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Valhalla 15: Sydney PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Royce Jr Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Abramov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Abramov's choice of entrance music: Sex Machine. Roman Abramov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Royce Jr Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Abramov!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Abramov. Those never looked like landing.
Jr Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Abramov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jr Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Abramov tries to sprawl out of it but Jr Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abramov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Abramov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abramov scores a takedown into full mount!
Abramov controlling from mount.
Abramov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jr Gracie is looking to escape.
Abramov prevents Jr Gracie from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Abramov landing punches.
Abramov with a couple of short strikes.
Jr Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Abramov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jr Gracie is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abramov connects with a bit shot that sees Jr Gracie covering up! More strikes from Abramov and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Abramov is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Abramov!
Roman Abramov very nearly forgot to thank [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kochanowski has chosen Sting Of The Bumblebee as his entrance music. 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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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Carlos Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kochanowski throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Kochanowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ortiz checks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kochanowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Ortiz.
Kochanowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz throws a lazy right hand but Kochanowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ortiz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kochanowski throws out a powerful jab.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut.
Ortiz closes the distance and pushes Kochanowski back into the cage.
Kochanowski breaks the clinch.
Ortiz's corner calls for a 1-2. Ortiz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ortiz misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kochanowski.
Ortiz clobbers Kochanowski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Ortiz.
Kochanowski tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kochanowski tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz has closed the distance and engaged Kochanowski in a clinch.
Kochanowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Kochanowski.
Ortiz 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.
A jab from Ortiz does it's job there.
Ortiz wants to clinch up but Kochanowski keeps it at a distance.
Kochanowski slips under a jab.
Kochanowski misses with the combination.
Kochanowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good standup being displayed there by Ortiz as he connects with a hook.
Ortiz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Kochanowski.
Ortiz thuds a left hand into Kochanowski's body.
Sloppy strikes from Kochanowski. Those never looked like landing.
Kochanowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz moves into range and clinches up with Kochanowski.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ortiz fails to land.
Ortiz misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kochanowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Ortiz presses Kochanowski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ortiz lands a right hand.
A short right from Ortiz on the inside.
Ortiz trying to stall but Kochanowski improves his position.
Ortiz has Kochanowski pressed against the cage, preventing Kochanowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kochanowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kochanowski needs to keep his hands up - Ortiz had a free shot at his head there.
Ortiz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kochanowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ortiz misses the jab.
Kochanowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ortiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kochanowski.
Ortiz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A cross from Ortiz lands.
Ortiz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kochanowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut. Kochanowski saw that one coming.
Ortiz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kochanowski. Kochanowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ortiz throws a shot from downtown. Kochanowski moves away and avoids it.
Donk. Ortiz catches Kochanowski right on the button with a cross.
Ortiz lands a jab to Kochanowski's midsection.
Kochanowski throws a hook but Ortiz avoids it easily.
Kochanowski is looking to clinch but Ortiz is avoiding it.
Ortiz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kochanowski tries a low kick but Ortiz avoids it.
Kochanowski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ortiz counters with a left to the body.
Ortiz looks to land a left hand but Kochanowski moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Kochanowski.
Ortiz scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kochanowski misses the target.
Ortiz misses with a looping left.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortiz looks to land a left hand but Kochanowski moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kochanowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kochanowski doesn't seem bothered though.
Kochanowski looks gassed!
Ortiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz lands a nice shot that snaps Kochanowski's head back.
Kochanowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
A big left from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kochanowski.
Ortiz lands a really nice looking cross but Kochanowski seems unphased.
Kochanowski needs to keep his hands up - Ortiz had a free shot at his head there.
Ortiz works the jab nicely.
Ortiz scores with a nice right hand.
Kochanowski takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Ortiz.
Kochanowski staying out of range there.
Kochanowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ortiz throws out the jab.
Ortiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos Ortiz dominated that round.
That's time! Ortiz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kochanowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A cross from Ortiz lands.
Kochanowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kochanowski throws the left hand but Ortiz avoids the punch easily.
Kochanowski blocks a jab.
Ortiz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ortiz throws a lazy right hand but Kochanowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ortiz misses with a straight left.
Kochanowski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ortiz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ortiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kochanowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Ortiz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kochanowski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Ortiz misses.
Kochanowski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kochanowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kochanowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a straight left.
Kochanowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kochanowski lands a two punch combo.
Ortiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kochanowski moves out of range as Ortiz strikes.
Kochanowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ortiz cracks Kochanowski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kochanowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortiz.
Janek Kochanowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kochanowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ortiz finds it's way round the side to connect with Kochanowski's head.
A shot to the liver by Ortiz. Beautiful body shot.
Ortiz has closed the distance and engaged Kochanowski in a clinch.
Ortiz lands a right hand.
Ortiz lands with a left to the head.
Ortiz scores with a shoulder strike.
Kochanowski blocking some punches.
Kochanowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Ortiz won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ortiz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kochanowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kochanowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortiz controls his hands.
