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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Fuck Tito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodney Blake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodney Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Fuck Tito!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuck Tito's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blake under the eye.
Fuck Tito throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
A big left from Fuck Tito misses.
Blake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fuck Tito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blake.
Fuck Tito misses with an uppercut.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Fuck Tito misses the target.
Blake slips under a jab.
Blake is looking to chop away at Fuck Tito's legs.
Blake avoids a kick to the body.
Fuck Tito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Fuck Tito uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blake swings for the body but Fuck Tito moves out of range.
Fuck Tito looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Fuck Tito defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Fuck Tito fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blake lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blake motions for Fuck Tito to come forward. Blake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fuck Tito fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blake on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake throws a chopping leg kick but Fuck Tito manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blake avoids the body shot from Fuck Tito.
Blake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rodney Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Fuck Tito.
Fuck Tito checks a leg kick nicely.
Blake throws the left hand but Fuck Tito avoids the punch easily.
Fuck Tito scores with a shot to the body.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blake lands a nice shot that snaps Fuck Tito's head back.
It looks like Chuck Fuck Tito has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blake.
Blake misses with a two punch combination.
Fuck Tito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake moves away from the strike by Fuck Tito.
Nice defenses there by Fuck Tito.
Fuck Tito avoids the body shot from Blake.
Fuck Tito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Fuck Tito is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuck Tito is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blake.
Fuck Tito pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fuck Tito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Fuck Tito throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Fuck Tito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake throws a body punch but Fuck Tito moves out of range.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuck Tito.
Fuck Tito takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Fuck Tito connects with a nice looking jab.
Blake throws a leg kick but Fuck Tito moved away.
Blake is looking to wear down Fuck Tito with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fuck Tito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blake scores with a decent looking hook.
Blake darts in and clinches Fuck Tito up against the cage.
Blake scores with a shot to the side of Fuck Tito's head.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Blake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Blake tries to circle away but Fuck Tito has him pinned against the cage.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Fuck Tito blocking some punches.
Fuck Tito's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blake working aggressively here.
Fuck Tito leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fuck Tito.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fuck Tito.
Fuck Tito misses with a punch to the body.
Fuck Tito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fuck Tito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuck Tito goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blake prevents it.
Blake lands a right hand.
Fuck Tito has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blake after a bit of a struggle.
Blake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fuck Tito backwards.
Fuck Tito throws a head punch that misses.
Fuck Tito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Fuck Tito.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuck Tito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fuck Titos head.
Fuck Tito scores with a shoulder strike.
Fuck Tito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake working aggressively here.
Blake is pressed up against the cage. Fuck Tito has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blake down to the mat. Blake avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rodney Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Fuck Tito.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuck Tito moves away.
Fuck Tito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Blake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Fuck Tito's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blake throws a body punch but Fuck Tito moves out of range.
Blake takes a swing at Fuck Tito's ribcage but misses.
Fuck Tito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fuck Tito moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Blake lands a head shot.
Fuck Tito scores with a shot to the body.
Blake darts in trying to clinch
and Fuck Tito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuck Tito connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fuck Tito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake cracks a nice hook into Fuck Tito's ribs.
Blake closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fuck Tito counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuck Tito throws a jab but it's blocked by Blake.
Blake dodges the punch combination from Fuck Tito.
Blake misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuck Tito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fuck Tito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake throws a leg kick but Fuck Tito sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blake throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fuck Tito.
Blake punishes Fuck Tito's body with a nice straight punch.
Blake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fuck Tito.
Blake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fuck Tito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fuck Tito checks a leg kick nicely.
Blake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fuck Tito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuck Tito.
Blake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fuck Tito is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake closes the distance and clinches.
Fuck Tito is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him?
Blake misses with some punches.
Fuck Tito struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fuck Tito tries to work over Blake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fuck Tito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fuck Tito blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Fuck Tito fails to land.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fuck Tito blocks an uppercut.
Fuck Tito blocks an uppercut.
Blake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fuck Tito is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Blake doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Fuck Tito crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Fuck Tito's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rodney Blake!
A very excited looking Rodney Blake made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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220 lbs
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World class MT
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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
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mario Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Ferrari is predictable there
and Ciprut makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ciprut takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ciprut is looking to clinch.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Ferrari is having none of it.
Ciprut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ferrari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferrari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferrari looks to land a right hand but Ciprut moved out of range.
Ferrari throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ferrari wants to land a leg kick but Ciprut is out of range.
Ferrari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferrari tries to land a front kick but Ciprut steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ferrari jabs Ciprut to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Ciprut takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ferrari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ciprut. That did some damage!
Ferrari throws a low kick but Ciprut moves out of range easily.
Ciprut tries to move into range but Ferrari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari is looking to slow Ciprut down with leg kicks.
Ferrari misses with a hook
and Ciprut counters with a body kick that stops Ferrari in his tracks momentarily.
Ferrari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ciprut chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferrari can pounce on him.
Ferrari is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ciprut is breathing heavily.
Ferrari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ferrari closes the distance and clinches.
Ciprut misses with a body punch.
Ciprut tries to work over Ferrari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciprut stalls.
