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Royal Combat 32 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nobu Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Wufie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wufie has chosen Beg Waves as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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168 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
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148 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nobu Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhang Wufie!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wufie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murphy as he avoids it easily.
Wufie throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murphy pushes Wufie up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wufie.
Wufie lands a good knee to the midsection. Murphy won't want to take too many of those.
Murphy avoiding damage as Wufie throws knees to the body.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Wufie moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Wufie.
Wufie lands with a kick to the temple. Murphy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wufie tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Wufie.
Wufie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy throws a lazy head kick
and Wufie counters with a thumping low kick.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy wants to clinch but Wufie slips to the side
and Wufie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wufie tries to pull guard but Murphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wufie looking to throw knees to the head but Murphy is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wufie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
Murphy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murphy tries to break free but Wufie pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wufie tries to land a knee to the head but Murphy blocks with his arms.
Wufie trying to land knees to the body.
Wufie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murphy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wufie lands an elbow that stopped Murphy in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Murphy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wufie avoids the elbow strike from Murphy, against the cage.
Wufie effectively controlling the action here.
Wufie trying to land knees to the body.
Wufie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wufie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
Wufie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murphy blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy blocks the elbow strike.
Wufie digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
Wufie lands a nice knee to the body.
Wufie stalling.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wufie doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Wufie.
Nobu Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wufie moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wufie tries to stall but Murphy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wufie jumps guard but Murphy stands there with Wufie around his waist. Wufie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nobu Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhang Wufie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wufie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murphy is defending well for now.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Wufie avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Murphy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wufie keeps control of Murphy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wufie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Wufie.
Wufie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murphy smiles and moves away.
Wufie lands a leg kick that knocks Murphy off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhang Wufie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wufie connects with a solid leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Murphy!
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Wufie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Murphy to the ground. Wufie is now in Murphy's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wufie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wufie landing some decent shots from guard.
Wufie trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wufie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wufie has gone for a leg lock! Murphy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wufie's guard.
Murphy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Murphy throws a big right hand that misses.
Wufie working for submissions but it's allowed Murphy to get to half guard.
Wufie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murphy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wufie's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Wufie wants to get back to full guard.
Wufie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Murphy wants to stand but Wufie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Wufie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wufie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Murphy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wufie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murphy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wufie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murphy advances position into side control!
Wufie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murphy just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy working away.
Murphy tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wufie is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wufie is trying to control Murphy's posture but Murphy avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhang Wufie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wufie dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Wufie lands with a kick to the temple. Murphy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wufie connects with an inside leg kick.
Murphy takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wufie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy avoiding damage as Wufie throws knees to the body.
Wufie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wufie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wufie trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Wufie avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Nobu Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wufie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wufie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhang Wufie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wufie lands a head kick!
Murphy darts in trying to clinch
and Wufie counters with a good, hard body kick but Murphy shrugs it off.
Wufie throws a lazy body kick
and Murphy counters with a low kick, right behind Wufie 's knee.
Wufie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wufie throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Wufie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wufie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wufie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy tries a low kick but Wufie avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wufie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murphy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Wufie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nobu Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wufie counters with a low kick, right behind Murphy 's knee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zhang Wufie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wufie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhang Wufie!
Zhang Wufie bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daouda Kaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichabod Klopfenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
260 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
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33
168 lbs
25 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Great elbows
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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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Daouda Kaho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ichabod Klopfenstein !
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kaho misses.
Kaho lunges at Klopfenstein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Klopfenstein 's hand.
Klopfenstein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kaho throws a hook but Klopfenstein avoids it easily.
Daouda Kaho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaho misses with a hook.
Kaho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klopfenstein moves away.
Kaho throws a jab but it's blocked by Klopfenstein .
Kaho misses with a hook. Klopfenstein ducked under it nicely.
Donk. Kaho catches Klopfenstein right on the button with a cross.
No joy there for Kaho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kaho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A lazy left from Kaho finds it's target.
Kaho just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaho throws a chopping leg kick but Klopfenstein manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaho throws the left hand but Klopfenstein avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Kaho. Those never looked like landing.
Kaho swings for the body but Klopfenstein moves out of range.
Kaho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kaho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Kaho misses.
Klopfenstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left and a right from Kaho both land. Nice combination.
Kaho looks to land a right hand but Klopfenstein moved out of range.
Kaho misses with a double jab.
Kaho lands a nice shot that snaps Klopfenstein 's head back.
Kaho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaho moves out of range of the body kick.
Klopfenstein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Klopfenstein defending well as Kaho loads up on a big left hand.
Kaho connects with a crisp jab.
Kaho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kaho misses the jab.
Kaho throws a right hand that Klopfenstein ducks under and follows up with a left that Klopfenstein also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaho misses with an uppercut. Klopfenstein saw that one coming.
Kaho throws a jab but it's blocked by Klopfenstein .
Kaho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klopfenstein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Klopfenstein needs to keep his hands up - Kaho had a free shot at his head there.
Kaho throws a jab but it's blocked by Klopfenstein .
A solid body kick from Klopfenstein .
Kaho misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Kaho misses.
Kaho swings widly with a right hand
and Klopfenstein counters with an inside leg kick.
Klopfenstein ducks under a wild hook from Kaho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaho cracks Klopfenstein with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kaho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klopfenstein doesn't seem bothered though.
Kaho misses with a body shot.
Kaho is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A head kick misses from Klopfenstein .
Kaho looks to land a left hand but Klopfenstein moved out of range nicely.
Kaho throws the left hand but Klopfenstein avoids the punch easily.
Kaho is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Klopfenstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaho.
