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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dai Vernon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Eastmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vernon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Eastmond comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nelly- Here Comes The Boom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dai Vernon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Eastmond!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vernon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eastmond defending well as Vernon loads up on a big left hand.
Vernon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eastmond shoots in and drives through. Vernon sprawls well.
Eastmond misses with a left hand
and Vernon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Eastmond fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vernon lands with a good body shot.
Vernon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eastmond.
Eastmond is looking to score with low kicks.
Eastmond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vernon.
Vernon lands a jab to Eastmond's midsection.
That kick from Eastmond tenderised Vernon's leg. Vernon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Eastmond works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vernon works the jab nicely.
Vernon moves away from the strike by Eastmond.
Vernon slips a jab and a cross from Eastmond.
Vernon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vernon tests Eastmond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vernon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastmond parries the strikes from Vernon easily there. Vernon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Eastmond to escape.
Vernon is trying to get an arm triangle but Eastmond is defending well.
The ground and pound from Vernon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vernon working the ground and pound but Eastmond is defending the strikes.
Vernon working the body and head with strikes.
Vernon is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vernon working the strikes but Eastmond uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Eastmond won't allow Vernon to pass to mount.
Eastmond blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vernon.
Vernon is trying to control. Eastmond wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Eastmond looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vernon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon is trying to control the action in half guard but Eastmond is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vernon prevents Eastmond from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dai Vernon.
Eastmond takes one to the side of the head.
Vernon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eastmond throws out a leg kick but Vernon moves out of range and Eastmond only half commits.
Ryan Eastmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vernon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eastmond walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vernon.
Decent striking displayed by Vernon there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond misses with a hook.
Vernon looks for the body kick but Eastmond saw that one coming.
Eastmond misses with a straight right.
Eastmond tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vernon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Eastmond somewhat.
Dai Vernon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Eastmond.
Eastmond swats away the attempt to clinch by Vernon.
Eastmond looks to land a right hand but Vernon moved out of range.
Eastmond throws a leg kick but Vernon moved away.
Vernon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eastmond's calf.
Eastmond misses with a lunging right hand
and Vernon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eastmond misses with a hook.
Eastmond takes a swing at Vernon's ribcage but misses.
Vernon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vernon scores with a head kick. Eastmond tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Eastmond.
Vernon throws a sloppy head kick and Eastmond moves out of range easily.
Eastmond walks into a stiff left hand from Vernon.
Vernon slips a jab and a cross from Eastmond.
Eastmond shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vernon as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Vernon dominated that round.
That's time! Vernon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Eastmond getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vernon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eastmond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice straight punches there by Vernon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vernon.
Eastmond slaps away a takedown attempt from Vernon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eastmond walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eastmond drops his hands momentarily and Vernon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vernon works Eastmond's body with a nice hook.
Vernon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eastmond swings for the body but Vernon moves out of range.
Vernon ducks under a wild hook from Eastmond.
Eastmond swings widly with a right hand
and Vernon counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eastmond shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vernon forces Eastmond back against the cage and clinches.
Eastmond misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vernon manages to break the clinch.
Eastmond closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vernon avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastmond darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vernon throws a low kick but Eastmond moves out of range easily.
Vernon avoids the body shot from Eastmond.
Vernon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Eastmond napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vernon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Vernon 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.
Vernon is trying to ground and pound but Eastmond uses the momentary lack of control by Vernon to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vernon wants to control but Eastmond is keeping him busy.
Vernon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Eastmond is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond tries to kick Vernon off in order to stand up. Vernon Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vernon is trying to ground and pound but Eastmond uses the momentary lack of control by Vernon to regain half guard.
Vernon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vernon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Eastmond is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vernon pulls his head out easily.
Eastmond is trying to get back to full guard.
Vernon is keen to just control but Eastmond is a slippery customer.
Vernon is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Eastmond is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dai Vernon!
Our winner, Dai Vernon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bako King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sione Finau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finau comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ninja Gaiden kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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289 lbs
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300 lbs
29 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bako King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sione Finau!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by King.
Sione Finau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Finau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Finau throws a leg kick that misses.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Finau but Finau pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Finau throws a quick inside leg kick.
King is breathing heavily.
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!
Finau keeps King at a distance using the push kick.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Finau misses the jab.
King tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Finau lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finau decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Finau trying to control from half guard but King is working away.
King looking for a kimura from the bottom but Finau passes into side control!
Finau scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at King to see if he's OK.
Finau landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
King struggling a bit here.
Finau slows the pace down.
King is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Finau's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finau 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.
Finau prevents King from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Finau seems content to control.
Finau is looking for a kimura but King is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Finau to get the leverage.
King taking some punishment here, with Finau in his half guard.
Finau lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
King is not content to let Finau control the position.
Finau is nestled in close to King, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King is refusing to be controlled, as Finau sits in half guard.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Finau lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
King is rocked!
Finau lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked King! More strikes land and this one is all over! Finau jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sione Finau!
After the big win, Sione Finau made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Supersize Me and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Johnny Storm could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Tatsuhiko Jr is predictable there
and Storm counters with a good, hard body kick but Tatsuhiko Jr shrugs it off.