Ferrari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
Ferrari missing with knees to the body.
Ciprut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ferrari lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ferrari tries to circle away but Ciprut has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferrari lands a left hand.
Ciprut with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ferrari slows down the pace here.
Ciprut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A shot in the inside from Ferrari.
A knee to the head by Ferrari.
Ferrari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ciprut goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferrari lands a nice knee to the body.
Ciprut blocks the elbow strike.
Ciprut throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ferrari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferrari keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari rushes Ciprut and presses him up against the cage.
Ferrari lands a knee to the body.
Ferrari lands an uppercut.
Ferrari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ferrari misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ferrari.
Ferrari lands a right hand.
Ciprut takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Kingsley Ciprut has been cut.
Ferrari holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ferrari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciprut.
Nice elbow from Ferrari.
Come on Ciprut - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ferrari blocks an elbow strike from Ciprut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ferrari avoids a wild elbow strike from Ciprut.
Ciprut can't find room to land a body shot as Ferrari controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ciprut as Ferrari tries to tie him up.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferrari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ciprut doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferrari blocks an uppercut.
Ferrari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ciprut stalling the fight.
Ciprut misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferrari is struggling to control the position.
Ciprut can't find room to land a body shot as Ferrari controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Ferrari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kingsley Ciprut's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ferrari has closed the distance and engaged Ciprut in a clinch.
Ciprut misses with a punch on the inside.
Ciprut's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ciprut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferrari breaks the clinch.
Ferrari throws a shot from downtown. Ciprut moves away and avoids it.
Mario Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciprut goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mario Ferrari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferrari connects with a crisp jab.
Ferrari throws a low kick but Ciprut avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferrari.
Ciprut tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ciprut chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferrari can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ferrari, as that shot connected.
Ferrari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferrari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ferrari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ciprut is rocked!
Ferrari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Ciprut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ferrari looks for the body kick but Ciprut saw that one coming.
Ferrari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ciprut seems to have got his legs back now.
Ferrari closes the distance and clinches.
Ciprut swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferrari.
Ferrari scores with a shot to the side of Ciprut's head.
Ferrari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ciprut misses with a punch to the body.
Ferrari lands an elbow inside that Ciprut shrugs off.
Ferrari trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrari blocks a body shot from Ciprut.
Ferrari tries a body shot but Ciprut blocks it.
Ferrari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ciprut blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferrari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ferrari leaning against his opponent.
Ferrari lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ferrari.
Ferrari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ciprut goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ciprut tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferrari tries to land knees in the clinch but Ciprut avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ferrari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ferrari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ciprut tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferrari's elbow.
Ferrari blocks an elbow strike from Ciprut.
Ferrari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ferrari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferrari scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ferrari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ciprut's brow.
A shot in the inside from Ferrari.
Ciprut lands a good knee to the midsection. Ferrari won't want to take too many of those.
Ciprut misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ciprut lands a good knee to the midsection. Ferrari won't want to take too many of those.
Ciprut lands a body shot.
Ciprut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ferrari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferrari.
Ciprut managing to block the knees to the body from Ferrari.
Ferrari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ciprut lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari looking to throw knees to the head but Ciprut is blocking nicely.
Ferrari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ciprut misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferrari blocking some punches.
Ferrari wants to break free but Ciprut has control.
Ferrari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kingsley Ciprut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ciprut is looking to slow Ferrari down with leg kicks.
Ciprut checks a leg kick.
Ferrari throws a front kick aimed at Ciprut's knee but Ciprut avoids it well.
Ciprut is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ferrari misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrari throws a combination. Ciprut tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ciprut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Ciprut blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Ferrari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kingsley Ciprut'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. This is the final round!
Ciprut closes the distance and clinches.
Ferrari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferrari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Ferrari tenderised Ciprut's leg. Ciprut is trying to keep his angry face on.
A swing and a miss from Ferrari.
Ciprut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferrari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ferrari tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferrari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ciprut has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ciprut there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ferrari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ciprut.
Ciprut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferrari.
Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferrari.
Ferrari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ciprut's hands.
Ciprut moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ferrari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ciprut's brow.
Mario Ferrari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ciprut avoids a wild elbow strike from Ferrari.
Ciprut taking a breather.
Ferrari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ciprut.
Ciprut softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ferrari lands an elbow just above Ciprut 's eye.
Ferrari prevents a body shot from Ciprut.
Ferrari prevents a body shot from Ciprut.
Ferrari prevents a body shot from Ciprut.
Ferrari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ciprut lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ferrari backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferrari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferrari looks for the body kick but Ciprut saw that one coming.
Ciprut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferrari throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ciprut on the side of the head.
Ciprut needs to keep his hands up - Ferrari had a free shot at his head there.
Ferrari avoids the head kick by Ciprut.
Ferrari avoids the head kick by Ciprut.
Ferrari misses with a left hand
and Ciprut counters by clinching up.
Ciprut misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ciprut tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferrari avoids the damage to the body.
Ferrari is leaning against Ciprut and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ferrari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut takes an elbow to the temple.
Ferrari can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
Ferrari just leaning against Ciprut, taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferrari.
