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Royal Combat 28 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Souka Sudoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crag Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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199 lbs
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Counter striker
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Souka Sudoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crag Hack!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hack throws a head kick but Sudoka moves out of range.
Sudoka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hack tries a head kick but it misses.
Hack instigates a clinch.
Hack holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sudoka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sudoka avoids a wild elbow strike from Hack.
A bit of stalling here from Hack.
Sudoka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sudoka avoiding damage as Hack throws knees to the body.
Sudoka managing to block the knees to the body from Hack.
Hack stalling in the clinch.
Sudoka is looking for a takedown.
Sudoka is trying to push Hack away but Hack has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudoka fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Souka Sudoka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hack.
Hack lands a knee to the body.
Hack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sudoka's defenses.
Hack pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sudoka is trying to force a seperation but Hack has the dominant position.
Sudoka tries to pull guard but Hack holds him up against the cage and eventually Sudoka drops back down to his feet.
Hack scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hack will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sudoka up against the cage.
Hack lands an elbow inside that Sudoka shrugs off.
Sudoka decides to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sudoka keeping moving, preventing Hack from controlling successfully.
Sudoka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sudoka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hack gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudoka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hack manages to get himself to full guard.
Sudoka postures up.
Sudoka stopping the sweep attempt from Hack.
Hack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sudoka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sudoka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sudoka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hack swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sudoka pushes down on Hack's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sudoka lands strikes from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sudoka wants to stand up but Hack has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Hack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Crag Hack will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hack utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hack pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack lands a knee to the body.
Hack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sudoka letting Hack take a breather here.
Sudoka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sudoka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hack lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hack tries a knee to the head but Sudoka blocks it.
Hack landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sudoka is working for takedown but Hack is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack lands an elbow that stopped Sudoka in his tracks for a moment.
Hack is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crag Hack.
Sudoka swats away the attempt to clinch by Hack.
Sudoka has Hack up against the cage in a clinch.
Hack lands an elbow that stopped Sudoka in his tracks for a moment.
Hack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hack pushes off an throws an elbow but Sudoka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudoka is trying to stall.
Hack tries a knee to the head but Sudoka blocks it.
Hack landing knees to the body.
Sudoka managing to block the knees to the body from Hack.
Hack is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sudoka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hack misses with a knee to the head.
Hack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hack prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Souka Sudoka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hack is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sudoka.
Hack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sudoka.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sudoka fails to pull guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hack slowing the pace effectively.
Hack is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crag Hack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sudoka is looking to clinch but Hack is avoiding it.
Sudoka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sudoka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hack circles away.
Sudoka shoots for a takedown but Hack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sudoka throws a solid leg kick but Hack takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sudoka.
Hack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hack wants to clinch.
Hack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sudoka counters with a single leg into guard. Hack didn't expect that.
Sudoka postures up.
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!
Sudoka throws an elbow that misses. Hack uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sudoka's guard. Nice move by Hack!
Hack trying to control the position from guard on top but Sudoka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hack slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hack trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sudoka's guard.
Hack must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Crag Hack hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hack tries to clinch there but Sudoka circles away.
Sudoka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hack tries to clinch up
and Sudoka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hack!
Sudoka punching from mount but Hack doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hack avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sudoka.
Sudoka is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hack has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hack!
Hack looking to improve position, pressing down on Sudoka's thigh with his hand. Sudoka seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Hack paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Hack's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Sudoka picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Souka Sudoka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpha Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes comes to the cage accompanied by All the Above. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alpha Dog!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog misses with a takedown
and Reyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dog shoots in for a double leg but Reyes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reyes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dog is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dog shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reyes but Reyes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stevie Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alpha Dog.
Dog shoots and misses
and Reyes counters with a nice body shot.
Dog takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reyes throws out a powerful jab.
Dog doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
Reyes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dog gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Reyes counter with a right hand.
Dog with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reyes throws a right hand that Dog ducks under and follows up with a left that Dog also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reyes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reyes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dog's head backwards.
Dog shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reyes sprawls well. Reyes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dog gets slowly back to his feet.
Reyes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dog looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Reyes!
You get the feeling that Reyes really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Reyes wants to hold on but Dog pushes him away.
Dog misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dog misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dog throws some wild stikes that Reyes manages to avoid easily.
