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Royal Combat 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Bronson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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183 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronson moves away.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bronson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smith.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Smith working the head with strikes.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bronson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith 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.
Smith tries to move to mount but Bronson blocks the move with his legs.
Bronson tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Bronson's head but Bronson avoids it well.
Bronson tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson is not content to let Smith control the position.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Bronson wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Bronson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bronson is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bronson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bronson defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith thows a huge punch but Bronson dodges it nicely.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bronson's head.
Bronson wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Bronson tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smith prevents Bronson from improving his position.
Bronson tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Bronson is defending well.
Bronson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bronson defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bronson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bronson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Bronson is retaining full guard.
Smith won't allow Bronson to get back to his feet.
Smith wants to control from the top but Bronson keeps moving.
Bronson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bronson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Bronson blocks nicely.
Smith postures up.
Bronson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bronson is keeping the position for now.
Smith throws a strike but Bronson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bronson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bronson trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronson throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bronson misses with a looping right.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bronson swivels and escapes.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bronson scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Bronson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith shoots in and bounces Bronson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Bronson keeps moving.
Bronson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Bronson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bronson's head.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mike Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bronson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bronson landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bronson lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Bronson prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Bronson looking to ground and pound but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
Bronson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smith doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bronson punching from mount but Smith doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smith can't escape the position.
Bronson working the ground and pound effectively.
Bronson throws some wild stikes that Smith manages to avoid easily.
Bronson tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson looking to ground and pound but Smith is blocking nicely.
Bronson prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smith's face.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Bronson's attempts to control the action.
Bronson thowing shots but they're missing.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith wants to hold on but Bronson pushes him away.
Bronson working Smith over with strikes here.
Smith gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson 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!
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Bronson, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Bronson against the cage but Bronson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Bronson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bronson misses with a straight left.
Bronson leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bronson. That one must have hurt.
Bronson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Bronson, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Bronson against the cage but Bronson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bronson.
Bronson lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bronson as he avoids it easily.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bronson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Bronson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Bronson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bronson lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith is rocked!
Bronson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Bronson.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Bronson scores with a punch to the head.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bronson pinned against the cage. Bronson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Bronson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Charles Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bronson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith shoots in and bounces Bronson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smith prevents Bronson from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Bronson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Bronson!
Bronson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bronson trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Bronson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bronson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bronson is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Bronson chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith keeping full guard, as Bronson tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Bronson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bronson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith won't allow Bronson to get back to his feet.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Bronson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Bronson!
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bronson trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Bronson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bronson won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Bronson throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bronson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Smith, into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Bronson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bronson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Bronson!
After the big win, Charles Bronson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Perkele! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jax Saxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Schwensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jax Saxon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kalle Schwensen!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saxon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schwensen gets a takedown into half guard.
Schwensen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saxon defending well though.
Saxon actively working from the bottom here.
Saxon tries to get to full guard but Schwensen has control of the leg.
Schwensen slows the pace down in half guard.
Schwensen trying to mount his opponent but Saxon defends it.
Saxon actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwensen stalling away here and it's allowed Saxon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Schwensen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Saxon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schwensen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Schwensen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saxon is keeping the position for now.
Saxon looking for a guillotine here but Schwensen defends easily.
Schwensen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saxon is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Saxon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwensen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Schwensen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saxon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saxon is looking to sinch up a triangle. Schwensen throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Saxon's body to avoid the submission. Saxon has instead reached around Schwensen's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Saxon arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jax Saxon!
Jax Saxon made sure to mention his sponsor, [WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Jules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobu Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nobu Murphy enters the cage!
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160 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregory Jules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nobu Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Jules.
Jules has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jules throws a sloppy head kick
and Murphy counters with a head kick.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Jules.
Jules throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Jules.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Jules.
Murphy gets a clinch.
Jules managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Jules escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jules lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy throws a head kick that Jules semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Jules.
A head kick misses from Jules.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jules keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jules misses with a head kick.
