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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Radoslaw Michalak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turd Fergerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michalak comes to the cage accompanied by Nas ft. Puff Daddy - You Can Hate Me Now. Turd Fergerson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Radoslaw Michalak's chin.
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Radoslaw Michalak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Turd Fergerson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fergerson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Michalak counters with a left to the body.
Fergerson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fergerson throws a head kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Michalak scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Turd Fergerson has been cut.
Fergerson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fergerson shoots in looking for a takedown. Michalak tries to sprawl out of it but Fergerson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Michalak manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Turd Fergerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fergerson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Michalak moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Michalak moves out of range of the strikes.
Fergerson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michalak throws a shot to the body.
Michalak keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Fergerson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Michalak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Michalak feints a jab promting Fergerson to slip. Michalak then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fergerson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fergerson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michalak.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Michalak.
Michalak cracks Fergerson with a good jab.
Michalak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Michalak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Michalak is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fergerson looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fergerson misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Fergerson.
Fergerson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fergerson tries to land a body kick
and Michalak counters with a thumping low kick.
Michalak stuns Fergerson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Michalak jabs Fergerson right on the nose. Fergerson blinks but takes it well.
Michalak scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michalak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Michalak closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fergerson's guard.
Michalak drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Michalak as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Fergerson screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Michalak! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Radoslaw Michalak!
After winning the bout, Radoslaw Michalak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Dorsal (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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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey O Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Dorsal!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorsal is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Neil sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
O Neil falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dorsal counters with a nice double leg into side control. O Neil won't be happy with that.
Dorsal sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but O Neil is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dorsal controls the position from side control.
Dorsal is working to tighten is grip on O Neil's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. O Neil has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Dorsal is really squeezing tight and eventually O Neil passes out! Dorsal breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gary Dorsal!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Write (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenjiro Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Write comes into the arena with Dark Knight metal theme blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Write!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenjiro Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Write stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chiba.
Chiba lands a big head kick that sends Write tumbling to the mat! Chiba takes a step backwards and waves Write back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Write is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chiba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh Write is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chiba feints a jab and as Write dips his head, Chiba unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Write right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Write falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Chiba smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kenjiro Chiba!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Penl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen All In The Family as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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209 lbs
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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Penl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penl shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Penl rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Penl takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jason Penl has been cut.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Penl is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.
Penl wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Penl has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penl tries to break free but Thompson pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penl's brow.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Penl wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Penl lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Penl takes a knee to the side of the body.
Penl is breathing heavily.
Penl is trying to push Thompson away but Thompson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
Penl takes an elbow to the temple.
Jason Penl's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
Penl takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jason Penl's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thompson.
Jeez, Jason Penl's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jason Penl's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Thompson!
Tony Thompson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Badolato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Gable has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darius Badolato!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gable defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Badolato.
Gable gets tackled into the cage by Badolato. Badolato maintains the clinch.
Badolato has picked Gable up - he's going for a ride! Badolato dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gable on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gable tries to get out of the position.
Badolato trying to mount his opponent but Gable defends it.
Badolato is working for a submission of some sort.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Badolato in particular looking to stall.
Gable is defending against the submission attempts here by Badolato.
Badolato tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gable knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable is trying to control but can't.
Badolato is looking to advance position but Gable won't allow it.
Badolato looks to land a strike but Gable avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Badolato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gable is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable wants to stand but Badolato is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badolato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badolato stopping the sweep attempt from Gable.
Badolato advances position into side control!
Badolato passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gable!
Badolato lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Badolato trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badolato avoids the attempt from Gable to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Badolato punching from mount but Gable doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Badolato throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gable is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Badolato has taken his back.
Gable trying to control the position but Badolato manages to sink in the hooks.
Badolato struggling to land strikes to the head as Gable covers up.
Gable defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Badolato's arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gable fending off the submission attempt from Badolato.
Gable fending off the submission attempt from Badolato.
Well, with Badolato on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Gable is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Gable wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Badolato 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.
