbs
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Ennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ennis fails with the takedown
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Ennis shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ennis fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Ennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ennis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ennis misses with a takedown
so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson prevents Ennis from getting back to his feet.
Johnson advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ennis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
Johnson trying to control the action but Ennis is working from the bottom.
Ennis taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
Johnson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ennis is looking for a sweep.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson trying to control the position but Ennis is working away.
Ennis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ennis is looking to reverse the position.
Ennis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson working the head with strikes.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ennis misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Ennis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ennis down.
Johnson scores with a couple of short elbows.
A control attempt from Ennis but he's now mounted!
Ennis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson looking to finish Ennis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ennis!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ennis regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Ennis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Ennis dodges it nicely.
Ennis is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ennis kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Ennis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ennis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ennis's head.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ennis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ennis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Ennis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ennis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ennis shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ennis, pushing him back against the cage.
Ennis is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Ennis into the cage.
Johnson pushes Ennis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Ennis backwards.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ennis has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson cracks Ennis with a nice body shot.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ennis backwards.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ennis.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Ennis's ribcage. Ennis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Ennis backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ennis backwards.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ennis.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson presses Ennis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ennis backwards.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Ennis's ribcage. Ennis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Andy Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ennis is rocked!
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Ennis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ennis or not.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson dips a shoulder and cracks Ennis with a mighty uppercut! Ennis falls back against the cage and Johnson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ennis is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Johnson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Johnson!
As Andy Johnson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: You can't touch this shit. Im gonna be the best ever!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Buddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Hague (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hague is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by UFC - Face the Pain. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Buddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Hague !
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Hague .
Hague closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Buddy lands with a straight right. Hague didn't see that one coming.
Hague showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buddy.
Hague misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buddy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hague doesn't seem bothered though.
Hague walks into a left hand.
Buddy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buddy avoids the body shot from Hague .
Buddy scores with a body shot.
Buddy throws a one two combo.
It looks like Tim Hague has been cut.
Hague thows a body shot but no joy.
Hague looks gassed!
Buddy with a nice cross.
Hague is rocked!
Buddy connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Hague out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Buddy!
Robert Buddy 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 Wes Welker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latka Gravas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wes Welker's chin.
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201 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Wes Welker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Latka Gravas!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Welker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Welker as Gravas tries to tie him up.
Welker is trying to pull guard but Gravas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Welker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Gravas - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Gravas fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gravas.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gravas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gravas avoiding damage.
A nice left hand lands by Gravas.
A frustrated look appears on Welker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gravas.
A short left from Gravas.
Welker is trying to push Gravas away but Gravas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gravas scores with a shoulder strike.
Gravas tries to work over Welker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Welker wants to stall.
Gravas has a couple of punches blocked by Welker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gravas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gravas throws a head punch that misses.
Gravas struggles to land a body shot inside as Welker controls his hands.
Welker blocks a body shot from Gravas.
Gravas working aggressively here.
Welker blocking some punches.
Welker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Welker tries to pull guard but Gravas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gravas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Gravas throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welker blocks a body shot from Gravas.
Welker is trying to break free.
Welker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Welker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gravas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gravas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gravas has a couple of punches blocked by Welker.
Gravas is working Welker over against the cage.
Gravas working aggressively here.
Gravas misses with a punch on the inside.
Welker is trying to maintain a safe position but Gravas gets an underhook and turns Welker into the cage.
Gravas misses with a punch on the inside.
Gravas misses with the head strike.
Gravas scores with a shot to the side of Welker's head.
Gravas swings wildly with an uppercut but Welker uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Welker lands with a right to the head.
Gravas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gravas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Welker tries to break free but Gravas pushes him back against the cage.
Welker blocks an uppercut.
Gravas misses with a punch to the body.
Gravas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Welker breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welker shoots in looking for a takedown but Gravas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Welker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wes Welker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gravas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Welker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gravas.
Gravas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Welker shoots in for a takedown but Gravas shows good takedown defense.
Welker gets a double leg takedown into Gravas's guard.
Gravas looking for a sweep. Not yet Gravas, not yet.
Welker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Welker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Welker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Welker is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gravas is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gravas has escaped and now he's on top!
Welker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas controlling from the top position.
Welker is looking for a triangle but Gravas pushes his legs off easily.
Welker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gravas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Welker wants to sweep but no luck.
Gravas scoring with some ground and pound.
Welker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gravas controls the pace.
Welker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gravas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravasis looking to pass into half guard but Welker pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Welker is in guard.
