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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imran Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Gryphen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gryphen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tubthumping. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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216 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Imran Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Gryphen!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gryphen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gryphen moves into the clinch.
Gryphen tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Gryphen tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Gryphen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Khan is trying to push Gryphen away but Gryphen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gryphen misses with a punch to the body.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gryphen tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Gryphen has Khan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Khan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stalling in the clinch from Khan.
Khan wants to stall.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
Khan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khan gets through Gryphen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gryphen missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gryphen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khan blocks it with crossed arms.
Gryphen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gryphen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gryphen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Gryphen is looking for a takedown.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Gryphen blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gryphen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan avoids the elbow strike from Gryphen, against the cage.
Gryphen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gryphen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gryphen trying to land knees to the body.
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Gryphen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the cage.
Gryphen tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Gryphen back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Gryphen has double underhooks.
Khan breaks the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Khan.
Khan is looking to clinch but Gryphen is avoiding it.
Khan tries to clinch up but Gryphen circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan wants to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan tries to clinch up but Gryphen circles away and keeps his distance.
Gryphen shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Imran Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forrest Gryphen.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gryphen throws a head kick that misses.
Gryphen throws a leg kick but Khan moved away.
Khan closes the distance and pushes Gryphen back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gryphen is keeping busy.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gryphen avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.
Gryphen lands a body punch.
Gryphen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
Gryphen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
Khan avoiding damage as Gryphen throws knees to the body.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Gryphen is controlling him.
Gryphen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Gryphen is looking for a takedown.
Gryphen misses with a body punch.
Gryphen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gryphen tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Gryphen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Khan's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gryphen lands an elbow inside.
Khan stalling in the clinch.
Gryphen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Khan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Gryphen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the cage.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gryphen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Imran Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan tries to clinch but Gryphen moves out of range.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Gryphen keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Forrest Gryphen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gryphen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch combination from Khan misses.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Gryphen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khan as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gryphen.
Gryphen looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gryphen slips under a jab.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Gryphen circles away.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Gryphen pushes him off.
Khan cracks the inside of Gryphen's front leg.
Gryphen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gryphen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khan pinned against the cage. Khan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Imran Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forrest Gryphen.
Khan wants to clinch up but Gryphen keeps it at a distance.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gryphen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khan throws a right and a left that Gryphen avoids nicely.
Khan moves to clinch but Gryphen breaks away
and Gryphen counters with a good low kick that Khan was not able to check.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gryphen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gryphen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Khan wants to clinch but Gryphen slips to the side
and Gryphen counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
Khan instigates a clinch.
Gryphen lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Gryphen is blocking nicely.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gryphen has him pressed against the cage.
Gryphen scores a nice knee to the body.
Gryphen misses with an elbow over the top.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gryphen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Gryphen blocks it.
Gryphen misses with the head strike.
Gryphen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gryphen lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Imran Khan has been cut.
Gryphen misses with a punch to the body.
Gryphen misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen misses with a knee strike.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gryphen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gryphen clinches with his opponent.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gryphen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gryphen has Khan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Khan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Gryphen is blocking nicely.
Gryphen missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Gryphen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the cage.
Gryphen lands an elbow that stopped Khan in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gryphen lands an elbow that stopped Khan in his tracks for a moment.
Forrest Gryphen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Gryphen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan is pressed up against the cage. Gryphen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khan down to the mat. Khan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gryphen shoots for a takedown but Khan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gryphen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Imran Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gryphen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khan leaves Gryphen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gryphen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Gryphen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Imran Khan'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gryphen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan darts in trying to clinch
and Gryphen counters with a two punch combo.
Gryphen looks for a takedown but Khan sprawls well.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gryphen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gryphen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gryphen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gryphen has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is looking to clinch but Gryphen is avoiding it.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Gryphen pushes him off.
Khan tries to clinch up but Gryphen circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan moves into the clinch.
Gryphen avoids the elbow strike from Khan, against the cage.
Gryphen tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Khan tries to work over Gryphen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Gryphen.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gryphen throws an elbow but misses.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gryphen avoids it.
Gryphen lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gryphen scores with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Gryphen.
Gryphen misses with a knee strike.
Khan tries to circle away but Gryphen has him pinned against the cage.
Gryphen scores a nice knee to the body.
Gryphen misses with a knee to the head.
Khan tries to work over Gryphen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Gryphen.
Khan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan tries a body shot but Gryphen blocks it.
Gryphen lands a knee to the body.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Gryphen.
Khan prevents the takedown attempt.
Imran Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forrest Gryphen.
Gryphen pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gryphen tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan looking to slow down the pace here.
Gryphen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gryphen wants a takedown.
Gryphen misses with a body punch.
Khan tries to break free but Gryphen pushes him back against the cage.
Gryphen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gryphen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Imran Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gryphen avoids it.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gryphen fails with a takedown attempt.
Khan tries to clinch but Gryphen moves away
and Gryphen counters with a stiff right hand.