Ferrari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciprut avoids it.
Ciprut blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Ferrari.
Ciprut misses with a punch to the body.
Ciprut managing to block the knees to the body from Ferrari.
Ciprut takes an elbow to the temple.
A left hand lands to the body for Ciprut.
Ferrari looking to throw knees to the head but Ciprut is blocking nicely.
Ciprut tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferrari avoids the damage to the body.
Mario Ferrari is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ferrari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ferrari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kingsley Ciprut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ciprut misses with a punch to the body.
Ferrari unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ciprut digs a right hand underneath Ferrari's ribcage. Ferrari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ciprut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ciprut misses with a knee to the head.
Ciprut tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferrari avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrari tries to land knees in the clinch but Ciprut avoids the damage to the body.
Ciprut misses with an elbow strike.
Ciprut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferrari is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Ferrari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ferrari 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Ferrari!
A victorious Mario Ferrari 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 Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klason is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 18 - 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
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hjalmar Klason!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klason shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ballantine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ballantine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Klason counters with an inside leg kick.
Klason lands with a nice body punch.
Ballantine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klason shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ballantine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klason.
Ballantine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Klason counters with a body kick that stops Ballantine in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klason misses with a hook
and Ballantine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Klason misses.
Ballantine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Klason has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine cracks Klason with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ballantine scores with a shot to the body.
Ballantine ducks under a wild hook from Klason.
Klason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ballantine avoids the head kick by Klason.
A cross from Ballantine lands.
Ballantine walks into a left hand.
Ballantine ducks right into an uppercut from Klason.
Klason throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Klason takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Ballantine punishes Klason's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine connects with a leg kick. Klason looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ballantine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klason will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ballantine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Klason. Klason circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Klason throws a series of strikes that have Ballantine backpedaling.
Klason fakes the leg kick and cracks Ballantine in the body.
Ballantine's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ballantine duly obliges.
Danga de danga de dang - Ballantine scores with a four punch combination!
Ballantine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ballantine moves out of range as Klason throws a body kick.
Ballantine walks into a stiff left hand from Klason.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Ballantine - just one landing.
Klason chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ballantine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ballantine cracks Klason with a good jab.
Johnie Ballantine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballantine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Klason scores with a spinning back kick!
Klason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klason defending well as Ballantine loads up on a big left hand.
Klason misses with a lunging right hand
and Ballantine counters with a left and a right that stings Klason.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballantine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Klason misses with a hook. Ballantine ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Klason checks a leg kick nicely.
Klason takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ballantine avoids the body shot from Klason.
Klason connects with an inside leg kick.
Klason throws a hook to the side of Ballantine's head but Ballantine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ballantine's corner calls for a 1-2. Ballantine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Ballantine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Ballantine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Klason looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballantine is just out of range.
Ballantine missing with a left hand there. Klason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Johnie Ballantine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ballantine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ballantine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ballantine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ballantine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Klason slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ballantine is rocked!
Johnie Ballantine is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick there by Klason.
Oh Ballantine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klason avoids the body shot from Ballantine.
Klason connects with a body shot that sends Ballantine's belly button to the back.
Ballantine throws a right hand that misses
and Klason makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ballantine seems to have got his legs back now.
Ballantine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ballantine checks a leg kick.
Klason cracks Ballantine with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ballantine tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Klason pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ballantine is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hjalmar Klason!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hjalmar Klason thanked Syndicate Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Callaghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Callaghan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with 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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Callaghan!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuhiko Jr loads up on a big right hand but Callaghan slips the punch.
Callaghan misses with a body shot.
Callaghan slips a straight right by Tatsuhiko Jr.
Callaghan lands with an uppercut that bounces Tatsuhiko Jr off the cage and back into range.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Callaghan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Callaghan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Callaghan blocks a head kick by Tatsuhiko Jr.
Callaghan cracks Tatsuhiko Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tatsuhiko Jr works the jab nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Callaghan.
Richard Callaghan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Callaghan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Callaghan 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 just misses with a punch to the body.
Callaghan scores with the left hand. Tatsuhiko Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tatsuhiko Jr has had enough of the clinch but Callaghan keeps him there for the moment.
Callaghan pushes Tatsuhiko Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatsuhiko Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr dodges an elbow strike from Callaghan.
Tatsuhiko Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Callaghan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tatsuhiko Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Callaghan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Callaghan moves into range and clinches up with Tatsuhiko Jr.
Callaghan looking to throw knees to the head but Tatsuhiko Jr is blocking nicely.
Callaghan throws an elbow that misses.
Callaghan misses with a knee to the head.
Callaghan lands an elbow inside that Tatsuhiko Jr shrugs off.
Callaghan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tatsuhiko Jr's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Tatsuhiko Jr - that landed with a thud.
Callaghan throws an elbow that misses.
Callaghan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tatsuhiko Jr's defenses.
Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr's cut is getting worse.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to circle away but Callaghan has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr misses with a body punch.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to pull guard but Callaghan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Callaghan landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Callaghan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Callaghan lands an uppercut.
Callaghan misses with an elbow over the top.
Callaghan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatsuhiko Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Callaghan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tatsuhiko Jr is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Callaghan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Tatsuhiko Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Callaghan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatsuhiko Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Callaghan misses with a body punch.