Dog prevents Reyes from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes manages to control the position for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dog scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Reyes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reyes tries to lock up and control but Dog gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dog scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dog raining down shots from the mount!
Reyes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reyes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reyes tries to get out of the position.
Dog has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Reyes's face.
Dog looking to finish with strikes here!
Reyes holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dog tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dog raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog tries to control but Reyes wriggling away.
Dog looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Reyes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dog on the ground.
Reyes tries to hold on but Dog postures up.
Reyes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dog pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dog is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reyes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dog has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reyes is bucking up trying to escape but Dog cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dog with shots to the head and body - Reyes looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dog controlling from the full mount.
Dog punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Reyes wants to improve his position but Dog is controlling well.
Reyes won't allow Dog to pass to mount.
Dog controlling the pace.
Dog tries to pass to full mount but Reyes defends it.
Reyes is looking for a sweep. Dog is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dog throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dog looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Reyes is trying to maintain the position but Dog is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reyes is looking to improve his position.
Dog is nestled in close to Reyes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpha Dog dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dog shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reyes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dog with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reyes counters with a left to the body.
Dog with a poor takedown
and Reyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stevie Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alpha Dog.
Dog shoots in but Reyes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dog fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reyes avoids it really well and circles away.
Good shot there by Reyes.
Reyes leaves Dog with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dog shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dog is breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Reyes - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reyes counters with a one-two to the body.
Reyes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dog eats them both and turns towards Reyes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Reyes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reyes thuds a left hand into Dog's body.
Reyes throws out a powerful jab.
Dog is rocked!
Dog shoots and misses
and Reyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dog is still on wobbly legs! Can Reyes finish him?
Reyes scores with a one two! Dog had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reyes lands a nice looking body shot.
Reyes drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Dog right on the button. Dog goes down! Reyes follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Reyes gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Reyes!
Stevie Reyes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Wufie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bariga Kodeinich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wufie comes to the cage accompanied by Beg Waves. Kodeinich is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: izraelskiy kodeinshik. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhang Wufie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bariga Kodeinich!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kodeinich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wufie.
Kodeinich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kodeinich misses with an uppercut
and Wufie counters with a stiff right hand.
Kodeinich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wufie checks a low kick from Kodeinich.
Wufie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wufie counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kodeinich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kodeinich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wufie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kodeinich's knee momentarily.
Kodeinich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wufie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wufie tries a head kick but it misses.
Wufie moves into the clinch.
Wufie crunches a lovely knee into Kodeinich's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wufie pulls guard.
Wufie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kodeinich looking to pass the guard.
Wufie looking for a guillotine here but Kodeinich defends easily.
Wufie keeping moving, preventing Kodeinich from controlling successfully.
Kodeinich seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wufie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wufie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wufie is looking for a triangle but Kodeinich pushes his legs off easily.
Wufie looking for subs off his back but Kodeinich has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nice strikes from Kodeinich there.
Wufie wants to get back to full guard but Kodeinich has mounted him!
Kodeinich tries to control but Wufie wriggling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wufie working to try and regain half guard.
Kodeinich content just to control the position here.
Kodeinich trying to control but Wufie is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wufie is looking to improve his position but Kodeinich isn't that keen on the idea.
Kodeinich wants to control the pace but Wufie is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kodeinich is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wufie regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kodeinich slips a nice elbow through Wufie's hands, connecting with Wufie's forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wufie is looking to improve his position.
Kodeinich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kodeinich is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bariga Kodeinich will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kodeinich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wufie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kodeinich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zhang Wufie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wufie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kodeinich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Wufie.
Wufie tries to clinch but Kodeinich moves out of range.
Kodeinich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wufie has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich looks to land a body kick but Wufie moved away.
Kodeinich sizes up Wufie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kodeinich misses with a two punch combination.
Kodeinich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wufie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kodeinich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kodeinich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wufie, pushing him back against the cage.
Wufie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bariga Kodeinich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kodeinich's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kodeinich duly obliges.
Kodeinich wants to clinch.
Kodeinich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kodeinich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wufie on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich misses with a few strikes there.
Kodeinich tries to clinch but Wufie is having none of it.
Wufie staying out of range there.
