BMFL 51 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Jeetjutsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Roode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Roode has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jeetjutsu
vs
Roode

214 cm
30
265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

191 cm
26
218 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 7 - 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 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Roode!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jeetjutsu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Roode wants to get back to full guard.

Roode looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Jeetjutsu maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Roode could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Jeetjutsu has cracked it and Roode is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Jeetjutsu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Jeetjutsu!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lex Vanhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanhorn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cult of Personality. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vanhorn
vs
Stark

193 cm
28
265 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

190 cm
30
220 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lex Vanhorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanhorn misses with a takedown attempt
and Stark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vanhorn fails with a takedown attempt.
Vanhorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Stark gets a double leg takedown into Vanhorn's guard.
Stark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stark distracts Vanhorn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vanhorn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stark stands and throws Vanhorn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark is looking to take a break and control but Vanhorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vanhorn sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stark is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stark takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Stark seems to be looking for submissions.
Stark is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vanhorn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to control but Vanhorn wriggling away.
Vanhorn can't escape the position.
Stark can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vanhorn is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanhorn is desperately trying to improve his position but Stark has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to control but Vanhorn wriggling away.
Stark controlling his opponent.
Stark raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark unloading with bombs!
Vanhorn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vanhorn is working to get back to half guard.
Vanhorn slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark is looking to take a break and control but Vanhorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vanhorn wants to improve his position but Stark is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark is pressing down on Vanhorn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vanhorn is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Stark dominated that round.
That's time! Vanhorn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vanhorn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stark feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vanhorns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stark misses with a body shot

and Vanhorn counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stark!
Stark manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vanhorn.
Vanhorn working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Vanhorn is thwarting Stark's attempts to control the position.
Vanhorn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stark gets back to full guard.
Vanhorn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanhorn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stark is controlling Vanhorn's posture.

Vanhorn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vanhorn postures up.
Vanhorn stands and throws Stark's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stark is trying to get back to half guard.
Stark keeps Vanhorn under control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanhorn working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vanhorn lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stark down.
Stark struggling a bit here.
Vanhorn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stark is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Stark regains half guard, as Vanhorn was trying to land strikes.
Stark misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Vanhorn misses with a head shot. Stark uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanhorn trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Lex Vanhorn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Vanhorn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Vanhorn jumps guard and drags Stark to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stark is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Vanhorn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stark is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vanhorn is on top in guard.
Vanhorn forces his way into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark is refusing to be controlled, as Vanhorn sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lex Vanhorn dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Vanhorn feints and as Stark raises his hands in defense, Vanhorn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vanhorn passes into half guard.
Vanhorn working the head and body with strikes.
Vanhorn trying to mount his opponent but Stark defends it.
Stark is pressing down on Vanhorn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vanhorn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vanhorn trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Stark manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Vanhorn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanhorn keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.

Vanhorn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vanhorn trying to keep a closed guard but Stark is proving a slippery customer.
Stark passes Vanhorn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vanhorn wants to improve his position but Stark is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to control the pace.
Vanhorn is looking to improve his position.
Stark scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stark uses his free foot to push down on Vanhorn's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vanhorn.
Stark can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vanhorn is looking to escape.
Vanhorn is looking to improve his position but Stark isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vanhorn is looking to get to half guard.
Stark wants to control the pace but Vanhorn is squirming around nicely.
Vanhorn is desperately trying to improve his position but Stark has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vanhorn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vanhorn tries to hold on but Stark pushes him away.
Vanhorn is in a horrible position here. Stark smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanhorn tries to reverse the position but Stark maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lex Vanhorn.
I think Vanhorn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lex Vanhorn!
Lex Vanhorn thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruscle Muscle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Darko
vs
Muscle

188 cm
26
201 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

185 cm
34
195 lbs
30 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Fenrir Fightgear - Steel Penn

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 10 - 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 30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruscle Muscle!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muscle slips a straight right by Darko.
Darko misses with an uppercut
and Muscle counters with a nice body shot.
Darko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muscle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab by Darko.