Gryphen swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Khan tries to clinch but Gryphen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gryphen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gryphen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Khan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gryphen.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Forrest Gryphen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khan throws a series of punches but Gryphen avoids them all with ease.
Gryphen blocks a head kick by Khan.
Imran Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gryphen thows a body shot but no joy.
Gryphen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khan swivels and escapes.
Gryphen avoids the head kick by Khan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Gryphen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gryphen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Gryphen!
A relieved looking Forrest Gryphen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaice Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
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155 lbs
12 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaice Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
Daniels throws a hook to the side of Gunn's head but Gunn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunn.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Gunn throws a right hand that Daniels ducks under and follows up with a left that Daniels also avoids with ease.
Gunn avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Gunn. Those never looked like landing.
Gunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
Daniels throws a hook but Gunn avoids it easily.
Gunn throws a solid leg kick but Daniels takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gunn.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniels throws a right and a left that Gunn avoids nicely.
Gunn connects with a solid leg kick.
Daniels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.
Jack Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Daniels. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Gunn. Those never looked like landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gunn, right into the meat.
Daniels staying out of range there.
Daniels on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gunn misses with a combination
and Daniels counters with a three punch combo that has Gunn backing up. Gunn nods at Daniels to acknowledge the strikes.
Gunn has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gunn connects with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gunn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gunn has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn avoiding damage.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn misses with a body punch.
Gunn blocking some punches.
Daniels tries to throw a body punch but Gunn avoids it by throwing Daniels back against the cage.
Gunn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gunn lands a knee to the head.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Daniels working hard to break the clinch.
Gunn is looking to control Daniels's arms but Daniels gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gunn has his back to the cage.
Gunn working Daniels over with knees to the body.
Gunn is pushing Daniels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gunn prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Gunn working Daniels over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn lands a good knee to the midsection. Daniels won't want to take too many of those.
The referee calls for Gunn to work.
Gunn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Daniels is looking to control Gunn's arms but Gunn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Daniels has his back to the cage.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels dodges the punch combination from Gunn.
Gunn throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely.
Daniels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Daniels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gunn clinches with his opponent.
Gunn lands a good knee to the midsection. Daniels won't want to take too many of those.
Daniels looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunn moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Gunn avoids it well.
Gunn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gunn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gunn clinches up with Daniels and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daniels's face.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Gunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
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 Gunn.
Gunn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daniels counters with a three punch combo that has Gunn backing up. Gunn nods at Daniels to acknowledge the strikes.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunn moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaice Gunn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gunn wants to clinch.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunn misses with a double jab
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gunn lands a slapping body shot.
Gunn tries to clinch up.
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Gunn moves away and avoids it.
Gunn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunn misses with a few strikes there.
Kaice Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn throws a body kick that misses.
Gunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunn lands a nice shot that snaps Daniels's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunn moves into the clinch.
Gunn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Daniels trying to stall but Gunn improves his position.
Daniels takes a knee to the side of the body.
Daniels is trying to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gunn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gunn as Daniels tries to tie him up.
Gunn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daniels's face.
Gunn scores with a knee to the head.
Gunn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daniels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gunn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Gunn for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunn blocks a jab.
Gunn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
Gunn is looking to clinch.
Gunn misses with a double jab
and Daniels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gunn.
Daniels throws a hook but Gunn avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gunn in his tracks.
Gunn slips a jab from Daniels.
Daniels connects with a single shot there.
Gunn clinches with his opponent.
Daniels stalling in the clinch but Gunn improves position.
Gunn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Gunn.
Gunn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daniels's efforts to push away.
Gunn with a knee to the head.
Gunn blocks a body shot from Daniels.
Gunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Gunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Gunn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daniels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daniels. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Daniels misses with a right hand
and Gunn counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Daniels works over Gunn's head and body with a nice combination.
Gunn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daniels counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daniels misses with a two punch combination.
Daniels slips a straight right by Gunn.
Gunn is looking to land body kicks.
Gunn moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn lands a knee to the body.
Gunn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daniels's face.
Gunn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaice Gunn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gunn darts in and clinches Daniels up against the cage.
Gunn pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Gunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Gunn is controlling him.
Gunn lands an elbow inside.
Gunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniels can do to turn this around?
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gunn.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gunn is keeping busy.
Gunn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kaice Gunn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gunn lands a knee to the body.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daniels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daniels misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gunn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gunn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee is keeping an eye on Gunn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gunn tries a knee to the head but Daniels blocks it.
Gunn prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniels connects with a right hand. Gunn shakes it off.
Daniels keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Gunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Gunn dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Daniels jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gunn closes the distance and pushes Daniels back into the cage.
Gunn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gunn blocks an uppercut.
Gunn stalling against the cage.
Gunn lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Gunn missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daniels as Gunn tries to tie him up.
Daniels tries to stall but Gunn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gunn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daniels tries to break free but Gunn pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunn.
Gunn trying to control the position but instead, Daniels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gunn into the cage.
