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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannes van Bruggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klason comes into a darkened arena with his song building. (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Johannes van Bruggen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hjalmar Klason!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Bruggen moves away from the strike by Klason.
Klason scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. van Bruggen doesn't seem bothered though.
van Bruggen thows a leg kick but Klason checks it
and Klason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but van Bruggen was well out of range. Poor timing from Klason.
Johannes van Bruggen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van Bruggen throws out a powerful jab.
Klason checks a leg kick nicely.
van Bruggen misses with a head kick.
van Bruggen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Klason takes a swing at van Bruggen's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by van Bruggen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Klason darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
van Bruggen is not content to let Klason control the position.
Klason not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bruggen tries to roll over but Klason keeps him under control.
van Bruggen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Klason not landing any meaningful shots this time.
van Bruggen wants to improve his position but Klason is controlling well.
Klason is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Klason is keen to just control but van Bruggen is a slippery customer.
Klason looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
van Bruggen is looking for a sweep. Klason is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
van Bruggen is staying active underneath Klason, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
van Bruggen trying to hold on to Klason's head to control him but Klason postures up.
Klason missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Klason has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason content to control rather than advance.
van Bruggen is pressing down on Klason's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
van Bruggen looking for a sweep. Not yet van Bruggen, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
van Bruggen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
van Bruggen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Klason looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
van Bruggen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klason is one step ahead there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
van Bruggen keeping moving, preventing Klason from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen wants to hit a switch here but Klason passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for van Bruggen there!
van Bruggen working to try and regain half guard.
van Bruggen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
van Bruggen is trying to escape the mount.
Klason is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
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!
The fighters are battling for position here. van Bruggen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Klason throws a big right hand that misses.
van Bruggen keeping moving, preventing Klason from controlling successfully.
van Bruggen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klason stopping the sweep attempt from van Bruggen.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
van Bruggen moves into range and clinches up with Klason.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Klason dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Klason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but van Bruggen moves away.
Klason defending well as van Bruggen loads up on a big left hand.
van Bruggen tries to clinch there but Klason circles away.
Klason throws a shot from downtown. van Bruggen moves away and avoids it.
Klason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but van Bruggen manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as van Bruggen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Klason thuds his shin into the meat of van Bruggen's side.
Klason throws out a loose jab but van Bruggen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klason connects with a good right hand that stumbles van Bruggen. van Bruggen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Johannes van Bruggen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
van Bruggen tries to land a leg kick but Klason saw it coming and moves away.
van Bruggen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
van Bruggen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
van Bruggen moves to clinch but Klason breaks away
and Klason counters with a low kick, right behind van Bruggen 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
van Bruggen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Klason shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Klason showed some decent athleticism there.
Klason wants to free his trapped foot but van Bruggen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
van Bruggen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Klason lands a nice short elbow.
Klason missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
van Bruggen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Klason missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klason wants to control but van Bruggen is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen tries to roll over but Klason keeps him under control.
Klason throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
van Bruggen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Klason thows a huge punch but van Bruggen dodges it nicely.
van Bruggen trying to hold on to Klason's head to control him but Klason postures up.
Hjalmar Klason has got the better of the ground game so far.
van Bruggen wants to improve his position but Klason is controlling well.
Klason working over van Bruggen with some ground and pound. van Bruggen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Still in half guard, Klason seems content to control.
Klason wants to control but van Bruggen is keeping him busy.
Klason thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Klason trying to pass the guard but van Bruggen defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen is refusing to be controlled, as Klason sits in half guard.
van Bruggen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Klason's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Klason's back!
van Bruggen wants to control the position but Klason frees himself and scrambles - van Bruggen manages to regain control in side control.
van Bruggen trying to control the action but Klason is working from the bottom.
Klason is looking to reverse the position.
The ground and pound from van Bruggen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Klason tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but van Bruggen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
van Bruggen controls the position from side control.
van Bruggen wants to control but Klason is keeping him busy.
I wouldn't like to be where Klason is right now.
van Bruggen trying to control the action but Klason is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Klason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johannes van Bruggen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
van Bruggen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Klason.
van Bruggen avoids the body shot from Klason.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Klason.
van Bruggen throws a head kick that misses
and Klason counters with a lovely shot to the body.
van Bruggen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Klason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klason blocks the body kick.
van Bruggen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from van Bruggen.
Klason scores with a shot to the body.
Klason scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
van Bruggen tries to buck Klason off but Klason is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason working the ground and pound but van Bruggen is defending the strikes.
Klason taking a break here but van Bruggen is having none of it and regains half guard.
Klason looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
van Bruggen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Klason wants to control from the top but van Bruggen keeps moving.
Klason pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. van Bruggen is keeping the position for now.
Klason cracks van Bruggen with a solid left hand.
van Bruggen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Klason defends well.
Johannes van Bruggen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hjalmar Klason is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason controlling from the top position.
van Bruggen keeping moving, preventing Klason from controlling successfully.
van Bruggen working a defensive guard here.
Klason wants to control from the top but van Bruggen keeps moving.
van Bruggen wants to sweep but no luck.
Klason is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hjalmar Klason wasn't active enough on the ground.
van Bruggen is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klason lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
van Bruggen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klason was well out of range. Poor timing from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
van Bruggen throws a right hand that misses
and Klason counters with a head kick.
van Bruggen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Klason napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
van Bruggen with the ground and pound but Klason regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Klason is trying to control but can't.
Klason gets back to full guard.
Klason looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen stopping the sweep attempt from Klason.
van Bruggen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Klason is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klason is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hjalmar Klason.
Klason fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt van Bruggen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Klason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Klason winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjalmar Klason!
A determined Hjalmar Klason didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melendez comes to the cage accompanied by El Coo Cooi . Tao has chosen Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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169 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
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170 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yang Tao!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez tries to work over Tao's front leg with a kick but Tao checks it.
Tao blocks a head kick by Melendez.
Tao misses with an uppercut.
Tao tries to clinch there but Melendez circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Melendez.
Melendez throws a body punch but Tao moves out of range.
Melendez scores with a decent looking hook.
Tao jabs Melendez right on the nose. Melendez blinks but takes it well.
Melendez thows a body shot but no joy.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
Melendez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao misses with a kick to the body
and Melendez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Melendez blocks the body kick.
Yang Tao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Melendez tries to land a body kick
and Tao counters with a nice body kick.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tao.
Melendez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Melendez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Melendez.
Melendez looks to land a body kick but Tao moved away.
Melendez looks to throw a body kick
and Tao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Xavier Melendez has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez clinches up with Tao and pushes him back against the cage.
Tao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Melendez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Melendez throws a punch but it's blocked by Tao.
Tao missing with knees to the body.
Tao tries to break the clinch but Melendez is controlling the position.