Callaghan unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked Tatsuhiko Jr out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted Tatsuhiko Jr off his feet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Richard Callaghan!
Richard Callaghan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cpl. Sam Fender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Fender and Cristiano Nascimento. Fender comes into the arena with The Art of War blaring out of the sound system. Cpl. Sam Fender has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cpl. Sam Fender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fender misses with a body shot.
Nascimento blocks the body kick.
Nascimento doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nascimento throws a nice looking combination but Fender bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fender.
Fender displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nascimento throws out the jab.
A jab from Nascimento does it's job there.
Fender feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nascimento's calf.
Nascimento's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fender under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nascimento throws a jab but it's blocked by Fender.
Fender blocks a jab.
Fender is looking to land body kicks.
Cpl. Sam Fender seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fender slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fender is looking to land body kicks.
Fender lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nascimento throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fender counters with a body kick that stops Nascimento in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fender.
Fender misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nascimento.
Fender lands with a straight right. Nascimento didn't see that one coming.
Fender chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fender looks for the body kick but Nascimento saw that one coming.
Fender lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Cristiano Nascimento has been cut.
Fender tries to land a front kick but Nascimento steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fender turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fender feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nascimento's calf.
Fender scores with a jab to the body.
Fender with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nascimento keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nascimento throws a poor cross that misses
and Fender counters with an inside leg kick.
Nascimento looks to score with a jab to the body but Fender is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento motions for Fender to come forward. Nascimento throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fender fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fender is looking to slow Nascimento down with leg kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fender.
Nascimento's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nascimento looks winded!
A big right from Nascimento misses.
Fender wants to slow Nascimento down by chopping away at his legs.
Fender connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fender bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nascimento's head.
Nascimento stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fender.
Fender dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nascimento. That did some damage!
Fender lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circling - Nascimento throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fender tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fender scores with a push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fender.
Fender pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nascimento throws a jab when Fender was well out of range.
Fender connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fender tries to clinch up but Nascimento circles away and keeps his distance.
Fender shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nascimento as he jumps to the side.
Nascimento walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fender lands a nice shot that snaps Nascimento's head back.
Nascimento is rocked!
Fender connects with a leg kick. Nascimento looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nascimento is still on wobbly legs! Can Fender finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Fender engages and cracks Nascimento with a massive lead left hook - Nascimento tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Fender is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cpl. Sam Fender!
Cpl. Sam Fender was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Musashimaru Koyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pay Attention (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koyo comes to the cage accompanied by "Tengoku Kara Kaminari" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
29 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Musashimaru Koyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pay Attention!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koyo looks to throw a body kick
and Attention counters with a stiff right hand.
Koyo misses the shot to the body.
Koyo misses with a low kick.
Musashimaru Koyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koyo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Koyo is keen to just control but Attention is a slippery customer.
Attention slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Koyo throwing strikes from guard but Attention blocks nicely.
Koyo wants to control from the top but Attention keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Attention works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koyo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koyo trying to control but Attention is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Musashimaru Koyo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Koyo misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attention stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koyo.
Attention misses with an uppercut. Koyo saw that one coming.
Pay Attention is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koyo connects with an inside leg kick.
Koyo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Attention throws a looping overhand right but Koyo ducks down to avoid it.
Koyo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koyo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, if Koyo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Attention blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koyo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyo thows a huge punch but Attention dodges it nicely.
Attention is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Koyo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Koyo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Attention's head.
Koyo working the head and body with strikes.
Koyo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koyo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Koyo punching from mount but Attention doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Attention is bucking up trying to escape but Koyo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koyo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Attention taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musashimaru Koyo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Koyo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koyo scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koyo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Attention at a distance.
Koyo scores with a takedown into Attention's guard.
Koyo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Musashimaru Koyo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koyo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koyo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Attention swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyo wants to control from the top but Attention keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koyo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Attention working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koyo.
Koyo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Koyo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attention working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koyo.
Koyo wants to control from the top but Attention keeps moving.
Koyo throws an elbow that misses. Attention uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koyo's guard. Nice move by Attention!
Koyo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Koyo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Attention can do to turn this around?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Musashimaru Koyo.
That kick from Koyo tenderised Attention's leg. Attention is trying to keep his angry face on.
Attention is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koyo. Attention does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koyo jabs at Attention's body.
Attention takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koyo misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Koyo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koyo takes a swing at Attention's ribcage but misses.
Koyo lands a nice hook to Attention's body. Attention takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koyo throws a sloppy head kick and Attention moves out of range easily.
Koyo throws a body kick that misses.
Koyo is looking to wear down Attention with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Koyo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Attention. That did some damage!
Koyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koyo throws a lazy right hand but Attention sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koyo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyo lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koyo.
Koyo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koyo digs a good hook to Attention's body.
Koyo throws a big shot that misses.
Koyo throws a nice looking combination but Attention bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koyo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Attention's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koyo looks to land a body kick but Attention moved away.
Nice uppercut there from Koyo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koyo.
Koyo throws the kick towards the body but Attention avoids it.
