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BMFL 47 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Jeetjutsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Jeetjutsu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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216 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Jeetjutsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damien Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne shoots in for a takedown but Jeetjutsu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jeetjutsu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jeetjutsu wants to clinch.
Jeetjutsu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wayne tries to lock up and control but Jeetjutsu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wayne holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jeetjutsu tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jeetjutsu looking to secure an arm triangle but Wayne defends it well.
Wayne is looking to improve his position but Jeetjutsu isn't that keen on the idea.
Jeetjutsu swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Jeetjutsu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Vanhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Russell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dysfunctional-Tech N9ne. Vanhorn has chosen Cult of Personality as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lex Vanhorn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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282 lbs
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265 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kent Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lex Vanhorn!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell tries to keep at a distance but Vanhorn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vanhorn is trying to pull guard but Russell has him pressed against the cage.
Vanhorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vanhorn's defenses.
It looks like Lex Vanhorn has been cut.
Vanhorn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell lands an elbow inside.
Vanhorn tries to stall but Russell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vanhorn goes for a takedown attempt but Russell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kent Russell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lex Vanhorn.
Vanhorn clinches up against the cage.
Vanhorn goes for a takedown attempt but Russell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vanhorn shoots and misses
and Russell counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanhorn walks into a jab.
Russell lands a head shot.
Vanhorn clinches with his opponent.
Vanhorn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vanhorn's defenses.
Russell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Russell lands a damaging elbow.
Vanhorn is trying to pull guard but Russell has him pressed against the cage.
Russell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Russell lands an elbow that stopped Vanhorn in his tracks for a moment.
Vanhorn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Russell to keep the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Russell.
Russell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vanhorn looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Russell.
Vanhorn takes an elbow to the temple.
Russell trying to land knees to the body.
Russell lands an elbow just above Vanhorn 's eye.
Vanhorn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Russell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Russell avoids a wild elbow strike from Vanhorn.
Vanhorn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Russell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Lex Vanhorn's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Russell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vanhorn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vanhorn takes an elbow to the temple.
Russell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vanhorn tries to pull guard but Russell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Russell stalls.
Vanhorn stalling against the cage.
Russell lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Russell.
Russell lands an elbow that stopped Vanhorn in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Lex Vanhorn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Russell lands an elbow inside.
Vanhorn is rocked!
Russell lands an elbow just above Vanhorn 's eye.
Vanhorn is still on wobbly legs! Can Russell finish him?
Russell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell cracks Vanhorn with an upwards elbow that sends him tumbling backwards, out cold! Vanhorn is rigid against the cage, staring into space! Ouch, that was brutal, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Kent Russell!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kent Russell made sure he mentioned BioPharm Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randjob Gracie (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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201 lbs
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193 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donnie Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randjob Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Darko counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Darko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Darko moved out of range.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darko moves away.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Darko slips a jab from Gracie.
Darko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darko stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie swings for the body but Darko moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Darko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Randjob Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darko misses with the combination.
Darko misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie jabs Darko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darko 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.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Gracie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie lands with an uppercut that bounces Darko off the cage and back into range.
Darko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Darko is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darko.
Darko scores with a nice right hand.
Darko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Gracie throws a hook but Darko blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darko was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Darko misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randjob Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darko. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darko scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Darko does no damage.
Darko looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Darko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Darko is just out of range.
Donnie Darko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Darko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Darko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Darko's head backwards.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie misses with a left hand
enabling Darko to counter with a crisp jab.
Darko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie tries to bum rush Darko with a series of wild strikes but Darko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darko scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie misses with a combination
and Darko counters with a stiff right hand.
Darko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Darko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Darko works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Darko ducks down to avoid it.
Darko scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Darko misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Darko is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Darko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darko just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Darko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Darko cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Darko dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darko lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Gracie goes down and covers up as Darko starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Darko!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Redshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Lagoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Redshaw might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ACDC - Skies on Fire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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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
16 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter Redshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sasha Lagoo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagoo scores with a nice right hand.
Redshaw moves away from the strike by Lagoo.
Lagoo looks to land a right hand but Redshaw moved out of range.
Lagoo 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.
Lagoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redshaw.
Redshaw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lagoo.
Lagoo thuds his right hand into Redshaw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Redshaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lagoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Redshaw.
Nice takedown defense from Lagoo. No joy for Redshaw on that attempt.
Lagoo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lagoo throws a lazy right hand but Redshaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lagoo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Redshaw sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lagoo somewhat.
Lagoo moves forwards but Redshaw connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lagoo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redshaw takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Redshaw.
Redshaw tries to work over Lagoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Redshaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Lagoo avoids the damage to the body.
