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L.O.K 187 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krabbe Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williamson has chosen Iggy Pop - Lust For Life as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Krabbe Hansen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krabbe Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hansen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hansen lands a jab to the head.
Williamson drives through with a takedown into Hansen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Williamson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Williamson from controlling successfully.
Williamson looking to pass the guard.
Hansen wants to stand but Williamson is controlling the position.
Williamson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Williamson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hansen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Williamson is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williamson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson lands strikes from half guard.
Hansen pushes Williamson off looking to stand but Williamson dives back in and keeps control.
Hansen is refusing to be controlled, as Williamson sits in half guard.
Williamson working Hansen over with strikes.
Williamson is looking to advance position but Hansen won't allow it.
Hansen wants to get back to his feet.
Hansen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williamson.
Williamson stops Hansen from getting back to his feet.
Hansen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Williamson.
Williamson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hansen's head.
Williamson tries to free his leg and advance position but Hansen is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williamson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Williamson 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.
Williamson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hansen's head.
Hansen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Williamson is controlling him.
Williamson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Williamson is pushing down on Hansen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hansen is fighting to maintain full guard but Williamson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hansen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williamson.
Hansen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hansen looks to land a left hand but Williamson moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson misses with a hook.
Hansen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hansen slips a jab from Williamson.
Williamson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hansen tries to avoid it but Williamson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hansen to the ground. Hansen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Hansen. Those never looked like landing.
Williamson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williamson blocks a jab.
Williamson tries to clinch up but Hansen circles away and keeps his distance.
Williamson looks to throw the jab but Hansen is out of range.
Hansen gets a clinch.
Williamson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hansen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Krabbe Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Williamson.
Hansen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williamson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hansen counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hansen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Hansen misses its intended target.
Hansen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williamson's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hansen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williamson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hansen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Williamson.
Hansen throws a series of punches but Williamson avoids them all with ease.
Hansen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hansen thows a body shot but no joy.
Williamson gets a double leg takedown into Hansen's guard.
Hansen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Williamson with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simon Williamson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Williamson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williamson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Williamson tries to bum rush Hansen with a series of wild strikes but Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hansen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williamson instigates a clinch.
Hansen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williamson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williamson blocks a jab.
Hansen throws a big shot that misses.
Williamson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williamson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williamson dodges the punch combination from Hansen.
Hansen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen throws a head kick but Williamson moves out of range.
Williamson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hansen throws a jab when Williamson was well out of range.
A big left from Hansen misses.
Hansen tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williamson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williamson throws a body punch but Hansen moves out of range.
Williamson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hansen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hansen pushes Williamson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Williamson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Check out the look on Williamson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen is not content to let Williamson control the position.
Hansen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Williamson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Williamson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hansen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hansen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williamson trying to control the action but Hansen is working from the bottom.
Williamson tries to move to mount but Hansen blocks the move with his legs.
Hansen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Williamson is controlling him well.
Williamson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hansen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson trying to control the action but Hansen is working from the bottom.
Hansen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Williamson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hansen pushes Williamson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Williamson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hansen throws Williamson to one side and escapes!
Williamson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Williamson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hansen.
Hansen thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson slips a straight right by Hansen.
Williamson tries to clinch but Hansen moves out of range.
Williamson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hansen tries to keep at a distance but Williamson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hansen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williamson missing with a left hand there. Hansen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hansen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williamson lands a nice shot to the body.
Krabbe Hansen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williamson slips under a jab.
Williamson scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williamson connects with a single shot there.
Hansen misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Williamson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Hansen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williamson moves away from the strike by Hansen.
Hansen throws a right hand that Williamson ducks under and follows up with a left that Williamson also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Williamson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hansen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Hansen.
Hansen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williamson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hansen throws a jab when Williamson was well out of range.
Krabbe Hansen is winning the standup battle so far.
Williamson throws the left hand but Hansen avoids the punch easily.
Williamson moves out of range as Hansen strikes.
Hansen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hansen throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Hansen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hansen throws out the jab.
Hansen throws a hook but Williamson blocks it.
Williamson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Williamson is trying to control. Hansen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williamson wants to pass to mount but Hansen is defending the position.