Daniels wants to break free but Gunn has control.
Daniels looking to slow down the pace here.
Daniels has a couple of punches blocked by Gunn.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunn won't allow it.
Gunn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daniels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gunn is keeping busy.
A knee to the head by Gunn.
Gunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Gunn.
Gunn stalling.
Daniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gunn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Jack Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Daniels is looking to break free of the clinch but Gunn has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Gunn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn is leaning against Daniels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gunn.
Gunn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kaice Gunn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daniels is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaice Gunn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gunn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaice Gunn!
A very excited looking Kaice Gunn rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Scarlatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao comes to the cage accompanied by Its Time for War. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
155 lbs
17 - 18 - 0 |
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155 lbs
9 - 18 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Scarlatti!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao scores with a shot to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a combination
and Scarlatti counters with a nice leg kick.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pacquiao lands with an overhand left.
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into Scarlatti's body.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scarlatti tries to clinch there but Pacquiao circles away.
Scarlatti tries to clinch up
and Pacquiao counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Scarlatti badly! Pacquiao follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Scarlatti out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Pacquiao finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Manny Pacquiao!
Manny Pacquiao 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bulgelene Gossables (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakub Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kochanowski has chosen Midgard as his entrance music. Jakub Kochanowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bulgelene Gossables!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jakub Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gossables takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice sprawl there from Gossables as Kochanowski shoots in.
Gossables keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kochanowski.
Gossables gets a takedown into half guard.
Gossables stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Gossables looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kochanowski clobbers Gossables with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gossables fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kochanowski to the ground. Gossables is now in Kochanowski's guard.
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!
Kochanowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kochanowski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gossables haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jakub Kochanowski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kochanowski gets caught flat footed, as Gossables shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gossables trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kochanowski's guard.
Kochanowski uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gossables fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kochanowski rushes Gossables and presses him up against the cage.
Gossables gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kochanowski regains guard.
Gossables wants to get up but he can't break Kochanowski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kochanowski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gossables wants to stand and escape but instead Kochanowski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gossables wants to stand but Kochanowski is controlling the position.
Kochanowski trying to control but Gossables is working from the bottom.
Gossables is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kochanowski is controlling him.
Gossables keeping moving, preventing Kochanowski from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kochanowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Kochanowski throwing strikes but missing.
Kochanowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gossables works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kochanowski prevents Gossables from getting back to his feet.
Kochanowski passes Gossables's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gossables pushes Kochanowski off looking to stand but Kochanowski dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gossables's head.
Kochanowski is looking for a kimura here.
Gossables taking some punishment here, with Kochanowski in his half guard.
Kochanowski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gossables pushes Kochanowski off and gets back to his feet.
Kochanowski gets caught napping as Gossables dives in and scores a takedown. Kochanowski manages to retain guard.
Gossables is looking to stand up but Kochanowski won't let him.
Kochanowski is trying to keep Gossables in close.
Gossables wants to stand but Kochanowski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kochanowski trying to strike off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kochanowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kochanowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Kochanowski, not yet.
Kochanowski is working an open guard so Gossables takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gossables tried to score with a low kick but Kochanowski checks it.
Kochanowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gossables shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kochanowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gossables wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gossables stands up out of the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bulgelene Gossables dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kochanowski enables Gossables to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kochanowski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gossables avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gossables stands and steps away. Kochanowski gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kochanowski looking to score a takedown here. Gossables is defending well but Kochanowski drives through and ends up in Gossables's guard.
Kochanowski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kochanowski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gossables.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gossables feints a jab promting Kochanowski to slip. Gossables then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kochanowski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gossables shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kochanowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kochanowski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gossables's best efforts.
Gossables tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kochanowski controls his leg.
Kochanowski looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gossables tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kochanowski controls his leg.
Kochanowski is pressing down on Gossables's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kochanowski looking to control.
Kochanowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Gossables wants to stand but Kochanowski is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gossables postures up.
Kochanowski doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski looking to control.
Bulgelene Gossables overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gossables wants to get up but he can't break Kochanowski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kochanowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Kochanowski, not yet.
Kochanowski doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gossables shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gossables showed some decent athleticism there.
Gossables tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kochanowski controls his leg.
Kochanowski is trying to maintain the position but Gossables is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gossables decides to return to a standing position.
Gossables throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kochanowski avoids the body shot from Gossables.
Gossables drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gossables would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kochanowski controlling the position.
Gossables has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kochanowski is proving hard to escape from.
Kochanowski looking to control.
Kochanowski has a closed guard, preventing Gossables from standing up.
Gossables is sitting in close to Kochanowski's body. Kochanowski has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Gossables is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Gossables is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kochanowski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jakub Kochanowski!
Jakub Kochanowski made sure to mention his sponsor, Happy Pills 159Q - 90% Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malaipet Sasiprapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DuShayne Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasiprapa comes into the arena with Malaipet the Diamond blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
158 lbs
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27
156 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Malaipet Sasiprapa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, DuShayne Walters!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Sasiprapa scores with the left hand. Walters knows he should have avoided that one.