Tatsuhiko Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Storm.
Tatsuhiko Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Storm tries to score with a low kick but Tatsuhiko Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Tatsuhiko Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tatsuhiko Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tatsuhiko Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Storm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tatsuhiko Jr takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
Tatsuhiko Jr manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Storm on his heels. He'll look to pass Storm's guard now, I'm sure.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tatsuhiko Jr won't allow Storm to get back to his feet.
Storm looking for a sweep. Not yet Storm, not yet.
Storm wants to stand and escape but Tatsuhiko Jr is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Storm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatsuhiko Jr wants to control from the top but Storm keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Storm throws the kick towards the body but Tatsuhiko Jr avoids it.
Storm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tatsuhiko Jr.
Tatsuhiko Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Storms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A low kick from Tatsuhiko Jr misses
and Storm counters with a one-two to the body.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a low kick but Storm moves out of range easily.
Tatsuhiko Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Tatsuhiko Jr.
Storm tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Storm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Storm sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab lands there for Storm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Tatsuhiko Jr misses
and Storm counters with a left and a right that stings Tatsuhiko Jr.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tatsuhiko Jr.
Tatsuhiko Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Storm throws a head kick but Tatsuhiko Jr moves out of range.
Storm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Storm thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tatsuhiko Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Storm moves out of range of the body kick from Tatsuhiko Jr.
Tatsuhiko Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Storm looks to land a body kick but Tatsuhiko Jr moved away.
Storm tries to land a front kick but Tatsuhiko Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tatsuhiko Jr blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a low kick but Tatsuhiko Jr avoids it.
A big right from Storm misses.
Tatsuhiko Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tatsuhiko Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Storm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tatsuhiko Jr.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a leg kick which misses Storm's front leg but catches the back leg as Storm tries to avoid it.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tatsuhiko Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tatsuhiko Jr walks into a left hand.
Storm throws a head kick but Tatsuhiko Jr moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Storm dips to his left and cracks Tatsuhiko Jr with an uppercut!
Storm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a body punch but Storm moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatsuhiko Jr misses with a low kick as Storm jumps back.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Storm blocks a leg kick.
Storm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Storm misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Storm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tatsuhiko Jr is trying to push Storm away but Storm has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Storm tries to throw a body punch but Tatsuhiko Jr avoids it by throwing Storm back against the cage.
Storm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 Johnny Storm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A low kick from Tatsuhiko Jr misses
letting Storm counter with a right hand.
Storm scores with a hook to the body. Tatsuhiko Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Storm.
Tatsuhiko Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Storm rather than just go for the knockout.
Storm sizes up Tatsuhiko Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Storm looks to land a combination but Tatsuhiko Jr avoids it well.
Storm lands a leg kick that knocks Tatsuhiko Jr off balance momentarily.
Storm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tatsuhiko Jr misses with a head kick.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a low kick but Storm avoids it.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Storm counters with a nice uppercut.
Tatsuhiko Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Storm misses with a series of wild punches.
Good work by Tatsuhiko Jr as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Tatsuhiko Jr.
Storm throws a hook but Tatsuhiko Jr avoids it easily.
Storm lands a nice shot that snaps Tatsuhiko Jr's head back.
Tatsuhiko Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Storm seems unphased.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tatsuhiko Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tatsuhiko Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
Storm checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnny Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm scores with a kick to the body.
Storm throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tatsuhiko Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Storm's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
Johnny Storm is winning the standup battle so far.
Storm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tatsuhiko Jr. That did some damage!
Storm thumps Tatsuhiko Jr with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm misses with a low kick.
Tatsuhiko Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tatsuhiko Jr scores with a hook to the body. Storm takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Storm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Storm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tatsuhiko Jr wants to slow Storm down by chopping away at his legs.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws the kick towards the body but Tatsuhiko Jr avoids it.
Tatsuhiko Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Storm avoids it really well and circles away.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws the kick towards the body but Storm avoids it.
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tatsuhiko Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Storm fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tatsuhiko Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr has been cut.
Tatsuhiko Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Storm checks it well.
Storm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Storm scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tatsuhiko Jr misses.
Storm defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tatsuhiko Jr.
Storm swings for the body but Tatsuhiko Jr moves out of range.
Tatsuhiko Jr is looking to chop away at Storm's legs.
Storm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Storm moves out of range as Tatsuhiko Jr throws a body kick.
Tatsuhiko Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Storm.
Storm swinging wildly here.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a low kick but Storm avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tatsuhiko Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Storm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tatsuhiko Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Storm throws a quick inside leg kick.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Tatsuhiko Jr.
Tatsuhiko Jr swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Storm on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tatsuhiko Jr checks a leg kick.
Storm takes a swing at Tatsuhiko Jr's ribcage but misses.
Storm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Storm misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr scores with a hook to the body. Storm takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatsuhiko Jr. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Tatsuhiko Jr misses
and Storm counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch but Tatsuhiko Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Storm lands with a kick to the ribs.
A swing and a miss from Storm.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Storm.
Storm moves out of range as Tatsuhiko Jr throws a body kick.
Storm scores with a jab to the head.
Tatsuhiko Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Storm is looking to land body kicks.
Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tatsuhiko Jr is able to avoid easily.