Williamson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williamson winds up and cracks Hansen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hansen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hansen wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krabbe Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simon Williamson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Williamson breaks from Hansen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williamson trying to control but Hansen is having none of it.
Hansen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hansen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williamson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hansen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hansen is rocked!
Williamson cracks Hansen with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Williamson!
Simon Williamson very nearly forgot to thank Steel Penn's Laundry 93% amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emelyan Pugachov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buhju Banton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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285 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Emelyan Pugachov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buhju Banton!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banton misses with a low kick as Pugachov jumps back.
Nice defenses there by Pugachov.
Banton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pugachov.
Banton throws a hook to the side of Pugachov's head but Pugachov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pugachov tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Banton misses with some punches.
Pugachov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Banton lands with a light punch inside.
Pugachov is trying to break free.
Pugachov lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Banton goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Pugachov in side control.
It looks like Buhju Banton has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pugachov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Banton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pugachov.
Pugachov working the ground and pound.
Pugachov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pugachov working the head with strikes.
Pugachov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banton dodges the ground and pound from Pugachov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pugachov tries to stand but Banton is controlling his head.
Pugachov tries to stand but Banton controls the position and pulls Pugachov into his guard.
Banton keeping moving, preventing Pugachov from controlling successfully.
Banton wants to sweep but no luck.
Banton wants to stand up but Pugachov is controlling him.
Pugachov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pugachov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pugachov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Banton is controlling Pugachov's posture.
Pugachov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pugachov trying to control the position from guard on top but Banton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pugachov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Banton is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pugachov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Banton's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pugachov staying out of range there.
A big head kick from Pugachov and Banton is sent sprawling to the canvas!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banton seems keen to control Pugachov's posture.
Pugachov works over Banton with some ground and pound from guard.
Banton looking for a sweep. Not yet Banton, not yet.
Pugachov postures up and lands a big shot to Banton's brow.
Pugachov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pugachov is one step ahead there.
Pugachov postures up in Banton's guard and throws a big left but Banton blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugachov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pugachov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Banton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pugachov trying to control the position from guard on top but Banton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pugachov wants to pass the guard but Banton is keeping the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Banton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pugachov's guard.
Banton wants to control from the top but Pugachov keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pugachov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Buhju Banton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Banton looks to land a combination but Pugachov avoids it well.
Banton throws a lazy right hand but Pugachov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banton takes a swing at Pugachov's ribcage but misses.
Banton tries to keep at a distance but Pugachov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Banton lands a left hand.
Pugachov lands a big knee to the head and Banton goes down! Pugachov is looking to finish!
Banton looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banton is looking for a sweep.
Pugachov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pugachov trying to control the action but Banton is working from the bottom.
Pugachov working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emelyan Pugachov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buhju Banton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Banton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Banton wants it to stay on the feet.
Banton just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pugachov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pugachov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Banton tries to avoid it but Pugachov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Banton to the ground. Banton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Banton in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Banton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pugachov lands with a cross.
Emelyan Pugachov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banton throws a body kick that misses.
Banton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pugachov.
Pugachov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banton circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emelyan Pugachov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pugachov closes the distance and pushes Banton back into the cage.
Pugachov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pugachov landing knees to the body.
Banton is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pugachov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pugachov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pugachov blocks a jab.
Pugachov tries to clinch up but Banton circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pugachov dives in and grabs Banton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Banton pushes down on Pugachov's head and hops out.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Banton.
Pugachov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pugachov circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Banton drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Pugachov follows Banton to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emelyan Pugachov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Jules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes has chosen All the Above as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
22 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Gregory Jules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jules throws the kick towards the body but Reyes avoids it.
Jules throws the kick towards the body but Reyes avoids it.
Reyes looks to land a left hand but Jules moved out of range nicely.
Jules throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jules takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Jules does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reyes misses with a double jab.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reyes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jules lands a nice looking body kick.
Crunch! Jules slams his shin into Reyes's torso.
Jules throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reyes lands a glancing blow to the side of Jules's head.
It looks like Gregory Jules has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes throws a shot from downtown. Jules moves away and avoids it.