Koyo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musashimaru Koyo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Attention stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koyo.
Koyo tries a head kick but it misses.
Koyo throws a hook to the side of Attention's head but Attention sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koyo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Attention keeping moving, preventing Koyo from controlling successfully.
Koyo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Attention works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Attention takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koyo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Attention's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyo trying to control the position from guard on top but Attention is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koyo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Koyo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koyo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyo is looking to work some ground and pound but Attention has wrist control.
Koyo controlling from the top position.
Musashimaru Koyo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Attention takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koyo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Attention staying out of range there.
That kick from Koyo tenderised Attention's leg. Attention is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koyo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koyo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Koyo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attention keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pay Attention has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Koyo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koyo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koyo scoring well with a low kick there.
Koyo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koyo throws a right hand that Attention ducks under and follows up with a left that Attention also avoids with ease.
Koyo cracks Attention with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Attention looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Koyo finish him?
It looks like Pay Attention has been cut.
Koyo throws a wild body kick that Attention sees coming a mile off.
Attention drops his hands momentarily. Koyo doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Attention staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Attention doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Musashimaru Koyo!
Musashimaru Koyo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Supersize Me, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between AL Lickertwat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Johnny Cash - Hurt. Matt Miller told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, AL Lickertwat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Miller!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Lickertwat.
Lickertwat slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Lickertwat. That snapped Miller's head back.
Lickertwat throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lickertwat under the eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lickertwat.
Lickertwat thumps Miller with a low kick.
Miller throws a hook but Lickertwat avoids it easily.
Lickertwat scores with a punch to the head.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller works Lickertwat's body with a nice hook.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lickertwat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller throws the kick towards the body but Lickertwat avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lickertwat sprawls well. Lickertwat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Lickertwat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Miller is able to avoid easily.
Lickertwat shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Miller makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Miller.
Miller looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lickertwat trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lickertwat controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of AL Lickertwat.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
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!
Lickertwat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Miller. Miller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lickertwat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miller.
Lickertwat lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lickertwat misses.
Miller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lickertwat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller checks the leg kick.
Miller throws a hook but Lickertwat blocks it.
Lickertwat throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Lickertwat throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
Lickertwat is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Miller throws a chopping leg kick but Lickertwat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lickertwat enables Miller to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lickertwat manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lickertwat wants to sweep here but Miller controlling him for the moment.
Lickertwat keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat trying to control the position here.
Lickertwat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lickertwat is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
Lickertwat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Lickertwat blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller passes into half guard.
Lickertwat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that AL Lickertwat will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lickertwat. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lickertwat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miller.
Lickertwat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miller 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.
Lickertwat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Miller scores with a decent looking hook.
Miller connects with a leg kick. Lickertwat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Miller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lickertwat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Lickertwat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lickertwat throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller avoids the body shot from Lickertwat.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Miller swings for the body but Lickertwat moves out of range.
Matt Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller looks to land a combination but Lickertwat avoids it well.
Lickertwat gets caught flat footed, as Miller shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lickertwat is trying to keep Miller in close.
Lickertwat managing to control the position.
Lickertwat is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Lickertwat looking to control but Miller passes into half guard.
Lickertwat is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Miller scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lickertwat looking for submissions off his back.
Miller is stalling here. Lickertwat is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Miller seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lickertwat has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller defending against the ground and pound.
Miller wants to control but Lickertwat postures up.
Miller tries to buck Lickertwat off but Lickertwat is having none of it.
Lickertwat lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Miller down.
Lickertwat trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
Lickertwat is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Miller is trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lickertwat's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lickertwat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
Lickertwat wants to pass to mount but Miller is defending the position.
Miller is not content to let Lickertwat control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lickertwat is stalling here. Miller is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lickertwat seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Miller has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to control but Lickertwat is keeping him busy.
Lickertwat is trying to control Miller's posture but Miller avoids it.
Miller trying to control the position but Lickertwat is working away.
Lickertwat struggling a bit here.
Matt Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lickertwat tries to buck Miller off but Miller is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lickertwat is working hard here to advance position.
Miller throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Miller throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A big left from Lickertwat misses.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat dives in and grabs Miller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes down on Lickertwat's head and hops out.
Miller with a jab.
Lickertwat missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lickertwat throws out the jab.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lickertwat was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Lickertwat shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lickertwat showed some decent athleticism there.
Miller keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Miller is looking for a sweep. Lickertwat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller keeping hold of Lickertwat's head, controlling as best he can.
Lickertwat is thwarting Miller's attempts to control the position.
Miller works his way to full guard. Good work.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
Lickertwat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lickertwat.
Miller is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lickertwat trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat looking to pass the guard.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lickertwat is one step ahead there.
Lickertwat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miller controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lickertwat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice combination there by Lickertwat.
Lickertwat misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lickertwat looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller punishes Lickertwat's body with a nice straight punch.
Lickertwat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Lickertwat's shoulder, as Lickertwat tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller misses with a leg kick
and Lickertwat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat tries for a takedown but Miller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick from Lickertwat.
Miller walks into a left hand.