Walters takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sasiprapa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sasiprapa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sasiprapa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sasiprapa jabs Walters to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Walters walks into a jab.
Sasiprapa misses with a body kick.
Sasiprapa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters blocks a head kick by Sasiprapa.
Walters moves out of range of the body kick from Sasiprapa.
That kick from Sasiprapa tenderised Walters's leg. Walters is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Walters takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Walters 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.
Walters uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sasiprapa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa just misses with a punch to the body.
Sasiprapa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sasiprapa misses with a body kick.
Sasiprapa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malaipet Sasiprapa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sasiprapa punishes Walters's body with a nice straight punch.
Sasiprapa lands with a nice body kick.
Walters looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa has closed the distance and engaged Walters in a clinch.
Sasiprapa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sasiprapa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walters is defending well for now.
Sasiprapa lands a damaging elbow.
Sasiprapa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sasiprapa is struggling to control the position.
Sasiprapa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walters backwards.
Walters wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sasiprapa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasiprapa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Walters tries for a takedown but Sasiprapa manages to get underhooks.
Sasiprapa missing with knees to the body.
Walters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Walters goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sasiprapa prevents it.
Malaipet Sasiprapa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DuShayne Walters.
Walters goes for a takedown attempt but Sasiprapa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sasiprapa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaipet Sasiprapa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sasiprapa scores with a kick to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Sasiprapa. Beautiful body shot.
Walters has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sasiprapa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasiprapa lands a jab to Walters's midsection.
Walters steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sasiprapa. That one must have hurt.
Sasiprapa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Walters is breathing heavily.
Sasiprapa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walters's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sasiprapa.
Nice straight punches there by Sasiprapa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walters can do to turn this around?
Sasiprapa lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sasiprapa lands a big right hand that sends Walters crashing to the mat! Sasiprapa stays standing though and waves Walters back to his feet!
Walters is rocked!
Sasiprapa drives through and clinches with Walters against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters being controlled against the cage.
Sasiprapa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sasiprapa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sasiprapa lands an uppercut.
Sasiprapa just leaning against Walters, taking a breather.
Malaipet Sasiprapa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sasiprapa lands a left hand.
Sasiprapa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walters tries for a takedown but Sasiprapa manages to get underhooks.
Sasiprapa lands a damaging elbow.
Sasiprapa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sasiprapa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sasiprapa.
Walters is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sasiprapa is defending well.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walters avoids it.
Sasiprapa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sasiprapa.
Walters is still on wobbly legs! Can Sasiprapa finish him?
Sasiprapa scores with a hook to the body.
Walters seems to have recovered his senses.
Sasiprapa has Walters pushed against the cage.
Walters wants to take the fight to the mat but Sasiprapa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Malaipet Sasiprapa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DuShayne Walters.
Sasiprapa scores a nice knee to the body.
Sasiprapa lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters takes an elbow to the temple.
Sasiprapa lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sasiprapa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasiprapa lands a body shot.
Sasiprapa presses Walters against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sasiprapa lands an elbow inside.
Sasiprapa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sasiprapa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sasiprapa digs a right hand underneath Walters's ribcage. Walters let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sasiprapa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sasiprapa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walters backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sasiprapa obliges.
Sasiprapa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaipet Sasiprapa 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. And we move into the final round!
Sasiprapa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sasiprapa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sasiprapa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Sasiprapa on the inside.
Sasiprapa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sasiprapa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Walters in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Walters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasiprapa lands an elbow just above Walters 's eye.
Walters prevents a body shot from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Walters takes an elbow to the temple.
Sasiprapa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sasiprapa.
Walters takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sasiprapa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walters wants to take the fight to the mat but Sasiprapa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Malaipet Sasiprapa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa gets underhooks to prevent Walters's takedown attempt.
Walters tries for a takedown but Sasiprapa manages to get underhooks.
Malaipet Sasiprapa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DuShayne Walters.
Sasiprapa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Walters up against the cage.
Walters managing to block the knees to the body from Sasiprapa.
DuShayne Walters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sasiprapa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sasiprapa prevents the takedown attempt.
Sasiprapa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Walters tries to circle away but Sasiprapa has him pinned against the cage.
Sasiprapa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Walters.
Walters is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sasiprapa is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sasiprapa prevents a takedown attempt there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walters is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sasiprapa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malaipet Sasiprapa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sasiprapa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malaipet Sasiprapa!
A very excited looking Malaipet Sasiprapa 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hussak Claw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iqbal Al Mamood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Mamood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mamute Pequenino. Hussak Claw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
164 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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171 lbs
17 - 15 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hussak Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Iqbal Al Mamood!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Mamood swings for the body but Claw moves out of range.
Al Mamood sizes up Claw with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Hussak Claw has been cut.
Claw shoots in but no luck this time.