Jules throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Gregory Jules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jules tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
Jules misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Jules.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Jules.
A head kick misses from Jules.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jules throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jules clinches up with Murphy and pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jules breaks from the clinch.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jules counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jules throws a sloppy head kick
and Murphy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
It looks like Gregory Jules has been cut.
Jules misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jules throws a head kick that misses.
Jules pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jules avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Jules plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jules throws a lazy head kick
and Murphy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Jules.
Murphy looks gassed!
Jules pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Jules.
Jules misses with a head kick.
Jules throws a lazy head kick
and Murphy counters with a series of strikes. Jules will be more careful next time no doubt.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jules scores with a leg kick.
Jules throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Jules.
Jules rushes Murphy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jules breaks the clinch.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jules.
Jules lands with a kick to the temple. Murphy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Murphy blocks a head kick by Jules.
Nice body kick there by Murphy.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jules throws a head kick that misses.
Jules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jules moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Jules dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Jules's cut.
That's time! Jules's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jules pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nobu Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jules misses with a head kick.
Jules pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Jules misses
and Murphy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jules is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Jules can't break the clinch.
Jules breaks from the clinch.
Jules looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murphy 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.
Jules avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Jules.
Jules tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murphy counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jules fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jules manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jules breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jules wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Jules.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jules throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Jules.
A head kick by Jules misses
and Murphy counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jules showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
A head kick by Jules misses
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Jules backing up. Jules nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
Jules lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jules throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Jules avoids it well.
Jules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Jules.
Murphy tries to clinch but Jules is having none of it.
A head kick by Jules misses
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Jules pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Jules misses with a punch on the inside.
Jules escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Jules is avoiding it.
Murphy works over Jules's head and body with a nice combination.
Jules avoids a kick to the body.
Gregory Jules is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jules pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jules looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jules throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jules throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Jules misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Jules.
Jules avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Jules throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jules throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jules wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Jules dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Jules's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jules fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murphy, pushing him back against the cage.
Jules throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Jules lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Jules lands a shoulder strike.
Jules misses with the head strike.
Murphy is trying to push Jules away but Jules has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jules.
Jules lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jules manages to break the clinch.
Jules throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Jules swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Jules checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jules doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Jules scores with a head kick.
Jules throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jules lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Murphy tenderised Jules's leg. Jules is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Jules bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jules throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Jules does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Jules circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jules.
Jules scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy tries to clinch up
and Jules counters with a good low kick that Murphy was not able to check.
Murphy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Jules throws a body kick that misses
and Murphy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jules really felt that one!
Jules scores with a head kick. Murphy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jules tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Jules misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jules avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Jules throws a sloppy head kick
and Murphy counters with a big head kick but Jules shrugs it off.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jules throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Jules.
Jules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Jules.
Jules takes the fight into the clinch.
Murphy wants to break free but Jules has control.
Murphy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jules working aggressively here.
Jules is trying to stall.
Murphy pushes off an throws an elbow but Jules leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jules blocks an elbow strike from Murphy.
Stalling in the clinch from Jules.
Jules lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Jules gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gregory Jules is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy is trying to force a seperation but Jules has the dominant position.
Nobu Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Jules avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Jules showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jules 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Jules!
Gregory Jules seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Le Nogue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ta Sau Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Nogue comes to the cage accompanied by Scred Connexion - Partis de rien. Sau Yee has chosen 周杰倫 - 青花瓷 as his entrance music. Bastien Le Nogue had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bastien Le Nogue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ta Sau Yee!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Nogue tries for a takedown but Sau Yee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Le Nogue fails with the takedown.
Le Nogue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Le Nogue takes one to the chin there.
Nice sprawl there from Sau Yee as Le Nogue shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bastien Le Nogue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le Nogue misses with a takedown attempt
and Sau Yee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sau Yee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Le Nogue misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Le Nogue shoots for a double leg takedown but Sau Yee sprawls well. He's pushed Le Nogue's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sau Yee moves into range and clinches up with Le Nogue.