It looks like Ruscle Muscle has been cut.
Muscle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muscle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muscle moves away.
Muscle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Muscle ducks under a wild hook from Darko.
Muscle walks into a straight right hand from Darko.
Muscle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good work by Darko as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Muscle digs a good body shot into Darko's ribs.

Muscle shoots in and gets a takedown into Darko's guard.
Muscle postures up in Darko's guard and throws a big left but Darko blocks it.
Muscle trying to control but Darko is working from the bottom.
Muscle throwing strikes from guard but Darko blocks nicely.
Darko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muscle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Muscle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muscle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muscle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darko keeping full guard, as Muscle tries to pass.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Darko throws a nice looking combination but Muscle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Muscle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Muscle is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Darko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Muscle in side control lands a decent elbow.
Muscle working away.
Darko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko is pushing Muscle's head away, looking to escape. Muscle manages to hold on to the position though.
Muscle postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Muscle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Darko, who protects the arm well.
Muscle trying to control the action but Darko is working from the bottom.
Muscle tries to advance to mount but Darko denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruscle Muscle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruscle Muscle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Darko misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Muscle.
Muscle throws a low kick but Darko avoids it.
Darko missing with a left hand there. Muscle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muscle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darko misses with an uppercut.
Darko throws a hook but Muscle blocks it.
Darko looks to land a combination but Muscle avoids it well.
Darko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Muscle moves into range and clinches up with Darko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muscle tries a knee to the head but Darko blocks it.

Muscle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Darko finds it's target.
Muscle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muscle looks to land a right hand but Darko moved out of range.
Nice cross by Muscle.
Muscle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darko throws out the jab.
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muscle.
Donnie Darko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Darko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darko.
Nice cross by Muscle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darko lands a nice shot that snaps Muscle's head back.
Darko checks the leg kick.
Muscle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Darko avoids it really well and circles away.
Darko punishes Muscle's body with a nice straight punch.
Darko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darko misses with an uppercut
and Muscle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muscle moves away.
Muscle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Muscle scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muscle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Darko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Muscle somewhat.
Muscle doesn't manage to clinch there - Darko circles away.
Muscle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darko misses with a hook

and Muscle counters with a takedown into side control.
Muscle misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Muscle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Muscle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muscle tries to advance to mount but Darko denies him.
The ground and pound from Muscle seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Muscle is working Darko over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muscle trying to control the action but Darko is working from the bottom.
Muscle might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Darko kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ruscle Muscle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ruscle Muscle's cut.
That's time! Darko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Darko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Muscle.
Darko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muscle moves away.
Muscle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muscle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Muscle throws a leg kick but Darko moved away.
Muscle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muscle slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muscle slips under a jab from Darko.
Muscle lands a nice shot that snaps Darko's head back.
Donnie Darko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darko thows a body shot but no joy.
Darko scores with a hook.
Darko drops his hands momentarily and Muscle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Muscle scores with a body shot.
Darko checks a leg kick.
Darko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muscle throws out the jab.
Muscle misses with a low kick.
Muscle pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko misses with a hook.
Muscle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Darko as he jumps to the side.
Darko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muscle circles away quickly and effectively.
Darko throws a right and a left that Muscle avoids nicely.
Darko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Muscle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muscle.
Darko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Muscle's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Darko scores with a four punch combination!
Muscle avoids the body shot from Darko.
Darko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darko throws a good cross that connects.
Donnie Darko is winning the standup battle so far.
Muscle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darko looks to land a combination. Muscle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A cross from Muscle lands.
Darko thows a body shot but no joy.
Donnie Darko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko lands a nice shot to the body.
Muscle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darko.
Darko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Muscle finds it's way round the side to connect with Darko's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Muscle.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Muscle.
Darko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darko avoids the head kick by Muscle.
A shot to the liver by Muscle. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darko misses with a shot to the body
and Muscle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darko thinking.
Darko swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Donnie Darko.
I think Muscle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruscle Muscle!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sheikh Hasina Wazed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalil Zidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wazed comes to the cage accompanied by Mercedes Sosa - Como la Cigarra. Zidane has chosen Tool - Jimmy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hasina Wazed
vs
Zidane