A combination from Wufie does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wufie.
Wufie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kodeinich, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kodeinich 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.
Kodeinich throws a nice looking combination but Wufie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wufie connects with an inside leg kick.
Kodeinich instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wufie backwards.
Kodeinich lands a body shot.
Kodeinich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wufie's elbow.
Wufie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kodeinich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kodeinich struggles to land a body shot inside as Wufie controls his hands.
Kodeinich managing to block the knees to the body from Wufie.
Kodeinich trying to land knees to the body.
Kodeinich cracks Wufie with a nice body shot.
Kodeinich tries a body shot but Wufie blocks it.
Wufie tries to pull guard but Kodeinich won't allow it.
Wufie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kodeinich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wufie's elbow.
A hook to the body from Kodeinich.
Wufie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kodeinich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wufie crunches a lovely knee into Kodeinich's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kodeinich tries to work over Wufie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich lands a shot to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wufie blocks an elbow strike from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich presses Wufie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kodeinich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wufies head.
Kodeinich digs a right hand into Wufie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wufie's gas tank.
Kodeinich lands a nice uppercut.
Bariga Kodeinich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wufie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kodeinich is defending well for now.
Wufie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kodeinich smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Wufie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kodeinich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kodeinich.
Bariga Kodeinich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kodeinich catches Wufie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bariga Kodeinich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kodeinich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wufie's hands.
Kodeinich lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kodeinich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kodeinich jabs Wufie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kodeinich looks to land a combination but Wufie avoids it well.
Kodeinich stuns Wufie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Kodeinich. That snapped Wufie's head back.
Bariga Kodeinich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kodeinich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wufie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kodeinich tries to clinch up.
Kodeinich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wufie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kodeinich with a nice cross.
Kodeinich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kodeinich throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kodeinich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kodeinich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wufie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kodeinich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kodeinich lands with a straight right. Wufie didn't see that one coming.
Kodeinich tries to clinch but Wufie is having none of it.
Wufie throws a head kick but Kodeinich moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kodeinich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kodeinich throws a right hand that Wufie ducks under and follows up with a left that Wufie also avoids with ease.
Donk. Kodeinich catches Wufie right on the button with a cross.
Wufie throws a right and a left that Kodeinich avoids nicely.
Kodeinich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zhang Wufie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kodeinich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wufie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kodeinich clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kodeinich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kodeinich avoiding damage.
Well,Wufie is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Wufie trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich tries to circle away but Wufie has him pinned against the cage.
Wufie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kodeinich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wufie tries to pull guard but Kodeinich won't allow it.
Wufie misses with an elbow strike.
Wufie missing with knees to the body.
Wufie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kodeinich avoids it.
Wufie working Kodeinich over with knees to the body.
Wufie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kodeinich.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kodeinich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wufie tries to pull guard but Kodeinich holds him up against the cage and eventually Wufie drops back down to his feet.
Kodeinich digs a right hand into Wufie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wufie's gas tank.
Kodeinich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Kodeinich.
Wufie jumps guard but Kodeinich turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Wufie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wufie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kodeinich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kodeinich lands a body punch.
Kodeinich misses with a punch to the body.
Wufie is trying to break the clinch but Kodeinich is controlling him.
Wufie tries to land a knee to the head but Kodeinich blocks with his arms.
Kodeinich manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kodeinich.
Nice jab there from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kodeinich clinches.
Kodeinich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kodeinich lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kodeinich lands a body punch.
Wufie tries to land knees in the clinch but Kodeinich avoids the damage to the body.
Bariga Kodeinich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wufie missing with knees to the body.
Kodeinich lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bariga Kodeinich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kodeinich has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Bariga Kodeinich!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Bariga Kodeinich!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Bariga Kodeinich!
Bariga Kodeinich wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Gibbons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakki Makkara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakki Makkara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Gibbons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nakki Makkara!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makkara gets a clinch.
Makkara throws a head punch that misses.
Gibbons is looking to break free of the clinch but Makkara has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Makkara.
Makkara prevents Gibbons from breaking the clinch.
Makkara leaning his opponent against the cage.
Makkara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Makkara lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gibbons.
Makkara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makkara misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makkara.
A short right from Makkara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makkara misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Makkara.
Gibbons looking for a takedown.