Le Nogue is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sau Yee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Le Nogue backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sau Yee fails to land.
Sau Yee lands with a short shot to the head.
Sau Yee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Le Nogue's efforts to push away.
Sau Yee throws a head punch that misses.
Sau Yee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Le Nogue backwards.
Le Nogue has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sau Yee.
Sau Yee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Le Nogue is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sau Yee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Le Nogue takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Sau Yee on the inside.
Sau Yee misses with a body punch.
Le Nogue wants to take the fight to the mat but Sau Yee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Le Nogue misses with a punch to the body.
Le Nogue is working for takedown but Sau Yee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Le Nogue wants to break free but Sau Yee has control.
Le Nogue is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Le Nogue backwards.
A right hand to the body from Sau Yee.
Le Nogue is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sau Yee lands a nice uppercut.
Le Nogue is working for takedown but Sau Yee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sau Yee swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Nogue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sau Yee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sau Yee misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sau Yee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sau Yee lands with a right to the head.
Le Nogue digs a right hand underneath Sau Yee's ribcage. Sau Yee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sau Yee working aggressively here.
Sau Yee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sau Yee lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Bastien Le Nogue has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sau Yee.
Come on Le Nogue - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A frustrated look appears on Le Nogue's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sau Yee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Le Nogue stalling in the clinch but Sau Yee improves position.
Sau Yee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Le Nogue backwards.
Le Nogue can't break the clinch.
Le Nogue is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sau Yee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sau Yee working aggressively here.
Le Nogue wants to get back to striking at distance but Sau Yee won't allow it.
Sau Yee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sau Yee keeps control of Le Nogue as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sau Yee scores with a shoulder strike.
Le Nogue is rocked!
Sau Yee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oh Le Nogue is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Le Nogue blocking some punches.
Le Nogue seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Nogue.
Sau Yee lands a nice uppercut.
Sau Yee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Le Nogue is trying to break the clinch but Sau Yee has him pressed against the cage.
Sau Yee lands with a right to the head.
Le Nogue blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sau Yee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Le Nogue backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sau Yee throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Nogue.
Sau Yee drops Le Nogue onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Le Nogue is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Sau Yee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sau Yee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le Nogue is trying to force a seperation but Sau Yee has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Le Nogue's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sau Yee keeps control of Le Nogue as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sau Yee.
Sau Yee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Le Nogue backwards.
Sau Yee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sau Yee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sau Yee lands with a short shot to the head.
Sau Yee throws a big uppercut that drops Le Nogue! More strikes from Sau Yee and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Le Nogue lies dazed against the cage as Sau Yee celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ta Sau Yee!
Ta Sau Yee 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Lidae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Bensin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lidae comes to the cage accompanied by Lighters. On his way into the cage it seems that Steven Lidae has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Steven Lidae seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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224 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steven Lidae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alvin Bensin!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Lidae does no damage.
Lidae cracks Bensin with an open hand slap.
Lidae throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lidae misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bensin!
Lidae shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bensin as he jumps to the side.
Lidae misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lidae shoots in looking for a takedown but Bensin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lidae's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bensin tries to bum rush Lidae with a series of wild strikes but Lidae uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bensin lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lidae just misses with a punch to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Bensin.
It looks like Steven Lidae has been cut.
Bensin cracks a nice hook into Lidae's ribs.
Lidae is breathing heavily.
Bensin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lidae moves to clinch but Bensin breaks away
and Bensin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bensin lands a left and a right that sends Lidae crashing to the canvas! Bensin dives into mount looking to finish!
Lidae is rocked!
Bensin get's back to his feet.
Bensin throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Lidae crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alvin Bensin!
Post fight, Alvin Bensin stared into the camera and said 'I want to make a shout out to the guys at MMA Animal! Great guys with good gear! Check them out'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phineus Gage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Sumner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gage comes into the arena with Mac Lethal - Black Widow Spider blaring out of the sound system. 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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162 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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152 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Phineus Gage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barney Sumner!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gage throws a hook to the side of Sumner's head but Sumner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sumner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sumner.