176 cm
27
141 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

178 cm
28
143 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sheikh Hasina Wazed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Zidane!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zidane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zidane jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Wazed drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zidane being controlled for a moment.
Wazed has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazed is putting a hurting on Zidane here, landing some big shots from side control.
An elbow from Wazed crashes against the mat.
Wazed is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Zidane will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazed seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zidane for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sheikh Hasina Wazed just wasn't active enough.
Wazed fails with a takedown attempt.
Zidane moves out of range of the strikes.
Wazed throws a big shot that misses.
Wazed shoots in but Zidane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheikh Hasina Wazed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zidane blocks a jab.
Wazed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wazed changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zidane tries to avoid it but Wazed manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zidane to the ground. Zidane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wazed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidane tries to work over Wazed's front leg with a kick but Wazed checks it.
A jab lands there for Zidane.
Wazed tries for a takedown but Zidane sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Wazed throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zidane was covering up waiting for the punch and Wazed finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wazed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zidane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wazed tries to free his leg and advance position but Zidane is retaining full guard.
Zidane being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zidane with a nice cross.
Wazed checks a low kick from Zidane.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Zidane enables Wazed to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zidane manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wazed is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheikh Hasina Wazed 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.

Zidane scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Zidane as Wazed shoots in.
Zidane throws a looping overhand right but Wazed ducks down to avoid it.
Wazed checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zidane throws a series of strikes that have Wazed backpedaling.

Wazed is rocked!
Wazed looks for a takedown but Zidane sprawls well.
Oh Wazed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good leg kick by Zidane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zidane cracks Wazed on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Wazed falls backwards against the cage. Zidane follows up with more strikes that drop Wazed to his knees. Zidane keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Wazed! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalil Zidane!
Khalil Zidane bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Egill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell has chosen Dysfunctional-Tech N9ne as his entrance music. Nick Egill had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Egill
vs
Russell

195 cm
26
270 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

185 cm
29
282 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Egill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kent Russell!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egill throws a shot from downtown. Russell moves away and avoids it.
Jab, jab by Egill - just one landing.
Egill tried to score with a low kick but Russell checks it.
Nick Egill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Russell moves in looking to clinch but Egill pushes him off.
Russell scores with a hook to the body. Egill takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Russell throws a looping overhand right but Egill ducks down to avoid it.
Egill looks to land a combination. Russell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egill misses with a head kick.
Egill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Egill.
Egill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russell.
Russell tries to clinch up but Egill circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Russell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Egill throws a sloppy head kick
and Russell counters with a right hand to the body.
Egill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Egill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Russell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Egill throws a lazy head kick
and Russell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Egill is breathing heavily.
Russell lands a slapping body shot.
Egill misses with a head kick.
Russell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Egill needs to keep his hands up - Russell had a free shot at his head there.
Egill scores with a sloppy right hand. Russell should have avoided that one.

Russell moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Egill avoids the damage to the body.

Egill manages to break the clinch.
Russell throws a body punch but Egill moves out of range.
Russell wants to clinch.
Russell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Egill rather than just go for the knockout.
Russell is looking to clinch.
Egill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Russell's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Egill misses the jab.
Russell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Russell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Egill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Egill misses with a hook.
Egill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Egill needs to keep his hands up - Russell had a free shot at his head there.
Egill's corner calls for a 1-2. Egill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Egill throws a head kick that misses
and Russell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Egill thinking.
Russell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egill.
Egill misses with a body shot.
Egill scoring well with a low kick there.
Egill misses with the body kick
enabling Russell to counter with a crisp jab.
Russell throws a hook but Egill avoids it easily.
Egill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Russell.
Russell scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Russell.
Egill throws a head kick but Russell moves out of range.
Russell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Egill's head backwards.
Russell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Egill has time to react.
Good exchange - Egill coming out on top.
Russell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Egill misses with a two punch combination.
Egill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Russell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Egill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egill throws a leg kick that is checked
and Russell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Egill misses with a jab to the body
and Russell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Egill is rocked!
Egill switches off momentarily and Russell cracks him with a monster right hand! Egill topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Russell dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Russell!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Lagoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lagoo
vs
Hudson