Makkara misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Makkara fails to land.
Gibbons breaks from the clinch.
Makkara misses with a hook. Gibbons ducked under it nicely.
Gibbons throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makkara.
Gibbons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makkara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makkara lands with a hook. Gibbons tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Makkara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Gibbons or perhaps it was just good defense by Makkara which made him look bad.
Makkara stalks Gibbons and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gibbons's face. Gibbons staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makkara moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makkara looks to land a right hand but Gibbons moved out of range.
Nakki Makkara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makkara slips a straight right by Gibbons.
Makkara throws a hook but Gibbons avoids it easily.
Makkara throws a right and a left that Gibbons avoids nicely.
Makkara throws a shot from downtown. Gibbons moves away and avoids it.
Makkara throws a hook to the side of Gibbons's head but Gibbons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gibbons pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Makkara back to the cage. Gibbons follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Nakki Makkara has been cut.
Gibbons scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makkara doesn't seem bothered though.
Makkara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Makkara tries to clinch but Gibbons moves out of range.
Gibbons tries a head kick but it misses.
Makkara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Makkara throws a shot from downtown. Gibbons moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Makkara.
Nakki Makkara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makkara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Makkara wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Gibbons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makkara wants to clinch.
Makkara tries to clinch up.
Makkara closes the distance and clinches.
Gibbons has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Makkara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gibbons is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gibbons slows down the pace here.
Gibbons is trying to push Makkara away but Makkara has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makkara swings wildly with an uppercut but Gibbons uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makkara.
Gibbons has had enough of the clinch but Makkara keeps him there for the moment.
Makkara has a couple of punches blocked by Gibbons.
Makkara misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gibbons is trying to force a seperation but Makkara has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibbons blocks an uppercut.
Gibbons tries to circle away but Makkara has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakki Makkara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nakki Makkara's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Makkara is looking to clinch but Gibbons is avoiding it.
Gibbons takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gibbons swats away the attempt to clinch by Makkara.
Duke Gibbons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makkara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gibbons backs up against the cage.
Gibbons slips a straight right by Makkara.
Makkara connects with a body shot that sends Gibbons's belly button to the back.
Makkara drives through and clinches with Gibbons against the cage.
Gibbons blocks a body shot from Makkara.
Makkara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gibbons's efforts to push away.
Gibbons has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Makkara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibbons's elbow.
Gibbons looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Makkara keeps control of Gibbons as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makkara misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gibbons can't break the clinch.
Makkara stalls.
Gibbons tries to circle away but Makkara has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makkara.
Makkara misses with a punch to the body.
Gibbons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makkara's elbow.
Gibbons blocking some punches.
Gibbons wants to break free but Makkara has control.
Gibbons is trying to break the clinch but Makkara is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons breaks the clinch.
Makkara looks to throw the jab but Gibbons is out of range.
Makkara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gibbons.
Gibbons moves away from the strike by Makkara.
Makkara looks to clinch
and Makkara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makkara throws a one two combo.
Gibbons misses with a body shot.
A combination from Makkara does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makkara throws a hook to the side of Gibbons's head but Gibbons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gibbons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makkara throws a right hand that Gibbons ducks under and follows up with a left that Gibbons also avoids with ease.
Nakki Makkara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Makkara misses.
Makkara throws a jab when Gibbons was well out of range.
Makkara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makkara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons moves forwards but Makkara connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Makkara lands a jab to Gibbons's midsection.
Makkara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gibbons tries to move into range but Makkara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Makkara gets a clinch.
Gibbons is looking to break free of the clinch but Makkara has double underhooks.
Makkara displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gibbons up against the cage.
Makkara is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Makkara.
Gibbons can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gibbons as Makkara tries to tie him up.
Makkara's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nakki Makkara.
Makkara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Makkara moves into range and clinches up with Gibbons.
Makkara lands a shoulder strike.
Makkara wants to stall.
Gibbons tries to circle away but Makkara has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makkara throws a head punch that misses.
Nakki Makkara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makkara throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibbons.
Gibbons has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakki Makkara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nakki Makkara's cut.
That's time! Gibbons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gibbons pushes Makkara up against the cage in a clinch.
Gibbons breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Makkara.
A head kick misses from Gibbons.