Ortiz tries to stall but Kochanowski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kochanowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortiz connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortiz misses the target.
Kochanowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kochanowski misses with a wild combination.
Kochanowski is breathing heavily.
Kochanowski throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz throws a hook but Kochanowski avoids it easily.
Kochanowski scores with a one two! Ortiz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kochanowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz works Kochanowski's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Kochanowski does it's job there.
Ortiz throws a hook but Kochanowski avoids it easily.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz throws a looping overhand right but Kochanowski ducks down to avoid it.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Kochanowski thuds his right hand into Ortiz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kochanowski.
Juan Carlos Ortiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ortiz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kochanowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ortiz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kochanowskis head.
Ortiz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ortiz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kochanowski prevents a body shot from Ortiz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ortiz misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kochanowski blocks an uppercut.
Ortiz lands a left hand.
Kochanowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Kochanowski tries to circle away but Ortiz has him pinned against the cage.
Kochanowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ortiz working aggressively here.
Ortiz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kochanowski prevents a body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kochanowski or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kochanowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ortiz lands a jab.
Kochanowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Kochanowski misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos Ortiz dominated that second round.
That's time! 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.
Kochanowski moves away from the strike by Ortiz.
Kochanowski moves away from the strike by Ortiz.
A swing and a miss from Kochanowski.
Ortiz throws out a loose jab but Kochanowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz throws a jab when Kochanowski was well out of range.
Kochanowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ortiz throws out the jab.
Ortiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz misses with a looping left.
Kochanowski throws a combination that misses
and Ortiz counters with a nice body shot.
Ortiz lands a lovely overhand right.
Kochanowski looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range.
A jab from Ortiz misses.
Kochanowski misses the jab.
Kochanowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ortiz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That kick from Kochanowski tenderised Ortiz's leg. Ortiz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ortiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski looks to land a right hand but Ortiz moved out of range.
Kochanowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kochanowski slips a jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz tries to clinch up but Kochanowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot by Ortiz.
Ortiz connects with a right hand. Kochanowski shakes it off.
Good shot there by Ortiz.
Kochanowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kochanowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortiz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ortiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Kochanowski circles away.
A jab from Ortiz finds it's way through Kochanowski's defenses.
Kochanowski throws a shot from downtown. Ortiz moves away and avoids it.
Kochanowski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ortiz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski slips a straight right by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a jab when Kochanowski was well out of range.
Kochanowski throws a hook but Ortiz avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Ortiz.
Kochanowski moves away from the strike by Ortiz.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortiz misses the target.
Kochanowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ortiz lunges at Kochanowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kochanowski's hand.
A swing and a miss from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski avoids the body shot from Ortiz.
A punch lands to the side of Kochanowski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ortiz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ortiz's corner calls for a 1-2. Ortiz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kochanowski throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
Kochanowski ducks under a wild hook from Ortiz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kochanowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortiz looks to throw the jab but Kochanowski is out of range.
Kochanowski misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Ortiz misses the shot to the body.
Ortiz closes the distance and clinches.
Ortiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ortiz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kochanowski manages to break the clinch.
Janek Kochanowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kochanowski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ortiz tests Kochanowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ortiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ortiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kochanowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortiz throws a lazy right hand but Kochanowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ortiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kochanowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortiz misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tests Kochanowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ortiz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kochanowski doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortiz. Kochanowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Ortiz.
Ortiz is looking to clinch.
Ortiz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kochanowski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ortiz lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kochanowski is looking to clinch.
Kochanowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kochanowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortiz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kochanowski. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz thows a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Kochanowski.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Kochanowski.
Juan Carlos Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ortiz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ortiz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos Ortiz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Tweedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raf Gon DIas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tweedy comes to the cage accompanied by Hard Act To Follow. Gon DIas has chosen Before I Forget as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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184 lbs
12 - 15 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Tweedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Raf Gon DIas!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gon DIas defending well as Tweedy loads up on a big left hand.
Gon DIas throws a series of punches but Tweedy moves out of range.
Tweedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gon DIas.
Gon DIas tries to move into range but Tweedy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tweedy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gon DIas counters with a body kick that stops Tweedy in his tracks momentarily.
Tweedy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tweedy misses with a body kick.
Tweedy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gon DIas circles away.
Tweedy misses with a leg kick
and Gon DIas counters with a series of strikes. Tweedy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gon DIas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tweedy takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Ben Tweedy has been cut.
Tweedy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tweedy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gon DIas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tweedy throws an off balance right hand
and Gon DIas counters with a head kick that drops Tweedy to the mat! Tweedy scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Tweedy is rocked!
Gon DIas clinches up with Tweedy and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Tweedy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gon DIas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gon DIas scores with a hook to the body. Tweedy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tweedy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gon DIas throws a powerful right kick. Tweedy tried to block low but the kick was high! Tweedy was taken right off of his feet! Gon DIas jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Raf Gon DIas!