Jules connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jules tries to close the distance and clinch but Reyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jules throws a head kick but Reyes moves out of range.
Jules misses with a head kick.
Jules throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes throws a big shot that misses.
Jules throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
Jules pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jules throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reyes's head.
Jules gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reyes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reyes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reyes slows down the pace here.
Jules tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jules cracks Reyes with a nice body shot.
Jules is trying to pull guard but Reyes has him pressed against the cage.
Jules manages to break the clinch.
Reyes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jules.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jules throws a body kick that misses.
Gregory Jules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes misses with an uppercut. Jules saw that one coming.
Reyes misses the jab.
Jules scores with a head kick. Reyes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Reyes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jules. That one must have hurt.
Jules scores with a kick to the body.
Jules moves into range and clinches up with Reyes.
Reyes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jules manages to break the clinch.
Jules takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reyes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jules throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jules tries to clinch up
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jules bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reyes avoids a kick to the body.
Reyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jules closes the distance and clinches.
Jules tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes misses with a punch on the inside.
Jules connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reyes's face.
It looks like Stevie Reyes has been cut.
Reyes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jules.
Jules is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Jules on the inside.
Jules jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reyes walks away with a smile on his face. Jules gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Jules. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Reyes misses.
Reyes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jules. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes misses with a hook. Jules ducked under it nicely.
Jules tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reyes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jules moves to clinch but Reyes breaks away
and Reyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jules tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jules was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Reyes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reyes throws the left hand but Jules avoids the punch easily.
Jules is looking to clinch.
Reyes misses with a hook.
Jules wants to clinch up but Reyes keeps it at a distance.
Jules throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reyes's head.
Reyes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reyes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jules.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jules tries to move into range but Reyes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jules lands a front kick.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Jules.
Jules misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Jules dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jules looks to land a body kick but Reyes moved away.
Reyes avoids the head kick by Jules.
Jules blocks a jab.
Jules tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reyes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reyes throws an off balance right hand
and Jules counters with a body kick that stops Reyes in his tracks momentarily.
Reyes throws a shot to the body.
Jules tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reyes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jules throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jules moves forwards but Reyes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jules lands a front kick.
Jules lands with a kick to the temple. Reyes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Reyes with a nice cross.
Reyes looks to land a left hand but Jules moved out of range nicely.
Reyes throws the left hand but Jules avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jules throws a head kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jules!
Jules throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jules moves in looking to clinch but Reyes pushes him off.
Reyes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jules throws a head kick that half lands.
Reyes avoids the head kick by Jules.
Reyes lands a jab to Jules's midsection.
Jules tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reyes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jules lands a high kick!
Reyes throws a body punch but Jules moves out of range.
Reyes misses the shot to the body.
Jules defending well as Reyes loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jules.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jules lands with a nice body kick.
Jules lands with a kick to the ribs.
Reyes blocks the body kick.
Reyes looks to land a right hand but Jules moved out of range.
Jules moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jules keeps Reyes at a distance using the push kick.
Jules tries to clinch but Reyes moves away
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
Jules lands a nice looking body kick.
Gregory Jules is winning the standup battle so far.
Jules takes one to the side of the head.
Reyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Jules.
Reyes swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jules moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jules buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jules.
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jules.
Jules throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jules tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jules doesn't manage to clinch there - Reyes circles away.
A head kick misses from Jules.
Jules explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reyes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jules displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reyes throws out the jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reyes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jules - the referee stops the clock and Reyes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jules. Reyes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reyes misses with a hook. Jules ducked under it nicely.
Jules explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jules lands a head kick!
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jules!
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!
Jules tries to close the distance and clinch but Reyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jules wants to clinch up but Reyes keeps it at a distance.
Jules throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
Jules dodges the punch combination from Reyes.
Jules fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jules bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jules explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jules scores with a nice body kick.
Jules lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jules wants to clinch.
Reyes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Juless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Jules dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jules tries to clinch up.
Reyes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jules counters with a body kick.
Reyes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jules throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jules moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab from Reyes finds it's way through Jules's defenses.