Redshaw tries a body shot but Lagoo blocks it.
Lagoo managing to block the knees to the body from Redshaw.
Lagoo taking a breather.
Redshaw missing with knees to the body.
Redshaw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lagoo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redshaw.
Redshaw turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Redshaw creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lagoo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lagoo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lagoo tries to roll over but Redshaw keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagoo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redshaw stops Lagoo from getting back to his feet.
Redshaw scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Redshaw drops an elbow to the side of Lagoo's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lagoo wants to get back to his feet.
Redshaw lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lagoo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Redshaw is working away from the top position though.
Redshaw thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lagoo's head.
Lagoo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Redshaw.
Redshaw scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lagoo trying to control from the bottom.
Redshaw looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lagoo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagoo wants to get back to full guard.
Lagoo trying to control from the bottom.
Lagoo wants to improve his position but Redshaw is controlling well.
Redshaw moves into full mount! Lagoo won't be happy about that!
Redshaw with the ground and pound from mount.
Redshaw in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Redshaw scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lagoo?
Lagoo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lagoo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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!
Lagoo tries to lock up and control but Redshaw gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lagoo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lagoo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Redshaw working Lagoo over with strikes here.
Lagoo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lagoo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Redshaw looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Lagoo covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Redshaw!
Dexter Redshaw really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Leighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruscle Muscle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leighty comes into the arena with Cowboy Dan blaring out of the sound system. Ruscle Muscle acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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193 lbs
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Leighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruscle Muscle!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Leighty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leighty throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Muscle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leighty.
Muscle misses with an uppercut
and Leighty counters with a straight right hand.
Leighty is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leighty lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Muscle wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Leighty.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leighty.
Leighty keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Muscle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leighty sprawls well. Leighty wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Muscle gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leighty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muscle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leighty thows a body kick. Muscle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Muscle shoots in but no luck this time.
Dan Leighty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruscle Muscle.
Leighty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muscle's sensitive parts.
A big left from Muscle misses.
Muscle throws a front kick aimed at Leighty's knee but Leighty avoids it well.
Leighty jabs Muscle right on the nose. Muscle blinks but takes it well.
Muscle scores with a jab to the body.
Leighty moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Ruscle Muscle has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leighty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A solid body kick from Leighty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muscle.
Muscle shoots for a takedown but Leighty saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leighty throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leighty tries to land a front kick but Muscle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Muscle throws a body punch but Leighty moves out of range.
A jab from Leighty does it's job there.
Leighty looks to land a body kick but Muscle moved away.
Leighty fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Muscle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Muscle misses with an uppercut.
Muscle looks to land a body kick but Leighty moved away.
Leighty stuffs the takedown attempt from Muscle. Muscle gets slowly back to his feet.
Muscle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muscle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Muscle tries to land a knee to the head but Leighty blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Leighty.
Leighty lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Leighty.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leighty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leighty digs a right hand into Muscle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muscle's gas tank.
Muscle looks winded!
Leighty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muscle backwards.
Leighty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Leighty.
Leighty scores with a shot to the side of Muscle's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leighty misses with a knee to the head.
Leighty landing knees to the head.
Leighty unloads a knee to the mid-section. Muscle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leighty.
Leighty lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leighty connects with a nasty looking knee right to Muscle's face.
Muscle is rocked!
Leighty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muscle backwards.
Muscle is still on wobbly legs! Can Leighty finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Leighty.
Muscle seems to have recovered his senses.
Leighty scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leighty lands an elbow inside that Muscle shrugs off.
Leighty lands a shoulder strike.
Leighty lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leighty.
A short left from Leighty.
A short right from Leighty.
Leighty lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Ruscle Muscle's cut even more.
Leighty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leighty throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leighty jerks Muscle's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Muscle drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Leighty goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Leighty because Muscle was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Dan Leighty!
A relieved looking Dan Leighty thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheikh Hasina Wazed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benoit comes into the arena with Praise blaring out of the sound system. Wazed has chosen Mercedes Sosa - Como la Cigarra as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
140 lbs
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27
141 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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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
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sheikh Hasina Wazed!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wazed tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benoit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wazed somewhat.
Wazed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Benoit as he jumps to the side.
Benoit scores with a three punch combo!
Benoit has managed to clinch.
Benoit scores with a shot to the side of Wazed's head.
A head punch on the inside from Benoit fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Benoit.
Wazed has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benoit after a bit of a struggle.
Michael Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sheikh Hasina Wazed.
Wazed tries to score a body lock takedown but Benoit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Benoit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benoit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wazeds head.
Benoit scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benoit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wazed backwards.