Raf Gon DIas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agapito Hampaslupa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Livad L aspinatour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Livad L aspinatour has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Agapito Hampaslupa's chin.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Agapito Hampaslupa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Livad L aspinatour!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Hampaslupa misses
and L aspinatour counters with a lovely straight right hand!
L aspinatour looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hampaslupa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
L aspinatour shoots in looking for a takedown. Hampaslupa tries to sprawl out of it but L aspinatour keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hampaslupa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
L aspinatour moves forwards but Hampaslupa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Livad L aspinatour has been cut.
L aspinatour dives in and grabs Hampaslupa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hampaslupa pushes down on L aspinatour's head and hops out.
Hampaslupa throws a sloppy head kick and L aspinatour moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hampaslupa.
L aspinatour dodges the punch combination from Hampaslupa.
Hampaslupa misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hampaslupa throws a head kick that misses.
Hampaslupa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hampaslupa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hampaslupa is looking to clinch.
Hampaslupa throws a right hand that L aspinatour ducks under and follows up with a left that L aspinatour also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampaslupa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by L aspinatour.
Hampaslupa tries to clinch up.
Hampaslupa lands with a kick to the temple. L aspinatour shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
L aspinatour dives in and grabs Hampaslupa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hampaslupa pushes down on L aspinatour's head and hops out.
Agapito Hampaslupa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Livad L aspinatour.
Hampaslupa tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Hampaslupa.
L aspinatour avoids the head kick by Hampaslupa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hampaslupa misses with a head kick.
Hampaslupa throws a head kick that half lands.
Hampaslupa drops L aspinatour with a huge uppercut! L aspinatour drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hampaslupa is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Agapito Hampaslupa!
Agapito Hampaslupa 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 Wrestling Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Adamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wrestling Bot had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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22
169 lbs
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160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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, Wrestling Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Adamson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Adamson lands but Bot takes it in his stride.
It looks like Wrestling Bot has been cut.
Bot swings for the body but Adamson moves out of range.
Bot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick misses from Adamson.
Bot takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Adamson throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bot shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adamson as he jumps to the side.
Adamson tries for a takedown but Bot sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adamson misses with a takedown attempt - Bot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck for Bot with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wrestling Bot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adamson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bot defends it nicely.
Adamson tries to sprawl but Bot drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ground and pound from Bot.
Adamson wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bot.
Adamson is trying to get back to full guard.
Adamson lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Bot looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bot looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Adamson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bot seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adamson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Adamson is trying to get back to full guard.
Bot trying to work for an americana but Adamson has managed to regain full guard.
Bot content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Adamson has his foot on Bot's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bot works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adamson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamson trying to control the position.
Bot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot landing with the ground and pound.
Adamson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bot.
Adamson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bot defends well.
Bot chips away with some ground and pound.
Bot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adamson keeping moving, preventing Bot from controlling successfully.
Bot throws a strike but Adamson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bot looking for a sweep. Not yet Bot, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bot is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Adamson looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bot looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Adamson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adamson defending well though.
Bot trying to pass the guard but Adamson defending well.
Adamson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Adamson wants to control but Bot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bot 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.
Bot slows the pace down in half guard.
Bot scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adamson keeps working.
Bot scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Adamson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adamson trying to control here.
Adamson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adamson is looking for a sweep. Bot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bot wants to pass the guard but Adamson is defending well.
Bot is stalling here. Adamson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bot seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Adamson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestling Bot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wrestling Bot's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Adamson tries to clinch up.
Adamson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adamson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bot closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Adamson's guard.
Bot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adamson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bot is one step ahead there.
Bot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adamson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bot defends it easily.
Bot stands and steps away. Adamson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Adamson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bot's head.
Adamson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adamson fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Bot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamson delivers a nice body kick.
Bot drives through with a takedown into Adamson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adamson is on top in guard.
Bot is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adamson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bot is controlling Adamson's posture.
Adamson lands a couple of elbows.
Adamson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Adamson connects with a couple of short punches.
Bot is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Adamson is controlling him.
Adamson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adamson stopping the sweep attempt from Bot.
Adamson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adamson looking to sit in guard and control but Bot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bot lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bot trying to control but Adamson is working from the bottom.
Adamson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bot defends well.
Bot is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bot throws a big right hand that misses.
Bot slips nicely into half guard.
Bot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Adamson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Adamson is looking to improve his position.
Bot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bot prevents Adamson from improving his position.
Bot passes the guard and advances to mount!
Adamson is desperately trying to improve his position but Bot has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Adamson's face.
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!
Bot looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bot pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Adamson is rocked!
Bot postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Adamson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Bot around the waist but Bot pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Bot is the winner by TKO! Bot jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wrestling Bot!
A very excited looking Wrestling Bot made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saul Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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135 lbs
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160 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Hale!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale walks into a left hand.
Hale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Goodman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hale scrambles back to his feet.
Goodman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Goodman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hales jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Goodman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hale tries to clinch but Goodman moves out of range.
Goodman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Goodman.