A shot to the body from Al Mamood misses
and Claw counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Al Mamood!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Al Mamood's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Al Mamood manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Al Mamood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Al Mamood trying to control from the bottom.
Claw is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Al Mamood gets back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Claw lands a couple of elbows.
Claw is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood working for a triangle but Claw defends it easily.
Claw stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Al Mamood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Al Mamood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Claw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Al Mamood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Al Mamood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Al Mamood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Al Mamood is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Claw thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood is looking for a triangle but Claw pushes his legs off easily.
Claw with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Claw landing some decent shots from guard.
Claw with a flurry of punches that miss.
Claw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Claw advances to half guard.
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!
Al Mamood actively working from the bottom here.
Claw tries to pass the half guard into mount. Al Mamood knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Al Mamood is concentrating on defense, preventing Claw from advancing position.
Claw 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.
Claw prevents Al Mamood from improving his position.
Al Mamood trying to control from the bottom.
Claw is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Al Mamood defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Claw thows a huge punch but Al Mamood dodges it nicely.
Al Mamood looking for submissions off his back.
Claw is trying to work for a kimura but Al Mamood is defending well.
Al Mamood looking for submissions off his back.
Al Mamood is defending against the submission attempts here by Claw.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claw thows a huge punch but Al Mamood dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood actively working from the bottom here.
Al Mamood is pressing down on Claw's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Claw throwing strikes but missing.
Al Mamood wants to sweep but no luck.
Claw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Al Mamood is trying to control the position but Claw postures up.
Claw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Claw missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Claw working some strikes from top position.
Al Mamood manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Claw manages to get himself to full guard.
Al Mamood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Mamood is looking to work some ground and pound but Claw has wrist control.
Al Mamood stands up over Claw, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Claw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iqbal Al Mamood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hussak Claw's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Claw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Claw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Al Mamood is fending him off so far but Claw persists. Nope, Al Mamood circles away and we're back to standing.
Al Mamood digs a good body shot into Claw's ribs.
Claw doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Al Mamood counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hussak Claw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Mamood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Claw in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Mamood throws a shot to the body.
A cross from Al Mamood lands.
Al Mamood looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Al Mamood.
Nice strikes from Al Mamood there.
Al Mamood looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Al Mamood scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Claw is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Al Mamood's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Al Mamood's back!
Al Mamood just trying to survive but Claw is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Claw doesn't have the hooks in and Al Mamood manages to turn into his guard.
Claw has his foot on Al Mamood's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Al Mamood works his way back into a safe position though.
Iqbal Al Mamood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Claw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Mamood postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Al Mamood wants to control from the top but Claw keeps moving.
Claw is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Al Mamood cracks Claw with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Claw is trying to control the position but Al Mamood postures up.
Claw is controlling Al Mamood's posture.
Claw 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.
Claw might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Al Mamood cracks Claw with a solid left hand.
Al Mamood wants to control from the top but Claw keeps moving.
Claw is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Al Mamood keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Claw's head.
Al Mamood wants to control from the top but Claw keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood won't allow Claw to sweep him here.
Al Mamood is working Claw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Claw not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Claw manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Al Mamood tries to lock up and control but Claw gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Al Mamood keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Claw has hold of Al Mamood's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Al Mamood manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Al Mamood wants to control but Claw is having none of it.
Claw throws a sloppy strike and Al Mamood uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Al Mamood has ended up in Claw's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Claw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Claw trying to control the position.
Al Mamood lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Claw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Al Mamood trying to control but Claw is working from the bottom.
Claw controls Al Mamood momentarily but Al Mamood frees himself.
Al Mamood postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Claw not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Mamood connects with a couple of short punches.
Claw has Al Mamood pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iqbal Al Mamood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hussak Claw's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A big right from Al Mamood misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Claw.
Al Mamood throws a body punch but Claw moves out of range.
Al Mamood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Al Mamood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Claw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al Mamood jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Al Mamood misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood throws an overhand right that lands on Claw's shoulder, as Claw tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Mamood. Claw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Mamood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Claw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Al Mamood is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Claw with a poor takedown
and Al Mamood counters with a nice body shot.
Al Mamood shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Claw wants to get back to full guard.
Al Mamood is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ground and pound from Al Mamood.
Iqbal Al Mamood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Al Mamood in particular looking to stall.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Iqbal Al Mamood wasn't active enough on the ground.
Claw doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Al Mamood counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hussak Claw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Al Mamood's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Claw looking to control.
Al Mamood controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Claw is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Iqbal Al Mamood was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Claw walks into a jab.
Claw has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Claw there as he acknowledges the shot.
Iqbal Al Mamood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood throws out a powerful jab.
Decent striking displayed by Al Mamood there.
Hussak Claw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Mamood jabs Claw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Al Mamood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Claw fails with the takedown
and Al Mamood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Claw misses with a double jab
and Al Mamood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Iqbal Al Mamood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Al Mamood 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 28:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iqbal Al Mamood!