Kaho swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klopfenstein moves out of range as Kaho strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaho throws a jab but it's blocked by Klopfenstein .
A combination from Kaho does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daouda Kaho dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kaho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Klopfenstein counters with an outside leg kick.
Klopfenstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaho.
Kaho wants to slow Klopfenstein down by chopping away at his legs.
Kaho lands with an uppercut that bounces Klopfenstein off the cage and back into range.
Kaho motions for Klopfenstein to come forward. Kaho throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Klopfenstein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaho lands a glancing blow to the side of Klopfenstein 's head.
Klopfenstein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klopfenstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Klopfenstein misses with a head kick.
Kaho misses with a hook.
Kaho tries to work over Klopfenstein 's front leg with a kick but Klopfenstein checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaho jabs Klopfenstein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daouda Kaho is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Klopfenstein counters with a big head kick but Kaho shrugs it off.
Kaho throws a right hand that misses
and Klopfenstein counters with an outside leg kick.
That kick from Kaho tenderised Klopfenstein 's leg. Klopfenstein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Klopfenstein throws a low kick but Kaho avoids it.
Klopfenstein moves out of range as Kaho strikes.
A slow jab from Kaho misses its intended target.
Klopfenstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaho.
Kaho misses with a looping left.
Kaho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klopfenstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaho.
Klopfenstein avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Kaho misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaho throws a right and a left that Klopfenstein avoids nicely.
Kaho swinging wildly here.
Kaho scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kaho looks to land a body kick but Klopfenstein moved away.
Klopfenstein slips under a jab.
Kaho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Kaho finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klopfenstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaho lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein throws the kick towards the body but Kaho avoids it.
Kaho looks to land a left hand but Klopfenstein moved out of range nicely.
Klopfenstein walks into a straight right hand from Kaho.
Kaho misses with a few strikes there.
Kaho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klopfenstein .
Kaho throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Klopfenstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaho.
Klopfenstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaho misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kaho.
A big right from Kaho misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein wants to slow Kaho down by chopping away at his legs.
Kaho misses the jab.
Kaho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klopfenstein manages to avoid it.
Klopfenstein ducks right into an uppercut from Kaho.
Kaho works the jab nicely.
Klopfenstein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Kaho misses its intended target.
Klopfenstein staying out of range there.
Klopfenstein takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaho misses with a combination
and Klopfenstein counters with a low kick, right behind Kaho 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klopfenstein staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daouda Kaho dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Kaho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Klopfenstein doesn't seem phased though.
Kaho's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kaho duly obliges.
Nice defenses there by Klopfenstein .
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Klopfenstein - that will leave a mark!
Kaho lands with a straight right. Klopfenstein didn't see that one coming.
A combination from Kaho does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Kaho.
Kaho throws a nice looking combination but Klopfenstein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaho avoids a kick to the body.
Kaho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaho misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klopfenstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaho.
Klopfenstein slips under a jab from Kaho.
Kaho misses the jab.
Kaho throws a series of punches but Klopfenstein moves out of range.
Klopfenstein moves away from the strike by Kaho.
Kaho misses with an uppercut
and Klopfenstein counters with a low kick, right behind Kaho 's knee.
Klopfenstein throws a series of punches but Kaho avoids them all with ease.
Kaho misses with the combination.
Klopfenstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaho looks to land a combination but Klopfenstein avoids it well.
Ichabod Klopfenstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klopfenstein counters with a big head kick but Kaho shrugs it off.
Klopfenstein takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kaho avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kaho.
Kaho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klopfenstein keeps Kaho at a distance using the push kick.
Klopfenstein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kaho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Klopfenstein . Klopfenstein obviously looking to wear him down.
Klopfenstein throws a sloppy head kick and Kaho moves out of range easily.
Kaho explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kaho misses with a left hand
and Klopfenstein counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Klopfenstein looking to finish!
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Klopfenstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kaho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ichabod Klopfenstein was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Klopfenstein misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kaho misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Kaho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaho throws a series of punches but Klopfenstein avoids them all with ease.
Klopfenstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaho connects with a right hand. Klopfenstein shakes it off.
Kaho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klopfenstein .
Kaho misses with a series of wild punches.
Daouda Kaho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daouda Kaho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaho throws a sloppy head kick
and Klopfenstein counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichabod Klopfenstein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kaho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daouda Kaho!
An out of breath Daouda Kaho 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Fabbri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinisa Veljko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veljko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stemm - Face the pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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28
201 lbs
17 - 9 - 2 |
Good takedowns
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Massimo Fabbri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Sinisa Veljko!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabbri fails with the takedown.
Veljko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fabbri.
Fabbri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veljko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Veljko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fabbri forces Veljko back against the cage and clinches.
Fabbri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Veljko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fabbri after a bit of a struggle.
Veljko is working for takedown but Fabbri is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fabbri takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Massimo Fabbri has been cut.
Fabbri misses with an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Fabbri.
Fabbri has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Veljko after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Massimo Fabbri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veljko tries for a takedown but Fabbri manages to get underhooks.
Veljko is trying to drag Fabbri to the mat but Fabbri just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fabbri prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veljko looking for a takedown.
Fabbri lands an elbow just above Veljko 's eye.
Fabbri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fabbri lands an elbow just above Veljko 's eye.
Veljko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fabbri pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fabbri gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fabbri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fabbri misses with a head shot. Veljko uses the momentum to regain guard.
Veljko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fabbri engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fabbri trying to move into half guard but instead Veljko has managed to sweep!
Veljko postures up in Fabbri's guard and throws a big left but Fabbri blocks it.
Veljko looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fabbri is looking to stand up but Veljko isn't so interested in that idea.