Gable scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Badolato is pressing down on Gable's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Badolato escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gable gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Badolato manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Badolato wants to control the pace but Gable is squirming around nicely.
Gable avoids a series of strikes thrown by Badolato.
Badolato moves to the back position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badolato has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gable has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato lands shots from the back.
Badolato is persistently looking for the submission but Gable is defending it well.
Badolato wants to control but Gable is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Badolato's arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badolato looking for the RNC.
Badolato trying to control.
Badolato missing with strikes.
Gable fending off the submission attempt from Badolato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gable is defending well though. Badolato let's go of the attempt for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gable defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Gable is trying to get back to his feet but Badolato has full control of the position and if anything, Gable has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Badolato has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gable has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badolato scores with strikes from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Badolato's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Gable defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Gable looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badolato is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gable has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Badolato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Badolato fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Badolato tries to sprawl but Gable drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gable throwing shots but Badolato is blocking nicely.
Badolato trying to control here.
Badolato looking for submissions off his back.
Badolato taking some punishment here, with Gable in his half guard.
Badolato regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gable distracts Badolato with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gable scoring with some ground and pound.
Gable lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato trying to keep a closed guard but Gable is proving a slippery customer.
Badolato working for a triangle but Gable defends it easily.
Gable won't allow Badolato to sweep him here.
Badolato trying to keep a closed guard but Gable is proving a slippery customer.
Gable is looking to work some ground and pound but Badolato has wrist control.
Badolato is looking for a triangle but Gable pushes his legs off easily.
Badolato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gable throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gable scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dan Gable has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badolato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gable is one step ahead there.
Gable has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badolato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gable scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gable stopping the sweep attempt from Badolato.
Gable throws a big right hand that misses.
Gable throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Badolato works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darius Badolato has got the better of the ground game so far.
Badolato looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Badolato working for a triangle but Gable defends it easily.
Gable trying to control but Badolato is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Badolato has his foot on Gable's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gable works his way back into a safe position though.
Badolato throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Badolato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gable stopping the sweep attempt from Badolato.
Gable trying to control the position from guard on top but Badolato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gable drops back looking for a leg! Badolato is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Badolato manages to kick Gable off! Gable jumps back into Badolato's guard.
Gable is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badolato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gable is one step ahead there.
Gable cracks Badolato with a solid left hand.
Gable loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gable throws a big elbow that misses.
Badolato is looking to sinch up a triangle. Gable throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Badolato's body to avoid the submission. Badolato has instead reached around Gable's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Badolato arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Darius Badolato!
Darius Badolato 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krabbe Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichabod Klopfenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krabbe Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ichabod Klopfenstein !
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klopfenstein connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hansen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hansen is looking to land body kicks.
Hansen scores with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Klopfenstein .
A kick lands to the mid section there for Klopfenstein .
Hansen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Klopfenstein scores with a head kick.
Klopfenstein misses with a head kick.
Klopfenstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Klopfenstein .
A head kick misses from Hansen.
Hansen misses the shot to the body.
Klopfenstein lands a leg kick that knocks Hansen off balance momentarily.
Hansen lands a head shot.
Klopfenstein takes the fight into the clinch.
Hansen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klopfenstein goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hansen avoids the head kick by Klopfenstein .
Hansen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Klopfenstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansen manages to avoid it.
Hansen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hansen misses with a body shot.
Klopfenstein throws a nice inside leg kick.
Klopfenstein throws a poor cross that misses
and Hansen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hansen throws an elbow but it misses.
Hansen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hansen misses with an elbow over the top.
Klopfenstein throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hansen.
Hansen misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Klopfenstein looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Klopfenstein lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hansen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Klopfenstein or not.
Hansen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hansen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hansen tries to throw a body punch but Klopfenstein avoids it by throwing Hansen back against the cage.
Hansen breaks from the clinch.
Hansen blocks a head kick by Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein throws a head kick that misses.
Klopfenstein throws a body kick that misses.