Sumner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sumner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gage backwards.
Sumner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gage can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sumner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gage is trying to force a seperation but Sumner has the dominant position.
Gage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sumner lands a nice uppercut.
Gage has had enough of the clinch but Sumner keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Gage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sumner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sumner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sumner struggles to land a body shot inside as Gage controls his hands.
Gage is trying to push Sumner away but Sumner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumner has Gage pressed against the cage, preventing Gage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sumner is stalling here.
Gage wants to break free but Sumner has control.
A shot in the inside from Sumner.
Sumner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sumner lands a nice uppercut.
Sumner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gage backwards.
Sumner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gage.
Sumner has a couple of punches blocked by Gage.
A frustrated look appears on Gage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gage breaks from the clinch.
Sumner tests Gage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sumner.
Barney Sumner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sumner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sumner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gage misses with a double jab.
Sumner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gage's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sumner.
Sumner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gage throws a right and a left that Sumner avoids nicely.
A nice combination there by Gage.
Gage ducks under a wild hook from Sumner.
Sumner takes a swing at Gage's ribcage but misses.
Sumner misses with a looping left.
Sumner closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sumner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gage blocking some punches.
Sumner working aggressively here.
Gage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sumner with a jab.
Gage misses with a two punch combination.
Gage misses with a hook.
Sumner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sumner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Sumner.
Sumner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gage manages to avoid it.
Gage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sumner counters with a nice body shot.
Gage moves forwards but Sumner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gage throws a hook but Sumner blocks it.
Gage misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sumner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Sumner dominated that round.
That's time! Gage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sumner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gage finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Sumner's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Gage falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barney Sumner!
Barney Sumner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichabod Klopfenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ichabod Klopfenstein was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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25
158 lbs
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32
168 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
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World class 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
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Rizzo Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ichabod Klopfenstein !
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klopfenstein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rizzo Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Klopfenstein takes one on the button.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rizzo Jr moves into the clinch.
Klopfenstein turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Klopfenstein manages to end up in side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sloppy strikes there by Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rizzo Jr keeps working.
Rizzo Jr gets back to half guard.
Rizzo Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Klopfenstein .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klopfenstein controlling the action here.
Rizzo Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Rizzo Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Klopfenstein is keen to just control but Rizzo Jr is a slippery customer.
Klopfenstein is thwarting Rizzo Jr's attempts to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rizzo Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Klopfenstein 's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klopfenstein doesn't seem bothered though.
Rizzo Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Rizzo Jr gets through Klopfenstein 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr working aggressively here.
Rizzo Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rizzo Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klopfenstein tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rizzo Jr smiles and moves away.
Rizzo Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rizzo Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo Jr closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rizzo Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klopfenstein avoids it.
Rizzo Jr working Klopfenstein over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Rizzo Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rizzo Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Klopfenstein is trying to break free.
Stalling in the clinch from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands with a right to the head.
Rizzo Jr is working Klopfenstein over against the cage.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shot to the side of Klopfenstein 's head.
Klopfenstein looks gassed!
Klopfenstein has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rizzo Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Frank Rizzo Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichabod Klopfenstein .
A frustrated look appears on Klopfenstein 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rizzo Jr gets through Klopfenstein 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein avoids a wild elbow strike from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr tries a knee to the head but Klopfenstein blocks it.
A short uppercut from Rizzo Jr.
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!
Rizzo Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Klopfenstein leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr pushes Klopfenstein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klopfenstein looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Klopfenstein is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rizzo Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rizzo Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Klopfenstein .
Rizzo Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Klopfenstein in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Rizzo Jr is leaning against Klopfenstein and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
Rizzo Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Klopfenstein 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rizzo Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rizzo Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Klopfenstein is able to avoid easily.
Ichabod Klopfenstein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rizzo Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Rizzo Jr catches Klopfenstein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rizzo Jr with a hook.