Tao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Melendez is trying to force a seperation but Tao has the dominant position.
Melendez blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Melendez fails to land.
Tao misses with an elbow over the top.
Melendez avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Melendez.
Tao is pressed up against the cage. Melendez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tao down to the mat. Tao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Melendez throws a solid leg kick but Tao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Melendez.
Tao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Melendez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melendez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tao.
Nice jab there from Tao.
Melendez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Melendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tao.
Melendez throws a leg kick
and Tao counters with a low kick, right behind Melendez 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez throws a head kick that misses.
Melendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tao.
Tao lands a jab to the nose.
Melendez wants to slow Tao down by chopping away at his legs.
Melendez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Melendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tao moves away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tao works Melendez's body with a nice hook.
Tao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Tao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Melendez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Melendez tries a head kick but it misses.
Tao connects with an inside leg kick.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
Tao looks to score with a jab to the body but Melendez is just out of range.
Tao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xavier Melendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tao throws a leg kick
and Tao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tao thows a leg kick but Melendez checks it
and Tao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Melendez misses.
Tao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Melendez coming out on top.
A low kick from Melendez is predictable there
and Tao counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Melendez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xavier Melendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tao.
Tao throws a head kick but Melendez moves out of range.
Melendez scores with a leg kick.
Melendez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Melendez.
Tao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tao throws a chopping leg kick but Melendez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Melendez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Melendez.
Left hook, right uppercut from Melendez.
Tao throws a body kick that misses
and Melendez counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melendez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tao's head.
Melendez shoots in looking for a takedown but Tao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Melendez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Melendez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Melendez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Melendez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Melendez counters with a thumping low kick.
Good exchange - Tao coming out on top.
Tao blocks a leg kick.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Melendez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tao misses with a leg kick.
Melendez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Melendez throws a sloppy head kick and Tao moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao thuds his shin into the meat of Melendez's side.
Tao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters circling a little - Tao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melendez moves away.
Tao blocks a head kick by Melendez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
Melendez looks to score with a jab to the body but Tao is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yang Tao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Xavier Melendez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Melendez misses the target.
Tao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Melendez.
Melendez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tao clobbers Melendez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Melendez tries a head kick but it misses.
Melendez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tao counters with a right hand to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Melendez blocks the leg kick.
Melendez throws a solid leg kick but Tao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Melendez.
Tao throws a wild body kick that Melendez sees coming a mile off.
Tao throws a sloppy head kick
and Melendez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Melendez scores with a nice body kick.
Melendez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tao takes a swing at Melendez's ribcage but misses.
Tao catches Melendez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tao.
Tao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tao blocks a head kick by Melendez.
Melendez throws a leg kick but Tao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Melendez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tao connects with a leg kick. Melendez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melendez misses with a leg kick
and Tao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melendez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tao.
Melendez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melendez slips under a jab.
Melendez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tao defends it nicely.
Yang Tao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tao napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tao wants to control but Melendez postures up.
Melendez working the strikes but Tao uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Melendez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Melendez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Melendez preventing the sweep.
Xavier Melendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Melendez.
Tao is controlling Melendez's posture.
Tao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Melendez throws a strike but Tao rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melendez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tao has picked Melendez up and slammed him! Melendez can't keep hold of the triangle and Tao manages to pass to side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Yang Tao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tao winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Tao!
During a confident post fight interview, Yang Tao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Starks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Brizuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starks kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bring Da Ruckus. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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315 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Starks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Brizuela!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Brizuela finds it's way through Starks's defenses.
It looks like Tony Starks has been cut.
Brizuela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Starks moves away.
Brizuela darts in trying to clinch
enabling Starks to counter with a crisp jab.
Starks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brizuela.
Brizuela fails with an attempt to clinch.
Starks throws a hook but Brizuela blocks it.
Brizuela has Starks up against the cage in a clinch.
Starks is trying to force a seperation but Brizuela has the dominant position.
Brizuela lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brizuela unloads a knee to the mid-section. Starks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starks tries to break free but Brizuela pushes him back against the cage.
Starks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Starks is breathing heavily.
Starks has had enough of the clinch but Brizuela keeps him there for the moment.
Starks throws a punch but it's blocked by Brizuela.
Starks works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Starks throws a big right hand that misses.
Brizuela has his hands on Starks's head, controlling the position.
Starks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brizuela wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brizuela is pulling down on Starks's head. It's preventing any offense from Starks, at least for the moment.
Brizuela is trying to control the position but Starks postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Francis Brizuela was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Starks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Starks walks into a stiff left hand from Brizuela.
Brizuela throws an overhand right that lands on Starks's shoulder, as Starks tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela throws out a loose jab but Starks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brizuela scores with a shot to the body.
Brizuela misses with a left hand
and Starks counters with a nice kick to the body.
Francis Brizuela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starks swats away the attempt to clinch by Brizuela.
Brizuela blocks a jab.
Brizuela misses with a looping left.
Starks throws the left hand but Brizuela avoids the punch easily.
Starks cracks Brizuela with an open hand slap.
Starks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brizuela.
Starks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brizuela counters with a stiff right hand.
Starks throws a series of punches but Brizuela moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela misses with a looping right.
Starks gets the takedown into side control.
Brizuela is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Starks's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Starks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Starks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brizuela wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starks trying to control the action but Brizuela is working from the bottom.
Brizuela is looking for a sweep. Starks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Starks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brizuela is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brizuela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Starks.
Starks throwing shots but Brizuela is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brizuela.
Brizuela pulls Starks in to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brizuela is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brizuela with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Starks tries to get to full guard but Brizuela has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Brizuela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Starks's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brizuela's jab looks to have found its range, popping Starks under the eye.
Starks just misses with a punch to the body.
Brizuela takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Starks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brizuela.
Starks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brizuela.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brizuela misses with an uppercut. Starks saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brizuela. Starks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brizuela bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Starks's head.
Brizuela misses with a lunging right hand
and Starks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brizuela displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Starks.
Starks defending well as Brizuela loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brizuela scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brizuela stuffs the takedown attempt from Starks. Starks gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brizuela. Starks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Starks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brizuela connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Starks! He's out on his feet! Brizuela rushes in and drops Starks with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Francis Brizuela!
During a confident post fight interview, Francis Brizuela thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alun James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Carry Me Home. Mathers has chosen Square Dance as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alun James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
Mathers lands a nice shot that snaps James's head back.
James shoots in for a double leg but Mathers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mathers tries to score with a low kick but James moves his leg out of the way.
Good leg kick by Mathers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
James ducks under a wild hook from Mathers.
Mathers tries a low kick but James avoids it.
Mathers loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
Mathers tried to score with a low kick but James checks it.
James looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alun James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Mathers.
Mathers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mathers throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James blocks a leg kick.