Klopfenstein moves out of range of the leg kick from Hansen.
Klopfenstein gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hansen preventing the sweep.
Hansen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Klopfenstein keeping full guard, as Hansen tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hansen advances position into side control!
The strikes coming from Hansen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Hansen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Klopfenstein tries to buck Hansen off but Hansen is having none of it.
Klopfenstein wants to control but Hansen postures up.
Hansen tries for a kimura but Klopfenstein is defending well.
Hansen throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Klopfenstein works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is looking to advance position but Klopfenstein won't allow it.
Hansen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Klopfenstein defends it well.
Hansen controlling the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Klopfenstein can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hansen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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 Krabbe Hansen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Klopfenstein throws a poor cross that misses
and Hansen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hansen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Klopfenstein at a distance.
Hansen wants to clinch.
Hansen swings for the body but Klopfenstein moves out of range.
Krabbe Hansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hansen blocks a head kick by Klopfenstein .
Hansen with a nice cross.
Hansen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Klopfenstein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Klopfenstein scores with a push kick.
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!
Hansen misses with a head kick.
Klopfenstein walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hansen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hansen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Klopfenstein throws a leg kick which misses Hansen's front leg but catches the back leg as Hansen tries to avoid it.
Hansen misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hansen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klopfenstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Hansen.
Hansen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hansen ducks under a wild hook from Klopfenstein .
A solid body kick from Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hansen will feel that in the morning.
Klopfenstein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hansens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hansen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hansen is looking to wear down Klopfenstein with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Klopfenstein misses with a body shot
and Hansen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ichabod Klopfenstein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klopfenstein throws a sloppy head kick and Hansen moves out of range easily.
Hansen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Klopfenstein .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen scores with a jab.
Klopfenstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Hansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hansen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Klopfenstein .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hansen tries a head kick but it misses.
Klopfenstein throws a head kick but Hansen moves out of range.
Klopfenstein throws a head kick but Hansen moves out of range.
Hansen tries to keep at a distance but Klopfenstein has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hansen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klopfenstein misses with an uppercut.
Hansen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hansen tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Hansen. Those never looked like landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Klopfenstein !
Hansen avoids the head kick by Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein moves out of range as Hansen throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Hansen.
Klopfenstein throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hansen's head.
Klopfenstein blocks a head kick by Hansen.
Hansen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Klopfenstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hansen misses with a wild combination.
A clash of legs there as Hansen blocks the low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Klopfenstein lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hansen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hansen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Klopfenstein misses with a body kick.
Klopfenstein lands with a slapping head kick.
No luck for Hansen with that takedown attempt.
Klopfenstein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hansen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hansen checks it well.
Klopfenstein chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Klopfenstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Klopfenstein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hansen.
Hansen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hansen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hansen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hansen moves out of range as Klopfenstein throws a body kick.
Klopfenstein is looking to score with low kicks.
Klopfenstein lands a head kick!
Klopfenstein shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klopfenstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hansen slips a straight right by Klopfenstein .
Hansen is looking to clinch but Klopfenstein is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ichabod Klopfenstein will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klopfenstein is looking to slow Hansen down with leg kicks.
Klopfenstein connects with an inside leg kick.
Hansen tries to land a front kick but Klopfenstein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hansen scores with a nice head shot.
Hansen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hansen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hansen throws the kick towards the body but Klopfenstein avoids it.
Klopfenstein tries to keep at a distance but Hansen has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hansen working hard to break the clinch.
Klopfenstein '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.
Hansen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Klopfenstein lands a damaging elbow.
Hansen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Klopfenstein is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klopfenstein looking to stall.
Klopfenstein throws an elbow but it misses.
Hansen dodges an elbow strike from Klopfenstein .
Hansen is trying to break free.
Klopfenstein throws an elbow that misses.
Hansen tries a body shot but Klopfenstein blocks it.
Hansen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hansen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hansen dodges an elbow strike from Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein pushes off an throws an elbow but Hansen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hansen breaks the clinch.