Miller drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lickertwat can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lickertwat struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Miller's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on Miller's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lickertwat gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Miller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lickertwat defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lickertwat trying to control from the bottom.
Miller works his way into side control.
Miller working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Miller.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Miller!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Matt Miller waved his t-shirt featuring Syndicate Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sly Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeroy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Boondocks Theme Song. This should be a great matchup!
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151 lbs
25 - 10 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sly Randolph!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leeroy!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leeroy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Randolph throws a leg kick but Leeroy moved away.
Leeroy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Randolph under the eye.
An inside leg kick from Leeroy misses.
Leeroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Randolph.
Bruce Leeroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leeroy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Randolph throws out the jab.
Randolph chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leeroy scores with the left hand. Randolph knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randolph blocks a body shot from Leeroy.
Leeroy breaks from the clinch.
Leeroy thows a body shot but no joy.
Leeroy tried to score with a low kick but Randolph checks it.
Randolph cracks the inside of Leeroy's front leg.
Leeroy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Randolph sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leeroy somewhat.
An inside leg kick lands from Leeroy.
Randolph throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph throws a lazy right hand but Leeroy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Randolph fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leeroy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Randolph.
Randolph gets a takedown into half guard.
Randolph is trying to control. Leeroy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Randolph throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Leeroy to regain full guard.
Randolph tries to free his leg and advance position but Leeroy is retaining full guard.
Randolph throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph looking to sit in guard and control but Leeroy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Leeroy advances position into side control!
Check out the look on Leeroy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leeroy working the body and head with strikes.
Leeroy working the head and body with strikes.
Leeroy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Leeroy trying to control the position but Randolph is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Leeroy lands a few punches from side control.
Randolph regains half guard.
Leeroy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Randolph moves into full guard.
Randolph wants to stand and escape but Leeroy is having none of it.
Randolph kicks Leeroy off and gets to his feet.
Leeroy looks to score with a jab to the body but Randolph is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Randolph, right into the meat.
Leeroy throws a leg kick but Randolph checks it.
Randolph lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph blocks a jab.
Leeroy scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Randolph as Leeroy shoots in.
Leeroy misses the shot to the body.
Randolph on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leeroy throws a leg kick but Randolph moved away.
Leeroy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Leeroy looks to throw the jab but Randolph is out of range.
Randolph ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Randolph uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leeroy.
Randolph buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Randolph smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Randolph takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leeroy misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leeroy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Randolph slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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 Sly Randolph will probably get the nod.
That's time! Randolph's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Randolph sizes up Leeroy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leeroy is rocked!
Leeroy misses with a hook to the body
and Randolph counters with a big right hand! Oh Leeroy is in trouble here! Randolph follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sly Randolph!
Sly Randolph retains his featherweight title!
Sly Randolph decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Dettman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dettman's entrance music is Nazareth - Hair of the Dog. A fine choice. Brian Peppers told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
21 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Dettman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Peppers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dettman misses with a looping right.
Peppers misses with a body kick.
Peppers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dettman's sensitive parts.
Bobby Dettman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peppers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peppers misses with a looping right.
Peppers missing with a left hand there. Dettman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peppers throws a looping overhand right but Dettman ducks down to avoid it.
Peppers slips a straight right by Dettman.
Peppers throws a hook but Dettman blocks it.
Peppers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dettman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peppers swinging wildly here.
Dettman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dettman thows a body shot but no joy.
Dettman thuds a left hand into Peppers's body.
Dettman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Peppers misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman clobbers Peppers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Peppers throws an overhand right that lands on Dettman's shoulder, as Dettman tries to avoid the shot.
Peppers tries to land a leg kick but Dettman saw it coming and moves away.
Dettman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peppers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dettman counters with a body kick that stops Peppers in his tracks momentarily.
Good work by Dettman as he checks the leg kick.
Peppers moves out of range of the leg kick from Dettman.
Dettman throws a push kick but Peppers slaps the foot to one side.
Peppers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No joy there for Dettman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peppers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Peppers checks a leg kick nicely.
Dettman blocks a low kick nicely.
Dettman defending well as Peppers loads up on a big left hand.
Dettman stalks Peppers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Peppers's face. Peppers staggers backwards, shaken.
Dettman tries to close the distance and clinch but Peppers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dettman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dettman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dettman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman lands a nice hook to Peppers's body. Peppers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dettman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Peppers misses its intended target.
Peppers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dettman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peppers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dettman throws a lazy head kick
and Peppers counters with an inside leg kick.
Peppers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Peppers misses the target.
Dettman is looking to chop away at Peppers's legs.
Dettman has Peppers up against the cage in a clinch.
Dettman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peppers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Peppers managing to block the knees to the body from Dettman.
Peppers avoiding damage as Dettman throws knees to the body.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the head but Peppers blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peppers avoiding damage as Dettman throws knees to the body.
Peppers misses with a punch on the inside.
Dettman has a couple of punches blocked by Peppers.
Dettman misses with a body punch.
Dettman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peppers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peppers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dettman blocks an uppercut.
Dettman lands a good knee to the midsection. Peppers won't want to take too many of those.
Dettman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Dettman.
Peppers landing knees to the body.
Dettman lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dettman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Peppers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Peppers managing to block the knees to the body from Dettman.