A head kick by Rizzo Jr misses
and Klopfenstein makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rizzo Jr really felt that one!
Rizzo Jr has managed to clinch.
Rizzo Jr leaning his opponent against the cage.
Klopfenstein is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rizzo Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Klopfenstein is breathing heavily.
Rizzo Jr is fighting off a takedown attempt but Klopfenstein is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rizzo Jr to the mat. Rizzo Jr regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzo Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klopfenstein won't allow Rizzo Jr to sweep him here.
Klopfenstein lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Klopfenstein has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Klopfenstein is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rizzo Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klopfenstein is one step ahead there.
Rizzo Jr is pulling down on Klopfenstein 's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rizzo Jr is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Klopfenstein .
Rizzo Jr is looking to clinch but Klopfenstein is avoiding it.
A head kick by Klopfenstein misses
and Rizzo Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Klopfenstein walks into a stiff left hand from Rizzo Jr.
Klopfenstein gets tackled into the cage by Rizzo Jr. Rizzo Jr maintains the clinch.
Klopfenstein is looking for a takedown.
Rizzo Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizzo Jr is pressed up against the cage. Klopfenstein has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rizzo Jr down to the mat. Rizzo Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Frank Rizzo Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichabod Klopfenstein .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rizzo Jr instigates a clinch.
Rizzo Jr lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klopfenstein .
Rizzo Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rizzo Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Klopfenstein .
Rizzo Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rizzo Jr lands an uppercut.
Klopfenstein jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rizzo Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Klopfenstein gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rizzo Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rizzo Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Klopfenstein , pushing him back against the cage.
Klopfenstein is trying to pull guard but Rizzo Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rizzo Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klopfenstein taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Klopfenstein being controlled against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Klopfenstein in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rizzo Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rizzo Jr stalls.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo Jr dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rizzo Jr moves in looking to clinch but Klopfenstein pushes him off.
Rizzo Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Klopfenstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rizzo Jr is looking to clinch.
Rizzo Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rizzo Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Klopfenstein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rizzo Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Klopfenstein 's head.
Rizzo Jr is looking to clinch.
Rizzo Jr scores with a head kick. Klopfenstein tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr moves into the clinch.
Rizzo Jr stalls.
Klopfenstein is looking for a takedown.
Klopfenstein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rizzo Jr lands with a right to the head.
Klopfenstein letting Rizzo Jr take a breather here.
Rizzo Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Rizzo Jr.
Klopfenstein has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rizzo Jr after a bit of a struggle.
Rizzo Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Klopfenstein or not.
Rizzo Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Klopfenstein avoids the damage to the body.
Rizzo Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rizzo Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Rizzo Jr gets underhooks to prevent Klopfenstein 's takedown attempt.
Ichabod Klopfenstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Rizzo Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichabod Klopfenstein .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr gets through Klopfenstein 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr slowing the pace effectively.
Rizzo Jr gets underhooks to prevent Klopfenstein 's takedown attempt.
Klopfenstein blocks an elbow strike from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo Jr trying to stall but Klopfenstein improves his position.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klopfenstein avoids it.
A body shot lands from Rizzo Jr.
Come on Rizzo Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Klopfenstein goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rizzo Jr prevents it.
Rizzo Jr is looking to control Klopfenstein 's arms but Klopfenstein gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rizzo Jr has his back to the cage.
Rizzo Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rizzo Jr lands an elbow just above Klopfenstein 's eye.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body punch.
Rizzo Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Klopfenstein controls his hands.
Rizzo Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Rizzo Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Klopfenstein goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rizzo Jr prevents it.
Rizzo Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rizzo Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klopfenstein can do to turn this around?
Rizzo Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rizzo Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klopfenstein is defending well for now.
Klopfenstein wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rizzo Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Rizzo Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Klopfenstein .
The referee is keeping an eye on Rizzo Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rizzo Jr obliges.
Frank Rizzo Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rizzo Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rizzo Jr gets through Klopfenstein 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr is stalling here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klopfenstein tries for a takedown but Rizzo Jr manages to get underhooks.