Jules ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
Jules lands with a nice body kick.
Jules throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jules was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Reyes lands a lovely overhand right.
Jules keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jules tries a head kick but it misses.
Jules bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jules throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Reyes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jules misses with a body kick.
Jules is looking to clinch.
Reyes looks to throw the jab but Jules is out of range.
Jules lands a high kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Jules does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jules avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jules wants to clinch.
Reyes swings for the body but Jules moves out of range.
Jules throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jules tries to close the distance and clinch but Reyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jules gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stevie Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jules jumps guard.
Jules looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Reyes passes into side control.
Jules is looking to regain half guard here but Reyes keeps moving and retains side control.
Jules is working hard here to advance position.
Reyes has control of an arm but Jules manages to advance to Reyes's back!
Jules has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jules working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jules is trying to stick to Reyes's back but Reyes is turning into Jules. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jules's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Reyes.
Jules will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reyes tries to free his leg and advance position but Jules is retaining full guard.
Jules escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reyes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes throws a big right hand that misses.
Jules is looking for a triangle but Reyes pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jules looking for subs off his back but Reyes has passed one foot through into half guard.
Reyes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jules scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Reyes manages to mount him!
Gregory Jules is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Reyes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Jules showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jules 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Jules!
Gregory Jules gave a mention to CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lath Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy comes to the cage accompanied by Go Ninja-Vanilla Ice. Bitch! has chosen Ghetto Life as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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35
197 lbs
29 - 21 - 2 |
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31
218 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Lath Hoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitch! throws a leg kick but Hoy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hoy throws a right and a left that Bitch! avoids nicely.
A cross from Hoy lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hoy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hoy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hoy trying to control the position but Bitch! is working away.
Hoy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bitch! knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bitch! tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hoy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! is not content to let Hoy control the position.
Hoy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bitch! is looking for a sweep.
Hoy swings around for an armbar but Bitch! sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hoy's guard.
Bitch! avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bitch! stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bitch! manages to get himself to full guard.
Hoy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bitch! is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bitch! has escaped and now he's on top!
Hoy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bitch! got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hoy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bitch! has managed to get both his arms back between Hoy's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bitch! passes Hoy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hoy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bitch! pulls his head out easily.
Hoy wants to get back to full guard.
Hoy trying to control from the bottom.
Hoy is trying to get back to full guard.
Bitch! trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoy gets full guard.
Hoy has his foot on Bitch!'s thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bitch! works his way back into a safe position though.
Bitch! is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bitch! must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lath Hoy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bitch! thuds his right hand into Hoy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hoy throws an overhand right that lands on Bitch!'s shoulder, as Bitch! tries to avoid the shot.
Hoy scores with a nice head shot.
Bitch! instigates a clinch.
Bitch! gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bitch! misses with a body punch.
Hoy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hoy has had enough of the clinch but Bitch! keeps him there for the moment.
Hoy misses with a body punch.
A short right from Bitch! on the inside.
Bitch! blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bitch! blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoy can't find room to land a body shot as Bitch! controls the action.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hoy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bitch! scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bitch! is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoy is defending well for now.
Bitch! tries to stall but Hoy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bitch! creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hoy dodges an elbow strike from Bitch!.
Hoy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bitch! is trying to keep an underhook but Hoy manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hoy working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bitch!'s thigh. Bitch! counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hoy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bitch! looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bitch! looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bitch!!
Bitch! happy to just control the position for now.
Hoy regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bitch! seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hoy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hoy looking for submissions off his back.
Bitch! with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hoy looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bitch! pushes past his half guard into mount!
Bitch! sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bitch! controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy tries to hold on but Bitch! postures up.
Bitch! looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hoy is looking to improve his position but Bitch! isn't that keen on the idea.
Bitch! tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoy can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James, Bitch! 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!
Hoy misses with a looping left.
Hoy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bitch! sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bitch! fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hoy on the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bitch!!
Lath Hoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitch! jabs Hoy right on the nose. Hoy blinks but takes it well.
Hoy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bitch! defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lath Hoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoy slips a straight right by Bitch!.