Peppers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dettman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Peppers looking to throw knees to the head but Dettman is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peppers.
Dettman lands a nice uppercut.
Peppers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dettman avoiding damage as Peppers throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dettman misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers lands an elbow inside.
Peppers missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dettman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dettman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peppers manages to avoid it.
Dettman moves into the clinch successfully.
Dettman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Peppers blocks an uppercut.
Dettman pushes off an throws an elbow but Peppers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Peppers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bobby Dettman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the head but Peppers blocks with his arms.
Dettman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dettman misses with an elbow strike.
Dettman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
Peppers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dettman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dettman struggles to land a body shot inside as Peppers controls his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dettman lands with a short shot to the head.
Peppers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dettman is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peppers.
A short right from Peppers on the inside.
It looks like Bobby Dettman has been cut.
Peppers lands an elbow inside that Dettman shrugs off.
Peppers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dettman throws an elbow but it misses.
Dettman misses with an elbow strike.
Peppers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peppers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peppers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dettman misses with the head strike.
Dettman misses with some punches.
Dettman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dettman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dettman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peppers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peppers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dettman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dettman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peppers avoiding damage as Dettman throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Peppers.
Peppers swings wildly with an uppercut but Dettman uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peppers.
Peppers tries to throw a body punch but Dettman avoids it by throwing Peppers back against the cage.
Peppers lands with a left to the head.
Peppers takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Brian Peppers has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peppers.
Dettman avoiding damage as Peppers throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman tries to throw a body punch but Peppers avoids it by throwing Dettman back against the cage.
Dettman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peppers avoids the elbow strike from Dettman, against the cage.
Peppers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peppers misses with a punch on the inside.
Dettman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short body shot lands from Dettman as the two fighters clinch.
Dettman struggles to land a body shot inside as Peppers controls his hands.
Peppers managing to block the knees to the body from Dettman.
Peppers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dettman tries to work over Peppers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peppers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dettman.
Dettman blocks the elbow strike.
Peppers can't find room to land a body shot as Dettman controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers blocks an elbow strike.
Peppers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dettman's elbow.
Dettman throws an elbow but it misses.
Dettman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peppers's defenses.
Dettman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dettman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Peppers fails to land.
Dettman trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dettman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peppers.
Dettman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pepperss head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Peppers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dettman can't find room to land a body shot as Peppers controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dettman dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peppers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peppers feints a jab promting Dettman to slip. Peppers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dettman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Peppers throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Dettman misses.
Dettman instigates a clinch.
Dettman misses with some punches.
Dettman blocks an uppercut.
Dettman throws an elbow that misses.
Dettman misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dettman tries to land knees in the clinch but Peppers avoids the damage to the body.
Dettman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dettman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dettman lands a good knee to the midsection. Peppers won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Dettman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers lands a hook that snaps the head of Dettman backwards.
Dettman misses with some punches.
Peppers scores with a shot to the side of Dettman's head.
Peppers tries to throw a body punch but Dettman avoids it by throwing Peppers back against the cage.
Peppers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peppers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peppers lands a right hand.
Dettman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Peppers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peppers dodges an elbow strike from Dettman.
Peppers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dettman or not.
Peppers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dettman blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Dettman.
Dettman trying to land knees to the body.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peppers avoids it.
Peppers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dettmans head.
Dettman pushes off an throws an elbow but Peppers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Dettman.
Dettman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peppers is defending well for now.
Dettman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dettman tries to work over Peppers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peppers takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Peppers fails to land.
Dettman has a couple of punches blocked by Peppers.
Dettman misses with a punch to the body.
Dettman 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman can't find room to land a body shot as Peppers controls the action.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peppers blocks a body shot from Dettman.
Peppers misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Peppers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dettman throws a head punch that misses.
Dettman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dettman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Peppers on the inside.
Peppers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peppers scores with a shot to the side of Dettman's head.
Dettman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peppers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dettman.
Dettman keeps control of Peppers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dettman tries to land knees in the clinch but Peppers avoids the damage to the body.
Peppers blocks an elbow strike.
Peppers misses with a punch on the inside.
Dettman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Dettman.
Dettman gets through Peppers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dettman blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dettman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Peppers's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dettman misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dettman blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dettman clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Peppers throws a series of punches but Dettman avoids them all with ease.
Dettman throws a sloppy head kick and Peppers moves out of range easily.
Dettman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Dettman.
Dettman misses with a series of wild punches.
Dettman misses with a wild combination.
Peppers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peppers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Peppers cracks the inside of Dettman's front leg.
Dettman just misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers misses with a few strikes there.
Peppers misses with a hook. Dettman ducked under it nicely.
Good work by Dettman as he checks the leg kick.
Dettman jabs at Peppers's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dettman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dettman thows a body shot but no joy.
Dettman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peppers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dettman is looking to wear down Peppers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Peppers throws a chopping leg kick but Dettman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dettman doesn't manage to clinch there - Peppers circles away.
Dettman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peppers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dettman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peppers avoids the body shot from Dettman.
Peppers thows a body shot but no joy.
Dettman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bobby Dettman is winning the standup battle so far.
Dettman misses with a few strikes there.