Rizzo Jr cracks Klopfenstein with a nice body shot.
Klopfenstein drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rizzo Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice elbow from Rizzo Jr.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klopfenstein trying to land knees to the body.
Rizzo Jr dodges an elbow strike from Klopfenstein .
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rizzo Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rizzo Jr, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rizzo Jr!
Frank Rizzo Jr gave a mention to XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taz Lero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakki Makkara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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29
212 lbs
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28
220 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taz Lero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nakki Makkara!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Makkara instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Makkara.
Lero is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Makkara to keep the fight standing.
Makkara scores with a shoulder strike.
Makkara stalling.
Makkara throws a head punch that misses.
Makkara leaning against his opponent.
Makkara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Makkara has Lero pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Makkara.
Makkara swings wildly with an uppercut but Lero uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makkara.
Lero tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taz Lero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makkara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lero's elbow.
Makkara tries to throw a body punch but Lero avoids it by throwing Makkara back against the cage.
Lero has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Makkara uses from the top position.
Makkara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lero is keeping the position for now.
Makkara wants to control from the top but Lero keeps moving.
Makkara pushing down on Lero's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Makkara trying to control from half guard but Lero is working away.
Lero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lero is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Makkara pulls his head out easily.
Lero tries to roll over but Makkara keeps him under control.
Lero looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lero is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Makkara pulls his head out easily.
Makkara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lero keeps working.
Makkara with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lero won't allow Makkara to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lero tries to roll over but Makkara keeps him under control.
Makkara trying to control the pace.
Makkara tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lero knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Makkara is taking a breather. Lero says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lero looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Makkara passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lero!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makkara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lero is controlling an arm, preventing Makkara from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lero working to try and regain half guard.
Lero is squirming around, avoiding Makkara's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makkara content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakki Makkara dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Makkara lands a glancing blow to the side of Lero's head.
Lero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makkara.
Lero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lero.
Taz Lero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makkara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lero in his tracks.
Lero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Makkara but Makkara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taz Lero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lero walks into a stiff left hand from Makkara.
Lero shoots in looking for a takedown but Makkara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Makkara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Makkara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lero being controlled against the cage.
Makkara throws a punch but it's blocked by Lero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Makkara.
Lero is trying to pull guard but Makkara turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lero is trying to pull guard but Makkara has him pressed against the cage.
Makkara presses Lero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Makkara.
Makkara has Lero pushed against the cage.
Makkara throws a punch but it's blocked by Lero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lero tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Makkara just stands there and leans against the cage.
Makkara misses with some punches.
Makkara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lero backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makkara.
Makkara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Makkara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Makkara working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Makkara.
Makkara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makkara tries to work over Lero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makkara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makkara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makkara working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Makkara.
Makkara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makkara swings wildly with an uppercut but Lero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lero tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Makkara smiles and moves away.
Lero shoots in but no luck this time.
Makkara moves into the clinch.
Makkara throws a punch but it's blocked by Lero.
Makkara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lero's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makkara pushes Lero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Makkara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Makkara has a couple of punches blocked by Lero.
Makkara tries to work over Lero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makkara stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Makkara.
Makkara throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makkara.
Makkara misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakki Makkara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lero looks for a takedown but Makkara sprawls well.
Lero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Makkara defends it nicely.
Makkara clinches with his opponent.
Makkara stalling the fight.
Makkara lands a shoulder strike.
Makkara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lero jumps guard but Makkara turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taz Lero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makkara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lero's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Makkara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Makkara.
Lero tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Makkara smiles and moves away.
Lero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Makkara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Makkara moves into range and clinches up with Lero.
Makkara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makkara.
Makkara throws a punch but it's blocked by Lero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lero blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makkara.
Makkara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Makkara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makkara holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Makkara lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makkara lands with a short shot to the head.
Makkara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lero's elbow.
Makkara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lero blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Makkara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lero letting Makkara take a breather here.
Makkara tries to throw a body punch but Lero avoids it by throwing Makkara back against the cage.