Hoy tries for a takedown but Bitch! sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bitch! throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bitch! throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bitch! keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bitch! slips a straight right by Hoy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoy throws a right hand that Bitch! ducks under and follows up with a left that Bitch! also avoids with ease.
Hoy jabs at Bitch!'s body.
Bitch! ducks under a wild hook from Hoy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! connects with a looping right hand.
Hoy fails to land the takedown.
Rick James, Bitch! is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bitch! scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bitch! scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bitch! misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoy.
Bitch! throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoy shoots and misses
and Hoy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bitch! pushes Hoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bitch! throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bitch!.
Bitch! stops a takedown attempt from Hoy.
A short body shot lands from Bitch! as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitch! lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bitch! lands with a left to the head.
Hoy lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! lands a nice elbow.
Hoy tries to work over Bitch!'s body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bitch! makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bitch! creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoy.
A short uppercut from Bitch!.
Bitch! lands a shoulder strike.
Hoy is rocked!
Bitch! trying to land knees to the body.
Oh Hoy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bitch! lands a nice elbow.
Bitch! lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bitch! presses Hoy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bitch! softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clinched against the cage, Bitch! lands a big elbow that drops Hoy! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Hoy is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick James, Bitch!!
Rick James, Bitch! decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rau Utu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bako King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
300 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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289 lbs
25 - 18 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rau Utu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bako King!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Utu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
Utu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
King lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Rau Utu has been cut.
King misses with the combination.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Utu to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Utu.
Utu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Utu connects with a nice looking jab.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Utu as he jumps to the side.
King scores with a punch to the head.
King takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Utu.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utu slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rau Utu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bako King.
Utu is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.
King shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Utu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Utu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Utu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utu keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Utu has wrist control.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Utu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
King had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Utu defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Utu doesn't defend quickly enough and King has managed to lock this one up! Can Utu escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to King on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bako King!
Bako King decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Sailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sailor's choice of entrance music: Blackalicious - It's Going Down. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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38
288 lbs
26 - 20 - 0 |
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33
224 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Santiago Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wendell Sailor!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Sailor misses.
Sailor stuns Da Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sailor scores with a jab to the body.
Da Silva cracks the inside of Sailor's front leg.
Sailor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sailor.
Da Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sailor's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Da Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Da Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Da Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Da Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sailor keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully.
Da Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sailor wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Da Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Da Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Da Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Sailor.
Da Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sailor wants to sweep here but Da Silva controlling him for the moment.
Da Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sailor is on top in guard.
Sailor trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailor throwing strikes from guard but Da Silva blocks nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sailor trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Da Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Da Silva working some strikes from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sailor is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Da Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sailor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Da Silva keeping full guard, as Sailor tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Da Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Da Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Da Silva is trying to control the position but Sailor postures up.
Sailor trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sailor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Da Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sailor checks a leg kick.
Sailor misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Silva counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Sailor down! Da Silva is looking to finish but Sailor is intelligently defending himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sailor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Da Silva is controlling him.
Da Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Da Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Da Silva passes Sailor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Da Silva works his way into full mount!
Sailor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oooh a big shot lands for Da Silva! Sailor is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Santiago Da Silva!
Santiago Da Silva tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gzrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merrick Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gzrel comes to the cage accompanied by Warriors Dance. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kane's choice of entrance music: Blood Sugar - Pendulum. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Merrick Kane enters the cage!
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309 lbs
28 - 10 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Gzrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Merrick Kane!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Gzrel misses.
Gzrel throws a leg kick which misses Kane's front leg but catches the back leg as Kane tries to avoid it.
Gzrel scores with a leg kick.
Gzrel sizes up Kane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gzrel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
Crunch! Gzrel slams his shin into Kane's torso.
Gzrel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kane.
Gzrel misses the jab.
Gzrel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kane counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gzrel wants to improve his position but Kane is controlling well.
Kane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kane is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane avoids the attempt from Gzrel to control.
Kane dominating with strikes here.
Kane working the ground and pound effectively.
Kane prevents Gzrel from getting the reversal.
Gzrel blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kane scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gzrel?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gzrel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a heavy elbow.