Wazed is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazed blocks an uppercut.
Wazed is still on wobbly legs! Can Benoit finish him?
Benoit misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Benoit fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wazed.
Benoit working aggressively here.
Wazed blocking some punches.
Benoit has a couple of punches blocked by Wazed.
Wazed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benoit misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Benoit.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wazed.
A head punch on the inside from Benoit fails to land.
Wazed blocking some punches.
Wazed seems to have recovered his senses.
Wazed is looking for a takedown.
Wazed looking for a takedown.
A body shot lands from Benoit.
Benoit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wazed looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benoit lands with a right to the head.
Benoit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benoit is working Wazed over against the cage.
Benoit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benoit gets through Wazed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benoit has Wazed pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Wazed's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Wazed drops to his knees and Benoit pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Benoit!
Michael Benoit 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiyoshi Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto has chosen Carl Douglas - Kung fu fighting as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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167 lbs
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170 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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Garrett Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kiyoshi Matsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson throws a combination that misses
and Matsumoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hudson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matsumoto has Hudson up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Matsumoto.
Hudson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hudson takes an elbow to the temple.
Hudson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Matsumoto prevents it.
Matsumoto pushes Hudson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hudson is trying to pull guard but Matsumoto has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hudson is looking to break free of the clinch but Matsumoto has double underhooks.
Hudson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matsumoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matsumoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hudson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Matsumoto is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hudson to the mat. Hudson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Matsumoto chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matsumoto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Matsumoto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hudson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hudson is looking for a sweep.
Matsumoto trying to control the action but Hudson is working from the bottom.
Hudson is looking to regain half guard here but Matsumoto keeps moving and retains side control.
Matsumoto creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hudson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Matsumoto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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!
Matsumoto controlling the position easily from mount.
Matsumoto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hudson tries to hold on but Matsumoto pushes him away.
Matsumoto lands with some strikes.
Matsumoto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Matsumoto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matsumoto with the ground and pound from mount.
Hudson is rocked!
Matsumoto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oh Hudson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson tries to lock up and control but Matsumoto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hudson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Matsumoto looking to control but Hudson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Matsumoto swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hudson is now in Matsumoto's guard. A big mistake from Matsumoto there, giving up the dominant position!
Matsumoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hudson's guard.
Hudson seems to have got his legs back now.
Matsumoto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Matsumoto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Matsumoto wants to control from the top but Hudson keeps moving.
Matsumoto 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.
Hudson controls Matsumoto momentarily but Matsumoto frees himself.
Hudson wants to sweep here but Matsumoto controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsumoto scoring with some ground and pound.
Matsumoto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Matsumoto won't allow Hudson to sweep him here.
Matsumoto wants to pass the guard but Hudson is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hudson looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsumoto is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hudson throws a right hand that misses
and Matsumoto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Matsumoto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Matsumoto postures up and lands a big shot to Hudson's brow.
Hudson wants to control but Matsumoto passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiyoshi Matsumoto dominated that round.
That's time! Hudson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body punch from Matsumoto.
A slow jab from Hudson misses its intended target.
Hudson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsumoto.
Garrett Hudson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsumoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Hudson.
Matsumoto throws a right hand that Hudson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hudson also avoids with ease.
A shot to the liver by Matsumoto. Beautiful body shot.
Matsumoto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hudson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hudson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matsumoto looks to land a right hand but Hudson moved out of range.
Hudson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsumoto.
Hudson throws a sloppy head kick and Matsumoto moves out of range easily.
Hudson throws a head kick that misses
and Matsumoto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hudson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hudson throws a right hand that misses
and Matsumoto counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto throws a body punch but Hudson moves out of range.
Hudson throws a hook to the side of Matsumoto's head but Matsumoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hudson misses with a body shot.
Garrett Hudson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matsumoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Matsumoto.
Hudson takes an elbow to the temple.
Matsumoto stops a takedown attempt from Hudson.
Matsumoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hudson takes an elbow to the temple.
Matsumoto landing knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Matsumoto.
A short body shot lands from Matsumoto as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Matsumoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hudson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Matsumoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto pushes Hudson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsumoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Matsumoto lands an elbow inside that Hudson shrugs off.
Matsumoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Matsumoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Matsumoto.
Matsumoto has Hudson pressed against the cage, preventing Hudson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto lands a knee to the body.
Matsumoto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hudson up against the cage.
Matsumoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matsumoto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hudson.
Matsumoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matsumoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hudson's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson tries to pull guard but Matsumoto won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Hudson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matsumoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hudson tries to break free but Matsumoto pushes him back against the cage.
Hudson is looking to break free of the clinch but Matsumoto has double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Matsumoto.