Tatsuhiko Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Storm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tatsuhiko Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tatsuhiko Jr.
Tatsuhiko Jr missing with a left hand there. Storm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Storm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tatsuhiko Jr. Tatsuhiko Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Storm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tatsuhiko Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tatsuhiko Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Storm counters with a nice kick to the body.
Storm blocks a low kick nicely.
Storm scores with a nice body kick.
Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a head kick that misses
and Storm counters with a head kick.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tatsuhiko Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tatsuhiko Jr.
Storm 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.
Storm takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Tatsuhiko Jr to work.
Tatsuhiko Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Storm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tatsuhiko Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tatsuhiko Jr shoots in for a takedown but Storm shows good takedown defense.
Johnny Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Storm - that will leave a mark!
Johnny Storm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tatsuhiko Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Storm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Storm.
Tatsuhiko Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Storm is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatsuhiko Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Storm circles away quickly and effectively.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a leg kick
and Storm counters with a stiff right hand.
Tatsuhiko Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Storm. That one must have hurt.
Storm with a nice cross.
Tatsuhiko Jr thows a leg kick but Storm checks it
and Tatsuhiko Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tatsuhiko Jr misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm moves out of range as Tatsuhiko Jr strikes.
A low kick from Tatsuhiko Jr misses
and Tatsuhiko Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Storm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Storm.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Storm, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Storm!
A victorious Johnny Storm thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall has chosen Warrior's Pride as his entrance music. Trey Marshall is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnie Ballantine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Trey Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballantine.
Ballantine lands a jab.
A good leg kick by Marshall.
Ballantine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall moves away.
Marshall rushes Ballantine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ballantine lands with a short shot to the head.
Marshall works on Ballantine's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Ballantine.
Marshall pushes Ballantine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballantine prevents a body shot from Marshall.
Ballantine tries to throw a body punch but Marshall avoids it by throwing Ballantine back against the cage.
Ballantine throws a punch but it's blocked by Marshall.
Ballantine struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballantine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ballantine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ballantine can't find room to land a body shot as Marshall controls the action.
Marshall takes a shot to the head.
Ballantine can't find room to land a body shot as Marshall controls the action.
Ballantine misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall cracks Ballantine with a nice body shot.
Ballantine is breathing heavily.
Marshall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ballantine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ballantine tries to throw a body punch but Marshall avoids it by throwing Ballantine back against the cage.
Marshall has a couple of punches blocked by Ballantine.
Ballantine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Marshall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marshall.
A body shot lands from Marshall.
Marshall can't find room to land a body shot as Ballantine controls the action.
Marshall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ballantine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marshall working aggressively here.
Marshall is working Ballantine over against the cage.
Marshall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ballantine prevents a body shot from Marshall.
Ballantine has a couple of punches blocked by Marshall.
Marshall works on Ballantine's body with a couple of short punches.
Marshall scores with a shot to the side of Ballantine's head.
Marshall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marshall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marshall cracks Ballantine with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Marshall has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ballantine to stand back up!
Ballantine is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oh Ballantine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marshall ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Ballantine out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trey Marshall!
Our winner, Trey Marshall, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee comes into the arena with Chumbawamba - Tubthumping blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcos Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee misses with a wild body shot.
Dee is looking to slow Duarte down with leg kicks.
Dee jabs Duarte right on the nose. Duarte blinks but takes it well.
Dee scores with a sloppy right hand. Duarte should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Dee. No joy for Duarte on that attempt.
Dee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duarte was well out of range. Poor timing from Dee.
Dee misses with a low kick.
Duarte takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duarte scores with a nice head shot.
Duarte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dee. Dee obviously looking to wear him down.
Tweedle Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duarte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Duarte thows a body shot but no joy.
Dee lands a jab.
Dee misses with a low kick as Duarte jumps back.
Duarte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee tries a low kick but Duarte avoids it.
Duarte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dee throws a leg kick
and Duarte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Duarte scores with a shot to the body.
Dee avoids the body shot from Duarte.
Duarte missing with a left hand there. Dee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duarte misses with a hook to the body
and Dee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dee misses with a hook.
Duarte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duarte scrambles back to his feet.
Duarte dives in and grabs Dee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dee pushes down on Duarte's head and hops out.
Duarte tries to move into range but Dee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Duarte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duarte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dee feints and then cracks Duarte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duarte down.
Dee stuns Duarte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Dee misses.
Dee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dee lands a nice hook to Duarte's body. Duarte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dee lands a nice shot to the body.
Tweedle Dee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dee lands a nice shot to the body.
Dee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dee loads up on a big right hand but Duarte slips the punch.
Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Dee misses
and Duarte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duarte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Duarte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duarte tries to clinch but Dee moves out of range.
Dee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duarte.
Dee throws a body punch but Duarte moves out of range.
Dee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Duarte tries for a takedown but Dee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tweedle Dee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Duarte.
Duarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dee lands a nice shot that snaps Duarte's head back.
Duarte is rocked!
BOOM! Dee lands a beautiful left hook that drops Duarte. Duarte tries to recover but Dee is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Duarte lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tweedle Dee!
Tweedle Dee retains his middleweight title!