Hale tries to clinch up
and Goodman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goodman connects with a looping right hand.
Hale takes one on the button.
Goodman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Goodman scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hale takes one on the button.
Jab by Goodman.
Hale fails to land with a series of punches.
Goodman throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hale shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goodman defends it nicely.
Goodman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goodman just misses with a punch to the body.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hale gets a clinch.
Hale manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hale keeping moving, preventing Goodman from controlling successfully.
Goodman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hale has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Goodman has managed to get both his arms back between Hale's legs - danger averted.
Goodman controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman trying to control the position from guard on top but Hale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Saul Goodman.
A big right from Goodman misses.
Hale throws a head kick but Goodman moves out of range.
Goodman lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodman lands with an uppercut that bounces Hale off the cage and back into range.
Goodman dodges the punch combination from Hale.
Saul Goodman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goodman cracks Hale with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Goodman lands a jab to the nose.
Goodman cracks the inside of Hale's front leg.
Hale drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Goodman connects with a body shot that sends Hale's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman moves away from the strike by Hale.
Goodman avoids the body shot from Hale.
Goodman scores with a jab to the body.
Goodman lands a nice looking body shot.
Hale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goodman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Goodman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Hale or perhaps it was just good defense by Goodman which made him look bad.
Good shot there by Goodman.
Hale throws a shot from downtown. Goodman moves away and avoids it.
Goodman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hale throws a right hand that Goodman ducks under and follows up with a left that Goodman also avoids with ease.
Hale fails with a takedown attempt.
Saul Goodman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Hale.
Goodman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Goodman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hale's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale is looking to clinch.
Hale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hale.
Hale looks gassed!
Goodman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goodman lands a jab to the head.
Goodman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hale under the eye.
Goodman cracks Hale with an open hand slap.
Goodman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Goodman with a jab.
Goodman lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goodman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hale tries to clinch up but Goodman circles away and keeps his distance.
Goodman lands a jab to the nose.
Hale has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Goodman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman 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.
Goodman stuffs the takedown attempt from Hale. Hale gets slowly back to his feet.
Hale fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Goodman avoids it really well and circles away.
Hale fails with a takedown attempt.
Saul Goodman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Hale.
Goodman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Goodman as he connects with a hook.
Goodman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hale. Hale circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hale takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Goodman cracks Hale with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good shot there by Goodman.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hale 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 Goodman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goodman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Goodman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Goodman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hale's sensitive parts.
Goodman throws out a powerful jab.
Goodman works the jab nicely.
Saul Goodman is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Goodman misses its intended target.
Goodman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hale. That did some damage!
Goodman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Goodman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Goodman loads up on a big right hand but Hale slips the punch.
A low kick from Hale is predictable there
and Goodman counters with a right hand to the body.
Hale dives in and grabs Goodman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goodman pushes down on Hale's head and hops out.
Hale shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hale has a takedown stuffed.
Hale is breathing heavily.
Hale looks to clinch
and Goodman counters with a leg kick.
Hale dodges the punch combination from Goodman.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Goodman.
Goodman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Goodman with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman lands a jab to Hale's midsection.
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!
Goodman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Goodman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Goodman fails to land with a series of punches.
Goodman lands a jab to the nose.
Hale walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goodman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Goodman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hale's head.
Goodman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hale.
Goodman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goodman.
Goodman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hale looks to land a right hand but Goodman moved out of range.
Goodman circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Goodman wants it to stay on the feet.
Goodman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hale is defended easily by Goodman.
Hale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goodman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goodman lands an overhand right.
Goodman lands a head shot.
Hale tries to land a leg kick but Goodman saw it coming and moves away.
Hale wants to slow Goodman down by chopping away at his legs.
Hale darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Goodman tries to roll over but Hale keeps him under control.
Hale missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
Goodman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hale's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hale's back!
Goodman controlling well, preventing Hale from escaping the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodman is looking to control Hale but Hale is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Good control from Goodman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
We're going to have a standup here because Saul Goodman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hale walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goodman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Goodman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hale takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hale misses with a body shot.
Hale looks to throw the jab but Goodman is out of range.
Goodman throws a right hand that Hale ducks under and follows up with a left that Hale also avoids with ease.
Goodman jabs at Hale's body.
Goodman scores with a nice head shot.
Hale misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hale drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hale misses with a double jab.
Hale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goodman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goodman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hale misses with an uppercut.
Hale connects with a right hand. Goodman shakes it off.
Goodman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Goodman cracks the inside of Hale's front leg.
Some wild striking there from Hale.
Goodman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Goodman fails to land with a series of punches.
Hale slips a jab and a cross from Goodman.
Goodman lands a slapping body shot.
Hale doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Goodman.
Hale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goodman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Goodman scores with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hale.
Hale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saul Goodman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman lands a really nice looking cross but Hale seems unphased.
Goodman avoids the body shot from Hale.
Goodman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good exchange - Goodman coming out on top.