Makkara lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makkara leaning his opponent against the cage.
Makkara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lero backwards.
Nakki Makkara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lero is rocked!
Nakki Makkara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Makkara misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Makkara on the inside.
Makkara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makkara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Makkara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Taz Lero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makkara blocks an uppercut.
Makkara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lero.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nakki Makkara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Makkara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nakki Makkara!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Ul Haq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ul Haq comes to the cage accompanied by Arkangel - Behold The Face Of Death. Tao comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yin Tao will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Ul Haq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao moves out of range of the leg kick from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq scores with a leg kick.
Tao lands a nice hook to Ul Haq's body. Ul Haq takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ul Haq. Tao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tao misses with a head kick.
Tao pushes Ul Haq away with a front kick.
Tao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ul Haq fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tao checks it well.
Tao blocks a low kick nicely.
Tao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ul Haq.
Tao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ul Haq motions for Tao to come forward. Ul Haq throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ul Haq misses with a low kick.
Tao thumps Ul Haq with a low kick.
Tao checks a leg kick.
Tao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ul Haq throws a leg kick
and Tao counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ul Haq finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice body kick from Tao.
Tao 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.
Tao throws a good cross that connects.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ul Haq's calf.
Tao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Tao. No joy for Ul Haq on that attempt.
Ul Haq will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ul Haq in his tracks.
It looks like Mohammed Ul Haq has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
Ul Haq takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ul Haq misses with a low kick as Tao jumps back.
Tao lands a high kick!
Ul Haq walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab by Tao.
Ul Haq is rocked!
An inside leg kick from Ul Haq misses.
Tao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ul Haq on the side of the head.
Oh Ul Haq is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tao connects with a body shot.
No luck for Ul Haq with that takedown attempt.
Ul Haq seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Ul Haq. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ul Haq tried to score with a low kick but Tao checks it.
Ul Haq takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tao checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tao 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 Ul Haq has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ul Haq and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ul Haq had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ul Haq takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tao cracks the inside of Ul Haq's front leg.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ul Haq. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ul Haq tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands a nice looking body kick.
Tao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tao scores with a hook.
Yin Tao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ul Haq throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tao counters with a nice body kick.
Tao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tao scores with a kick to the body.
Ul Haq is breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tao, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Tao blocks the low kick.
Tao lands with a shot to the body.
Tao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ul Haq.
Tao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ul Haq takes a step back to recover.
Tao thuds his shin into the meat of Ul Haq's side.
Ul Haq will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ul Haq looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tao works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ul Haq is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tao cracks Ul Haq with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tao scores with the left hand. Ul Haq knows he should have avoided that one.
Mohammed Ul Haq's cut is getting worse.
An inside leg kick from Ul Haq misses.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ul Haq finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tao lands the left hand.
Tao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ul Haq takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao feints and then cracks Ul Haq's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ul Haq down.
Ul Haq shoots in and drives through. Tao sprawls well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tao.
Tao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ul Haq will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Ul Haq's cut.
That's time! Ul Haq's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tao lands with a kick to the temple. Ul Haq shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ul Haq walks into a left hand.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ul Haq's calf.
BOOM! Tao lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ul Haq. Ul Haq tries to recover but Tao is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ul Haq lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yin Tao!
An out of breath Yin Tao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keiko Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Blanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keiko Lynn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Blanks!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynn blocks a low kick nicely.
Blanks misses with a kick to the body.
Blanks swings for the body but Lynn moves out of range.
Lynn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lynn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slow jab from Lynn misses its intended target.
Blanks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blanks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Blanks tenderised Lynn's leg. Lynn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lynn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lynn misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lynn. Blanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blanks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanks throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blanks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lynn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lynn checks a leg kick.
Blanks throws a head kick but Lynn moves out of range.
Lynn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blanks defends it nicely.
Blanks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lynn.