Tweedle Dee took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Syndicate Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Sykloni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes comes into the arena with Flight of Icarus blaring out of the sound system. Sykloni has chosen David Arkenstone - Carrickfergus as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khalid Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Sykloni!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by Sykloni.
Sykloni avoids the body shot from Hayes.
Hayes loads up on a big right hand but Sykloni slips the punch.
Hayes misses with a body kick.
Sykloni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hayes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sykloni throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Sykloni drops his hands momentarily and Hayes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Sami Sykloni has been cut.
Hayes throws the kick towards the body but Sykloni avoids it.
Hayes just misses with a punch to the body.
Sykloni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hayes doesn't seem bothered though.
Sykloni swings for the body but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes misses with a double jab.
Sykloni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hayes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hayes thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sykloni swings for the body but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes tries to sprawl but Sykloni drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hayes is trying to maintain the position but Sykloni is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykloni content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sykloni is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hayes is just riding it out for now. Sykloni eventually gives up the hold.
Hayes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hayes is trying to stand up here but Sykloni is controlling him well.
Sykloni throwing shots but Hayes is blocking nicely.
Hayes is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes trying to hold on to Sykloni's head to control him but Sykloni postures up.
Sykloni not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hayes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sykloni wants to pass the guard but Hayes is keeping the position.
Sykloni stays in close to Hayes's body and controls the position.
Sykloni looking to pass the guard.
Hayes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sykloni looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hayes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sykloni lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hayes wants to sweep but no luck.
Hayes controls Sykloni momentarily but Sykloni frees himself.
Sykloni won't allow Hayes to sweep him here.
Sykloni wants to pass the guard but Hayes is keeping the position.
Sykloni throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hayes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sykloni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hayes at a distance.
Sykloni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sykloni thuds a left hand into Hayes's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Sykloni blocks the leg kick.
Sykloni scores with the left hand. Hayes knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sykloni is looking to land body kicks.
Hayes takes a swing at Sykloni's ribcage but misses.
Hayes throws a solid leg kick but Sykloni takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hayes.
Hayes wants to land a leg kick but Sykloni is out of range.
Sykloni digs a good hook to Hayes's body.
Hayes swings for the body but Sykloni moves out of range.
Hayes throws a hook but Sykloni avoids it easily.
Sykloni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hayes's sensitive parts.
Sykloni just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Hayes coming out on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Sykloni is just out of range.
Hayes throws an overhand right that lands on Sykloni's shoulder, as Sykloni tries to avoid the shot.
Hayes misses with an uppercut. Sykloni saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Sykloni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Sykloni's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hayes throws a front kick aimed at Sykloni's knee but Sykloni avoids it well.
Sykloni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sykloni lands with a nice combination. Hayes backs away looking to recover.
Hayes misses with a hook. Sykloni ducked under it nicely.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes throws a head kick but Sykloni moves out of range.
Hayes throws a body punch but Sykloni moves out of range.
Sykloni tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sykloni.
Sykloni throws a sloppy head kick and Hayes moves out of range easily.
Sykloni misses with a body shot.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Sykloni is just out of range.
Sykloni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sykloni looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Sykloni misses with a body shot.
Sykloni's corner calls for a 1-2. Sykloni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sykloni thuds his right hand into Hayes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykloni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hayes lands with a right hand.
Hayes is looking to wear down Sykloni with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
Hayes checks a low kick from Sykloni.
Sykloni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sykloni misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Sykloni throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sykloni scores with a hook.
Sykloni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
Sykloni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sykloni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hayes takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Sykloni does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Sykloni finds it's target.
Sykloni cracks Hayes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hayes.
Hayes tries to move into range but Sykloni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sykloni lands a jab to Hayes's midsection.
Sykloni has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hayes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sykloni misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Sykloni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sykloni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hayes.
Sykloni is looking to score with low kicks.
Hayes throws a sloppy head kick and Sykloni moves out of range easily.
Sykloni getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sykloni.
Hayes tried to score with a low kick but Sykloni checks it.
Hayes looks for the body kick but Sykloni saw that one coming.
Sami Sykloni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayes moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hayes misses the target.
Hayes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sykloni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sykloni swings for the body but Hayes moves out of range.
Sykloni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sykloni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hayes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sykloni.
Hayes throws a sloppy body shot
and Sykloni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sykloni tries a low kick but Hayes avoids it.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
Khalid Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sykloni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sykloni moves out of range of the strikes.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sykloni manages to avoid it.
Sykloni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hayes on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni checks a low kick from Hayes.
Sykloni looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hayes.
Sykloni advances to half guard.
Sykloni wants to free his trapped foot but Hayes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sykloni seems to be looking for submissions.
Hayes is looking to control Sykloni's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hayes avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Sykloni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sami Sykloni's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sykloni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hayes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hayes 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 Sykloni has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sykloni and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hayes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sykloni misses with a looping left.
Hayes throws a low kick, looking for Sykloni's leg but Sykloni calmly moves out of range.
Sykloni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hayes.
Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sykloni.
Hayes connects with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sykloni.
Sykloni connects with a body shot that sends Hayes's belly button to the back.
Sykloni throws a low kick but Hayes avoids it.
Hayes avoids the head kick by Sykloni.