Klopfenstein misses with an uppercut. Hansen saw that one coming.
Hansen blocks a head kick by Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein misses with a body kick.
Klopfenstein throws a nice head kick!
Hansen moves out of range as Klopfenstein strikes.
Hansen throws a leg kick but Klopfenstein moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Klopfenstein avoids it really well and circles away.
Klopfenstein lands with a slapping head kick.
Hansen is rocked!
Klopfenstein connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Hansen out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ichabod Klopfenstein !
Ichabod Klopfenstein gave a mention to XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marti Pico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sunny Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marti Pico!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Day.
Sunny Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Day throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pico closes the distance and clinches up with Day, looking for a takedown. Pico pushes Day against the cage but Day circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Day shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pico as he avoids it easily.
Day stuffs the takedown.
Day fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pico bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Day is trying to get back to half guard.
Pico looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pico has control of an arm but Day manages to advance to Pico's back!
Day cracks Pico with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Pico from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Day scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Pico is looking for a way out.
Can Pico hold on?! Day is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Day missing with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Pico preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Day.
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!
Day punches the canvas rather than the man.
Day tightening his grip on Pico, looking for the choke.
Pico tries to roll but Day sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A lull in the action here.
Day is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Pico is defending well though. Day let's go of the attempt for now.
Day is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Pico defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Pico manages to reverse the position and now he's in Day's guard. Nice work there by Pico.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pico stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Day swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Day manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Day trying to control but Pico is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Day dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Day shoots in and drives through. Pico sprawls well.
Day closes the distance and clinches up with Pico, looking for a takedown. Day pushes Pico against the cage but Pico circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Day shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sunny Day. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Day misses with a takedown
and Pico counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pico.
Day wants to stand but Pico is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pico tries to free his leg and advance position but Day is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day wants to get back to his feet but Pico passes into half guard.
Day makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pico tries to score a power double leg takedown but Day sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pico somewhat.
Pico misses with a takedown attempt
and Day counters with a shoot takedown. Pico fights it but they end up in guard.
Pico keeping moving, preventing Day from controlling successfully.
Pico throws his legs up looking for a submission but Day uses it to pass to side control.
Pico is breathing heavily.
That's two 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!
Pico sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Day is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pico doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Day.
Pico looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Day sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pico defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pico is defending against the submission attempts here by Day.
Day is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pico has managed to free his arm - good work.
Day is trying to control. Pico wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pico looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pico is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Day pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Day seems to be working for a kimura but Pico defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Day dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pico with a lazy takedown attempt
and Day counters by moving into the clinch.
Day has clasped his hands together around Pico's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Day working the body and head with strikes.
Day is working to tighten is grip on Pico's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Pico has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Day is really squeezing tight and eventually Pico passes out! Day breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sunny Day!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Miller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bis das Blut gefriert. 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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191 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow scores with a hook to the body. Miller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miller lands a big head kick that sends Snow tumbling to the mat! Miller takes a step backwards and waves Snow back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Snow is rocked!
It looks like Jon Snow has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snow is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snow.
Snow lands with a nice body punch.
Snow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snow seems to have recovered his senses.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Snow thuds his right hand into Miller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Miller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Snow scores a takedown into full mount!
Miller is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Snow locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Miller is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Snow!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stone Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Gibbons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke Gibbons has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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217 lbs
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212 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stone Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Gibbons!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gibbons.
Gibbons throws a body punch but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gibbons takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kirby avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gibbons darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kirby misses with a low kick.
Kirby takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirby clinches up against the cage.
Gibbons keeps control of Kirby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kirby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kirby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gibbons's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons breaks the clinch.
Gibbons blocks a head kick by Kirby.
Gibbons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirby.
Stone Kirby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirby scores with a nice head shot.
Gibbons takes one to the side of the head.
Gibbons misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gibbons stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirby.
Kirby misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gibbons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gibbons moves in looking to clinch but Kirby pushes him off.