178 cm
29
162 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

180 cm
24
167 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fenrir Fightgear - Steel Penn

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sasha Lagoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Garrett Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson throws a hook but Lagoo blocks it.
Lagoo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lagoo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lagoo throws out a loose jab but Hudson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lagoo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hudson avoids it really well and circles away.
Hudson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lagoo.
No joy there for Hudson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hudson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lagoo is looking to clinch but Hudson is avoiding it.
Garrett Hudson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hudson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hudson missing with a left hand there. Lagoo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hudson misses with a few strikes there.
Hudson stuffs the takedown attempt from Lagoo. Lagoo gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagoo takes one to the chin there.
Hudson slaps away a takedown attempt from Lagoo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Lagoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lagoo looks to land a left hand but Hudson moved out of range nicely.
Hudson misses with a hook.
Lagoo tries to clinch up but Hudson circles away and keeps his distance.
Lagoo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hudson dips to his left and cracks Lagoo with an uppercut!
Hudson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lagoo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Hudson lands a body shot.
Hudson tries to bum rush Lagoo with a series of wild strikes but Lagoo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hudson tries to clinch
and Lagoo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lagoo misses.

Lagoo closes the distance and pushes Hudson back into the cage.
Hudson tries a body shot but Lagoo blocks it.

Lagoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lagoo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lagoo avoids the body shot from Hudson.
Lagoo throws a push kick but Hudson slaps the foot to one side.
Hudson lands a head shot.
Hudson stuffs the takedown.
Hudson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lagoo has time to react.
Lagoo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hudson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hudson moves in looking to clinch but Lagoo pushes him off.
Nice body punch from Lagoo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagoo misses with a straight right.
Hudson scores with a jab to the head.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lagoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hudson throws a hook but Lagoo avoids it easily.
Hudson throws an overhand right that lands on Lagoo's shoulder, as Lagoo tries to avoid the shot.
Hudson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lagoo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Lagoo has closed the distance and engaged Hudson in a clinch.
Lagoo is trying to push Hudson away but Hudson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Lagoo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hudson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hudson lands a jab to the nose.
Garrett Hudson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson scores with a punch to the head.
Hudson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lagoo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lagoo tries to clinch but Hudson moves away
and Hudson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lagoo misses with a two punch combination.
Lagoo connects with a crisp jab.
Hudson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hudson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lagoo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good shot there by Hudson.
A jab from Hudson does it's job there.
Lagoo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hudson.
Hudson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hudson clobbers Lagoo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hudson tries to clinch but Lagoo is having none of it.
Hudson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrett Hudson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lagoo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Lagoo is rocked!
Hudson pounces like a tiger and cracks Lagoo with a vicious hook! Lagoo is down but not out! Hudson follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Garrett Hudson!
Garrett Hudson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Quioxte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Davies
vs
Quioxte

188 cm
27
193 lbs
17 - 9 - 2

190 cm
27
197 lbs
17 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

[CLOSED] Xtreme Laundry

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 17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Ashley Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Quioxte!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies scores with a jab. Quioxte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Quioxte scores with a four punch combination!
Quioxte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Ashley Davies has been cut.
Quioxte misses with a double jab.
Davies walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davies swings for the body but Quioxte moves out of range.
Davies shoots in looking for a takedown. Quioxte tries to sprawl out of it but Davies keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quioxte manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davies throws a chopping leg kick but Quioxte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Davies tries to move into range but Quioxte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quioxte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davies.
Quioxte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Davies throws a head kick but Quioxte moves out of range.
Davies throws a head kick that misses.