Kane working for a submission but Gzrel is keeping him at bay.
Gzrel wants to hold on but Kane pushes him away.
Kane landing strikes from the mount and Gzrel is in trouble!
Kane content just to control the position here.
Gzrel wants to control but Kane is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane wants to control the pace but Gzrel is squirming around nicely.
Kane thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gzrel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kane tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gzrel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kane thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gzrel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gzrel blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by Kane there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kane has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gzrel's face.
It looks like Gabriel Gzrel has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane throws some wild stikes that Gzrel manages to avoid easily.
Gzrel is squirming around, avoiding Kane's attempts to control the action.
Kane putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gabriel Gzrel's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gzrel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by Kane there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merrick Kane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Gzrel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A lazy body kick from Gzrel
and Kane counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gzrel's guard now.
Kane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kane wants to pass the guard but Gzrel is keeping the position.
Kane postures up in Gzrel's guard and throws a big left but Gzrel blocks it.
Merrick Kane has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gzrel keeping full guard, as Kane tries to pass.
Gzrel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Gzrel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gzrel haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gzrel looking for a sweep. Not yet Gzrel, not yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gzrel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kane is controlling him.
Gzrel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gzrel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gzrel keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gzrel throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
Kane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gzrel.
Gzrel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gabriel Gzrel's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gzrel throws a leg kick
and Kane counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gzrel wriggles free and stands up.
Gzrel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gzrel is looking to chop away at Kane's legs.
Kane blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Gzrel is predictable there
and Kane counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gzrel's guard now.
Gzrel wants to stand but Kane is controlling the position.
Kane advances position into side control!
Gzrel is not content to let Kane control the position.
Gzrel takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane tries to advance position but instead Gzrel slips a leg back in to half guard.
Gzrel tries to kick Kane off but Kane keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gzrel is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane seems to be looking for submissions.
Kane is trying to control. Gzrel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merrick Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Gzrel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gzrel has closed the distance and engaged Kane in a clinch.
Gzrel can't find room to land a body shot as Kane controls the action.
Kane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kane prevents a body shot from Gzrel.
Kane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kane has a couple of punches blocked by Gzrel.
Kane tries a knee to the head but Gzrel blocks it.
Kane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gzrel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gzrel throws a leg kick
and Kane counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gzrel's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gzrel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kane postures up and lands a big shot to Gzrel's brow.
Gzrel keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kane throwing strikes from guard but Gzrel blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gzrel keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Gzrel keeping full guard, as Kane tries to pass.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kane is looking to work some ground and pound but Gzrel has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane won't allow Gzrel to get back to his feet.
Gzrel has momentary wrist control but Kane slips an elbow through the middle.
Gzrel keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Kane looking to pass the guard.
Kane engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gzrel keeping full guard, as Kane tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throwing strikes from guard but Gzrel blocks nicely.
Kane trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gzrel manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kane working a defensive guard but Gzrel passes into half guard.
Kane trying to control but Gzrel postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane wants to improve his position but Gzrel is controlling well.
Gzrel tries to stand and escape but Kane is controlling the position.
Merrick Kane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kane wants to control but Gzrel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kane gets back to full guard.
Kane working a defensive guard but Gzrel passes into half guard.
Gabriel Gzrel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Merrick Kane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kane 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merrick Kane!
During a confident post fight interview, Merrick Kane thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alarcon Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bera comes to the cage accompanied by Parasite :D . Ramirez has chosen War is my destiny as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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215 lbs
15 - 9 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Bera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alarcon Ramirez !
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bera connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez . Bera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
Bera is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Bera throws a front kick aimed at Ramirez 's knee but Ramirez avoids it well.
Bera swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Bera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez .
Bera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matt Bera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bera tries to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bera!
Bera throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Ramirez .
Bera works the jab nicely.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bera scores with a punch to the head.
Bera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirez .
Matt Bera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bera lands a slapping body shot.
Bera throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ramirez counters with a single leg into guard. Bera didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramirez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Bera keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ramirez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alarcon Ramirez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Bera misses its intended target.
Bera misses with a body shot.