James ducks under a wild hook from Mathers.
Good leg kick by Mathers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mathers ducks under a wild hook from James.
James checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice shot lands for James.
Mathers thows a body shot but no joy.
James slips a jab from Mathers.
Mathers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good exchange - James coming out on top.
James fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mathers sprawls well initially but James persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mathers wants to improve his position but James is controlling well.
Mathers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers is trying to stand.
James drops an elbow to the side of Mathers's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mathers looks like he's trying to stand up.
James 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.
Mathers regains full guard. Nicely done.
James won't allow Mathers to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Mathers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mathers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mathers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James working some strikes from top position.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a big elbow that misses.
James works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mathers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James is looking to take a break and control but Mathers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
James missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
James throwing shots but Mathers is blocking nicely.
James is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mathers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time James.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mathers keeps working.
James uses his free foot to push down on Mathers's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mathers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers is trying desperately to improve position.
Mathers is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
James lands a big elbow.
James working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James with the ground and pound from mount.
James is in the full mount, landing strikes.
James lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
James looking for a guillotine from mount but Mathers is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James landing strikes from the mount and Mathers is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alun James dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mathers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
Mathers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mathers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mathers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mathers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
James scores with a one two! Mathers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mathers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Mathers slips under a jab from James.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mathers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mathers misses with a looping left.
James closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathers manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Alun James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers trying to mount his opponent but James defends it.
James is looking to improve his position.
James trying to hold on to Mathers's head to control him but Mathers postures up.
James is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
James is looking to improve his position.
James is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mathers pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
James scores with a hook to the body. Mathers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mathers connects with a looping right hand.
James moves out of range of the leg kick from Mathers.
Mathers scores with a nice strike.
Mathers moves away from the strike by James.
A good leg kick by Mathers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James slips a straight right by Mathers.
Mathers throws a leg kick
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marshall Mathers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mathers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mathers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from James.
Marshall Mathers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
James decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
James landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
James is looking to advance position but Mathers won't allow it.
James is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
James is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mathers defends it well.
Mathers wants to sweep but James has passed to side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathers is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
James misses with the ground and pound.
James throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alun James dominated that second round.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
James checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mathers. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mathers misses with an uppercut.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mathers.
Mathers scores with a kick to the body.
James throws a front kick aimed at Mathers's knee but Mathers avoids it well.
Mathers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mathers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mathers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mathers.
Mathers throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mathers throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Mathers stuffs the takedown.
James fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands the left hand.
Mathers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big right from James misses.
Mathers scoring well with a low kick there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mathers checks a leg kick.
James looks to land a left hand but Mathers moved out of range nicely.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mathers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mathers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mathers misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Mathers.
Mathers misses with a kick to the body.
Marshall Mathers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathers moves away.
James slips under a jab.
Mathers looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
James is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
James throws a nice looking combination but Mathers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mathers avoids the body shot from James.
Mathers looks for the body kick but James saw that one coming.
Mathers misses with a low kick.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Mathers is just out of range.
Mathers misses with a low kick.
Mathers cracks James with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mathers thuds his shin into the meat of James's side.
Mathers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Mathers.
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
Mathers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mathers throws a chopping leg kick but James manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
James scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Mathers throws a wild body kick that James sees coming a mile off.
Mathers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
James slips a jab from Mathers.
James slips a jab from Mathers.
James takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alun James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mathers misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mathers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mathers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mathers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
James darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
James throws a series of strikes that have Mathers backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mathers throws a push kick but James slaps the foot to one side.
Mathers misses the jab.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mathers.
Mathers throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Mathers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Mathers.
James catches Mathers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Mathers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think James has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alun James!
Alun James 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns has chosen Welcome to the jungle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chauncey Silvestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Johns!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silvestre lands a head shot.
Silvestre blocks a jab.
Johns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johns shoots in and drives through. Silvestre sprawls well.
Silvestre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silvestre checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silvestre throws the kick towards the body but Johns avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silvestre.
Johns fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silvestre throws an off balance right hand
and Johns counters with a good low kick that Silvestre was not able to check.
Silvestre throws a looping overhand right but Johns ducks down to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johns jabs Silvestre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silvestre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silvestre tests Johns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johns moves out of range as Silvestre strikes.
Johns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silvestre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silvestre wants it to stay on the feet.
Chauncey Silvestre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Johns.
Johns is looking to chop away at Silvestre's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Silvestre does it's job there.
Silvestre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
An inside leg kick lands from Silvestre.
Silvestre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvestre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johns throws a low kick, looking for Silvestre's leg but Silvestre calmly moves out of range.
Silvestre connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silvestre can pounce on him.
Johns throws out a leg kick but Silvestre moves out of range and Johns only half commits.
Silvestre cracks the inside of Johns's front leg.
Johns looks gassed!
Johns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvestre manages to avoid it.
Silvestre misses with a head kick.
Johns throws a leg kick but Silvestre sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silvestre cracks Johns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silvestre can pounce on him.
Silvestre lands with an overhand left.
A punch combination from Silvestre misses.
Chauncey Silvestre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johns misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silvestre pinned against the cage. Silvestre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johns crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silvestre - the referee stops the clock and Johns gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silvestre. Johns manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silvestre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johns blocks a jab.
Johns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silvestre is able to avoid easily.
Sloppy strikes from Silvestre. Those never looked like landing.
Silvestre misses with a double jab.
Johns blocks a head kick by Silvestre.
Silvestre throws out a powerful jab.
Silvestre lands with a nice body punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silvestre.
Johns tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silvestre throws a head kick that misses.
Good exchange - Silvestre coming out on top.
Johns tries to work over Silvestre's front leg with a kick but Silvestre checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre checks a leg kick nicely.
Johns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Johns with that takedown attempt.
Johns stuns Silvestre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silvestre is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johns is looking to chop away at Silvestre's legs.
Silvestre takes a swing at Johns's ribcage but misses.
Johns is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silvestre rather than just go for the knockout.
Silvestre connects with a body shot that sends Johns's belly button to the back.
Johns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silvestre.
Johns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johns takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silvestre throws a body punch but Johns moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Silvestre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvestre pushes Johns away with a front kick.
Silvestre cracks Johns with a good jab.
Johns slips a straight right by Silvestre.
Johns ducks right into an uppercut from Silvestre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Silvestre.
Johns misses with a wild body shot.
Johns throws a body punch but Silvestre moves out of range.
Silvestre connects with a crisp jab.
Johns is trying desperately to land a takedown but Silvestre is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Johns.
Johns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silvestre lands a nice shot to the body.
Silvestre tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Johns misses its intended target.
Silvestre scores with a kick to the midsection.
Johns ducks under a wild hook from Silvestre.
Silvestre misses with a body kick.
Silvestre looks to throw the jab but Johns is out of range.