Hale misses with a leg kick
and Goodman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hale throws a nice looking combination but Goodman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goodman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hale's head.
Hale misses with a wild body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Goodman.
Goodman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hale can do to turn this around?
Goodman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Goodman lands a nice shot to the body.
Goodman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hale's hands.
Hale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hale takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Goodman.
Hale takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Goodman works Hale's body with a nice hook.
Goodman lands with an overhand left.
Hale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Goodman lands with a right hand.
Hale tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Goodman counters with a good low kick that Hale was not able to check.
Hale takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Justin Hale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goodman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hale tries to clinch but Goodman is having none of it.
Goodman lands a right hook to the body.
Hale drops his hands momentarily and Goodman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hale tries to move into range but Goodman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Hale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Goodman lands with an overhand left.
Goodman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hale in his tracks.
Goodman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Goodman lands a leg kick that knocks Hale off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Goodman misses.
A head kick misses from Hale.
Goodman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hale doesn't seem bothered though.
Goodman throws a combination. Hale tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Goodman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hale tries to move into range but Goodman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goodman connects with a nice looking jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saul Goodman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Hale.
A jab from Goodman finds it's way through Hale's defenses.
Justin Hale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goodman blocks a head kick by Hale.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Goodman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goodman, 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Goodman!
During a confident post fight interview, Saul Goodman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Professor Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Professor Chaos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sharp enables Chaos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sharp manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sharp controls Chaos momentarily but Chaos frees himself.
Sharp seems keen to control Chaos 's posture.
Chaos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sharp is trying to control the position but Chaos postures up.
Chaos 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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Curtis Sharp wasn't active enough on the ground.
Chaos checks the leg kick.
Sharp looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chaos moves into the clinch.
Chaos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice body punch from Chaos - that landed with a thud.
Sharp scores with a shot to the side of Chaos 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp gets underhooks to prevent Chaos 's takedown attempt.
Chaos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chaos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sharp regains guard immediately.
Chaos won't allow Sharp to sweep him here.
Sharp is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Chaos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sharp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sharp wants to improve his position but instead Chaos has moved into half guard.
Chaos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sharp is looking for a sweep. Chaos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chaos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sharp trying to control but Chaos postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaos is nestled in close to Sharp, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chaos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chaos prevents Sharp from improving his position.
Sharp is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chaos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chaos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chaos lands with a punch from half guard.
Sharp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chaos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chaos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sharp is not content to let Chaos control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sharp wants to improve his position but Chaos is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sharp is refusing to be controlled, as Chaos sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp won't allow Chaos to pass to mount.
Chaos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sharp keeps working.
Chaos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sharp defending well though.
Well, if Chaos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sharp desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sharp won't allow Chaos to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp wants to get back to full guard.
Chaos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sharp's head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big left from Sharp misses.
Chaos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sharp avoids it really well and circles away.
Chaos throws a hook but Sharp avoids it easily.
Curtis Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chaos ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
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.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Sharp misses.
Sharp tests Chaos 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Professor Chaos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chaos tries to land a body kick
and Sharp counters with a nice body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Sharp. No joy for Chaos on that attempt.
Sharp wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chaos dives in and grabs Sharp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sharp pushes down on Chaos 's head and hops out.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.
Sharp stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chaos throws out a loose jab but Sharp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sharp lands a right hook to the body.
Chaos shoots in looking for a takedown but Sharp manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chaos 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Professor Chaos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Sharp does no damage.
Sharp gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sharp manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chaos is trying desperately to improve position.
Chaos blocking the ground and pound.
Sharp with a couple of short strikes.
Sharp unloads with some shots from mount but Chaos bucks and avoids them well.
Chaos is trying to escape the mount.
Sharp throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos tries to hold on but Sharp postures up.
Chaos is looking to improve his position but Sharp isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chaos ?
Sharp sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
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!
Sharp throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sharp punching from mount but Chaos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chaos is squirming around, avoiding Sharp's attempts to control the action.
Chaos is bucking up trying to escape but Sharp cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos can't escape the position.
Sharp looking to ground and pound but Chaos is blocking nicely.
Sharp working Chaos over with strikes here.
Professor Chaos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chaos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chaos is desperately trying to improve his position but Sharp has a good base and remains in mount.
Chaos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chaos is looking to improve his position but Sharp isn't that keen on the idea.
Sharp looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sharp throwing strikes here but Chaos is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chaos wants to hold on but Sharp pushes him away.
Chaos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sharp throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Chaos is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp tries to control but Chaos wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Sharp 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!
Chaos shoots in looking for a takedown. Sharp tries to sprawl out of it but Chaos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sharp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sharp.
Sharp throws a leg kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chaos .
Chaos fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Professor Chaos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chaos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Sharp misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sharp lands a lovely overhand right.
Sharp with a hook.
Chaos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chaos closes the distance and clinches up with Sharp, looking for a takedown. Chaos pushes Sharp against the cage but Sharp circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sharp tests Chaos 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharp lands with a kick to the temple. Chaos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chaos shoots for a takedown but Sharp saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chaos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chaos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaos was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Sharp misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp cracks Chaos with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chaos is defended easily by Sharp.