Ramirez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bera closes the distance but Ramirez moves to the side
and Ramirez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bera!
Bera avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ramirez .
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ramirez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bera works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bera keeps working.
Ramirez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bera's head.
Ramirez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ramirez .
Bera blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramirez .
Ramirez trying to control the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bera blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramirez .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alarcon Ramirez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice jab there from Bera.
Matt Bera is winning the standup battle so far.
Bera tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
Bera swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses.
Bera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bera.
Bera looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Bera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bera throws a hook but Ramirez blocks it.
Bera throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
A punch combination from Bera misses.
Bera misses with a hook. Ramirez ducked under it nicely.
Bera lands the left hand.
Ramirez digs a good hook to Bera's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. Bera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the body.
Bera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bera.
Bera misses with a wild combination.
Ramirez lands with a nice body punch.
Ramirez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez walks into a stiff left hand from Bera.
Ramirez shoots for a double leg takedown but Bera sprawls well. He's pushed Ramirez 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bera gets a clinch.
Ramirez lands a hook that snaps the head of Bera backwards.
Bera wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramirez won't allow it.
Ramirez is looking to control Bera's arms but Bera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ramirez has his back to the cage.
Bera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Bera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez 's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ramirez .
Bera misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramirez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Bera.
Bera struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Ramirez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bera backwards.
Bera blocks a body shot from Ramirez .
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Ramirez .
Ramirez 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bera cracks Ramirez with a nice body shot.
Bera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bera misses with a series of wild punches.
Bera misses with a body shot.
Bera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ramirez misses with a punch on the inside.
Bera can't find room to land a body shot as Ramirez controls the action.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bera lands a body punch.
Ramirez tries to work over Bera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bera struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Bera is trying to break free.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bera scores with a shot to the side of Ramirez 's head.
Bera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez 's elbow.
Ramirez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bera fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Ramirez .
Bera is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Bera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez 's elbow.
Ramirez has Bera pressed against the cage, preventing Bera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramirez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bera backwards.
Bera has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez .
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bera misses with some punches.
Bera misses with a body punch.
Bera breaks from the clinch.
Ramirez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bera was covering up waiting for the punch and Ramirez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramirez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Bera dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bera gets a clinch.
Bera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramirez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bera prevents a body shot from Ramirez .
Bera misses with the head strike.
Ramirez is working Bera over against the cage.
Ramirez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bera is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling him.
Ramirez keeps control of Bera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramirez throws a punch but it's blocked by Bera.
Ramirez lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bera manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Bera does no damage.
Ramirez lands a jab to Bera's midsection.
Bera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramirez walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matt Bera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramirez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramirez defending well as Bera loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramirez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bera throws a right hand that Ramirez ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramirez also avoids with ease.
Ramirez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bera slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramirez , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bera.
Ramirez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bera!
Bera avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ramirez .
You can see the frustration on Bera's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The strikes coming from Ramirez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bera is not content to let Ramirez control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez working the ground and pound but Bera is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bera avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ramirez .
Ramirez trying to control the action but Bera is working from the bottom.
Ramirez wants to take a breather but Bera manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Ramirez .
Ramirez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bera keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alarcon Ramirez .
Ramirez connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bera misses with a straight right.
Ramirez slips under a jab from Bera.
Bera avoids the body shot from Ramirez .
A nice inside leg kick there by Bera. That's going to slow Ramirez down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alarcon Ramirez really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ramirez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bera, pushing him back against the cage.
Ramirez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bera misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Ramirez on the inside.
Bera misses with the head strike.
Bera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the side of Bera's head.
Bera manages to break the clinch.
Ramirez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramirez . That's going to slow Bera down.
Ramirez moves into the clinch.
Bera blocking some punches.
Alarcon Ramirez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ramirez slows down the pace here.
Ramirez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramirez .
Bera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Bera.
Bera tries to break free but Ramirez pushes him back against the cage.
Bera working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bera.
Bera breaks from the clinch.
Ramirez moves out of range as Bera strikes.
Bera just misses with a punch to the body.