Johns tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johns moves out of range as Silvestre strikes.
Johns misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Silvestre checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silvestre throws out the jab.
Silvestre misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chauncey Silvestre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silvestre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silvestre misses with a hook. Johns ducked under it nicely.
Johns closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silvestre did well to prevent Johns getting side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johns throwing shots but Silvestre is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvestre keeping control of the position.
Johns lands with a punch from half guard.
Silvestre tries to roll over but Johns keeps him under control.
Johns not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silvestre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johns.
Johns working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns throws a strike but Silvestre avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Johns throws a big elbow that misses.
Johns throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silvestre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johns trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Silvestre manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Johns is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johns throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Johns wants to sweep here but Silvestre controlling him for the moment.
Johns has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silvestre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johns trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns keeping full guard, as Silvestre tries to pass.
Silvestre won't allow Johns to sweep him here.
Silvestre wants to control from the top but Johns keeps moving.
Silvestre connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johns keeping moving, preventing Silvestre from controlling successfully.
Johns controlling the position.
Silvestre wants to control from the top but Johns keeps moving.
Silvestre wants to pass the guard but Johns is keeping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvestre preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silvestre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johns looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre is working Johns over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silvestre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silvestre trying to control the position from guard on top but Johns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johns looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johns working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silvestre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silvestre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silvestre trying to control the position from guard on top but Johns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johns manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silvestre manages to get himself to full guard.
Johns throwing strikes from guard but Silvestre blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws a big right hand that misses.
Johns trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvestre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johns postures up in Silvestre's guard and throws a big left but Silvestre blocks it.
Johns throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johns throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvestre keeping moving, preventing Johns from controlling successfully.
Silvestre trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Johns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Silvestre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Silvestre misses the target.
Silvestre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johns. Johns obviously looking to wear him down.
Johns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johns lands with a nice body kick.
Silvestre cracks Johns with an open hand slap.
Johns looks for a takedown but Silvestre sprawls well.
Johns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvestre was well out of range. Poor timing from Johns.
Silvestre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silvestre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silvestre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silvestre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silvestre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johns scores with a leg kick.
Silvestre throws a push kick but Johns slaps the foot to one side.
Johns fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silvestre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silvestre jabs Johns to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silvestre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johns crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silvestre - the referee stops the clock and Johns gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silvestre. Johns manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silvestre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johns has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body kick from Silvestre.
Silvestre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johns can pounce on him.
Chauncey Silvestre is winning the standup battle so far.
Silvestre loads up on a big right hand but Johns slips the punch.
Silvestre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johns on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvestre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silvestre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silvestre misses with a wild combination.
A low kick from Johns is predictable there
and Silvestre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Silvestre does no damage.
Silvestre connects with a leg kick. Johns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre thumps Johns with a low kick.
Johns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silvestre is out of range.
Silvestre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johns can do to turn this around?
Silvestre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johns swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silvestre throws a jab but it's blocked by Johns.
Silvestre misses with a looping right.
Johns misses with a leg kick
and Silvestre counters with a big head kick but Johns shrugs it off.
Johns looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvestre is just out of range.
Johns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silvestre is able to avoid easily.
Silvestre fakes the leg kick and cracks Johns in the body.
Silvestre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johns tries to score with a low kick but Silvestre moves his leg out of the way.
Silvestre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silvestre moves out of range of the strikes.
Johns tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silvestre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silvestre checks a low kick from Johns.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silvestre misses with a looping right.
Silvestre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silvestre cracks a nice hook into Johns's ribs.
Johns misses the shot to the body.
Johns shoots in for a double leg but Silvestre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chauncey Silvestre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Johns.
Silvestre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silvestre counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johns is rocked!
Horrible takedown by Johns or perhaps it was just good defense by Silvestre which made him look bad.
Johns is still on wobbly legs! Can Silvestre finish him?
The fighters circle momentarily. Silvestre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silvestre lands a head shot.
Johns pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silvestre is out of range and Johns settles back down.
Johns seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circling - Silvestre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silvestre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Johns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silvestre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silvestre checks a leg kick.
Johns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johns throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johns takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johns throws a low kick but Silvestre moves out of range easily.
Johns throws a looping overhand right but Silvestre ducks down to avoid it.
Silvestre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johns's sensitive parts.
Johns shoots in and drives through. Silvestre sprawls well.
A telegraphed right hand from Johns misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silvestre, right into the meat.
Silvestre lands with a straight right. Johns didn't see that one coming.
Johns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvestre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johns was well out of range. Poor timing from Silvestre.
Silvestre throws a leg kick which misses Johns's front leg but catches the back leg as Johns tries to avoid it.
A left lands for Silvestre.
Johns misses with a low kick.
Silvestre looks to throw the jab but Johns is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chauncey Silvestre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silvestre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chauncey Silvestre!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswaldo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee comes to the cage accompanied by Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. Sanchez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In The Ghetto - By Elvis Presley. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Oswaldo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez punishes Dee's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dee.
Tweedle Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.
Dee throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Dee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanchez.
Dee shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Dee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Tweedle Dee has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Dee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Dee settles back down.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Dee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dee. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Dee misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Dee ducked under it nicely.
Dee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Dee slips the punch.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Dee.
Dee thows a body kick. Sanchez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dee throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez misses with a low kick as Dee jumps back.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dee.
Dee stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dee moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick.
Dee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Dee slips a jab from Sanchez.
Nice uppercut there from Dee.
Dee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dee throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Dee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dee checks it well.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dee drops Sanchez with a left and a right! Oh, Sanchez is hurt - Dee dives into side control looking to finish!
Sanchez is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sanchez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dee's best efforts.
Sanchez is still in real trouble! Can Dee finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez wants to sweep but Dee has passed to side control!
Dee working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dee working the ground and pound.
Dee scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Sanchez is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Dee can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tweedle Dee!
Tweedle Dee managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Syndicate Nutrition (DUS), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devan Dubnyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khanom Tom comes to the cage accompanied by Round 5. Dubnyk has chosen Obnoxious - Immortal Technique as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nai Khanom Tom could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Devan Dubnyk's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devan Dubnyk!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubnyk misses with a looping left.
Khanom Tom darts in trying to clinch
and Dubnyk counters with a nice uppercut.
Dubnyk dodges the punch combination from Khanom Tom .
Dubnyk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dubnyk looks to throw the jab but Khanom Tom is out of range.
No joy there for Dubnyk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dubnyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dubnyk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khanom Tom has closed the distance and engaged Dubnyk in a clinch.
Dubnyk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khanom Tom has him pressed against the cage.
Khanom Tom pushes Dubnyk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom throws a head punch that misses.