Chaos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Chaos avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharp throws a head punch that misses.
Chaos working aggressively here.
Chaos tries for a takedown but Sharp manages to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharp.
Sharp lands with a left to the head.
Chaos avoids a wild elbow strike from Sharp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chaos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sharp is looking for a sweep. Chaos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sharp manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sharp pushes Chaos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sharp leaves Chaos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sharp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chaos throws out the jab.
Sharp throws a lazy right hand but Chaos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Sharp misses.
Curtis Sharp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp feints and then cracks Chaos 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chaos down.
Chaos tries for a takedown but Sharp circles away easily
and Sharp counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sharp shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chaos checks the leg kick.
Sharp tries to land a leg kick but Chaos saw it coming and moves away.
Chaos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sharp connects with a leg kick. Chaos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Sharp is predictable there
and Chaos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sharp's guard now.
Chaos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sharp is adopting a defensive guard.
Sharp looking for a sweep. Not yet Sharp, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sharp 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Sharp!
An out of breath Curtis Sharp 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Landon Kaplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaplan's entrance music is Of Wolf And Man by Metallica. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Landon Kaplan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Polo lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Landon Kaplan has been cut.
Polo gets caught flat footed, as Kaplan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaplan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Polo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kaplan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Polo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kaplan has managed to get both his arms back between Polo's legs - danger averted.
Kaplan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Polo wants to sweep but no luck.
Kaplan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kaplan throws a big right hand that misses.
Polo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Polo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kaplan defends it easily.
Kaplan stopping the sweep attempt from Polo.
Polo looking for a guillotine here but Kaplan defends easily.
Polo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaplan is working to get back to half guard.
Polo wants to control the pace but Kaplan is squirming around nicely.
Kaplan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Polo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kaplan is looking to escape.
Kaplan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Polo.
Kaplan is squirming around, avoiding Polo's attempts to control the action.
Kaplan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Polo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kaplan's guard.
Polo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kaplan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Polo is one step ahead there.
Polo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaplan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polo tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaplan is retaining full guard.
Polo throws a big right hand that misses.
Kaplan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaplan trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polo won't allow Kaplan to sweep him here.
Polo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kaplan is keeping the position for now.
Polo wants to control from the top but Kaplan keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kaplan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some wild striking there from Polo.
Jab from Kaplan.
Kaplan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kaplan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab from Kaplan.
Polo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Polo avoids the body shot from Kaplan.
Polo connects with a body shot.
Kaplan is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Polo throws a right hand that Kaplan ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaplan also avoids with ease.
Kaplan slaps away a takedown attempt from Polo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kaplan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Polo avoids it really well and circles away.
Kaplan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Polo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo swinging wildly here.
Kaplan scores with a shot to the body.
Polo throws a right and a left that Kaplan avoids nicely.
Polo fails to land with a series of punches.
Polo misses with an uppercut. Kaplan saw that one coming.
Kaplan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Polo did well to prevent Kaplan getting side control.
Kaplan working the head and body with strikes.
Kaplan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kaplan breaks from Polo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kaplan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Polo's face.
Polo gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from Kaplan.
Kaplan lands with a punch from half guard.
Kaplan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Polo manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Polo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Landon Kaplan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Polo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaplan.
Polo tries to bum rush Kaplan with a series of wild strikes but Kaplan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Polo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice takedown defense from Polo. No joy for Kaplan on that attempt.
Kaplan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kaplan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaplan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Polo swivels and escapes.
Kaplan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Polo, pushing him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kaplan as the two fighters clinch.
Polo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Kaplan.
Polo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kaplan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Kaplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Polo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kaplan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Polo loads up on a big right hand but Kaplan slips the punch.
Nice shot by Kaplan.
Polo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kaplan counters with a left and a right that stings Polo.
Polo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaplan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Polo dives in and grabs Kaplan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kaplan pushes down on Polo's head and hops out.
Landon Kaplan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Polo.
Kaplan lands with a right hand.
Kaplan lands a jab to Polo's midsection.
Marco Polo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaplan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kaplan 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.
Polo gets tackled into the cage by Kaplan. Kaplan maintains the clinch.
Kaplan lands a nice shot to the body.
Kaplan lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Kaplan.
Kaplan tries to work over Polo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kaplan.
Kaplan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kaplan scores with a hook to the body.
Kaplan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Polo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kaplan throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Polo!
Kaplan lands strikes to the head.
Polo tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan punches Polo on the ear.
Polo is rocked!
Landon Kaplan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kaplan lands a good shot there. Polo covers up! Kaplan smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Polo to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Kaplan jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Landon Kaplan!
Landon Kaplan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mao Zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan De Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zedong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is March Of The Volunteers . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mao Zedong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan De Wilde!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zedong misses with a looping right.
Zedong blocks a leg kick.