Dettman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Peppers.
Dettman doesn't manage to clinch there - Peppers circles away.
Dettman closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Dettman.
Peppers dodges an elbow strike from Dettman.
Dettman prevents a body shot from Peppers.
Peppers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peppers blocks a body shot from Dettman.
Peppers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peppers lands a nice shot to the body.
Peppers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dettman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dettman lands a good knee to the midsection. Peppers won't want to take too many of those.
Peppers managing to block the knees to the body from Dettman.
Dettman pushes off an throws an elbow but Peppers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Peppers.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peppers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dettman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dettman digs a right hand into Peppers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peppers's gas tank.
Dettman misses with a knee to the head.
Dettman trying to land knees to the body.
Dettman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dettman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dettman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dettman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dettman missing with knees to the body.
Peppers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Peppers checks it well.
Peppers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dettman looks to land a right hand but Peppers moved out of range.
Dettman tried to score with a low kick but Peppers checks it.
Peppers misses with a double jab.
Peppers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dettman manages to avoid it.
Peppers is looking to score with low kicks.
Peppers throws out a leg kick but Dettman moves out of range and Peppers only half commits.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peppers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dettman.
Dettman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dettman misses with a low kick.
Peppers dips to his left and cracks Dettman with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Dettman.
Dettman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Dettman.
Dettman misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dettman had his way with Brian Peppers in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Peppers.
Peppers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dettman.
Peppers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dettman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dettman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dettman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peppers.
Dettman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dettman misses with a body kick.
Peppers misses with a wild body shot.
Peppers keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Peppers.
Peppers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dettman throws a series of punches but Peppers moves out of range.
Peppers motions for Dettman to come forward. Peppers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers fails to land with a series of punches.
Dettman looks to score with a jab to the body but Peppers is just out of range.
Peppers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dettman is out of range.
A big right from Dettman misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dettman.
Peppers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peppers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dettman just misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers connects with a high kick.
Dettman thows a leg kick but Peppers checks it
enabling Peppers to counter with a crisp jab.
Peppers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Peppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dettman 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.
Peppers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dettman throws a nice looking combination but Peppers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dettman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dettman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dettman misses with a body shot.
Peppers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dettman eats them both and turns towards Peppers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Peppers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers 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.
Peppers tries to keep at a distance but Dettman has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dettman working Peppers over with knees to the body.
Peppers is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dettman pushes off an throws an elbow but Peppers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Peppers managing to block the knees to the body from Dettman.
Dettman working Peppers over with knees to the body.
Dettman throws an elbow that misses.
Dettman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peppers is defending well for now.
Peppers avoiding damage as Dettman throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Peppers.
Peppers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peppers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers misses with a punch to the body.
Dettman pushes off an throws an elbow but Peppers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dettman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peppers avoids the elbow strike from Dettman, against the cage.
Dettman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dettman blocks an uppercut.
Dettman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peppers.
Peppers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peppers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dettman missing with knees to the body.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peppers avoids it.
Peppers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bobby Dettman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman lands a nice uppercut.
Brian Peppers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peppers lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peppers.
Peppers misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peppers misses with a punch on the inside.
Peppers avoids the elbow strike from Dettman, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Dettman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dettman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Dettman!
Bobby Dettman retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Bobby Dettman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merrick Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane has chosen Blood Sugar - Pendulum as his entrance music. Austin Powers has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
20 - 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
26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Merrick Kane!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers wants to land a leg kick but Kane is out of range.
Kane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kane throws a push kick but Powers slaps the foot to one side.
Powers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Powers.
Powers connects with a high kick.
It looks like Merrick Kane has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powers connects with a nice looking jab.
Oooooh!!! Powers has knocked Kane down with a huge combo! Powers steps away and waves a wobbly Kane back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kane is rocked!
Powers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kane is still on wobbly legs! Can Powers finish him?
Powers misses with a low kick.
Kane seems to have recovered his senses.
A cross from Kane lands.
Powers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powers drives through and clinches with Kane against the cage.
Powers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kane is keeping busy.
Kane tries to land knees in the clinch but Powers avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers is trying to stall.
Powers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kane tries a knee to the head but Powers blocks it.
Powers wants to get back to striking at distance but Kane won't allow it.
Powers wants to stall.
Powers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Powers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Powers is trying to maintain a safe position but Kane gets an underhook and turns Powers into the cage.
Kane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powers.
Kane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Powers managing to block the knees to the body from Kane.
Powers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Powers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Powers has Kane pressed against the cage.
Kane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Powers avoids it.
Powers wants to break free but Kane has control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powers controlling the action here for a moment.
Kane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Powers is trying to push Kane away but Kane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kane connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Powers goes down! Kane jumps into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Austin Powers has been cut.
Kane takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kane unloads with some shots from mount but Powers bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to control but Powers is having none of it.
Kane controlling from mount.
Powers holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kane tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kane looking to control but Powers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane with shots to the head and body - Powers looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane loads up with a big shot that hurts Powers! He's pulled Kane in close but Kane has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Powers survive? More strikes from Kane and Powers is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Merrick Kane!
Merrick Kane is the new super heavyweight champion!
Merrick Kane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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