Dubnyk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khanom Tom lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khanom Tom is looking to clinch but Dubnyk is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubnyk misses with an uppercut. Khanom Tom saw that one coming.
Khanom Tom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dubnyk.
Khanom Tom looks for the body kick but Dubnyk saw that one coming.
Dubnyk misses with a head kick.
Khanom Tom gets a clinch.
Khanom Tom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dubnyk is trying to break the clinch but Khanom Tom is controlling him.
Dubnyk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khanom Tom looking to throw knees to the head but Dubnyk is blocking nicely.
Khanom Tom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dubnyk tries to break free but Khanom Tom pushes him back against the cage.
Dubnyk tries to break free but Khanom Tom pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khanom Tom .
Dubnyk is trying to break the clinch but Khanom Tom has him pressed against the cage.
Khanom Tom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dubnyks head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom misses with a punch to the body.
Dubnyk wants to get back to striking at distance but Khanom Tom won't allow it.
Dubnyk blocking some punches.
Dubnyk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dubnyk wants to break free but Khanom Tom has control.
Khanom Tom keeps control of Dubnyk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dubnyk is trying to push Khanom Tom away but Khanom Tom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khanom Tom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khanom Tom tries to work over Dubnyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khanom Tom can't find room to land a body shot as Dubnyk controls the action.
Dubnyk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khanom Tom is keeping busy.
Dubnyk is trying to break the clinch but Khanom Tom is controlling him.
Dubnyk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khanom Tom has him pressed against the cage.
Khanom Tom works on Dubnyk's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws a head punch that misses.
Khanom Tom is trying to maintain a safe position but Dubnyk gets an underhook and turns Khanom Tom into the cage.
Khanom Tom lands a right hand.
Khanom Tom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dubnyk backwards.
Dubnyk working hard to break the clinch.
Dubnyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khanom Tom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dubnyk is looking to land body kicks.
Dubnyk blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Khanom Tom does it's job there.
Dubnyk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that Dubnyk semi-blocks.
Khanom Tom ducks under a wild hook from Dubnyk.
Dubnyk misses with a lunging right hand
and Khanom Tom counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanom Tom rushes Dubnyk and presses him up against the cage.
Dubnyk tries to break free but Khanom Tom pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk is trying to drag Khanom Tom to the mat but Khanom Tom just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dubnyk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khanom Tom backwards.
A short uppercut from Khanom Tom .
Dubnyk is trying to force a seperation but Khanom Tom has the dominant position.
Khanom Tom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khanom Tom tries to work over Dubnyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dubnyk can't break the clinch.
Khanom Tom lands a shoulder strike.
Khanom Tom scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom misses with a punch on the inside.
Khanom Tom tries a body shot but Dubnyk blocks it.
Dubnyk stalling.
Khanom Tom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dubnyk backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom dominated that round.
That's time! Khanom Tom 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khanom Tom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khanom Tom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Khanom Tom misses.
Dubnyk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khanom Tom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dubnyk throws a lazy right hand but Khanom Tom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dubnyk throws a poor cross that misses
and Khanom Tom counters with an inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Dubnyk.
Khanom Tom dodges the punch combination from Dubnyk.
Dubnyk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dubnyk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khanom Tom momentarily.
Khanom Tom scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Khanom Tom connects with a right hand. Dubnyk shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanom Tom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubnyk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dubnyk's head backwards.
Khanom Tom misses with a hook. Dubnyk ducked under it nicely.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick, looking for Dubnyk's leg but Dubnyk calmly moves out of range.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick but Dubnyk moves out of range.
Dubnyk throws a looping overhand right but Khanom Tom ducks down to avoid it.
Khanom Tom lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom ducks under a wild hook from Dubnyk.
Dubnyk misses with a looping left.
A jab from Khanom Tom does it's job there.
Khanom Tom lands with a nice body punch.
Dubnyk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dubnyk scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dubnyk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom feints a jab promting Dubnyk to slip. Khanom Tom then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dubnyk slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dubnyk is rocked!
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
Dubnyk is still on wobbly legs! Can Khanom Tom finish him?
Dubnyk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dubnyk seems to have recovered his senses.
Nai Khanom Tom is winning the standup battle so far.
Khanom Tom connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab, jab by Dubnyk - just one landing.
Khanom Tom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dubnyk scores with a decent looking hook.
Khanom Tom throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dubnyk's head.
Khanom Tom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dubnyk rushes Khanom Tom and presses him up against the cage.
Khanom Tom struggles to land a body shot inside as Dubnyk controls his hands.
Dubnyk tries to break the clinch but Khanom Tom is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk is trying to break free.
Dubnyk is trying to break the clinch but Khanom Tom has him pressed against the cage.
Nai Khanom Tom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khanom Tom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khanom Tom scores with a shoulder strike.
Dubnyk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dubnyk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dubnyk staying out of range there.
Dubnyk misses with a hook.
Khanom Tom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dubnyk manages to avoid it.
Dubnyk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khanom Tom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khanom Tom moves away from the strike by Dubnyk.
Khanom Tom walks into a left hand.
Dubnyk throws a right and a left that Khanom Tom avoids nicely.
Dubnyk cracks Khanom Tom with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk tries to clinch there but Khanom Tom circles away.
Dubnyk lands a slapping body shot.
Dubnyk is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dubnyk misses with a right hand
and Khanom Tom makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dubnyk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khanom Tom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dubnyk.
Dubnyk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khanom Tom .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubnyk moves out of range of the body kick.
Khanom Tom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dubnyk pushes Khanom Tom up against the cage in a clinch.
Khanom Tom misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom lands a hook that snaps the head of Dubnyk backwards.
Dubnyk is trying to break the clinch but Khanom Tom has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Khanom Tom fails to land.
Dubnyk is looking to break free of the clinch but Khanom Tom has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dubnyk checks a leg kick.
Khanom Tom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dubnyk takes a swing at Khanom Tom 's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom throws a chopping leg kick but Dubnyk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khanom Tom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khanom Tom misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Khanom Tom misses.
Good work by Dubnyk as he checks the leg kick.
Khanom Tom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khanom Tom throws a hook but Dubnyk avoids it easily.
Khanom Tom blocks a jab.
Dubnyk scores with a jab. Khanom Tom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dubnyk sizes up Khanom Tom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khanom Tom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubnyk misses with a body kick.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Khanom Tom throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dubnyk.
Dubnyk lands a right hook to the body.
Dubnyk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dubnyk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dubnyk scores with a nice right hand.
Dubnyk misses with a head kick.
Dubnyk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khanom Tom is out of range and Dubnyk settles back down.
Dubnyk misses with an uppercut. Khanom Tom saw that one coming.
Dubnyk needs to keep his hands up - Khanom Tom had a free shot at his head there.
Khanom Tom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanom Tom lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk misses with a body shot.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot.