De Wilde closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Wilde.
Zedong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Wilde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zedong.
De Wilde misses with an uppercut.
Mao Zedong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Wilde takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice cross by De Wilde.
De Wilde lands the left hand.
Zedong avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Wilde throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Wilde tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zedong ducks under a wild hook from De Wilde.
De Wilde dives in and grabs Zedong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zedong pushes down on De Wilde's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown by De Wilde or perhaps it was just good defense by Zedong which made him look bad.
Zedong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Wilde's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Wilde. That did some damage!
De Wilde takes one to the chin there.
A left lands for De Wilde.
De Wilde tries to close the distance and clinch but Zedong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mao Zedong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zedong 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 De Wilde has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Wilde and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zedong throws a shot from downtown. De Wilde moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick from Zedong.
De Wilde on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Wilde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zedong throws a looping overhand right but De Wilde ducks down to avoid it.
De Wilde wants to slow Zedong down by chopping away at his legs.
Zedong with a hook.
De Wilde blocks a leg kick.
De Wilde throws a wild body kick that Zedong sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Zedong misses.
Zedong tries to land a front kick but De Wilde steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot lands for Zedong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zedong thuds his shin into the meat of De Wilde's side.
Zedong throws a head kick but De Wilde moves out of range.
De Wilde ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Wilde on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Wilde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Wilde takes one to the chin there.
Zedong tries to land a leg kick but De Wilde saw it coming and moves away.
De Wilde avoids the body shot from Zedong.
Zedong lands a nice hook to De Wilde's body. De Wilde takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Wilde fails with a takedown attempt.
Mao Zedong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan De Wilde.
De Wilde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zedong throws a lazy right hand but De Wilde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Wilde. Zedong does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde fails with a takedown attempt.
Crunch! Zedong slams his shin into De Wilde's torso.
De Wilde finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - De Wilde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Wilde moves out of range as Zedong strikes.
Zedong misses with a body shot.
Zedong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Wilde closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zedong is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked De Wilde off and has taken his back!
Zedong controls the position.
De Wilde trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy De Wilde right now.
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.
Zedong is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mao Zedong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zedong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zedong slips a jab from De Wilde.
Zedong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zedong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Wilde takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zedong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Wilde looks to land a combination but Zedong avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from De Wilde.
De Wilde throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Zedong.
A left lands for Zedong.
De Wilde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Wilde looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zedong is fending him off so far but De Wilde persists. Nope, Zedong circles away and we're back to standing.
Zedong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zedong connects with the punch.
De Wilde slips a straight right by Zedong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zedong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Wilde moves away.
Zedong cracks De Wilde with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zedong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Wilde stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mao Zedong is winning the standup battle so far.
Zedong looks to score with a jab to the body but De Wilde is just out of range.
Zedong thows a body shot but no joy.
Zedong tries a low kick but De Wilde avoids it.
De Wilde with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zedong moves out of range of the body kick from De Wilde.
Zedong misses with a head kick.
Zedong throws a sloppy head kick and De Wilde moves out of range easily.
Zedong throws a combination that misses
and De Wilde counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zedong misses with an uppercut.
Zedong looks to throw the jab but De Wilde is out of range.
Zedong tries to work over De Wilde's front leg with a kick but De Wilde checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zedong lands a glancing blow to the side of De Wilde's head.
Zedong lands a glancing blow to the side of De Wilde's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zedong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Wilde checks a low kick from Zedong.
De Wilde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zedong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot by De Wilde.
De Wilde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zedong moves away.
Zedong throws a body punch but De Wilde moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zedong.
De Wilde sizes up Zedong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Wilde moves away from the strike by Zedong.
Nice sprawl there from Zedong as De Wilde shoots in.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zedong.
De Wilde scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by De Wilde there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Zedong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zedong. De Wilde does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Wilde takes the fight into the clinch.
Zedong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Wilde.
De Wilde gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Zedong regains guard.
De Wilde lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Wilde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Wilde throws a big elbow that misses.
Zedong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Wilde is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Wilde has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong is controlling De Wilde's posture.
De Wilde trying to control the position from guard on top but Zedong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Good shot there by De Wilde.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Wilde doesn't manage to clinch there - Zedong circles away.
Zedong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zedong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Zedong.
De Wilde steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zedong. That one must have hurt.
De Wilde takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mao Zedong dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from De Wilde does it's job there.
De Wilde is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zedong's half guard.
Zedong trying to hold on to De Wilde's head to control him but De Wilde postures up.
De Wilde thows a huge punch but Zedong dodges it nicely.
De Wilde scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Wilde throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Zedong to regain full guard.
De Wilde lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zedong lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De Wilde!
De Wilde bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde is looking to work some ground and pound but Zedong has wrist control.
Zedong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Wilde trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Wilde working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zedong keeping moving, preventing De Wilde from controlling successfully.
De Wilde throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zedong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Wilde postures up in Zedong's guard and throws a big left but Zedong blocks it.