Iqbal Al Mamood bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kochanowski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sting Of The Bumblebee. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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29 - 10 - 2 |
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165 lbs
17 - 22 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Bacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bacon takes a swing at Kochanowski's ribcage but misses.
Bacon lands with a cross.
Bacon sizes up Kochanowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bacon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kochanowski moves away.
Kochanowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bacon throws a series of punches but Kochanowski avoids them all with ease.
Kochanowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bacon.
Bacon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bacon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bacon looks to land a combination but Kochanowski avoids it well.
Bacon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bacon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bacon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bacon misses with the combination.
Kochanowski dodges the punch combination from Bacon.
Kochanowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon misses with a wild combination.
Bacon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kochanowski connects with a single shot there.
Bacon lands with a nice combination. Kochanowski backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Bacon does no damage.
Bacon swinging wildly here.
A combination from Bacon does no damage.
Kochanowski pushes Bacon up against the cage in a clinch.
Kochanowski landing knees to the body.
Kochanowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kochanowski throws a good cross that connects.
Bacon keeps the fight on the outside.
Bacon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bacon throws a jab when Kochanowski was well out of range.
Bacon circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bacon fails to land with a series of punches.
Bacon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Bacon.
Bacon looks to land a right hand but Kochanowski moved out of range.
Bacon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bacon throws a shot from downtown. Kochanowski moves away and avoids it.
Kochanowski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Some wild striking there from Bacon.
Bacon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bacon is breathing heavily.
Bacon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kochanowski counters with a series of strikes. Bacon will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bacon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kochanowski - the referee stops the clock and Bacon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kochanowski. Bacon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bacon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Kochanowski counter with a right hand.
Bacon throws a right and a left that Kochanowski avoids nicely.
Kochanowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bacon finds it's way round the side to connect with Kochanowski's head.
Kochanowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bacon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kochanowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kochanowski moves in looking to clinch but Bacon pushes him off.
Kochanowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bacon.
Bacon swinging wildly here.
Bacon misses with a double jab
and Kochanowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bacon misses with a double jab.
Chris Bacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kochanowski scores with a jab to the head.
Kochanowski throws a series of strikes that have Bacon backpedaling.
Bacon lands a glancing blow to the side of Kochanowski's head.
Kochanowski thumps Bacon with a low kick.
Bacon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kochanowski counters with a big head kick but Bacon shrugs it off.
Bacon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kochanowski counters with a big head kick but Bacon shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kochanowski, right into the meat.
No joy there for Bacon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kochanowski ducks under a wild hook from Bacon.
Bacon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bacon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bacon misses with a series of wild punches.
Kochanowski is looking to clinch.
Bacon misses with a double jab.
Bacon misses with a body shot.
Bacon throws a jab when Kochanowski was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bacon throws a right and a left that Kochanowski avoids nicely.
Bacon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kochanowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bacon misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bacon. Kochanowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Chris Bacon will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kochanowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kochanowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Bacon circles away.
Kochanowski moves in looking to clinch but Bacon pushes him off.
Kochanowski throws out a loose jab but Bacon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kochanowski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bacon misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Bacon does no damage.
Kochanowski misses with a wild body shot.
Kochanowski misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kochanowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chris Bacon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kochanowski lands with an overhand left.
Bacon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kochanowski slips a jab and a cross from Bacon.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski slips under a jab.
Bacon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kochanowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bacon takes a swing at Kochanowski's ribcage but misses.
Kochanowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bacon.
A punch combination from Kochanowski misses.
Kochanowski tries to clinch there but Bacon circles away.
Kochanowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kochanowski misses the jab.
Kochanowski dodges the punch combination from Bacon.
Bacon misses the shot to the body.
Bacon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bacon ducks under a wild hook from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski dodges the punch combination from Bacon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bacon misses with a combination
and Kochanowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bacon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bacon avoiding damage as Kochanowski throws knees to the body.
Bacon is trying to force a seperation but Kochanowski has the dominant position.
Kochanowski missing with knees to the body.
Kochanowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bacon avoids it.
Kochanowski tries a body shot but Bacon blocks it.
Kochanowski prevents Bacon from breaking the clinch.
Bacon tries to break free but Kochanowski pushes him back against the cage.
Kochanowski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bacon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bacon is trying to break free.
Bacon is trying to force a seperation but Kochanowski has the dominant position.
Bacon tries to break free but Kochanowski pushes him back against the cage.
Kochanowski scores with a knee to the head.
Kochanowski tries a knee to the head but Bacon blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kochanowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bacon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bacon tries to bum rush Kochanowski with a series of wild strikes but Kochanowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bacon fails to land with a series of punches.
Kochanowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Bacon circles away.
Kochanowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bacon's hands.
Kochanowski jabs at Bacon's body.
Bacon throws a series of punches but Kochanowski avoids them all with ease.
Bacon swings for the body but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Kochanowski moves out of range as Bacon strikes.