Quioxte drops Davies with a beautiful combination! Davies stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Quioxte is looking for the KO!

Davies is rocked!
Quioxte looks to land a body kick but Davies moved away.
Davies closes the distance and clinches up with Quioxte, looking for a takedown. Davies pushes Quioxte against the cage but Quioxte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Quioxte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Manny Quioxte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies cracks the inside of Quioxte's front leg.
Quioxte scores with a kick to the midsection.
Quioxte cracks Davies with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Ashley Davies's cut is getting worse.

Quioxte lands a left and a right that send Davies crashing to the mat, dazed. Quioxte thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Davies is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davies gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Quioxte gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Quioxte!
Manny Quioxte thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiyoshi Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao's entrance music is Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall. A fine choice. Matsumoto has chosen Carl Douglas - Kung fu fighting as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Tao
vs
Matsumoto

175 cm
27
170 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

178 cm
34
170 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Malicestar
Blood Bank ($10)

Narcissus Unlimited $8 Clothing!

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 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kiyoshi Matsumoto!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto throws a hook but Tao blocks it.
Matsumoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Matsumoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matsumoto avoids the body shot from Tao.
Tao wants to land a leg kick but Matsumoto is out of range.
Kiyoshi Matsumoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tao checks a low kick from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto scores with a nice right hand.
Tao thows a leg kick but Matsumoto checks it
and Matsumoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tao misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by Matsumoto as he checks the leg kick.
Matsumoto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Tao tries to land a leg kick but Matsumoto saw it coming and moves away.
Matsumoto lands with a hook. Tao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A good leg kick by Matsumoto.
Tao tries to land a front kick but Matsumoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tao lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto throws a leg kick but Tao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tao misses the shot to the body.
Matsumoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tao counters with a leg kick.
Matsumoto throws a hook but Tao blocks it.
Tao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matsumoto.
Tao defending well as Matsumoto loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Tao misses.
Tao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A clash of legs there as Matsumoto blocks the low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Tao. Those never looked like landing.
Tao tries to move into range but Matsumoto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tao just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Matsumoto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto moves out of range as Tao strikes.
Matsumoto avoids a kick to the body.
Tao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tao scores with a nice head shot.
Matsumoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
Matsumoto throws out a powerful jab.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Matsumoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yin Tao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Matsumoto.
Tao staying out of range there.
Tao avoids the body shot from Matsumoto.
Tao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Matsumoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matsumoto moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a chopping leg kick but Matsumoto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
Matsumoto throws a looping overhand right but Tao ducks down to avoid it.
Matsumoto throws a hook but Tao blocks it.
Matsumoto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matsumoto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matsumoto throws a leg kick which misses Tao's front leg but catches the back leg as Tao tries to avoid it.
Tao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matsumoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matsumoto thinking.
Matsumoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matsumoto misses with an uppercut. Tao saw that one coming.
Tao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Matsumoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tao.
Matsumoto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matsumoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao avoids the body shot from Matsumoto.
Tao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matsumoto moves out of range as Tao throws a body kick.
Tao is looking to wear down Matsumoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Matsumoto blocks a head kick by Tao.
Tao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsumoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tao feints and then cracks Matsumoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matsumoto down.
Tao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matsumoto misses with a body shot
and Tao counters with a thumping low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tao.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Tao does it's job there.
Tao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matsumoto at a distance.
Tao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yin Tao dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A swing and a miss from Matsumoto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsumoto. Tao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tao staying out of range there.
Matsumoto moves out of range of the body kick.
Matsumoto avoids the head kick by Tao.
Matsumoto pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tao back to the cage. Matsumoto follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tao takes a swing at Matsumoto's ribcage but misses.
Matsumoto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matsumoto cracks a nice hook into Tao's ribs.
Matsumoto checks a leg kick.
Tao throws a shot from downtown. Matsumoto moves away and avoids it.
Matsumoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tao circles away.
Tao takes a swing at Matsumoto's ribcage but misses.
Tao cracks Matsumoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matsumoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yin Tao is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto is looking to slow Tao down with leg kicks.
Matsumoto throws a head kick but Tao moves out of range.
Matsumoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matsumoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tao.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
Matsumoto checks the leg kick.
Tao tries to score with a low kick but Matsumoto moves his leg out of the way.
Tao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Tao.
Matsumoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circling - Matsumoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matsumoto 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.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tao!
Tao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao ducks under a wild hook from Matsumoto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Tao tenderised Matsumoto's leg. Matsumoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Matsumoto blocks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Matsumoto down.
A big right from Matsumoto misses.
Tao tries a head kick but it misses.
Matsumoto swings widly with a right hand
and Tao counters with a leg kick.
Matsumoto blocks the body kick.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tao tries a head kick but it misses.
Matsumoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tao lands a nice looking body kick.
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matsumoto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matsumoto misses with a hook to the body
and Tao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsumoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Tao.
Matsumoto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matsumoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
Tao lands a front kick.
Matsumoto misses with a hook to the body
and Tao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matsumoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Tao is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Matsumoto blocks the low kick.
Matsumoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Tao tries to land a front kick but Matsumoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tao throws a body kick that misses.
Matsumoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Tao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matsumoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick lands from Matsumoto.
Tao scores with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Matsumoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Tao which made him look bad.
Tao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matsumoto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tao.
Tao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tao 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.
Tao looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsumoto is just out of range.
Matsumoto throws a hook but Tao avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsumoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Tao.
Matsumoto throws a looping overhand right but Tao ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Matsumoto.
Tao misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yin Tao dominated that second 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.

Matsumoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tao moves away.
Tao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matsumoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matsumoto is able to avoid easily.
Tao blocks a jab.
Tao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matsumoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Tao is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tao. Matsumoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsumoto throws an off balance right hand
and Tao counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Matsumoto is predictable there
and Tao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tao throws a leg kick but Matsumoto checks it.
Tao scores with a kick to the midsection.
A solid body kick from Tao.
Matsumoto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tao.
Matsumoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tao connects with a nice looking jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Matsumoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matsumoto thows a body kick. Tao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Tao throws a leg kick but Matsumoto moved away.
Matsumoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
Some bone on bone action there as Matsumoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tao connects with a leg kick. Matsumoto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matsumoto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matsumoto throws a low kick but Tao moves out of range easily.

Tao drives through and clinches with Matsumoto against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto has Tao pushed against the cage.
Tao misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao has a couple of punches blocked by Matsumoto.
Tao misses with the head strike.
Tao lands a damaging elbow.
Tao pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tao tries a body shot but Matsumoto blocks it.
Matsumoto avoids the elbow strike from Tao, against the cage.
Matsumoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tao tries to work over Matsumoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tao keeps control of Matsumoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matsumoto is defending well for now.
Tao lands an uppercut.
Matsumoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tao working aggressively here.
Tao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matsumoto avoids it.
Matsumoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tao lands a knee to the body.
Matsumoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tao misses with an elbow over the top.
Matsumoto effectively controlling the action here.
Tao throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tao tries to land knees in the clinch but Matsumoto avoids the damage to the body.
Matsumoto takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Kiyoshi Matsumoto has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tao comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matsumoto misses with a hook from the clinch.