Veljko landing some decent shots from guard.
Veljko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Veljko throws a big elbow that misses.
Fabbri has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fabbri wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fabbri controlling the position.
Veljko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Veljko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Veljko trying to control the position from guard on top but Fabbri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fabbri is pulling down on Veljko's head to control his posture.
Veljko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Veljko postures up in Fabbri's guard and throws a big left but Fabbri blocks it.
Veljko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fabbri wants to stand and escape but Veljko is having none of it.
Veljko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Veljko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Veljko postures up and lands a big shot to Fabbri's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri is looking to stand up but Veljko isn't so interested in that idea.
Veljko distracts Fabbri with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fabbri lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Veljko!
Veljko is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Fabbri looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veljko is squirming around, avoiding Fabbri's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Massimo Fabbri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Massimo Fabbri's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Veljko.
Veljko swinging wildly here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Veljko.
Veljko working away.
Veljko trying to control the action but Fabbri is working from the bottom.
Fabbri is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fabbri is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Veljko's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Veljko prevents Fabbri from improving his position.
Veljko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabbri wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Veljko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Veljko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fabbri has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Veljko is working away from the top position though.
Veljko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Veljko wants to control but Fabbri is keeping him busy.
Veljko is thwarting Fabbri's attempts to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Veljko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fabbri's head.
Veljko moves nicely into side control.
Veljko is putting a hurting on Fabbri here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sinisa Veljko has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Veljko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veljko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Veljko is looking to take a break and control but Fabbri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Veljko throws a strike aimed at the side of Fabbri's head but Fabbri avoids it well.
Fabbri defending against the ground and pound.
Veljko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fabbri stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Veljko happy to just control the position for now.
Fabbri takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Veljko working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljko sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fabbri is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fabbri gets back to half guard.
Fabbri gets full guard.
Fabbri wants to stand up but Veljko is controlling him.
Veljko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Veljko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fabbri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fabbri working a defensive guard here.
Veljko trying to control but Fabbri is working from the bottom.
Veljko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fabbri's head.
Veljko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fabbri works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Veljko looking to sit in guard and control but Fabbri gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fabbri looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veljko wants to stand up but Fabbri is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinisa Veljko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Massimo Fabbri's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Veljko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fabbri checks it well.
Fabbri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fabbri stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fabbri wants it to stay on the feet.
Fabbri pushes Veljko away with a front kick.
Veljko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fabbri moves into range and clinches up with Veljko.
Fabbri lands an elbow inside.
Veljko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fabbri pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fabbri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Veljko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fabbri's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fabbri.
Fabbri shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Veljko counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veljko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fabbri as he jumps to the side.
Massimo Fabbri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sinisa Veljko.
Fabbri stuffs the takedown attempt from Veljko. Veljko gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Veljko with that takedown attempt.
Fabbri fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Veljko sprawls well initially but Fabbri persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Veljko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fabbri.
Veljko is refusing to be controlled, as Fabbri sits in half guard.
Fabbri looks to land a strike but Veljko avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Veljko is keeping the position for now.
Veljko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fabbri trying to control but Veljko is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fabbri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri tries to free his leg and advance position but Veljko is retaining full guard.
Fabbri trying to control but Veljko is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Massimo Fabbri wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Veljko misses with a hook. Fabbri ducked under it nicely.
Fabbri has Veljko up against the cage in a clinch.
Fabbri creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fabbri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Veljko is looking for a takedown.
Veljko can't get the takedown.
Veljko looking to stall.
Fabbri tries to stall but Veljko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fabbri is looking for a takedown.
Veljko tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Veljko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fabbri prevents it.
Veljko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fabbri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Fabbri.
Veljko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fabbri pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fabbri fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veljko moves into the clinch.
Fabbri is pushing Veljko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fabbri is defending well against a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fabbri lands an elbow that stopped Veljko in his tracks for a moment.
Veljko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fabbri avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Massimo Fabbri showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fabbri 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massimo Fabbri!
Massimo Fabbri really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Syndicate Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louey Draft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hades has chosen Bon Jovi: Wanted Dead Or Alive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Louey Draft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Hades!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draft uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hades.
Hades connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hades misses with a hook.
Hades lands the left hand.
Draft tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hades manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Draft.
A combination from Hades does no damage.
Sam Hades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draft defending well as Hades loads up on a big left hand.
Hades tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Draft manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Draft closes the distance and clinches up with Hades, looking for a takedown. Draft pushes Hades against the cage but Hades circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Draft fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hades manages to avoid it.
Hades fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hades finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Draft fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louey Draft. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draft is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draft stuffs the takedown attempt from Hades. Hades gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hades misses with a straight left.
Hades misses with a low kick as Draft jumps back.
Hades swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hades feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Drafts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hades avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draft misses with a straight right.
Draft takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hades jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hades misses with an uppercut. Draft saw that one coming.
Hades leaves Draft with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hades fails to land with a series of punches.
Hades lands an overhand right.
Hades throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draft takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hades keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draft.
Hades moves into the clinch successfully.
Hades manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draft makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Draft wants to control from the top but Hades keeps moving.
Hades is trying to control the position but Draft postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draft trying to control but Hades is working from the bottom.
Hades trying to keep a closed guard but Draft is proving a slippery customer.
Hades wants to sweep here but Draft controlling him for the moment.
Draft passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Draft wants to control but Hades is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hades tries to bench press Draft off him but Draft keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hades wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Draft is looking to take a break and control but Hades is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draft in side control, throwing shots but Hades defends.
Hades gets back to half guard.
Hades is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Draft lands a heavy elbow.