Bacon misses with a two punch combination.
Bacon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kochanowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kochanowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kochanowski lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Bacon misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Kochanowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bacon throws a series of punches but Kochanowski avoids them all with ease.
Bacon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bacon lands with a good body shot.
Bacon misses with a looping left.
Bacon takes a swing at Kochanowski's ribcage but misses.
Kochanowski throws the left hand but Bacon avoids the punch easily.
Bacon misses with a body shot.
Bacon misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bacon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kochanowski counters with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kochanowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kochanowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kochanowski scores with a head kick. Bacon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kochanowski moves in looking to clinch but Bacon pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janek Kochanowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A big right from Bacon misses.
Bacon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bacon tries to bum rush Kochanowski with a series of wild strikes but Kochanowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kochanowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bacon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bacon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kochanowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kochanowski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kochanowski tries to clinch there but Bacon circles away.
Kochanowski walks into a stiff left hand from Bacon.
Bacon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kochanowski has time to react.
Kochanowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bacon throws a shot from downtown. Kochanowski moves away and avoids it.
Kochanowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kochanowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Bacon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bacon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chris Bacon is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon misses with a double jab
and Kochanowski counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bacon misses with a right hand
and Kochanowski counters with a body kick.
Bacon throws a right hand that Kochanowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kochanowski also avoids with ease.
Bacon thows a body shot but no joy.
Kochanowski misses the shot to the body.
Bacon throws a right hand that Kochanowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kochanowski also avoids with ease.
Bacon throws a body punch but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Bacon throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Bacon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kochanowski misses with a two punch combination.
Kochanowski scores with a head kick. Bacon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bacon throws a jab but it's blocked by Kochanowski.
Bacon throws a body punch but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Bacon jabs Kochanowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kochanowski counters with a good low kick that Bacon was not able to check.
Bacon moves out of range of the strikes.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kochanowski scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kochanowski lands a head shot.
Bacon misses with a hook
and Kochanowski counters with a big head kick but Bacon shrugs it off.
Bacon misses with a series of wild punches.
Kochanowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kochanowski tries to clinch there but Bacon circles away.
Kochanowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kochanowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kochanowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bacon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kochanowski.
Bacon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bacon misses with the combination.
Kochanowski dodges the punch combination from Bacon.
Kochanowski looks to land a combination but Bacon avoids it well.
Kochanowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kochanowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kochanowski is looking to slow Bacon down with leg kicks.
Kochanowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bacon.
Kochanowski works over Bacon's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kochanowski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A solid body kick from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski tries to clinch up.
Kochanowski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bacon takes a step back to recover.
Kochanowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kochanowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bacon scores with a hook to the body. Kochanowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bacon swinging wildly here.
Bacon looks to land a left hand but Kochanowski moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bacon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kochanowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Bacon.
Kochanowski avoids the body shot from Bacon.
Bacon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bacon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bacon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kochanowski counters with a big head kick but Bacon shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janek Kochanowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kochanowski 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janek Kochanowski!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Janek Kochanowski made sure he mentioned Xtreme Merchandise, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Barlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spartacus Gladiator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Barlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spartacus Gladiator!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gladiator feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barlow has his foot on Gladiator's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gladiator works his way back into a safe position though.
Barlow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gladiator's guard.
Barlow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gladiator swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barlow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gladiator wants to stand but Barlow is controlling the position.
Barlow controlling from the top position.
Barlow wants to pass the guard but Gladiator is keeping the position.
Barlow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barlow 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barlow drops back looking for a leg! Gladiator is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gladiator manages to kick Barlow off! Barlow jumps back into Gladiator's guard.
Barlow stands up over Gladiator, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barlow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gladiator is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barlow is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barlow tries to free his leg and advance position but Gladiator is retaining full guard.
Gladiator is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barlow throwing strikes from guard but Gladiator blocks nicely.
Barlow wants to pass the guard but Gladiator is keeping the position.
Barlow is looking to work some ground and pound but Gladiator has wrist control.
Barlow throwing strikes from guard but Gladiator blocks nicely.
Gladiator looking for a guillotine here but Barlow defends easily.
Barlow forces his way into half guard.
Gladiator makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gladiator.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barlow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barlow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barlow stands and throws Gladiator's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barlow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barlow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Barlow is working Gladiator over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An elbow from Barlow crashes against the mat.
Gladiator is trying to get back to his feet.
Barlow working the ground and pound.
Barlow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gladiator keeps working.
Gladiator throws Barlow to one side and escapes!
Gladiator looks winded!
Barlow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barlow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barlow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gladiator's head.
Barlow connects with a nice looking jab.
Gladiator tries to clinch but Barlow moves out of range.
Gladiator uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barlow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barlow feints and as Gladiator raises his hands in defense, Barlow changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barlow preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barlow slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gladiator is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Barlow has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Barlow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gladiator keeps working.
Barlow is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gladiator has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gladiator is looking to regain half guard here but Barlow keeps moving and retains side control.