That kick from Blanks tenderised Lynn's leg. Lynn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blanks throws a chopping leg kick but Lynn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blanks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Lynn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blanks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blanks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lynn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lynn catches Blanks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blanks lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blanks.
Blanks throws a head kick that misses.
Lynn dips to his left and cracks Blanks with an uppercut!
Blanks misses with a wild body shot.
Lynn checks a leg kick.
Blanks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blanks throws a head kick that misses.
Lynn dodges the punch combination from Blanks.
Blanks misses with a head kick.
Lynn checks a low kick from Blanks.
Blanks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blanks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lynn circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick from Blanks misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blanks throws a shot to the body.
Blanks throws a head kick but Lynn moves out of range.
Blanks blocks a jab.
Lynn misses with a hook.
Lynn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lynn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blanks misses with a leg kick
and Lynn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blanks misses with a wild body shot.
Blanks throws a head kick that misses.
Blanks tried to score with a low kick but Lynn checks it.
Lynn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blanks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lynn throws a series of punches but Blanks moves out of range.
Lynn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blanks.
Lynn checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanks misses with a low kick.
Lynn lands a glancing blow to the side of Blanks's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynn checks a leg kick.
Blanks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lynn.
Lynn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blanks checks it well.
Blanks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lynn will feel that in the morning.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blanks.
Lynn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blanks.
Lynn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Donk. Lynn catches Blanks right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blanks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lynn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blanks counters with a nice leg kick.
Lynn is breathing heavily.
Lynn scores with a nice strike.
Blanks throws the kick towards the body but Lynn avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Blanks dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lynn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blanks misses with the combination.
Blanks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lynn.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blanks, right into the meat.
Lynn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blanks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lynn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blanks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lynn.
Blanks throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Keiko Lynn has been cut.
Lynn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Blanks slips a jab and a cross from Lynn.
Blanks throws a leg kick that misses.
Blanks lands with a kick to the temple. Lynn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blanks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn scores with a body shot.
Blanks tries to work over Lynn's front leg with a kick but Lynn checks it.
Blanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lynn.
Billy Blanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanks throws a low kick but Lynn avoids it.
Blanks wants to slow Lynn down by chopping away at his legs.
Lynn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blanks.
Lynn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lynn avoids the head kick by Blanks.
Billy Blanks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blanks tries a low kick but Lynn avoids it.
Lynn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blanks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lynn is able to avoid easily.
Blanks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lynn rather than just go for the knockout.
A leg kick checked by Lynn.
Blanks tries a head kick but it misses.
Blanks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lynn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanks misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lynn. That's going to slow Blanks down.
Lynn clobbers Blanks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lynn checks a leg kick nicely.
Lynn misses with a looping left.
Blanks missing with a left hand there. Lynn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keiko Lynn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lynn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
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!
Blanks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blanks is breathing heavily.
Lynn blocks a head kick by Blanks.
Lynn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blanks under the eye.
Blanks throws the left hand but Lynn avoids the punch easily.
Lynn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blanks's corner calls for a 1-2. Blanks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blanks throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn scores with a hook to the body. Blanks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lynn misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blanks wants to land a leg kick but Lynn is out of range.
Lynn jabs at Blanks's body.
Lynn avoids the body shot from Blanks.
Lynn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lynn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lynn misses with the head strike.
Lynn misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Lynn.
Lynn lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynn can't find room to land a body shot as Blanks controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynn lands a hook that snaps the head of Blanks backwards.
Lynn breaks from the clinch.
Lynn checks the leg kick.
Blanks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lynn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blanks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lynn misses with a double jab.
Blanks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blanks misses with a head kick.
Blanks stuffs the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Lynn misses.
Blanks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab by Lynn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Keiko Lynn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keiko Lynn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lynn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blanks moves away.
Lynn throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Blanks stumbling backwards into the cage! Blanks bounces back off the cage towards Lynn, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Lynn lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Lynn celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Keiko Lynn!
Keiko Lynn retains his middleweight title!
Keiko Lynn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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