Draft lands a heavy elbow.
Draft scoring with strikes but Hades is staying in there.
Draft has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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!
Draft lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hades is trying desperately to improve position.
Draft postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Hades is out cold - huge knockout for Draft!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Louey Draft!
Louey Draft made sure to mention his sponsor, BALCO UNIFORM in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armor King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Steuermann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Armor King. Steuermann comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ein Prosit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Armor King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Wolfgang Steuermann!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steuermann misses with a few strikes there.
Steuermann tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
and King moves into the clinch.
King stops a takedown attempt from Steuermann.
King misses with a body punch.
King stops a takedown attempt from Steuermann.
Armor King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolfgang Steuermann.
Steuermann is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but King is defending well.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steuermann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
King gets control of Steuermann's arms and successfully pulls guard. King will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Steuermann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steuermann missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steuermann pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
Steuermann stops King from standing up.
Steuermann pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
Steuermann distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steuermann advances to half guard.
Steuermann takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Steuermann scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
King is not content to let Steuermann control the position.
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. Steuermann connects with a nice short shot to King's temple.
Steuermann landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Steuermann is working for a submission of some sort.
Steuermann landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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!
Steuermann is trying to work for a kimura but King is defending well.
Steuermann is keen to just control but King is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to improve his position.
Steuermann is working for a kimura but King is defending it quite comfortably.
King on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Steuermann is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Steuermann looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steuermann missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steuermann wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steuermann is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Steuermann scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Steuermann seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but King does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Steuermann scores with a couple of nice shots.
Steuermann throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Steuermann is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King tries to kick Steuermann off but Steuermann keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Steuermann drops an elbow to the side of King's head.
Steuermann looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steuermann is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
King wants to control but Steuermann is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steuermann lands strikes from half guard.
Steuermann wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
Steuermann is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Steuermann scoring with strikes to the body and head.
King taking some punishment here, with Steuermann in his half guard.
Steuermann trying to control from half guard but King is working away.
Steuermann not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steuermann trying to control from half guard but King is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King is looking to improve his position.
Steuermann thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Steuermann dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steuermann gets the takedown into side control.
King is trying to improve his position.
Steuermann cracks King with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sloppy strikes there by Steuermann.
King is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Steuermann working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steuermann fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Steuermann working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Steuermann wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
King gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Steuermann is stalling here. King is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Steuermann seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and King has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Steuermann gets back to half guard.
Steuermann gets full guard.
King preventing the sweep.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Steuermann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steuermann is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
Steuermann looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steuermann has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, King has managed to get both his arms back between Steuermann's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King wants to stand but Steuermann has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Steuermann looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
Steuermann throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Steuermann looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steuermann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King is sitting in close to Steuermann's body. Steuermann has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! King is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, King is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Steuermann.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wolfgang Steuermann!
Wolfgang Steuermann made sure to mention his sponsor, Fightworld Formula - FOR SALE! in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ta Sau Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Gibbons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sau Yee comes to the cage accompanied by 周杰倫 - 青花瓷. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ta Sau Yee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Gibbons!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sau Yee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gibbons.
Gibbons drops his hands momentarily and Sau Yee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sau Yee throws a lazy right hand but Gibbons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gibbons closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sau Yee circles away.
Sau Yee swats away the attempt to clinch by Gibbons.
Duke Gibbons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibbons closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sau Yee did well to prevent Gibbons getting side control.
Gibbons tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sau Yee controls his leg.
Gibbons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sau Yee is looking to get back to is feet but Gibbons passes into side control.
Gibbons content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gibbons has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gibbons decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sau Yee counters by moving into the clinch.
Sau Yee scores with a shoulder strike.
Sau Yee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sau Yee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sau Yee can't find room to land a body shot as Gibbons controls the action.
Sau Yee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gibbons is trying to break the clinch but Sau Yee has him pressed against the cage.
Sau Yee tries to work over Gibbons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sau Yee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gibbons.
Sau Yee misses with a body punch.
Gibbons blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sau Yee walks away with a smile on his face. Gibbons gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ta Sau Yee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Gibbons.
Sau Yee loads up on a big right hand but Gibbons slips the punch.
Ta Sau Yee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gibbons throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gibbons takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gibbons fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gibbons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gibbons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sau Yee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sau Yee is refusing to be controlled, as Gibbons sits in half guard.
Sau Yee slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Duke Gibbons will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gibbons missing with a left hand there. Sau Yee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sau Yee 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.
Sau Yee misses with a hook
and Gibbons counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sau Yee catches Gibbons with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gibbons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sau Yee misses with a hook. Gibbons ducked under it nicely.
Gibbons will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Gibbons.
Nice defenses there by Gibbons.
A big left from Sau Yee misses.
Gibbons looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sau Yee is fending him off so far but Gibbons persists. Nope, Sau Yee circles away and we're back to standing.
Gibbons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sau Yee. Gibbons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sau Yee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yee tries to clinch but Gibbons is having none of it.
Gibbons swings widly with a right hand
and Sau Yee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sau Yee moves into the clinch.
Gibbons has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sau Yee has a couple of punches blocked by Gibbons.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sau Yee can't find room to land a body shot as Gibbons controls the action.
Sau Yee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sau Yee misses with the head strike.
Sau Yee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sau Yee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gibbons's brow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yee swings wildly with an uppercut but Gibbons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sau Yee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sau Yee pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gibbons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gibbons blocking some punches.
Sau Yee misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sau Yee.
Gibbons blocks an uppercut.
Sau Yee throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibbons.
Gibbons blocks an uppercut.