Barlow passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gladiator!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gladiator defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Barlow.
Gladiator keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barlow raining down hammerfists from mount.
Barlow wants to finish this one by submission but Gladiator is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Barlow.
Gladiator is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barlow is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Barlow extends the arm and Gladiator is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gary Barlow!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mir lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Josh Barnett has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnett moves forwards but Mir connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but Barnett shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mir.
Mir has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir misses with a takedown
and Barnett counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barnett has gone for a leg lock! Mir slips out almost immediately though and dives into Barnett's guard.
Mir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir postures up in Barnett's guard and throws a big left but Barnett blocks it.
Barnett is trying to control the position but Mir postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mir drops back, looking for a kneebar! Barnett looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Barnett looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Barnett!
Barnett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Barnett working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mir is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mir is looking to improve his position.
Barnett tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mir knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mir has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnett seems to be looking for submissions.
Barnett is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mir!
Barnett controlling from mount.
Barnett avoids the attempt from Mir to control.
Barnett tries to control but Mir wriggling away.
Barnett landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mir is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett has hold of Mir's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mir manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Barnett unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir regains half guard.
Mir is trying to control but Barnett manages to pass to mount!
Barnett pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mir is rocked!
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!
Barnett postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Mir is out cold - huge knockout for Barnett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Josh Barnett!
Josh Barnett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amir Khan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Amir Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor stuffs the takedown.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor lands a leg kick that knocks Khan off balance momentarily.
Taylor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khan takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Taylor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taylor pushes Khan away with a front kick.
Taylor lands a nice shot that snaps Khan's head back.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Taylor sprawls well. Taylor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amir Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but Khan persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
Khan walks into a stiff left hand from Taylor.
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!
Khan shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khan shoots in but no luck this time.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Taylor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taylor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
Taylor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Taylor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Taylor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Taylor scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor misses with a knee to the head.
Taylor trying to control the position but instead, Khan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Taylor into the cage.
Taylor taking a breather.
Taylor lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taylor.
Khan wants to break free but Taylor has control.
Khan tries to circle away but Taylor has him pinned against the cage.
Taylor looking to slow down the pace here.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor is struggling to control the position.
Taylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taylor missing with knees to the body.
Taylor trying to control the position but instead, Khan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Taylor into the cage.
Taylor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Taylor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Khan up against the cage.
Khan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taylor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Khan's face.
Taylor looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taylor lands a damaging elbow.
Taylor misses with an elbow over the top.
Khan tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
Taylor lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Taylor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Khan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taylor looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
Taylor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown by Khan or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taylor trying to stall but Khan improves his position.
Taylor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan tries to circle away but Taylor has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Khan fails to land the takedown.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Khan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amir Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan shoots in but Taylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Taylor delivers a nice body kick.
Khan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taylor.
Taylor throws a head kick that half lands.
Taylor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taylor clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Khan's face.
Taylor lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Taylor.
Khan is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taylor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Khan up against the cage.
Taylor lands a knee to the head.
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan seems to have got his legs back now.
Taylor landing knees to the head.
Taylor lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taylor.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taylor.
Taylor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Taylor.
Taylor controlling the action here for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khan is trying to push Taylor away but Taylor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor with a knee to the head.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Taylor has the dominant position.
Taylor missing with knees to the body.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Taylor.
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taylor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khan blocks it with crossed arms.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Taylor taking a breather.
Khan tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
Khan breaks the clinch.
Khan feints and as Taylor raises his hands in defense, Khan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.
Khan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Khan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Taylor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Taylor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Taylor prevents Khan from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Khan is defending well.
Taylor is trying to control the action in half guard but Khan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Taylor seems to be working for a kimura but Khan defends the submission attempt.
Khan works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan has his foot on Taylor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taylor works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Khan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Khan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan shoots in for a double leg but Taylor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Taylor - that will leave a mark!
Khan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khan shoots in and gets a takedown into Taylor's guard.
Taylor has his hands on Khan's head, controlling the position.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
Taylor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Amir Khan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taylor is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Khan passes Taylor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wants to control but Khan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Khan trying to pass the guard but Taylor defending well.
Khan is looking to pass Taylor's guard but actually Taylor recovers to full guard.
Khan pushes down on Taylor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Taylor wants to control but Khan is keeping busy.
Khan trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Khan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Taylor is just riding it out for now. Khan eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Khan landing strikes from the mount.
Khan goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Taylor is on top in guard.
Taylor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.
Khan has his foot on Taylor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taylor works his way back into a safe position though.
Taylor pushes down on Khan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Taylor is looking for a kimura here.
Khan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Amir Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taylor manages to get himself to full guard.
Khan postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Khan off! Khan jumps back into Taylor's guard.
Khan postures up and lands a big shot to Taylor's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khan lands a couple of digs.
Khan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brick Taylor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Taylor 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brick Taylor!
A relieved looking Brick Taylor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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