Khanom Tom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dubnyk is able to avoid easily.
Khanom Tom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dubnyk throws the left hand but Khanom Tom avoids the punch easily.
Dubnyk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dubnyk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dubnyk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dubnyk misses with the combination.
Dubnyk blocks a leg kick.
Khanom Tom thows a body shot but no joy.
Dubnyk throws a lazy right hand but Khanom Tom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom lands a right hook to the body.
Dubnyk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but Dubnyk avoids it.
A head kick misses from Dubnyk.
Dubnyk avoids a kick to the body.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but Dubnyk moves out of range easily.
Dubnyk misses with a leg kick.
Dubnyk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dubnyk throws out a loose jab but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanom Tom tries a head kick but it misses.
Dubnyk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dubnyk tries to move into range but Khanom Tom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khanom Tom keeps Dubnyk at a distance using the push kick.
Dubnyk darts in trying to clinch
and Khanom Tom counters with a series of strikes. Dubnyk will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom looks to score with a jab to the body but Dubnyk is just out of range.
Devan Dubnyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khanom Tom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dubnyk throws the kick towards the body but Khanom Tom avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Dubnyk.
Khanom Tom walks into a left hand.
Nai Khanom Tom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khanom Tom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khanom Tom is looking to clinch.
Khanom Tom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab by Dubnyk.
Dubnyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khanom Tom circles away quickly and effectively.
Khanom Tom swings for the body but Dubnyk moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nai Khanom Tom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khanom Tom 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nai Khanom Tom !
After winning the bout, Nai Khanom Tom thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soriano comes to the cage accompanied by Bebot by The Black Eyed Peas. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers checks a leg kick.
Peppers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peppers throws a leg kick but Soriano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Soriano throws a low kick but Peppers avoids it.
Soriano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Peppers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soriano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peppers. Peppers obviously looking to wear him down.
Soriano moves forwards but Peppers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Peppers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Peppers checks the leg kick.
Peppers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soriano doesn't seem bothered though.
Soriano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Soriano is looking to land body kicks.
Soriano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peppers.
Soriano connects with an inside leg kick.
Soriano misses with a jab to the body
and Peppers counters with a straight right hand.
Soriano checks the leg kick.
Peppers tries a low kick but Soriano avoids it.
Peppers throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soriano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Peppers is out of range and Soriano settles back down.
Peppers thumps Soriano with a low kick.
Peppers throws the kick towards the body but Soriano avoids it.
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
Soriano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peppers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Peppers avoids a kick to the body.
Soriano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soriano misses with a looping right.
Peppers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soriano tried to score with a low kick but Peppers checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Peppers.
Soriano checks a leg kick nicely.
Soriano throws a series of punches but Peppers moves out of range.
Soriano avoids the head kick by Peppers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers tries to score with a low kick but Soriano moves his leg out of the way.
Peppers blocks the body kick.
Peppers misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Peppers, right into the meat.
Soriano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peppers under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soriano checks a low kick from Peppers.
Soriano lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Soriano.
Peppers motions for Soriano to come forward. Peppers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soriano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Peppers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Soriano is out of range.
Soriano looks for the body kick but Peppers saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soriano.
Peppers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Peppers misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soriano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Soriano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Peppers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soriano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soriano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Peppers misses with a body kick.
Peppers gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Soriano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soriano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses.
Soriano throws a leg kick but Peppers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Peppers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soriano.
Peppers thumps Soriano with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Peppers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Soriano's hands.
Soriano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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!
Peppers misses with a head kick.
Peppers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peppers misses with a low kick.
Good work by Peppers as he checks the leg kick.
Soriano throws a jab but it's blocked by Peppers.
Soriano tries to land a front kick but Peppers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Peppers checks a leg kick.
Soriano throws out a powerful jab.
Peppers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soriano. Soriano obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soriano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peppers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peppers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Soriano will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A clash of legs there as Peppers blocks the low kick.
Soriano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peppers. That's going to slow Soriano down.
Peppers throws a body punch but Soriano moves out of range.
Soriano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soriano tries to land a leg kick but Peppers saw it coming and moves away.
Peppers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers scores with a shot to the body.
Peppers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Soriano rather than just go for the knockout.
Peppers blocks a head kick by Soriano.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soriano jabs Peppers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Soriano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Peppers.
Peppers throws a front kick aimed at Soriano's knee but Soriano avoids it well.
Soriano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Soriano misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Peppers crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Soriano - the referee stops the clock and Peppers gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Soriano. Peppers manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Soriano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A combination from Soriano does no damage.
Peppers lands with a nice body kick.
Peppers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Peppers misses with a straight left.
Soriano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Peppers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers tries to move into range but Soriano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pablo Soriano is winning the standup battle so far.
Soriano tries to clinch there but Peppers circles away.
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
Soriano throws a hook but Peppers blocks it.
Peppers lands with an uppercut that bounces Soriano off the cage and back into range.
Soriano scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soriano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peppers was well out of range. Poor timing from Soriano.
Peppers misses with a double jab.
Peppers connects with a body shot that sends Soriano's belly button to the back.
Peppers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peppers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Soriano is looking to score with low kicks.
Soriano loads up on a big right hand but Peppers slips the punch.
Peppers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That kick from Peppers tenderised Soriano's leg. Soriano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Soriano throws out a loose jab but Peppers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soriano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peppers.
Peppers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peppers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peppers scores with a head kick. Soriano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A bone on bone clash there as Peppers blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers scores with a leg kick.
Soriano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peppers.
Soriano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Peppers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peppers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peppers thumps Soriano with a low kick.
Soriano wants to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Soriano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Peppers throws a leg kick
and Soriano counters with a nice leg kick.
Peppers lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Soriano tries to score with a low kick but Peppers moves his leg out of the way.
Soriano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Peppers misses the jab.
Soriano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano throws a low kick but Peppers moves out of range easily.
Peppers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soriano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Soriano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Peppers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Soriano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Peppers motions for Soriano to come forward. Peppers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Soriano slips under a jab from Peppers.
Peppers throws a head kick but Soriano moves out of range.
Peppers wants to slow Soriano down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soriano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Peppers misses.
Peppers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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 Pablo Soriano will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Soriano throws a leg kick but Peppers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Peppers connects with an inside leg kick.
Peppers throws a head kick but Soriano moves out of range.
Soriano throws a leg kick but Peppers checks it.
Peppers blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soriano. Peppers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peppers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Soriano throws a looping overhand right but Peppers ducks down to avoid it.
Soriano keeps the fight on the outside.
Soriano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses.
Soriano misses with a head kick.
Peppers throws a solid leg kick but Soriano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Peppers.
Peppers tries to land a leg kick but Soriano saw it coming and moves away.
Peppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soriano was well out of range. Poor timing from Peppers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Peppers, right into the meat.