Gibbons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yee throws out a loose jab but Gibbons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibbons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sau Yee.
Ta Sau Yee is winning the standup battle so far.
Sau Yee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gibbons.
Gibbons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gibbons uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sau Yee is rocked!
Gibbons connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Sau Yee out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duke Gibbons!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naser Al Shami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Five Sixteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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24
255 lbs
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225 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Naser Al Shami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Five Sixteen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Shami smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Five Sixteen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Al Shami as he jumps to the side.
Nice sprawl there from Al Shami as Five Sixteen shoots in.
Five Sixteen blocks a jab.
Five Sixteen is looking to clinch.
Naser Al Shami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Shami throws a looping overhand right but Five Sixteen ducks down to avoid it.
Al Shami gets caught flat footed, as Five Sixteen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Five Sixteen lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Al Shami wants to stand but Five Sixteen is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Five Sixteen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Five Sixteen wants to control from the top but Al Shami keeps moving.
Five Sixteen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Five Sixteen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Five Sixteen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Five Sixteen looking to sit in guard and control but Al Shami gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Five Sixteen working a defensive guard here.
Al Shami wants to stand and escape but instead Five Sixteen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Five Sixteen trying to control but Al Shami is working from the bottom.
Five Sixteen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Al Shami wants to stand up but Five Sixteen is controlling him.
Al Shami uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Shami looks to land a right hand but Five Sixteen moved out of range.
Five Sixteen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Five Sixteen tries for a takedown but Al Shami circles away easily
and Al Shami counters with a straight right hand.
Naser Al Shami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Five Sixteen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Five Sixteen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Shami.
Naser Al Shami is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Al Shami throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Shami misses with a straight left.
Al Shami misses with a straight left.
Five Sixteen fails with the takedown.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Al Shami, as that shot connected.
Al Shami stuns Five Sixteen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Five Sixteen drops his hands momentarily and Al Shami takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Five Sixteen drives through with a takedown into Al Shami's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Five Sixteen trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Shami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Shami is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Shami keeping full guard, as Five Sixteen tries to pass.
Al Shami wants to stand but Five Sixteen is controlling the position.
Five Sixteen wants to control from the top but Al Shami keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Matthew Five Sixteen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Five Sixteen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Al Shami sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Five Sixteen somewhat.
Al Shami stuffs the takedown attempt from Five Sixteen. Five Sixteen gets slowly back to his feet.
Five Sixteen closes the distance and clinches up with Al Shami, looking for a takedown. Five Sixteen pushes Al Shami against the cage but Al Shami circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Five Sixteen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Al Shami defends it nicely.
Five Sixteen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Al Shami but Al Shami pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Al Shami misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Five Sixteen dives in and grabs Al Shami's left leg, looking for a takedown. Al Shami pushes down on Five Sixteen's head and hops out.
Al Shami throws a hook but Five Sixteen blocks it.
Five Sixteen fails with a takedown attempt.
Five Sixteen shoots in but no luck this time.
Al Shami looks to land a right hand but Five Sixteen moved out of range.
Five Sixteen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Al Shami but Al Shami pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Five Sixteen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al Shami lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Five Sixteen looking to score a takedown here. Al Shami is defending well but Five Sixteen drives through and ends up in Al Shami's guard.
Al Shami scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Al Shami throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Shami scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Five Sixteen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Al Shami misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naser Al Shami 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.
Five Sixteen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al Shami throws out the jab.
Al Shami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Five Sixteen moves away.
Al Shami connects with a right hand. Five Sixteen shakes it off.
A lazy left from Al Shami finds it's target.
Al Shami is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Five Sixteen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Al Shami manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Al Shami as Five Sixteen shoots in.
Five Sixteen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Five Sixteen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Al Shami tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Five Sixteen was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Shami.
Al Shami stuffs the takedown attempt from Five Sixteen. Five Sixteen gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Five Sixteen with that takedown attempt.
Naser Al Shami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Five Sixteen.
Al Shami misses with a right hand
and Five Sixteen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Al Shami throws the left hand but Five Sixteen avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Shami lands with a good body shot.
Al Shami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Five Sixteen.
Al Shami misses with a hook.
Al Shami moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Five Sixteen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Five Sixteen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Five Sixteen blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Al Shami. Beautiful body shot.
Five Sixteen is breathing heavily.
Al Shami thows a body shot but no joy.
Al Shami feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Five Sixteens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Five Sixteen shoots for a takedown but Al Shami saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Five Sixteen slips a straight right by Al Shami.
A lazy left from Al Shami finds it's target.
Five Sixteen shoots in but no luck this time.
Al Shami circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Five Sixteen to the canvas! Five Sixteen doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Al Shami keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naser Al Shami!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis deFunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakki Makkara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis deFunes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Luis deFunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nakki Makkara!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makkara scores with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
deFunes misses with a kick to the body.
Makkara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with deFunes, pushing him back against the cage.
deFunes is trying to push Makkara away but Makkara has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Makkara fails to land.
deFunes misses with some punches.
Makkara trying to stall but deFunes improves his position.
A short right from Makkara on the inside.
Makkara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of deFuness head.
deFunes can't find room to land a body shot as Makkara controls the action.
Makkara misses with a punch on the inside.
Makkara misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Makkara.
deFunes misses with a punch on the inside.
deFunes has a couple of punches blocked by Makkara.
deFunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makkara being controlled against the cage.
deFunes lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deFunes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
deFunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
deFunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by deFunes.
Makkara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makkara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Makkara blocking some punches.
Makkara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makkara displaying some good clinch control by pressing deFunes up against the cage.