Welker wants to control from the top but Gravas keeps moving.
Gravas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gravas being controlled here, momentarily.
Gravas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Welker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welker is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gravas is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gravas has escaped and now he's on top!
Welker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gravas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Welker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gravas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Welker keeping full guard, as Gravas tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gravas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gravas tries to free his leg and advance position but Welker is retaining full guard.
Welker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Welker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gravas defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Welker working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gravas has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Welker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gravas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Welker throws out the jab.
Gravas throws a sloppy head kick and Welker moves out of range easily.
Gravas misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Welker.
Gravas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Welker throws out a powerful jab.
Welker dives in and scores a takedown into Gravas's guard.
Welker drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gravas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gravas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gravas!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravas is looking to take a break and control but Welker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welker tries to buck Gravas off but Gravas is having none of it.
Welker is trying to control Gravas's posture but Gravas avoids it.
Gravas stands up and beckons Welker to his feet.
Gravas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Welker scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welker throws a right and a left that Gravas avoids nicely.
Welker misses with an uppercut. Gravas saw that one coming.
Gravas throws out a leg kick but Welker moves out of range and Gravas only half commits.
Gravas lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Wes Welker has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravas tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravas misses with a leg kick.
Welker lands a nice shot that snaps Gravas's head back.
Horrible takedown by Welker or perhaps it was just good defense by Gravas which made him look bad.
Welker avoids the head kick by Gravas.
Gravas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Welker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gravas swivels and escapes.
Latka Gravas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Welker loads up on a big right hand but Gravas slips the punch.
Gravas lands with a hook. Welker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Welker looks to land a left hand but Gravas moved out of range nicely.
Welker lands with an uppercut that bounces Gravas off the cage and back into range.
Welker shoots in and drives through. Gravas sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wes Welker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas moves into the clinch.
Gravas working aggressively here.
Gravas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Welker.
Gravas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Welker backwards.
Gravas tries to work over Welker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Welker wants to break free but Gravas has control.
Gravas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Welker's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gravas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Welker is rocked!
Gravas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Oh Welker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gravas working aggressively here.
Gravas misses with some punches.
Welker seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Welker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gravas has him pressed against the cage.
Welker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gravas or not.
Welker manages to break the clinch.
Gravas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gravas scores with a leg kick.
Gravas misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Gravas does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravas. Welker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Welker misses with a takedown attempt - Gravas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Welker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gravas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravas blocks a jab.
Gravas throws the left hand but Welker avoids the punch easily.
Gravas misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Latka Gravas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gravas 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Latka Gravas!
Latka Gravas very nearly forgot to thank Down Under Supplements (AXES) 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Longfellow Deeds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deeds comes to the cage accompanied by Evils Deeds. Lawson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Personality Crisis. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
178 lbs
13 - 8 - 1 |
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29
175 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Dangerous knees
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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
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Longfellow Deeds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karl Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deeds throws an overhand right that lands on Lawson's shoulder, as Lawson tries to avoid the shot.
Deeds connects with the punch.
Lawson throws a lazy body kick
and Deeds counters with a nice uppercut.
Deeds lands a jab.
Deeds looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lawson!
Lawson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Deeds sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lawson is looking to improve his position but Deeds isn't that keen on the idea.
Deeds unloads with some shots from mount but Lawson bucks and avoids them well.
The referee warns Lawson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawson is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deeds landing strikes from the mount.
Deeds looking to control but Lawson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Deeds scoring with strikes but Lawson is staying in there.
Lawson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lawson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lawson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Deeds wants to control the pace but Lawson is squirming around nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawson wants to hold on but Deeds pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeds has control of Lawson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lawson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lawson is looking to get to half guard.
Deeds lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Deeds looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lawson doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Deeds can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lawson is looking to escape.
Deeds get's back to his feet.
Karl Lawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson rushes Deeds and presses him up against the cage.
Deeds can't break the clinch.
Deeds avoiding damage as Lawson throws knees to the body.
Lawson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deeds avoids the damage to the body.
Lawson throws an elbow but it misses.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
Lawson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deeds gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lawson is trying to control the position but Deeds postures up.
Lawson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Deeds defends well.
Deeds passes Lawson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deeds is keen to just control but Lawson is a slippery customer.
Deeds controlling the pace.
Lawson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Deeds.
Lawson tries to kick Deeds off but Deeds keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deeds is working for a kimura but Lawson is defending it quite comfortably.
Deeds is thwarting Lawson's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawson looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Longfellow Deeds dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Deeds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawson.