Peppers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Peppers.
Soriano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soriano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Peppers has Soriano up against the cage in a clinch.
Peppers with a knee to the head.
Soriano tries to throw a body punch but Peppers avoids it by throwing Soriano back against the cage.
Soriano lands a shot to the body.
Soriano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Peppers lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peppers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soriano backwards.
Peppers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peppers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soriano throws a body kick that misses
and Peppers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soriano misses with a body kick.
Peppers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soriano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Soriano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Peppers can pounce on him.
Peppers lands with an uppercut that bounces Soriano off the cage and back into range.
Soriano misses with a body kick.
Peppers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Peppers checks a leg kick.
Soriano throws a body punch but Peppers moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Peppers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Soriano.
Peppers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peppers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peppers throws a sloppy head kick and Soriano moves out of range easily.
Soriano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peppers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Soriano throws a hook but Peppers blocks it.
Peppers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Brian Peppers has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soriano lands a leg kick that knocks Peppers off balance momentarily.
Soriano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soriano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soriano blocks a head kick by Peppers.
Peppers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Soriano is out of range.
Soriano moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano cracks Peppers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brian Peppers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peppers misses with a leg kick
and Soriano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Soriano there.
Peppers is rocked!
Peppers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Peppers is still on wobbly legs! Can Soriano finish him?
Soriano jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Peppers tries to land a leg kick but Soriano saw it coming and moves away.
Peppers throws a sloppy head kick
and Soriano scores with a counter punch that sends Peppers to the canvas! Soriano smells blood - he's punishing Peppers with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Peppers has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Soriano!
A victorious Pablo Soriano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sly Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Dettman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dettman has chosen Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sly Randolph!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Dettman!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dettman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Randolph swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bobby Dettman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randolph throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dettman tries to close the distance and clinch but Randolph swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dettman slips a straight right by Randolph.
Dettman swings for the body but Randolph moves out of range.
Dettman moves in looking to clinch but Randolph pushes him off.
Dettman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Randolph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dettman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Randolph's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Randolph.
Dettman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A shot in the inside from Randolph.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dettman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Randolph's brow.
Randolph slows down the pace here.
Randolph takes an elbow to the temple.
Dettman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Randolph.
Randolph on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Randolph misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dettman can't find room to land a body shot as Randolph controls the action.
Randolph stalling against the cage.
Randolph scores with a nice hook to the head.
Randolph on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dettman throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Dettman.
Dettman lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Randolph.
Randolph lands with a left to the head.
Dettman misses with an elbow strike.
Dettman throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dettman can't find room to land a body shot as Randolph controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph misses with a punch on the inside.
Randolph is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dettman can't fight it off and eventually Randolph manages to take the fight to the floor. Dettman looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randolph trying to control the position from guard on top but Dettman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dettman is trying to keep Randolph in close.
Dettman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dettman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dettman passes into side control, despite Randolph's attempt to control the position.
Dettman trying to control the position but Randolph is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Randolph's face as Dettman controls the position.
Randolph is trying to get back to half guard.
Dettman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dettman moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dettman controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randolph is looking to improve his position but Dettman isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dettman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dettman misses with the combination.
Randolph throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Randolph takes a swing at Dettman's ribcage but misses.
Dettman slaps away a takedown attempt from Randolph, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Randolph checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dettman.
Dettman pushes Randolph up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Dettman.
Dettman pushes Randolph back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Dettman.
Dettman tries a body shot but Randolph blocks it.
Dettman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randolph goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dettman prevents it.
Dettman lands a nice knee to the body.
Dettman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Randolph.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dettman obliges.
Bobby Dettman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dettman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dettman lands a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dettman.
Randolph takes an elbow to the temple.
Randolph managing to block the knees to the body from Dettman.
Randolph makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dettman.
A head punch on the inside from Randolph fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dettman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dettman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Dettman fails to land.
Randolph avoiding damage as Dettman throws knees to the body.
Dettman tries a knee to the head but Randolph blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Dettman.
Randolph softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dettman has Randolph pressed against the cage, preventing Randolph from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Randolph avoiding damage as Dettman throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dettman.
Dettman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Randolph's elbow.
Randolph wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sly Randolph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randolph changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dettman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dettman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dettman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Randolph is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dettman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Randolph is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dettman is defending well.
Randolph is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dettman is defending well.
Randolph can't break the clinch.
Randolph throws a punch but it's blocked by Dettman.
Randolph takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right handed body shot lands from Dettman.
Randolph lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dettman backwards.
Randolph swings wildly with an uppercut but Dettman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dettman tries to work over Randolph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Randolph throws a punch but it's blocked by Dettman.
Dettman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dettman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph leaning against his opponent.
Randolph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randolph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Randolph has Dettman pressed against the cage.
Dettman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Randolph just leaning against Dettman, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Randolph fails to land.
Randolph dodges an elbow strike from Dettman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randolph tries to throw a body punch but Dettman avoids it by throwing Randolph back against the cage.
Dettman lands an elbow just above Randolph 's eye.
Randolph drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randolph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dettman's elbow.
Randolph tries for a takedown but Dettman manages to get underhooks.
Dettman trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dettman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Randolph blocks the body kick.
Randolph keeps the fight on the outside.
Dettman is looking to score with low kicks.
Dettman blocks a jab.
Randolph throws out a powerful jab.
Randolph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dettman.
Dettman lands a jab to the nose.
Dettman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dettman gets a clinch.
Dettman lands a right hand.
Randolph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randolph is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Randolph.
Randolph misses with some punches.
Randolph misses with a punch to the body.
Dettman struggles to land a body shot inside as Randolph controls his hands.
Dettman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Dettman.
Randolph is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dettman lands a hook that snaps the head of Randolph backwards.
Randolph has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dettman regains guard immediately.
Dettman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Randolph wants to get back to full guard.
Dettman controlling the action here.
Dettman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph is trying to maintain the position but Dettman is very close to passing his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dettman prevents Randolph from improving his position.
Dettman decides to stand and escape the position.
Dettman is looking to slow Randolph down with leg kicks.
Randolph misses with a looping right.
Randolph thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman pushes Randolph away with a front kick.
Dettman moves in looking to clinch but Randolph pushes him off.
Randolph walks into a stiff left hand from Dettman.
Randolph takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dettman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Randolph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dettman moves away.
Dettman rushes Randolph and presses him up against the cage.
Dettman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dettman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Randolph in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Randolph makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randolph takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dettman throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dettman.
Randolph trying to stall but Dettman improves his position.
Dettman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dettman lands a shoulder strike.
Dettman lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph struggles to land a body shot inside as Dettman controls his hands.
Dettman lands a nice shot to the body.
Dettman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dettman lands a nice elbow.