Sykloni lands with a right hand.
Hayes scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykloni just misses with a punch to the body.
Sykloni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes works Sykloni's body with a nice hook.
Sykloni takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
Sykloni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hayes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sykloni makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hayes really felt that one!
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sykloni throws out the jab.
Hayes tries to move into range but Sykloni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sykloni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sykloni thuds his shin into the meat of Hayes's side.
Sykloni lands a nice looking body shot.
Sykloni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hayes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hayes is looking to chop away at Sykloni's legs.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes misses with a leg kick.
Hayes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sykloni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
Khalid Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni looks for the body kick but Hayes saw that one coming.
Hayes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hayes moves out of range of the body kick from Sykloni.
Hayes moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes throws a low kick but Sykloni moves out of range easily.
Hayes jabs Sykloni right on the nose. Sykloni blinks but takes it well.
Sykloni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hayes at a distance.
Hayes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sykloni.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sykloni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hayes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sykloni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hayes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab by Hayes.
Sykloni checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hayes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hayes throws a shot from downtown. Sykloni moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni lands a nice hook to Hayes's body. Hayes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sykloni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sykloni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sami Sykloni is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Sykloni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sykloni moves out of range of the body kick from Hayes.
Sykloni cracks Hayes with a good jab.
Sykloni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayes circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Sykloni.
Sykloni checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Hayes.
A solid body kick from Hayes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sykloni.
Sykloni lands a jab to Hayes's midsection.
Sykloni misses with an uppercut. Hayes saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sykloni counters with a leg kick.
Sykloni cracks Hayes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Sykloni coming out on top.
Hayes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sykloni.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Hayes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sykloni scores with a head kick.
Sykloni moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sykloni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sykloni throws out a powerful jab.
Donk. Sykloni catches Hayes right on the button with a cross.
Sykloni connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Sykloni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sykloni 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Sykloni!
A relieved looking Sami Sykloni thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merrick Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pay Attention (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane comes to the cage accompanied by Blood Sugar - Pendulum. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pay Attention was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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309 lbs
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291 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Merrick Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pay Attention!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attention looks to score with a jab to the body but Kane is just out of range.
Kane sizes up Attention with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Attention scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane slips under a jab.
Kane scores with a leg kick.
Attention closes the distance and pushes Kane back into the cage.
Attention misses with some punches.
Attention throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
Kane tries to throw a body punch but Attention avoids it by throwing Kane back against the cage.
Attention misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kane struggles to land a body shot inside as Attention controls his hands.
Kane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Attention blocks a body shot from Kane.
Attention blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Attention - that landed with a thud.
Kane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Attentions head.
Attention misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attention lands a right hand.
Attention tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kane's elbow.
Attention tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kane misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Attention fails to land.
Kane stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Attention tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kane lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Kane.
Kane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Attention.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kane trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Attention tries to work over Kane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kane is struggling to control the position.
Attention fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kane tries to land knees in the clinch but Attention avoids the damage to the body.
Kane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Attention.
Attention throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
Kane tries to work over Attention's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Attention throws a head punch that misses.
Attention misses with some punches.
Attention doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Attention misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kane landing knees to the head.
Kane tries to land knees in the clinch but Attention avoids the damage to the body.
Attention throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kanes head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Attention fails to land.
Attention blocks a body shot from Kane.
Attention tries to work over Kane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Attention has a couple of punches blocked by Kane.
Kane misses with a body punch.
Attention has a couple of punches blocked by Kane.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Attention has a couple of punches blocked by Kane.
Kane blocks an uppercut.
Attention digs a right hand underneath Kane's ribcage. Kane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Attention blocks a body shot from Kane.
Kane misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Attention.
Attention misses with a short punch on the inside.
Attention prevents a body shot from Kane.
Kane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Attention.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Attention lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kane misses with a body punch.
Attention swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Kane.
Attention prevents a body shot from Kane.
Attention doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Attention backwards.
Kane lands a good knee to the midsection. Attention won't want to take too many of those.
Kane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Attention is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Attention - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Attention misses with the head strike.
Kane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Attention goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Attention fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pay Attention will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Attention swings widly with a right hand
and Kane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Attention counters with a straight right hand.
Kane misses with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Kane finds it's target.
Attention throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Attention throws an overhand right that lands on Kane's shoulder, as Kane tries to avoid the shot.
Attention misses with an uppercut. Kane saw that one coming.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Attention. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kane slips a straight right by Attention.
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Kane connects with a crisp jab.
Attention throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attention avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Attention punishes Kane's body with a nice straight punch.
Attention throws a jab when Kane was well out of range.
Attention swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Attention was well out of range. Poor timing from Kane.
Kane throws a front kick aimed at Attention's knee but Attention avoids it well.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Attention momentarily.
Attention lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Kane.
Attention fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kane manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attention misses with the combination.
Kane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Attention misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kane. Attention does a little dance to reset his feet.
Attention keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Attention misses with an uppercut
and Kane counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kane has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kane slips a straight right by Attention.
Attention just misses with a punch to the body.
Kane swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Attention counters with a straight right hand.
Attention takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Merrick Kane is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Attention's sensitive parts.