Lawson scores with a nice body kick.
Deeds throws a right hand that misses
and Lawson counters with a leg kick.
Deeds shoots in and gets a takedown into Lawson's guard.
Lawson can't keep his opponent in guard - Deeds advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Deeds is looking for a kimura here.
Deeds is looking to advance position but Lawson won't allow it.
Deeds lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deeds stops Lawson from getting back to his feet.
Deeds wants to work for an arm triangle but Lawson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawson regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Deeds has passed into half guard!
Deeds seems to be looking for submissions.
Lawson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Deeds is working away from the top position though.
Deeds is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lawson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lawson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Deeds works his foot free and advances to mount.
Deeds wants to finish this one by submission but Lawson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Deeds.
Lawson tries to hold on but Deeds pushes him away.
Deeds trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deeds jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lawson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lawson and Deeds has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Deeds throws a strike aimed at the side of Lawson's head but Lawson avoids it well.
Lawson is trying to control Deeds's posture but Deeds avoids it.
Deeds thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lawson pushes Deeds away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Deeds gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Deeds looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lawson is avoiding damage well.
Lawson can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is looking for a sweep.
Longfellow Deeds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lawson struggling a bit here.
Deeds is looking to take a break and control but Lawson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lawson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lawson prevents Deeds from improving his position.
Deeds actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawson prevents Deeds from improving his position.
Deeds actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Longfellow Deeds dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lawson lands with an uppercut that bounces Deeds off the cage and back into range.
Lawson connects with a leg kick. Deeds looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Deeds misses with a right hand
and Lawson counters with a nice body shot.
Deeds misses with a hook.
Deeds steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lawson. That one must have hurt.
Deeds thows a body shot but no joy.
Deeds checks a leg kick.
Lawson tries to clinch up but Deeds circles away and keeps his distance.
Lawson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Deeds closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Deeds is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deeds is looking to take a break and control but Lawson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Deeds working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lawson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lawson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lawson is not content to let Deeds control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeds working away.
Deeds thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The strikes coming from Deeds are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Deeds tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lawson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Deeds asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Karl Lawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deeds wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lawson, who protects the arm well.
Deeds tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Deeds has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lawson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Deeds seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deeds wants to control but Lawson is keeping him busy.
Deeds is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lawson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lawson gets full guard.
Deeds wants to pass the guard but Lawson is keeping the position.
Longfellow Deeds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deeds stands and throws Lawson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deeds trying to control the action but Lawson is working from the bottom.
Deeds thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Longfellow Deeds.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Deeds, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Longfellow Deeds!
After the fight, Longfellow Deeds was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Charyak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandy Culture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
215 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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29
205 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Charyak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandy Culture!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Culture misses with the body kick
letting Charyak counter with a right hand.
Culture misses with a head kick.
Culture throws a sloppy head kick and Charyak moves out of range easily.
Charyak moves into the clinch.
Culture can't find room to land a body shot as Charyak controls the action.
Culture gets control of Charyak's arms and successfully pulls guard. Culture will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Charyak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Culture doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Charyak is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Charyak trying to control but Culture is working from the bottom.
Charyak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Culture swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Charyak stopping the sweep attempt from Culture.
Charyak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Culture is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Culture being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Culture looking for a sweep. Not yet Culture, not yet.
Brad Charyak has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Charyak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Charyak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Culture misses with a body kick.
Culture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charyak.
Culture fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charyak manages to avoid it.
Culture thows a body shot but no joy.
Charyak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Culture misses with an attempted mid kick.
Culture throws a lazy right hand but Charyak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Charyak closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Charyak.
Charyak lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Culture drops down looking for an ankle pick but Charyak pulls his leg out and moves away.
Culture misses with an uppercut. Charyak saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Culture throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Charyak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Culture keeps the fight on the outside.
Culture throws a body punch but Charyak moves out of range.
Culture walks straight into a right hand from Charyak - that's dropped him! Charyak jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Culture from any more punishment! Culture complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brad Charyak!
Brad Charyak thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yang Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cid Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao comes to the cage accompanied by Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting. Strife has chosen Tool - Ticks and Leeches as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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23
170 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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27
167 lbs
12 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yang Tao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Cid Strife!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strife moves away.
Strife is looking to clinch but Tao is avoiding it.
Tao loads up on a big right hand but Strife slips the punch.
Tao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Strife tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tao counters with an outside leg kick.
Strife has managed to clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Strife just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tao's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Strife throws an elbow but misses.