Makkara is looking to control deFunes's arms but deFunes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Makkara has his back to the cage.
Makkara tries to work over deFunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makkara is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
deFunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Makkara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from deFunes.
Makkara pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from deFunes.
deFunes lands a nice uppercut.
deFunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makkara looking to slow down the pace here.
deFunes pushes Makkara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Makkara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makkara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makkara.
deFunes blocks an uppercut.
Makkara can't find room to land a body shot as deFunes controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
deFunes has a couple of punches blocked by Makkara.
Makkara stalling in the clinch but deFunes improves position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Makkara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
deFunes can't find room to land a body shot as Makkara controls the action.
deFunes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Makkara misses with the head strike.
deFunes is trying to maintain a safe position but Makkara gets an underhook and turns deFunes into the cage.
deFunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makkara backwards.
deFunes has a couple of punches blocked by Makkara.
Makkara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Makkara misses with a punch on the inside.
Makkara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
deFunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Makkara backwards.
It looks like Nakki Makkara has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
deFunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makkara scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Makkara throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makkara throws a punch but it's blocked by deFunes.
Makkara lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Makkara lands a right hand.
Makkara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makkara misses with some punches.
deFunes misses with a body punch.
Makkara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makkara prevents a body shot from deFunes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Makkara.
Makkara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt deFunes or not.
Makkara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
deFunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
deFunes has a couple of punches blocked by Makkara.
Makkara struggles to land a body shot inside as deFunes controls his hands.
Makkara is trying to maintain a safe position but deFunes gets an underhook and turns Makkara into the cage.
Makkara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nakki Makkara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nakki Makkara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
deFunes misses with a body kick.
Nakki Makkara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
deFunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makkara throws out the jab.
Makkara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling deFunes to score with a decent uppercut.
Makkara connects with a nice looking jab.
Makkara drives through and clinches with deFunes against the cage.
Makkara lands a right hand that snaps the head of deFunes backwards.
deFunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
deFunes misses with a punch on the inside.
Makkara has a couple of punches blocked by deFunes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Makkara in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Makkara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Makkara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
deFunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makkara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of deFunes backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makkara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Makkara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deFunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makkara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makkara misses with some punches.
Makkara scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makkara.
deFunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makkara stalling in the clinch.
Makkara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Makkara lands with a light punch inside.
deFunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Makkara controls his hands.
deFunes lands with a short shot to the head.
deFunes stalls.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makkara tries to stall but deFunes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
deFunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
deFunes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Makkara or not.
deFunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Makkara.
Makkara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
deFunes takes a shot to the head.
Makkara taking a breather.
deFunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Makkara controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Makkara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makkara.
Makkara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makkara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makkara misses with a body punch.
deFunes has a couple of punches blocked by Makkara.
deFunes gets through Makkara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
deFunes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Makkara backwards.
deFunes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makkara misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makkara has a couple of punches blocked by deFunes.
Makkara taking a breather.
Makkara misses with a hook from the clinch.
deFunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
deFunes is trying to stall.
Makkara leaning his opponent against the cage.
Makkara can't find room to land a body shot as deFunes controls the action.
Makkara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makkara misses with a short punch on the inside.
deFunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Makkara controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Makkara as deFunes tries to tie him up.
Come on deFunes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makkara has a couple of punches blocked by deFunes.
Makkara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
deFunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Makkara fails to land.
deFunes lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
deFunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Makkara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makkara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with deFunes's elbow.
Makkara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by deFunes.
deFunes scores with a nice hook to the head.
deFunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
deFunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
deFunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Makkara as deFunes tries to tie him up.
Makkara scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nakki Makkara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nakki Makkara's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Makkara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with deFunes, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makkara.
A shot in the inside from Makkara.
Makkara stalling in the clinch.
Makkara working aggressively here.
Makkara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Makkara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makkara lands a shoulder strike.
deFunes letting Makkara take a breather here.
deFunes lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
deFunes leaning his opponent against the cage.
deFunes tries to work over Makkara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makkara trying to stall but deFunes improves his position.
deFunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
deFunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deFunes wants to stall.
deFunes lands a hook that snaps the head of Makkara backwards.
deFunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from deFunes as the two fighters clinch.
Makkara taking a breather.
deFunes pushes Makkara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
deFunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makkara lands a nice uppercut.
deFunes lands with a short shot to the head.
deFunes drops Makkara onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Makkara is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Makkara is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makkara being controlled against the cage.
Makkara is still on wobbly legs! Can deFunes finish him?
deFunes throws a big uppercut that drops Makkara! More strikes from deFunes and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Makkara lies dazed against the cage as deFunes celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis deFunes!
A very excited looking Luis deFunes rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leif Nygard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ta Sau Yat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nygard comes to the cage accompanied by Dread Zeppelin - Immigrant Song. Sau Yat has chosen 周杰倫 - 青花瓷 as his entrance music. 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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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leif Nygard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ta Sau Yat!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nygard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sau Yat cracks Nygard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nygard throws a hook to the side of Sau Yat's head but Sau Yat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nygard throws a push kick but Sau Yat slaps the foot to one side.
Nygard takes a swing at Sau Yat's ribcage but misses.
Sau Yat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sau Yat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nygard looks to land a body kick but Sau Yat moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nygard, right into the meat.
Sau Yat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nygard throws a chopping leg kick but Sau Yat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nygard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sau Yat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nygard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sau Yat lands a head shot.
Nygard is looking to chop away at Sau Yat's legs.
Sau Yat tries to score with a low kick but Nygard moves his leg out of the way.
Nygard throws the kick towards the body but Sau Yat avoids it.
Nygard throws a body punch but Sau Yat moves out of range.