Gibbons's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kirby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gibbons scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A big right from Kirby misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirby lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kirby lands a jab.
Gibbons is rocked!
Kirby sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Gibbons's defenses. It connects perfectly with Gibbons's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stone Kirby!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claude Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopold Stotch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Claude Harper's chin.
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Claude Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leopold Stotch!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stotch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harper.
Stotch tries to clinch up.
Stotch fakes the leg kick and cracks Harper in the body.
Harper closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stotch quickly recovers to half guard.
Stotch is looking for a sweep. Harper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stotch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stotch is looking to control Harper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stotch avoid being mounted?
Harper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stotch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stotch controlling the position for now.
Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harper prevents Stotch from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch trying to hold on to Harper's head to control him but Harper postures up.
Stotch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harper.
Stotch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harper.
Stotch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harper.
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stotch's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper thows a huge punch but Stotch dodges it nicely.
Harper thows a huge punch but Stotch dodges it nicely.
Harper throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stotch to regain full guard.
Stotch has momentary wrist control but Harper slips an elbow through the middle.
Harper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stotch's head.
Stotch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harper.
Harper passes Stotch's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper slows the pace down in half guard.
Stotch works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper is looking to work some ground and pound but Stotch has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stotch keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Stotch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stotch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harper landing with the ground and pound.
Stotch is trying to keep Harper in close.
Harper throws a big right hand that misses.
Harper wants to control from the top but Stotch keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claude Harper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stotch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Harper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stotch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harper feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harper postures up.
Stotch seems keen to control Harper's posture.
Harper is looking to work some ground and pound but Stotch has wrist control.
Harper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harper with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stotch lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harper!
Stotch controlling from mount.
Harper really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stotch content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper can't escape the position.
Harper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harper tries to hold on but Stotch postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stotch avoids the attempt from Harper to control.
Harper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper tries to lock up and control but Stotch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claude Harper dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stotch lands a nice shot that snaps Harper's head back.
Claude Harper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harper fails to land with a series of punches.
Stotch takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harper rushes Stotch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stotch working Harper over with knees to the body.
Harper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stotch working Harper over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stotch lands a good knee to the midsection. Harper won't want to take too many of those.
Stotch working Harper over with knees to the body.
Stotch trying to land knees to the body.
Stotch lands a knee to the body.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Stotch blocks it.
Stotch lands a good knee to the midsection. Harper won't want to take too many of those.
Stotch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stotch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stotch landing knees to the body.
Harper avoiding damage as Stotch throws knees to the body.
Stotch missing with knees to the body.
Stotch lands a good knee to the midsection. Harper won't want to take too many of those.
Harper blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch tries to land knees in the clinch but Harper avoids the damage to the body.
Harper blocks the elbow strike.
Harper blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Stotch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stotch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper managing to block the knees to the body from Stotch.
Harper blocks the elbow strike.
Stotch misses with a knee to the head.
Harper misses with some punches.
Harper throws an elbow that misses.
Harper is working Stotch over against the cage.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Stotch backwards.
Stotch breaks the clinch.
Harper throws a series of strikes that have Stotch backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stotch's head backwards.
Harper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harper catches Stotch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Claude Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Harper misses with a straight right.
Stotch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harper.
A combination from Stotch does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Stotch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harper doesn't seem phased though.
Harper staying out of range there.
Stotch looks for the body kick but Harper saw that one coming.
Harper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Harper landing punches.
Harper looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws some wild stikes that Stotch manages to avoid easily.
Harper scoring with strikes but Stotch is staying in there.
Harper looking to ground and pound but Stotch is blocking nicely.
Harper misses with a head shot.
Harper can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stotch is looking to escape.
Harper throwing strikes here but Stotch is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Claude Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harper in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Leopold Stotch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stotch is looking to escape.
Harper working Stotch over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stotch tries to hold on but Harper pushes him away.
Harper throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Claude Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harper throwing strikes but Stotch uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leopold Stotch.
I think Harper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claude Harper!
An out of breath Claude Harper 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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