Kane is looking to wear down Attention with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Attention is breathing heavily.
Attention is looking to clinch.
Attention misses with an uppercut.
Kane looks to throw the jab but Attention is out of range.
Attention throws a good cross that connects.
Attention lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Attention keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Attention throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kane lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Attention looks to land a right hand but Kane moved out of range.
Kane misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a leg kick that knocks Attention off balance momentarily.
Kane throws a good cross that connects.
Attention misses with a few strikes there.
Kane misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Attention throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Attention tries to bum rush Kane with a series of wild strikes but Kane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Attention manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kane cracks Attention with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Attention rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merrick Kane dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Attention.
Attention dodges the punch combination from Kane.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
Attention 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.
Kane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kane misses with a looping left.
Attention is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kane throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Attention missing with a left hand there. Kane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Attention.
Kane lands the left hand.
Attention is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attention throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kane throws a body punch but Attention moves out of range.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch but Attention swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Attention throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Attention throws a right and a left that both miss.
Attention pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Attention blocks a head kick by Kane.
Kane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Attention manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attention fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kane, pushing him back against the cage.
Attention throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
Attention works on Kane's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Attention fails to land.
Kane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Attention backwards.
Attention managing to block the knees to the body from Kane.
Attention struggles to land a body shot inside as Kane controls his hands.
Kane prevents a body shot from Attention.
Kane putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Attention in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Attention makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pay Attention seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Attention lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kane prevents a body shot from Attention.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Attention.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Attention swings wildly with an uppercut but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Kane - that landed with a thud.
Attention misses with a short punch on the inside.
Attention blocks a body shot from Kane.
Kane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Attention working aggressively here.
Kane looking to throw knees to the head but Attention is blocking nicely.
Attention working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kane tries a body shot but Attention blocks it.
Kane misses with a knee strike.
Attention tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Attention swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane tries a body shot but Attention blocks it.
Attention works on Kane's body with a couple of short punches.
Attention misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Attention fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Attention lands a nice uppercut.
Kane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Attention misses with a hook from the clinch.
Attention tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kane.
Kane blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Attention has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Attention fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Merrick Kane.
I think Kane 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merrick Kane!
After winning the bout, Merrick Kane thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between AL Lickertwat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Dettman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dettman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nazareth - Hair of the Dog. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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146 lbs
20 - 1 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, AL Lickertwat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Dettman!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dettman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lickertwat throws out the jab.
Dettman slips a jab from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lickertwat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lickertwat fails to land the takedown.
Dettman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dettman throws a leg kick but Lickertwat sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dettman tries to clinch but Lickertwat is having none of it.
A lazy left from Lickertwat finds it's target.
Lickertwat shoots in for a takedown but Dettman shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lickertwat is defended easily by Dettman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AL Lickertwat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Lickertwat misses the target.
Dettman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lickertwat's sensitive parts.
Dettman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dettman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lickertwat throws a body punch but Dettman moves out of range.
Lickertwat tries to keep at a distance but Dettman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lickertwat takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lickertwat.
Dettman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lickertwat misses with a body punch.
Lickertwat working aggressively here.
Dettman misses with the head strike.
Dettman is leaning against Lickertwat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lickertwat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dettman.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dettman.
Dettman avoids the elbow strike from Lickertwat, against the cage.
Dettman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dettman lands a hook that snaps the head of Lickertwat backwards.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lickertwat avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lickertwat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dettman.
Lickertwat is breathing heavily.
Dettman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lickertwat is defending well for now.
Dettman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dettman has Lickertwat pressed against the cage, preventing Lickertwat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dettman landing knees to the head.
It looks like AL Lickertwat has been cut.
Dettman is pressed up against the cage. Lickertwat has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dettman down to the mat. Dettman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dettman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lickertwat is rocked!
Dettman rushes Lickertwat and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Lickertwat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dettman has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Lickertwat - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Dettman, and another! Lickertwat is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bobby Dettman! Bobby Dettman retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Bobby Dettman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dr Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen Bang - By Barry Scott as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Barry Scott has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dr Gonzo's chin.
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Gonzo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Scott!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gonzo looks to land a right hand but Scott moved out of range.
Scott lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scott walks into a straight right hand from Gonzo.
Scott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gonzo misses with an uppercut
and Scott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Scott scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Scott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gonzo dives in and grabs Scott's left leg, looking for a takedown. Scott pushes down on Gonzo's head and hops out.
Scott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Scott with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Scott. That snapped Gonzo's head back.
Gonzo is rocked!
Scott lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Gonzo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzo seems to have got his legs back now.
Gonzo throws a front kick aimed at Scott's knee but Scott avoids it well.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scott.
Gonzo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice sprawl there from Gonzo as Scott shoots in.
Scott scores with a leg kick.
Scott throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzo misses with a hook.
Gonzo lands a leg kick that knocks Scott off balance momentarily.
Scott blocks a leg kick.
Gonzo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gonzo wants to land a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Scott keeps Gonzo at a distance using the push kick.
Gonzo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Scott makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dr Gonzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott throws a lazy head kick
and Gonzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scott misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo misses with a head kick.