Nygard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sau Yat's corner calls for a 1-2. Sau Yat obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nygard swings for the body but Sau Yat moves out of range.
Sau Yat scores with a nice head shot.
Nygard thuds his shin into the meat of Sau Yat's side.
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!
Nygard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sau Yat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sau Yat cracks a nice hook into Nygard's ribs.
Nygard misses with a double jab.
Nygard is looking to wear down Sau Yat with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nygard scores with a spinning back kick!
Nygard lands with a nice body kick.
Sau Yat swings widly with a right hand
and Nygard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick from Nygard misses.
Sau Yat misses with a hook. Nygard ducked under it nicely.
Nygard misses with a wild body shot.
Nygard lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yat misses with a straight left.
Nygard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Leif Nygard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sau Yat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sau Yat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sau Yat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nygard.
Nygard thows a body shot but no joy.
Sau Yat paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nygard throws a head kick that Sau Yat semi-blocks.
Nygard lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Sau Yat misses the target.
Sau Yat takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sau Yat 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nygard scores with a leg kick.
Sau Yat moves into range and clinches up with Nygard.
Sau Yat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sau Yat fails to land.
Sau Yat tries to stall but Nygard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sau Yat misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nygard.
Nygard tries to land knees in the clinch but Sau Yat avoids the damage to the body.
Nygard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sau Yat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nygard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sau Yat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nygard throws a head punch that misses.
Nygard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sau Yat avoids a wild elbow strike from Nygard.
Sau Yat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Nygard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nygard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sau Yat manages to avoid it.
Sau Yat checks a leg kick.
Nygard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nygard feints and then cracks Sau Yat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sau Yat down.
Sau Yat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sau Yat has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nygard.
Nygard misses with a low kick.
Nygard lands a leg kick that knocks Sau Yat off balance momentarily.
Nygard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sau Yat checks a low kick from Nygard.
Sau Yat has closed the distance and engaged Nygard in a clinch.
Sau Yat swings wildly with an uppercut but Nygard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sau Yat slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygard lands a nice uppercut.
Sau Yat avoids a wild elbow strike from Nygard.
Sau Yat swings wildly with an uppercut but Nygard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nygard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sau Yat.
Nygard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nygard blocks an uppercut.
Sau Yat throws an elbow but it misses.
Sau Yat lands a hook that snaps the head of Nygard backwards.
Nygard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sau Yat gets through Nygard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nygard lands a good knee to the midsection. Sau Yat won't want to take too many of those.
Nygard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nygard tries to land a knee to the head but Sau Yat blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygard lands an elbow just above Sau Yat 's eye.
Nygard working Sau Yat over with knees to the body.
Sau Yat is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sau Yat blocks the elbow strike.
Nygard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nygard lands an elbow just above Sau Yat 's eye.
Nygard misses with an elbow over the top.
Sau Yat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nygard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nygard.
Sau Yat misses with some punches.
Nygard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sau Yat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nygard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sau Yat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nygard misses with an elbow strike.
Sau Yat pushes Nygard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sau Yat can't find room to land a body shot as Nygard controls the action.
Sau Yat blocks an elbow strike.
Sau Yat can't find room to land a body shot as Nygard controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nygard scores with a shot to the side of Sau Yat's head.
Nygard blocking some punches.
Sau Yat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sau Yat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sau Yat working aggressively here.
Nygard blocking some punches.
Nygard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sau Yat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nygard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nygard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nygard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sau Yat avoids the elbow strike from Nygard, against the cage.
Sau Yat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sau Yat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sau Yat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nygard pushes Sau Yat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nygard gets through Sau Yat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sau Yat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sau Yat is defending well for now.
Nygard tries a body shot but Sau Yat blocks it.
Sau Yat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sau Yat struggles to land a body shot inside as Nygard controls his hands.
Sau Yat throws a head punch that misses.
Nygard pushes off an throws an elbow but Sau Yat leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nygard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sau Yat has a couple of punches blocked by Nygard.
Nygard trying to land knees to the body.
Nygard lands a knee to the body.
Sau Yat has a couple of punches blocked by Nygard.
Nygard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nygard throws an elbow but it misses.
Sau Yat working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sau Yat misses with a punch on the inside.
Sau Yat avoiding damage as Nygard throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nygard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sau Yat's brow.
Nygard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Nygard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nygard throws a shot to the body.
Nygard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sau Yat blocks the body kick.
Sau Yat misses with a left hand
and Nygard counters with a stiff right hand.
Nygard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sau Yat will feel that in the morning.
Sau Yat thows a body shot but no joy.
Nygard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nygard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nygard misses with a hook.
Sau Yat motions for Nygard to come forward. Sau Yat throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nygard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sau Yat doesn't seem bothered though.
Sau Yat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sau Yat counters with a stiff right hand.
Leif Nygard is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Sau Yat misses.
Nygard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sau Yat doesn't seem bothered though.
Nygard cracks the inside of Sau Yat's front leg.
Nygard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sau Yat.
Nygard lands the left hand.
Nygard misses with a wild body shot.
Nygard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nygard lands a right hook to the body.
Sau Yat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygard works Sau Yat's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Nygard. Beautiful body shot.
Nygard swings for the body but Sau Yat moves out of range.
Nygard takes a swing at Sau Yat's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Sau Yat.
Nygard tries to keep at a distance but Sau Yat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leif Nygard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sau Yat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nygard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sau Yat working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Sau Yat fails to land.
Nygard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sau Yat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nygard pushes Sau Yat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sau Yat.
Sau Yat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nygard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Ta Sau Yat has been cut.