Makkara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gibbons slips under a jab from Makkara.
Makkara digs a good body shot into Gibbons's ribs.
Gibbons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice jab there from Makkara.
Makkara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Makkara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makkara is looking to clinch but Gibbons is avoiding it.
Gibbons staying out of range there.
Makkara stuns Gibbons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gibbons looks to throw the jab but Makkara is out of range.
Gibbons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makkara.
Makkara works Gibbons's body with a nice hook.
Gibbons clinches up with Makkara and pushes him back against the cage.
Gibbons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makkara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gibbons jumps guard but Makkara stands there with Gibbons around his waist. Gibbons gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gibbons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gibbons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Makkara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons walks into a jab.
Makkara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gibbons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makkara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makkara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Makkara is looking to clinch but Gibbons is avoiding it.
Gibbons clinches up with Makkara and pushes him back against the cage.
Makkara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gibbons blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gibbons stalls.
The referee is keeping an eye on Makkara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Makkara stops a takedown attempt from Gibbons.
Duke Gibbons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot in the inside from Makkara.
Makkara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makkara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gibbons is rocked!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Makkara.
Makkara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Makkara.
The crowd are getting on Makkara's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Makkara as Gibbons tries to tie him up.
Makkara tries to work over Gibbons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makkara leaning against his opponent.
A short uppercut from Makkara.
Nakki Makkara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oh Gibbons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makkara lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gibbons to his knees! Makkara keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakki Makkara!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devon James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benigno Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Benigno Aquino enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devon James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benigno Aquino!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aquino shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aquino looks to land a body kick but James moved away.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by James.
Some wild striking there from James.
Benigno Aquino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aquino's waist but Aquino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
A punch combination from James misses.
Aquino walks forward, straight into a front kick from James.
James misses the shot to the body.
Aquino fails to land the takedown.
Aquino misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquino shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Devon James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benigno Aquino.
Aquino walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
James tests Aquino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aquino throws a lazy head kick
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
Aquino shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Aquino.
Aquino dodges the punch combination from James.
Nice shot lands for James.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aquino has his takedown stuffed
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James is looking to clinch.
Aquino misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from James does no damage.
Aquino misses with a series of wild punches.
Aquino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aquino misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
James looks to land a combination but Aquino avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for James.
Aquino shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. James defends it nicely.
James leaves Aquino with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aquino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James lands a head kick. Aquino smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aquino throws a lazy body kick
and James counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
James is working for a kimura but Aquino is defending it quite comfortably.
Aquino wants to control but James is keeping busy.
James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aquino wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aquino kicks off James and gets to his feet.
Aquino shoots in for a double leg but James sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aquino shoots for a takedown but James saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aquino throws a leg kick but James checks it.
Aquino takes one to the chin there.
James slips under a jab.
Aquino takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aquino throws a half hearted mid kick.
James is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aquino takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aquino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aquino doesn't succeed with the takedown
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aquino looks winded!
James cracks Aquino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aquino misses with a takedown attempt
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
Aquino is rocked!
Aquino misses with a double jab.
Aquino is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
Aquino scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aquino seems to have recovered his senses.
James tests Aquino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon James dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aquino shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
James lands with a big left! Aquino is wobbled badly! James comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Aquino to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Devon James!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ta Sau Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Growwoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sau Yee comes to the cage accompanied by 周杰倫 - 青花瓷. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ta Sau Yee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Remy Growwoo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Growwoo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sau Yee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sau Yee cracks Growwoo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Remy Growwoo has been cut.
Growwoo wants to clinch but Sau Yee slips to the side
and Sau Yee counters with a nice leg kick.
Growwoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sau Yee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Growwoo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Growwoo moves into the clinch.
Growwoo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Growwoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sau Yee.
Growwoo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sau Yee avoids a wild elbow strike from Growwoo.
Growwoo blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sau Yee fails to land.
Sau Yee misses with some punches.
Sau Yee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sau Yee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sau Yee takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sau Yee working aggressively here.
Growwoo throws an elbow that misses.
Sau Yee pushes Growwoo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Growwoo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sau Yee's brow.
Sau Yee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Growwoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sau Yee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sau Yee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Sau Yee on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sau Yee.
Sau Yee misses with a punch to the body.