Matsumoto breaks the clinch.
Matsumoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tao.
Matsumoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matsumoto checks it well.
Matsumoto throws the left hand but Tao avoids the punch easily.
Tao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matsumoto moves out of range as Tao throws a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao lands with a thumping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tao. Matsumoto shrugs it off though.
Tao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsumoto. Tao does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yin Tao clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kiyoshi Matsumoto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big left from Matsumoto misses.
Matsumoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Tao is just out of range.
Tao throws a wild body kick that Matsumoto sees coming a mile off.
Tao delivers a nice body kick.
Tao looks for the body kick but Matsumoto saw that one coming.
Matsumoto misses the shot to the body.
Matsumoto throws out a leg kick but Tao moves out of range and Matsumoto only half commits.
Matsumoto motions for Tao to come forward. Matsumoto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsumoto misses with a wild body shot.
Matsumoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsumoto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tao throws a head kick that half lands.
Tao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matsumoto to score with a decent uppercut.
Matsumoto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tao manages to avoid it.
Tao digs a good body shot into Matsumoto's ribs.
Matsumoto is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Matsumoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
Matsumoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tao moves in looking to clinch but Matsumoto pushes him off.
Matsumoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Tao is just out of range.
Tao throws a body punch but Matsumoto moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matsumoto. That did some damage!
Matsumoto misses with a kick to the body
and Tao counters with a good, hard body kick but Matsumoto shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsumoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tao tries to avoid it but Matsumoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tao to the ground. Tao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matsumoto misses with a body punch
and Tao counters with a good low kick that Matsumoto was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tao.
Tao tries to clinch but Matsumoto is having none of it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tao.
Matsumoto misses with a hook. Tao ducked under it nicely.
Tao scores with a shot to the body.
Matsumoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tao manages to avoid it.
Matsumoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
Matsumoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
Matsumoto takes a swing at Tao's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sloppy strikes from Matsumoto. Those never looked like landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tao.
Nice uppercut lands for Tao. That snapped Matsumoto's head back.
Matsumoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Matsumoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tao is looking to score with low kicks.
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matsumoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tao is fending him off so far but Matsumoto persists. Nope, Tao circles away and we're back to standing.
Tao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tao misses with a few strikes there.
Tao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matsumoto's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsumoto misses the shot to the body.
Tao thumps Matsumoto with a low kick.
Matsumoto connects with a nice looking jab.
Tao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsumoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Tao.
Tao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsumoto.
Tao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Tao.
Tao just misses with a punch to the body.
Tao looks to land a left hand but Matsumoto moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsumoto misses with a hook to the body
and Tao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tao cracks Matsumoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yin Tao had his way with Kiyoshi Matsumoto in that round.
The cut man is working on Kiyoshi Matsumoto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsumoto moves away.
Crunch! Tao slams his shin into Matsumoto's torso.
Matsumoto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tao on the side of the head.
Tao thows a body shot but no joy.
Tao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matsumoto is out of range.
Tao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsumoto. Tao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsumoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Tao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tao scores with a leg kick.
Matsumoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Tao cracks the inside of Matsumoto's front leg.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matsumoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsumoto. Tao does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Matsumoto's front leg but catches the back leg as Matsumoto tries to avoid it.
Matsumoto throws a jab when Tao was well out of range.
Tao staying out of range there.
A low kick from Tao misses
and Matsumoto counters with a straight right hand.
Matsumoto avoids the head kick by Tao.
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Matsumoto's front leg but catches the back leg as Matsumoto tries to avoid it.
Matsumoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Tao is just out of range.
Matsumoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tao throws a series of punches but Matsumoto avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Tao
and Matsumoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Matsumoto blocks a low kick nicely.
Tao moves away from the strike by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tao.
Tao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matsumoto will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Tao.
Tao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto has a takedown stuffed.
Matsumoto is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tao connects with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Tao. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto checks a leg kick.
Tao 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.
Matsumoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsumoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Matsumoto clobbers Tao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tao digs a good hook to Matsumoto's body.
Tao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matsumoto can do to turn this around?
Tao lands a nice looking body kick.
Matsumoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tao.
Matsumoto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matsumoto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tao moves out of range as Matsumoto strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao tries to score with a low kick but Matsumoto moves his leg out of the way.
Tao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tao lands a glancing blow to the side of Matsumoto's head.
Matsumoto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice body punch from Matsumoto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsumoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsumoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matsumoto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsumoto manages to avoid it.
Tao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tao scores with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsumoto lands a nice hook to Tao's body. Tao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tao throws a front kick aimed at Matsumoto's knee but Matsumoto avoids it well.
Kiyoshi Matsumoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matsumoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yin Tao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tao has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yin Tao!
Yin Tao retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Yin Tao made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.