Dettman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Randolph misses with some punches.
Dettman 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. Dettman obliges.
Randolph managing to block the knees to the body from Dettman.
Dettman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dettman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dettman blocks a body shot from Randolph.
Dettman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dettman lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dettman really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dettman lands with a nice body kick.
Randolph misses the jab.
Dettman looks to score with a jab to the body but Randolph is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Randolph misses the target.
Randolph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dettman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Randolph can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dettman.
Dettman misses with a low kick.
Randolph looks to score with a jab to the body but Dettman is just out of range.
Dettman thuds his right hand into Randolph's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Randolph throws a poor cross that misses
and Dettman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dettman scores with a hook to the body. Randolph takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dettman tries to clinch there but Randolph circles away.
Randolph lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Randolph 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 Dettman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dettman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Randolph slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dettman tries to clinch up.
Dettman is looking to land body kicks.
Bobby Dettman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dettman.
Dettman looks for the body kick but Randolph saw that one coming.
Randolph scores with a jab to the body.
Randolph swats away the attempt to clinch by Dettman.
Dettman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Randolph misses the shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Randolph.
Randolph just misses with a punch to the body.
Randolph wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Randolph needs to keep his hands up - Dettman had a free shot at his head there.
Dettman closes the distance and pushes Randolph back into the cage.
Randolph tries to stall but Dettman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Randolph blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dettman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Randolph's defenses.
Knees to the body from Dettman.
Randolph blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randolph avoids a wild elbow strike from Dettman.
Dettman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dettman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Randolph is defending well for now.
Dettman pushes off an throws an elbow but Randolph leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Randolph swings wildly with an uppercut but Dettman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Randolph is trying to stall.
Randolph prevents a body shot from Dettman.
Randolph is trying to break the clinch but Dettman has him pressed against the cage.
Randolph looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Randolph has a couple of punches blocked by Dettman.
Dettman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Randolph is defending well for now.
Randolph is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Dettman.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dettman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Randolph's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dettman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Randolph's brow.
Dettman tries a knee to the head but Randolph blocks it.
Randolph scores with a nice hook to the head.
Randolph lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Randolph lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dettman backwards.
Dettman scores with a shoulder strike.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Randolph avoids it.
Randolph lands with a light punch inside.
Randolph is trying to maintain a safe position but Dettman gets an underhook and turns Randolph into the cage.
Dettman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dettman misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman misses with the head strike.
Dettman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Dettman.
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!
Dettman struggles to land a body shot inside as Randolph controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dettman.
Dettman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Randolph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Randolph blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Randolph is leaning against Dettman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dettman lands a nice knee to the body.
Randolph avoids the elbow strike from Dettman, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dettman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randolph blocks an elbow strike.
Randolph trying to control the position but instead, Dettman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Randolph into the cage.
Dettman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dettman dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dettman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dettman moves into the clinch successfully.
Randolph scores with a hook to the body.
Randolph lands a left hand.
Dettman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dettman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Randolph managing to block the knees to the body from Dettman.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Randolph avoids it.
A short left from Randolph.
Randolph pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dettman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Randolph's calf.
A good leg kick by Dettman.
Dettman misses with the combination.
Randolph connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dettman moves out of range of the leg kick from Randolph.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dettman, as that shot connected.
Dettman misses with a combination
and Randolph counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dettman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Randolph.
Dettman avoids the body shot from Randolph.
Dettman throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Randolph counter with a right hand.
Randolph lands an overhand right.
A big left from Randolph misses.
Dettman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Randolph scores with a punch to the head.
Randolph 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.
Randolph moves out of range of the body kick from Dettman.
Dettman tries to clinch up
and Randolph makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dettman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randolph moves away.
Randolph fails with a takedown attempt.
Sly Randolph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Randolph counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Randolph scores with a punch to the head.
Dettman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Randolph throws a hook but Dettman blocks it.
Randolph throws a shot from downtown. Dettman moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Dettman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Randolph looks to throw the jab but Dettman is out of range.
Randolph tries to keep at a distance but Dettman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dettman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dettman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Randolph misses with a punch on the inside.
Dettman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dettman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Randolph avoids it.
Dettman misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Randolph fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Randolph.
Randolph trying to stall but Dettman improves his position.
Randolph lands an uppercut.
Randolph throws a punch but it's blocked by Dettman.
Randolph slows down the pace here.
Randolph's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dettman lands with a straight right. Randolph didn't see that one coming.
Randolph scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dettman in his tracks.
It looks like Bobby Dettman has been cut.
Randolph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dettman.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dettman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dettman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Randolph is out of range and Dettman settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dettman. That's going to slow Randolph down.
Randolph gets tackled into the cage by Dettman. Dettman maintains the clinch.
Randolph prevents a body shot from Dettman.
Dettman tries to land knees in the clinch but Randolph avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randolph scores with a shot to the side of Dettman's head.
Dettman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dettman tries to land knees in the clinch but Randolph avoids the damage to the body.
Randolph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Randolph lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Randolph.
Randolph lands an uppercut.
A short right from Dettman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dettman missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dettman.
Randolph has a couple of punches blocked by Dettman.
Dettman tries to land knees in the clinch but Randolph avoids the damage to the body.
Dettman struggles to land a body shot inside as Randolph controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sly Randolph.
Well Dettman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Dettman!
Bobby Dettman is the new bantamweight champion!
Bobby Dettman took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Johnny Cash - Hurt as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Miller!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown but De Groot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Groot misses with a kick to the body.
Miller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Groot takes one to the chin there.
Miller fails with the takedown.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. De Groot moves away and avoids it.
De Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheers as De Groot lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miller doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick lands from Miller.
De Groot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from De Groot misses.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Groot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Groot tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Groot misses with a hook.
De Groot thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Groot checks the leg kick.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Groot bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Miller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. De Groot moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Groot, as that shot connected.
De Groot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Miller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Miller can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Groot is looking to escape.
De Groot is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Miller tries to control but De Groot wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
Miller breaks from De Groot's wrist control and lands an elbow.
De Groot is in all sorts of trouble here.
Miller lands a big elbow.
De Groot is trying to escape the mount.
Miller unloading with bombs!
The referee warns De Groot that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Miller.
De Groot wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Miller.
De Groot tries to hold on but Miller postures up.
De Groot is looking to get to half guard.
Miller looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Miller tries to control but De Groot wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Miller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller raining down shots from the mount!
Miller thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Miller throwing strikes here but De Groot is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Miller landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Groot?
De Groot in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
De Groot is rocked!
Miller postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked De Groot badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Miller around the waist but Miller pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Miller is the winner by TKO! Miller jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Miller!
Matt Miller is the new lightweight champion!
Matt Miller made sure to mention his sponsor, Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) in his post fight interview.
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