Growwoo missing with knees to the body.
Growwoo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sau Yee misses with a punch on the inside.
Sau Yee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sau Yee.
Growwoo lands an elbow inside.
Growwoo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sau Yee managing to block the knees to the body from Growwoo.
Growwoo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Growwoo throws an elbow but it misses.
Sau Yee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Growwoo throws an elbow that misses.
Growwoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sau Yee lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Growwoo throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo blocks an uppercut.
Sau Yee avoiding damage as Growwoo throws knees to the body.
A short right from Sau Yee.
Sau Yee throws an elbow but it misses.
Growwoo lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Sau Yee on the inside.
Sau Yee scores with a hook to the body.
Growwoo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sau Yee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Growwoo lands an elbow inside that Sau Yee shrugs off.
Growwoo stalling in the clinch but Sau Yee improves position.
Sau Yee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Growwoo lands an elbow inside.
Growwoo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Growwoo trying to land knees to the body.
Sau Yee avoiding damage as Growwoo throws knees to the body.
A short left from Sau Yee.
Sau Yee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sau Yee throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Growwoo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sau Yee avoids it.
Sau Yee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sau Yee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Growwoo scores with a shot to the side of Sau Yee's head.
Sau Yee misses with the head strike.
Growwoo lands an elbow just above Sau Yee 's eye.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sau Yee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Growwoo tries to stall but Sau Yee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sau Yee throws an elbow but misses.
Sau Yee misses with a punch on the inside.
Growwoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sau Yee.
Growwoo tries to stall but Sau Yee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sau Yee lands an uppercut.
Growwoo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sau Yee throws a punch but it's blocked by Growwoo.
Growwoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo stalling in the clinch.
Sau Yee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Sau Yee fails to land.
Sau Yee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sau Yee misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sau Yee.
Sau Yee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Growwoos head.
Growwoo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Growwoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The referee is keeping an eye on Growwoo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Growwoo lands an elbow just above Sau Yee 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sau Yee.
Sau Yee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sau Yee misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sau Yee lands a hook that snaps the head of Growwoo backwards.
Sau Yee tries to throw a body punch but Growwoo avoids it by throwing Sau Yee back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Growwoo obliges.
Growwoo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Growwoo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Growwoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Remy Growwoo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Growwoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sau Yee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Growwoo tries to clinch up
and Growwoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sau Yee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Growwoo forces Sau Yee back against the cage and clinches.
Sau Yee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Growwoos head.
Sau Yee digs a right hand into Growwoo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Growwoo's gas tank.
Sau Yee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sau Yee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sau Yee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Growwoo backwards.
Growwoo trying to stall but Sau Yee improves his position.
Sau Yee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sau Yee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Growwoo backwards.
Sau Yee pushes Growwoo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sau Yee takes an elbow to the temple.
Growwoo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Growwoo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Growwoo is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Growwoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Growwoo is still on wobbly legs! Can Sau Yee finish him?
Sau Yee lands a right hand.
Sau Yee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sau Yee throws a head punch that misses.
Growwoo seems to have recovered his senses.
Growwoo misses with an elbow strike.
Sau Yee digs a right hand into Growwoo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Growwoo's gas tank.
Growwoo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sau Yee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Growwoo misses with an elbow strike.
Sau Yee throws a head punch that misses.
Sau Yee takes an elbow to the temple.
Sau Yee gets through Growwoo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sau Yee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sau Yee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Growwoo backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Growwoo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sau Yee's brow.
Growwoo has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Sau Yee - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Growwoo, and another! Sau Yee is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Remy Growwoo!
During a confident post fight interview, Remy Growwoo 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mak Artur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artur comes to the cage accompanied by I shall return. Bennett is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shipping Up to Boston. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mak Artur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Artur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bennett avoids the body shot from Artur.
Bennett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Artur counters with a nice uppercut.
Artur just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett throws a right and a left that Artur avoids nicely.
Brad Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Artur throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Artur takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Artur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bennett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Artur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bennett shoots for a double leg takedown but Artur sprawls well. He's pushed Bennett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bennett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Artur looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Artur regains half guard.
Bennett is keen to just control but Artur is a slippery customer.
Artur avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bennett.