Nygard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nygard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sau Yat's defenses.
Nygard lands a nice elbow.
Sau Yat misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Nygard.
Sau Yat prevents a body shot from Nygard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nygard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nygard throws an elbow but misses.
Nygard blocks an uppercut.
Nygard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nygard tries a knee to the head but Sau Yat blocks it.
Sau Yat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nygard lands a nice uppercut.
Sau Yat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nygard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sau Yat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nygard trying to land knees to the body.
Sau Yat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nygard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nygard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nygard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sau Yat swings widly with a right hand
and Nygard counters with a good low kick that Sau Yat was not able to check.
Nygard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nygard looks to throw the jab but Sau Yat is out of range.
Nygard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sau Yat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ta Sau Yat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sau Yat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nygard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sau Yat on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leif Nygard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nygard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leif Nygard!
Leif Nygard gave a mention to Syndicate Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Titanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Ragnaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titanus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is To Glory. Ragnaar has chosen Wolfchant - Stormwolves as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Constantine Titanus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erik Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnaar needs to keep his hands up - Titanus had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Erik Ragnaar has been cut.
Titanus throws a leg kick
and Ragnaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Constantine Titanus has been cut.
Titanus throws a low kick but Ragnaar avoids it.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick that knocks Titanus off balance momentarily.
Ragnaar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Titanuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Titanus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Titanus throws out a loose jab but Ragnaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Titanus looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnaar is just out of range.
Titanus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Titanus connects with a single shot there.
Titanus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Titanus slips a straight right by Ragnaar.
Titanus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Titanus throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a jab when Titanus was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Titanus.
Constantine Titanus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Titanus.
Ragnaar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Titanus.
Nice uppercut there from Ragnaar.
Titanus throws a lazy right hand but Ragnaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Titanus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Constantine Titanus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Titanus as he checks the leg kick.
Titanus lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar misses with a straight left.
Ragnaar slips under a jab from Titanus.
Good exchange - Ragnaar coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Titanus missing with a left hand there. Ragnaar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ragnaar connects with a looping right hand.
Constantine Titanus's cut is getting worse.
A nice inside leg kick there by Titanus. That's going to slow Ragnaar down.
Ragnaar ducks under a wild hook from Titanus.
A jab from Ragnaar misses.
Titanus misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnaar checks a low kick from Titanus.
Titanus takes a swing at Ragnaar's ribcage but misses.
Ragnaar misses with a low kick.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Titanus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Titanus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ragnaar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ragnaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Titanus.
Titanus slips under a jab from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Titanus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ragnaar looks to land a body kick but Titanus moved away.
Titanus just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnaar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ragnaar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ragnaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Titanus.
Titanus dips to his left and cracks Ragnaar with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titanus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ragnaar. Ragnaar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That has opened up Erik Ragnaar's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Titanus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Titanus misses the shot to the body.
Ragnaar is looking to chop away at Titanus's legs.
Ragnaar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ragnaar throws a hook but Titanus avoids it easily.
Titanus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Titanus.
Titanus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ragnaar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Titanus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Titanus thows a body shot but no joy.
Titanus tries a head kick but it misses.
Ragnaar connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Constantine Titanus will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ragnaar throws a big shot that misses.
Titanus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Titanus misses with a leg kick
and Ragnaar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ragnaar misses with a head kick.
Titanus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ragnaar.
Titanus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnaar moves away.
Titanus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnaar can pounce on him.
Titanus throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnaar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Titanus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ragnaar is able to avoid easily.
Ragnaar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Titanus.
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!
Titanus connects with a body shot that sends Ragnaar's belly button to the back.
Titanus throws a right and a left that Ragnaar avoids nicely.
Titanus is looking to wear down Ragnaar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Titanus misses the body punch
and Ragnaar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Constantine Titanus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Titanus throws a lazy right hand but Ragnaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Titanus.
Titanus jabs Ragnaar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Titanus just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnaar moves out of range as Titanus strikes.
Ragnaar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Titanus slips under a jab.
Ragnaar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Titanus takes a swing at Ragnaar's ribcage but misses.
Titanus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnaar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ragnaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Titanus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ragnaar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ragnaar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Titanus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ragnaar moves out of range of the strikes.
Ragnaar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Titanus just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Titanus manages to avoid it.
Ragnaar misses with a hook.
Ragnaar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Titanus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ragnaar scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Titanus to the mat! Titanus manages to get full guard.
Titanus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ragnaar defends well.
Ragnaar landing some decent shots from guard.
Titanus keeping moving, preventing Ragnaar from controlling successfully.
Titanus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ragnaar is one step ahead there.
Ragnaar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Titanus's head.
Ragnaar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Titanus working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar trying to control but Titanus is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Titanus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ragnaar passes into side control.
Ragnaar stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ragnaar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ragnaar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ragnaar looks to land a combination but Titanus avoids it well.
Both fighters circling a little - Ragnaar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Ragnaar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Titanus has managed to clinch.
Ragnaar breaks the clinch.
Titanus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ragnaar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ragnaar throws a body punch but Titanus moves out of range.
Titanus throws out a leg kick but Ragnaar moves out of range and Titanus only half commits.
Ragnaar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Titanus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Titanus misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ragnaar.
Titanus 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.
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!
Ragnaar jabs Titanus right on the nose. Titanus blinks but takes it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ragnaar jabs Titanus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titanus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ragnaar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Titanus circles away quickly and effectively.
Titanus looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnaar is just out of range.
Ragnaar lands a lovely overhand right.
Jeez, Constantine Titanus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ragnaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnaar scores with a hook.
Titanus is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Constantine Titanus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Erik Ragnaar!
Erik Ragnaar is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Erik Ragnaar 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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