Gonzo throws a body kick that misses.
Scott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzo throws out the jab.
Scott jabs Gonzo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gonzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gonzo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Scott's head.
Scott feints a jab promting Gonzo to slip. Scott then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gonzo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Scott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scott throws a leg kick but Gonzo checks it.
Gonzo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scott scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gonzo misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Scott misses with a double jab.
Gonzo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Scott to the ground. Gonzo is now in Scott's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gonzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzo is one step ahead there.
Gonzo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scott wants to sweep but no luck.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Gonzo from controlling successfully.
Gonzo is looking to work some ground and pound but Scott has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scott is keeping the position for now.
Gonzo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzo with a nice head shot there.
Gonzo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gonzo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scott is keeping the position for now.
Scott manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzo is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Scott dominated that round.
That's time! Gonzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gonzo fails to land the takedown.
Scott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Gonzo misses with an uppercut.
Scott misses with a straight left.
Gonzo is looking to land body kicks.
Scott tries for a takedown but Gonzo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gonzo scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gonzo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Scott misses the body punch
and Gonzo counters with an inside leg kick.
Scott fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scott thows a body shot but no joy.
Scott connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Scott blocks the leg kick.
Scott checks a leg kick.
Gonzo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Scott slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gonzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzo.
Gonzo scores with a jab to the head.
Scott throws a body punch but Gonzo moves out of range.
Scott lands a nice looking body shot.
Gonzo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A lazy left from Scott finds it's target.
Gonzo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Scott did well to prevent Gonzo getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Scott trying to keep a closed guard but Gonzo is proving a slippery customer.
Scott wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott wants to sweep but no luck.
Scott not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo looking to sit in guard and control but Scott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gonzo wants to sweep but no luck.
Scott is posturing up here but Gonzo has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Scott tries to roll out but it's too tight and Scott has to tap! Slick submission there by Gonzo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dr Gonzo!
Dr Gonzo is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce has chosen I want it all as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Powers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers scores with a sloppy right hand. Bruce should have avoided that one.
Bruce blocks the body kick.
Bruce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Powers. That one must have hurt.
Powers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruce.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruce.
Powers slaps away a takedown attempt from Bruce, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Powers. That snapped Bruce's head back.
It looks like Simon Bruce has been cut.
Bruce misses with a series of wild punches.
Powers misses with a leg kick
letting Bruce counter with a right hand.
A cross from Bruce lands.
Bruce fails to land the takedown.
Powers tries to bum rush Bruce with a series of wild strikes but Bruce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bruce takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bruce feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers controlling the position.
Powers wants to stand but Bruce is controlling the position.
Powers looking to control.
Powers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powers controlling Bruce's posture.
Powers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Austin Powers wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bruce misses with a few strikes there.
Bruce shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bruce showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Powers's head.
Bruce lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bruce seems to be working for a kimura but Powers defends the submission attempt.
Bruce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Powers's head.
Bruce winds up and cracks Powers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce is pressing down on Powers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Powers is holding on for now.
Nice strikes from Bruce there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is controlling the pace.
Bruce prevents Powers from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Bruce seems content to control.
Bruce is keen to just control but Powers is a slippery customer.
Powers is doing well to control the position and prevent Bruce from advancing to side control.
Bruce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Simon Bruce wasn't active enough on the ground.
Powers ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruce.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Powers.
Powers sizes up Bruce with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bruce dives in and grabs Powers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Powers pushes down on Bruce's head and hops out.
Austin Powers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Bruce.
Bruce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Powers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powers lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce throws a head kick but Powers moves out of range.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powers moves away.
Powers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Powers wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce throws a hook but Powers avoids it easily.
Powers misses with a right hand
and Bruce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bruce lands with a straight right. Powers didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Powers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Bruce's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Powers throws a hook to the side of Bruce's head but Bruce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Powers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Powers lands a jab to the head.
Powers throws a low kick but Bruce avoids it.
Powers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bruce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Powers throws out the jab.
Bruce misses with a left hand
and Powers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bruce connects with a body shot that sends Powers's belly button to the back.
Powers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice takedown defense from Powers. No joy for Bruce on that attempt.
Powers checks a leg kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bruce 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Powers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Austin Powers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Powers checks a leg kick.
Powers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Powers is looking to score with low kicks.
Powers throws a chopping leg kick but Bruce manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bruce scores with a hook to the body. Powers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good leg kick by Powers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Powers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Powers takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Powers!
Powers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bruce circles away quickly and effectively.
Powers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bruce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Powers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bruce fakes the leg kick and cracks Powers in the body.
Powers throws a series of strikes that have Bruce backpedaling.
Powers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bruce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Powers scores with a jab to the head.
Powers looks to land a left hand but Bruce moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers dodges the punch combination from Bruce.
Bruce sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bruce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powers scores with a head kick. Bruce tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Bruce moves out of range easily.
Austin Powers is winning the standup battle so far.
Powers fails to land with a series of punches.
Powers pushes Bruce away with a front kick.
Powers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruce.
Powers throws a low kick but Bruce avoids it.
Bruce scores with a nice head shot.
Powers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruce manages to avoid it.