Hudson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matsumoto has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hudson regains guard immediately.
Matsumoto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hudson's head.
Hudson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Matsumoto controls the pace.
Hudson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Matsumoto is now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Matsumoto connects with a nice short shot to Hudson's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto working Hudson over with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsumoto slips a nice elbow through Hudson's hands, connecting with Hudson's forehead.
Matsumoto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hudson is trying to get back to full guard.
Matsumoto is keen to just control but Hudson is a slippery customer.
Matsumoto slips a nice elbow through Hudson's hands, connecting with Hudson's forehead.
Hudson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Matsumoto manages to mount him!
Hudson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsumoto connects with a bit shot that sees Hudson covering up! More strikes from Matsumoto and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Matsumoto is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiyoshi Matsumoto!
An out of breath Kiyoshi Matsumoto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between J J Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao has chosen Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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26
160 lbs
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27
170 lbs
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, J J Walker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao scores with a hook to the body. Walker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Tao moved out of range nicely.
Tao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Tao looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Tao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tao throws a head kick that misses.
Tao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tao throws a head kick that misses.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Tao's shoulder, as Tao tries to avoid the shot.
Tao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tao.
Tao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Tao misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker swinging wildly here.
Tao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Tao throws a wild body kick that Walker sees coming a mile off.
Walker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Walker.
Yin Tao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walker blocks the body kick.
Walker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker throws a lazy uppercut
and Tao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tao has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
Tao lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tao backwards.
Tao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tao lands with a short shot to the head.
Tao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tao lands with a left to the head.
Tao lands with a short shot to the head.
Walker looking to slow down the pace here.
Tao scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
Tao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tao scores with a nice body kick.
Tao closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
Walker is rocked!
Tao tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker trying to stall but Tao improves his position.
Walker seems to have got his legs back now.
Tao lands with a left to the head.
Tao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker trying to stall but Tao improves his position.
Tao breaks the clinch.
Tao misses with a shot to the body
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
No joy there for Tao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Walker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao lands a nice looking body kick.
Tao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Walker takes a step back to recover.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker misses the jab.
Tao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Walker is out of range and Tao settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tao slips under a jab from Walker.
Tao tries to land a front kick but Walker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tao looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Tao.
Tao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tao is looking to clinch.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Tao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker trying to stall but Tao improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Walker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tao trying to land knees to the body.
Walker trying to stall but Tao improves his position.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Tao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Tao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tao lands a shot to the body.
Tao tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
Tao working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Tao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Tao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walker's defenses.
Tao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tao is working Walker over against the cage.
Tao pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tao prevents a body shot from Walker.
Tao landing knees to the head.
Tao lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
A short right from Tao on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to control the position but instead, Tao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Walker into the cage.
Tao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tao working Walker over with knees to the body.
Tao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tao was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Tao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walker at a distance.
Walker throws a hook but Tao avoids it easily.
Tao misses with a kick to the body.
Tao throws a front kick that sends Walker stumbling back into the cage.
Tao lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Tao's head but Tao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tao throws the kick towards the body but Walker avoids it.
Walker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tao fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Tao.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tao.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yin Tao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tao scores with a jab to the body.
Tao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tao fakes the leg kick and cracks Walker in the body.
Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tao.
Tao keeps Walker at a distance using the push kick.
Walker blocks the body kick.
Walker blocks the body kick.
Tao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Walker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tao.
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!
Tao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tao throws a wild body kick that Walker sees coming a mile off.
Tao misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That kick from Tao tenderised Walker's leg. Walker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tao lands with a good body shot.
Tao lands a jab to Walker's midsection.
A jab from Walker misses.
Tao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walker rather than just go for the knockout.
Tao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walker's sensitive parts.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tao.
Tao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands a jab to the nose.
Tao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice cross by Tao.
Tao lands a nice hook to Walker's body. Walker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tao delivers a nice body kick.
Tao scores with a head kick. Walker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tao misses with a series of wild punches.
Tao fakes the leg kick and cracks Walker in the body.
Tao jabs at Walker's body.
Walker misses with a right hand
and Tao counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walker's calf.
Tao is looking to slow Walker down with leg kicks.
Tao scores with a push kick.
Tao scores with a shot to the body.
Tao takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Tao looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Tao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tao looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Tao closes the distance and clinches.
Tao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walker's defenses.
Tao tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tao.
Tao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tao being controlled against the cage.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao lands a nice elbow.
Tao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Walker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice body kick there by Tao.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tao.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
Tao lands a big head kick that sends Walker to the canvas! Tao follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yin Tao!
Yin Tao is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Yin Tao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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