Artur gets back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artur manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Artur jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bennett manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur is trying to get an arm triangle but Bennett is defending well.
Bennett is looking for a sweep.
Bennett tries to escape but Artur is in control.
Bennett is looking to regain half guard here but Artur keeps moving and retains side control.
Artur wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bennett, who protects the arm well.
Artur is trying to get an arm triangle but Bennett is defending well.
Bennett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Artur wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Artur looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bennett can't do much from the bottom here.
Bennett is looking to reverse the position.
Artur tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Artur goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bennett has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Artur but great work by Bennett.
Artur is looking to regain half guard here but Bennett keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett scores with a couple of short elbows.
Artur tries to bench press Bennett off him but Bennett keeps the position.
Artur gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Artur looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bennett pushes past his half guard into mount!
Bennett landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bennett prevents Artur from getting the reversal.
Bennett postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Artur looks a forlorn figure.
Bennett raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bennett dominating with strikes here.
Bennett breaks from Artur's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Artur is looking to improve his position but Bennett isn't that keen on the idea.
Bennett lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bennett unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett looking to control but Artur is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bennett dominating with strikes here.
Bennett pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bennett with the ground and pound from mount.
Artur is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Bennett! Artur is hurt baaadly! Bennett is firing away with more strikes - Artur is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Bennett!
After the fight, Brad Bennett was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Motörhead - King of Kings. Stanfield has chosen Call To Greatness as his entrance music. Stanfield has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marlo Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield misses with a hook. Faber ducked under it nicely.
Stanfield looks winded!
Stanfield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Faber connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stanfield scrambles back to his feet.
Faber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stanfield defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Faber.
Faber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stanfield.
Faber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A right-left combo lands from Faber.
Faber lands a left and a right that sends Stanfield crashing to the canvas! Faber dives into mount looking to finish!
Stanfield is rocked!
That has opened up Marlo Stanfield's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faber has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Stanfield is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Urijah Faber!
Urijah Faber gave a mention to Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Donelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Mustang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donelly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jump Around. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Donelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Mustang!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donelly lands a nice hook to Mustang's body. Mustang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mustang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donelly.
Donelly lands a jab to Mustang's midsection.
Mustang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donelly with a nice cross.
Donelly throws a body punch but Mustang moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Donelly.
Donelly swings for the body but Mustang moves out of range.
Donelly misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mustang moves away.
Mustang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Donelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mustang.
Donelly lands a left and a right that send Mustang crashing to the mat, dazed. Donelly thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Mustang is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustang loses concentration momentarily and Donelly pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Mustang crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Donelly finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joseph Donelly!
An intense looking Joseph Donelly took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I wasn't focused early in my career... I am now. Watch out! And thank you to my fans who have been with me since day 1!!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Björn Giller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nixon comes into the arena with The Upsetters - Dread Lion blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Nixon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Björn Giller!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giller.
A telegraphed right hand from Giller misses the target.
Giller throws a leg kick but Nixon moved away.
Giller misses with a wild body shot.
Nixon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nixon throws a push kick but Giller slaps the foot to one side.
Nixon blocks a leg kick.
Nixon tries to land a leg kick but Giller saw it coming and moves away.
Giller throws a sloppy head kick and Nixon moves out of range easily.
Nixon throws a big shot that misses.
Nixon cracks Giller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Björn Giller has been cut.
Giller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nixon.
Nixon leaves Giller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giller misses the shot to the body.
Giller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Giller looks to land a right hand but Nixon moved out of range.
Giller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Giller ducks under a wild hook from Nixon.
Giller lands a slapping body shot.
Good leg kick by Nixon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nixon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nixon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Giller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giller takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nixon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Giller's sensitive parts.
Giller cracks Nixon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Giller misses with an uppercut. Nixon saw that one coming.
Giller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nixon checks it well.
Giller lands a jab to the head.
Giller gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Giller working away.
Nixon seems a little lost for a moment, as Giller dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon can't do much from the bottom here.
Giller fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nixon defending against the ground and pound.
Giller fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nixon is not content to let Giller control the position.
Giller throws a strike aimed at the side of Nixon's head but Nixon avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Giller wants to control for a moment but Nixon uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Giller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giller winds up and cracks Nixon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nixon is pressing down on Giller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Björn Giller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Björn Giller's cut.