Strife avoids the elbow strike from Tao, against the cage.
Tao tries to break free but Strife pushes him back against the cage.
Tao takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Strife stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yang Tao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strife takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tao misses the shot to the body.
Strife closes the distance and clinches.
Strife throws an elbow that misses.
Strife tries a knee to the head but Tao blocks it.
Strife misses with an elbow over the top.
Tao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tao avoiding damage as Strife throws knees to the body.
Tao avoids a wild elbow strike from Strife.
Strife throws an elbow but it misses.
Strife is trying to maintain a safe position but Tao gets an underhook and turns Strife into the cage.
Tao lands an elbow just above Strife 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tao.
Strife prevents Tao from breaking the clinch.
Strife looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Strife's defenses.
Tao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Strife.
Tao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tao breaks the clinch.
Tao just misses with a punch to the body.
Tao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Strife checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Strife checks a low kick from Tao.
Strife takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tao throws a leg kick
enabling Strife to counter with a crisp jab.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Tao tenderised Strife's leg. Strife is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tao looks to score with a jab to the body but Strife is just out of range.
Tao scores with a head kick.
Tao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Tao misses
and Strife holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Strife throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Strife throws an elbow but misses.
Tao avoids the elbow strike from Strife, against the cage.
Strife pushes off an throws an elbow but Tao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Strife tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Strife with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao missing with knees to the body.
Tao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Strife misses with a knee strike.
Strife tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Strife connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tao's face.
Strife looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strife is trying to stall.
Strife throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tao manages to break the clinch.
Tao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tao keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strife doesn't manage to clinch there - Tao circles away.
Tao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Strife is out of range.
Strife on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Tao dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strife.
Strife is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tao misses with a leg kick.
Tao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Strife backs up against the cage.
Strife stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tao.
Strife tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tao thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strife looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strife clinches.
Strife looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao wants to get back to striking at distance but Strife won't allow it.
Strife throws an elbow that misses.
Strife takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Tao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Good work by Strife as he checks the leg kick.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Tao lands with a right hand.
Strife blocks the body kick.
Tao throws a low kick but Strife avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tao. Strife shrugs it off though.
Tao misses with an uppercut. Strife saw that one coming.
Strife keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strife forces Tao back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strife misses with an elbow strike.
Cid Strife seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tao dodges an elbow strike from Strife.
Strife pushes off an throws an elbow but Tao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tao working Strife over with knees to the body.
Strife throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tao just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strife's brow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tao throws an elbow but it misses.
Strife misses with an elbow over the top.
Strife pushes off an throws an elbow but Tao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife blocks an elbow strike.
Strife misses with a knee to the head.
Strife is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tao is defending well for now.
Strife misses with an elbow strike.
Strife misses with an elbow strike.
Strife lands a nice knee to the body.
Strife lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Strife with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Strife looking to throw knees to the head but Tao is blocking nicely.
Strife is breathing heavily.
Tao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Strife creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Strife lands a nice elbow.
Tao blocks the elbow strike.
Tao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Strife counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Strife tries to clinch but Tao is having none of it.
Strife fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tao just misses with a punch to the body.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donk. Tao catches Strife right on the button with a cross.
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tao scores with a head kick. Strife tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Tao dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tao lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tao.
Strife tries to clinch up but Tao circles away and keeps his distance.
Tao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Strife has time to react.
Tao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Strife tries to close the distance and clinch but Tao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yang Tao is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Tao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tao circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Strife drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Tao follows Strife to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yang Tao!
An out of breath Yang Tao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jolly Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Crump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giant comes to the cage accompanied by Final Hour. The crowd seem to be enjoying Crump's choice of entrance music: Highway into the Danger Zone. Jolly Giant 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 heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jolly Giant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alan Crump!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Giant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Giant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crump.
Giant misses with a looping right.
Crump feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Giants jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giant closes the distance and clinches.
Crump manages to break the clinch.
Giant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crump manages to avoid it.
Crump keeps the fight on the outside.
Crump shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Giant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crump throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Crump.
Giant fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crump checks it well.
Crump scores with a hook to the body. Giant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A solid body kick from Crump.
Giant is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giant. Crump does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Giant misses the target.
Giant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crump was well out of range. Poor timing from Giant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Jolly Giant has been cut.
Crump throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crump, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Crump. Giant shrugs it off though.
Crump walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Giant drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Crump swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Giant's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Crump!
Alan Crump is the new heavyweight champion!
Alan Crump seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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