Powers throws a leg kick but Bruce sees it coming and moves out of range.
Powers is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Powers.
Bruce connects with a good right hand that stumbles Powers. Powers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Powers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bruce counters with a good low kick that Powers was not able to check.
Powers moves out of range of the strikes.
Powers motions for Bruce to come forward. Powers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Powers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruce.
No joy there for Bruce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Powers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruce.
Powers misses with a straight left.
Powers stuffs the takedown attempt from Bruce. Bruce gets slowly back to his feet.
Austin Powers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Bruce.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bruce checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Powers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Powers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simon Bruce's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Powers lands a nice looking body shot.
Powers connects with an inside leg kick.
Bruce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Powers - just one landing.
Powers misses with a looping right.
Bruce checks a leg kick.
Powers scores with a spinning back kick!
Powers tests Bruce's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce misses with an uppercut. Powers saw that one coming.
Powers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Powers lands with a hook. Bruce tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Powers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bruce's hands.
Bruce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Powers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers lands a big right hand that sends Bruce crashing to the mat! Powers stays standing though and waves Bruce back to his feet!
Bruce is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Powers.
Bruce is still on wobbly legs! Can Powers finish him?
Powers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce seems to have recovered his senses.
Powers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bruce can do to turn this around?
Powers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Powers breaks the clinch.
Bruce has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Powers.
Bruce takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bruce fails to land the takedown.
Powers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Powers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bruce checks it well.
Powers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruce.
Powers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Powers.
Powers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Powers, right into the meat.
Powers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Powers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powers cracks Bruce with an open hand slap.
Powers misses with a body punch
and Bruce counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Powers!
Bruce punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by Bruce there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bruce punishing his opponent with strikes.
Powers gets back to half guard.
Bruce decides to stand up.
Powers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powers moves away.
Powers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws the left hand but Powers avoids the punch easily.
Bruce is looking to slow Powers down with leg kicks.
Powers works Bruce's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Bruce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruce's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powers looks to land a combination but Bruce avoids it well.
Bruce just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruce misses with a leg kick
and Powers counters with a body kick.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Bruce moves out of range easily.
Powers wants to land a leg kick but Bruce is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powers moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruce swinging wildly here.
Bruce moves out of range as Powers throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Powers clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Bruce'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.
Good leg kick by Bruce there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bruce avoids the body shot from Powers.
Powers throws a wild body kick that Bruce sees coming a mile off.
Bruce throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Powers. That snapped Bruce's head back.
Powers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruce.
A head kick misses from Powers.
Powers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bruce avoids the body shot from Powers.
A big left from Powers misses.
Bruce slips under a jab.
Powers throws a head kick but Bruce moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruce.
Powers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Powers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bruce.
Powers throws the kick towards the body but Bruce avoids it.
Powers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce avoids the head kick by Powers.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Powers checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powers. Bruce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Powers wants it to stay on the feet.
Bruce circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bruce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Powers but Powers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Austin Powers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Bruce.
Powers misses with a body kick.
Bruce takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Powers takes a swing at Bruce's ribcage but misses.
Powers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Powers.
Powers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powers cracks Bruce with a good jab.
Bruce tries for a takedown but Powers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a looping overhand right but Powers ducks down to avoid it.
Powers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bruce works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Powers misses with a wild combination.
Bruce lands a leg kick that knocks Powers off balance momentarily.
Bruce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Powers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Powers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce throws a front kick aimed at Powers's knee but Powers avoids it well.
Powers throws a low kick, looking for Bruce's leg but Bruce calmly moves out of range.
Bruce walks into a stiff left hand from Powers.
Powers looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruce is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Powers misses with a body shot.
Bruce takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Powers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powers. Bruce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powers leaves Bruce with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce lands a jab to the nose.
Bruce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powers circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce shoots for a takedown but Powers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Powers. That snapped Bruce's head back.
Bruce throws a leg kick but Powers checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Powers had his way with Simon Bruce in that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Bruce's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bruce throws a hook to the side of Powers's head but Powers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Powers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Powers, right into the meat.
Bruce bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bruce throwing strikes but Powers manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bruce tries to bench press Powers off him but Powers keeps the position.
Powers stands up.
Powers misses with a low kick.
Bruce blocks a head kick by Powers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers misses the jab.
Bruce looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bruce throws a strike but Powers avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruce throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruce scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bruce lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bruce throws a big elbow that misses.
Powers is looking to stand up but Bruce isn't so interested in that idea.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce connects with a couple of short punches.
Simon Bruce has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce throws an elbow that misses. Powers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bruce's guard. Nice move by Powers!
Powers postures up.
Powers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Austin Powers wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Powers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Powers throws a push kick but Bruce slaps the foot to one side.
Bruce throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Powers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bruce looks to score with a jab to the body but Powers is just out of range.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bruce working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Powers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bruce looking to sit in guard and control but Powers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Powers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce wants to sweep here but Powers controlling him for the moment.
Austin Powers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Austin Powers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bruce's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Powers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bruce scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Bruce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Powers 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Powers!
Austin Powers retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Austin Powers 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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