That's time! Nixon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Giller.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Giller!
Björn Giller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giller steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nixon. That one must have hurt.
Nixon defending well as Giller loads up on a big left hand.
Giller moves out of range of the body kick.
Giller misses with a straight right.
Nixon blocks a jab.
Giller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Giller misses.
Nixon throws a body punch but Giller moves out of range.
Nixon moves out of range as Giller strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Giller.
Nixon throws a push kick but Giller slaps the foot to one side.
Giller misses with a wild body shot.
Giller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Giller throws a big shot that misses.
Nixon moves out of range of the body kick.
Richard Nixon is winning the standup battle so far.
Nixon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Giller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nixon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nixon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Giller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Giller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon throws a leg kick that misses.
Giller misses with an uppercut.
Nixon throws an overhand right that lands on Giller's shoulder, as Giller tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Nixon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Giller throws a hook but Nixon blocks it.
Giller defending well as Nixon loads up on a big left hand.
Nixon throws a right hand that Giller ducks under and follows up with a left that Giller also avoids with ease.
Nixon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Giller slips under a jab from Nixon.
Giller blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nixon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giller.
Giller scores with a jab.
Nixon throws a wild body kick that Giller sees coming a mile off.
Nixon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Giller throws a shot from downtown. Nixon moves away and avoids it.
Giller throws a hook but Nixon blocks it.
Richard Nixon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giller misses with a wild body shot.
Nixon moves forwards but Giller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Giller misses with a body shot.
A lazy body kick from Giller
and Nixon counters with a stiff right hand.
Nixon slips under a jab from Giller.
Giller misses with a hook
and Nixon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Giller thows a body shot but no joy.
Giller lands with an uppercut that bounces Nixon off the cage and back into range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giller connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giller throws a body punch but Nixon moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Björn Giller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Björn Giller's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Giller shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nixon is looking for a sweep. Giller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nixon is looking to control Giller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nixon avoid being mounted?
Giller is trying to control. Nixon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Giller trying to control the pace.
Giller's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giller trying to mount his opponent but Nixon defends it.
Nixon tries to get to full guard but Giller has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nixon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Giller moves out of range of the body kick from Nixon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Giller.
Giller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nixon under the eye.
Giller misses with a wild body shot.
Giller throws a solid leg kick but Nixon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Giller.
Giller ducks under a wild hook from Nixon.
Giller throws out a powerful jab.
Giller slips under a jab.
Giller bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giller tries to advance to mount but Nixon denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giller trying to control the action but Nixon is working from the bottom.
Nixon sneaks back into half guard.
Nixon is trying to control but Giller manages to pass to mount!
Giller lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Giller content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giller wants to control the pace but Nixon is squirming around nicely.
Giller looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giller is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Nixon has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Nixon!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Björn Giller really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Björn Giller's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Giller missing with a left hand there. Nixon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giller throws a low kick but Nixon avoids it.
Giller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nixon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nixon avoids the body shot from Giller.
A jab from Giller finds it's way through Nixon's defenses.
Nixon throws a body punch but Giller moves out of range.
Giller cracks Nixon with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giller's corner calls for a 1-2. Giller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Giller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nixon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Giller takes a swing at Nixon's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Nixon misses the target.
Giller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nixon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Giller checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Nixon.
Nice defenses there by Nixon.
Giller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nixon manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nixon moves away.
Giller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nixon to score with a decent uppercut.
Giller misses with a left hand
and Nixon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giller is rocked!
Nixon scores with a spinning back 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!
Giller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nixon moves out of range of the leg kick from Giller.
Giller misses with a looping left.
Nixon tries to score with a low kick but Giller moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Giller is predictable there
and Nixon counters with a nice body kick.
Giller is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Giller is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nixon.
Good standup being displayed there by Giller as he connects with a hook.
Giller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nixon.
Nixon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Giller's calf.
Giller throws an overhand right that lands on Nixon's shoulder, as Nixon tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Giller misses its intended target.
Giller lands a body shot.
Nixon avoids the body shot from Giller.
Giller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Giller there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nixon scores with a counter punch that sends Giller to the canvas! Nixon smells blood - he's punishing Giller with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Giller has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Nixon!
Richard Nixon retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Richard Nixon was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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