De Wilde postures up and lands a big shot to Zedong's brow.
Zedong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Wilde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zedong is keeping the position for now.
De Wilde postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jordan De Wilde has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde throws a strike but Zedong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zedong stopping the sweep attempt from De Wilde.
Mao Zedong has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Wilde.
Zedong throws a head kick but De Wilde moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Zedong. That snapped De Wilde's head back.
Nice cross by Zedong.
Zedong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Wilde's hands.
Zedong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zedong blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Zedong misses.
Zedong thows a body shot but no joy.
De Wilde's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zedong looks to land a body kick but De Wilde moved away.
De Wilde looks to throw the jab but Zedong is out of range.
Zedong checks the leg kick.
Zedong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Zedong.
Zedong throws a hook to the side of De Wilde's head but De Wilde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zedong just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan De Wilde really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zedong lands a head kick. De Wilde smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zedong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zedong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zedong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zedong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zedong works the jab nicely.
De Wilde throws a hook to the side of Zedong's head but Zedong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Wilde throws a nice looking combination but Zedong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zedong looks to score with a jab to the body but De Wilde is just out of range.
De Wilde throws a lazy uppercut
and Zedong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Wilde thinking.
De Wilde tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zedong is able to avoid easily.
Zedong looks for the body kick but De Wilde saw that one coming.
Zedong throws a low kick but De Wilde avoids it.
De Wilde takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zedong lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Wilde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zedong swings for the body but De Wilde moves out of range.
Zedong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Wilde was well out of range. Poor timing from Zedong.
A slow jab from Zedong misses its intended target.
De Wilde lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Wilde throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Wilde ducks under a wild hook from Zedong.
De Wilde dives in and grabs Zedong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zedong pushes down on De Wilde's head and hops out.
De Wilde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zedong.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zedong. That's going to slow De Wilde down.
De Wilde ducks right into an uppercut from Zedong.
De Wilde slips a jab and a cross from Zedong.
Zedong lands a leg kick that knocks De Wilde off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zedong to score with a decent uppercut.
Zedong misses with a head kick.
De Wilde takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zedong slaps away a takedown attempt from De Wilde, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zedong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zedong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Wilde throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zedong throws a jab when De Wilde was well out of range.
De Wilde shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. De Wilde showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Wilde trying to control from Zedong's half guard. Zedong has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
De Wilde is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong keeping moving, preventing De Wilde from controlling successfully.
Zedong manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zedong prevents De Wilde from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zedong wants to take his opponent's back but De Wilde doesn't allow it.
De Wilde is looking to get to half guard.
Zedong sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mao Zedong had his way with Jordan De Wilde in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
De Wilde connects with a leg kick. Zedong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big left from Zedong misses.
A left lands for De Wilde.
De Wilde throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zedong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Wilde has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zedong scores with a head kick. De Wilde tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
De Wilde feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zedong's calf.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Wilde.
Zedong throws a leg kick which misses De Wilde's front leg but catches the back leg as De Wilde tries to avoid it.
De Wilde moves in looking to clinch but Zedong pushes him off.
De Wilde throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zedong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Zedong.
De Wilde jabs at Zedong's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong misses with a hook. De Wilde ducked under it nicely.
Zedong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zedong misses with a hook. De Wilde ducked under it nicely.
Zedong loads up on a big right hand but De Wilde slips the punch.
Zedong tries to keep at a distance but De Wilde has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zedong looking to throw knees to the head but De Wilde is blocking nicely.
Zedong blocks an uppercut.
Zedong misses with a knee strike.
De Wilde tries a body shot but Zedong blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Zedong.
Zedong is looking to control De Wilde's arms but De Wilde gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zedong has his back to the cage.
De Wilde has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zedong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zedong crunches a lovely knee into De Wilde's ribcage.
Jordan De Wilde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde swings wildly with an uppercut but Zedong uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Wilde has a couple of punches blocked by Zedong.
Zedong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zedong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Wilde is trying to stall.
De Wilde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zedong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Wilde tries to work over Zedong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from De Wilde fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from De Wilde.
Zedong blocks a body shot from De Wilde.
Zedong lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Wilde backwards.
De Wilde tries to score a body lock takedown but Zedong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong takes a shot to the head.
Zedong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zedong misses with a body kick.
De Wilde shoots in and bounces Zedong off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Wilde is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
De Wilde trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Wilde wants to control from the top but Zedong keeps moving.
De Wilde throws an elbow that misses. Zedong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Wilde's guard. Nice move by Zedong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong stays in close to De Wilde's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mao Zedong.
Zedong throws out a powerful jab.
De Wilde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zedong walks into a jab.
Zedong lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Wilde's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Wilde looks to score with a jab to the body but Zedong is just out of range.
Zedong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Wilde. De Wilde obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jordan De Wilde.
I think Zedong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 48:47
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mao Zedong!
Mao Zedong retains his welterweight title!
Mao Zedong was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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