Bera lands with a right hand.
Bera misses with a two punch combination.
Bera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramirez .
Ramirez doesn't manage to clinch there - Bera circles away.
Bera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramirez can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez digs a good hook to Bera's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bera misses with a looping left.
Bera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Ramirez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bera throws a poor cross that misses
and Ramirez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bera!
Alarcon Ramirez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramirez scores with a couple of short elbows.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ramirez is looking to take a break and control but Bera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Ramirez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bera avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ramirez .
Ramirez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bera sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ramirez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bera is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ramirez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bera throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Ramirez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bera's sensitive parts.
Some wild striking there from Bera.
Ramirez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramirez can pounce on him.
Bera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Ramirez .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alarcon Ramirez dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Bera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Bera.
Bera ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez .
Bera throws a hook to the side of Ramirez 's head but Ramirez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramirez closes the distance and clinches up with Bera, looking for a takedown. Ramirez pushes Bera against the cage but Bera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ramirez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bera tries to clinch but Ramirez moves away
and Ramirez counters with a shoot takedown. Bera fights it but they end up in guard.
Ramirez is pushing down on Bera's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bera is fighting to maintain full guard but Ramirez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ramirez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ramirez is trying to control the action in half guard but Bera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ramirez trying to mount his opponent but Bera defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez winds up and cracks Bera with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez trying to control from half guard but Bera is working away.
Ramirez is looking to advance position but Bera won't allow it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alarcon Ramirez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bera thuds a left hand into Ramirez 's body.
Bera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bera has Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez taking a breather.
Bera is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling him.
Bera tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Bera back against the cage.
Bera digs a right hand into Ramirez 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ramirez 's gas tank.
Bera tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Bera back against the cage.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Bera controls his hands.
Bera manages to break the clinch.
Bera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez .
Bera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Ramirez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bera.
Bera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramirez circles away quickly and effectively.
Alarcon Ramirez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramirez misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from Bera.
Bera tries to bum rush Ramirez with a series of wild strikes but Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bera throws an overhand right that lands on Ramirez 's shoulder, as Ramirez tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Ramirez finds it's way through Bera's defenses.
Bera misses with a body shot.
Bera avoids the body shot from Ramirez .
Bera throws a series of punches but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bera rather than just go for the knockout.
Bera lands a jab to the head.
Ramirez lands a jab to Bera's midsection.
Bera throws a hook but Ramirez avoids it easily.
Bera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramirez . Ramirez obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bera there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ramirez , as that shot connected.
Matt Bera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramirez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bera scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez drives through and clinches with Bera against the cage.
Bera throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez .
A frustrated look appears on Bera's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bera as Ramirez tries to tie him up.
Ramirez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Bera.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alarcon Ramirez .
I think Ramirez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 47:49
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 46:49
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alarcon Ramirez !
Alarcon Ramirez is the new light heavyweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Alarcon Ramirez said 'Anyone who stands in my way will get destroyed...bottom line.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schtrappe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nitzer Ebb - Violent Playground. Danky has chosen Killing In The Name as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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192 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacque Schtrappe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dom Danky!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe throws an overhand right that lands on Danky's shoulder, as Danky tries to avoid the shot.
Danky tries to score with a low kick but Schtrappe moves his leg out of the way.
Schtrappe throws a sloppy head kick and Danky moves out of range easily.
Schtrappe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Danky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schtrappe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danky throws a looping overhand right but Schtrappe ducks down to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Danky. Schtrappe shrugs it off though.
Danky tries a low kick but Schtrappe avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Danky.
Schtrappe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schtrappe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schtrappe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danky avoids a kick to the body.
Danky checks a low kick from Schtrappe.
Danky misses with a left hand
and Schtrappe counters with a straight right hand.
Danky checks a low kick from Schtrappe.
Danky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schtrappe moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe blocks a jab.
Schtrappe throws a hook to the side of Danky's head but Danky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danky checks a low kick from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Danky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schtrappe throws a looping overhand right but Danky ducks down to avoid it.
Danky looks for the body kick but Schtrappe saw that one coming.
Danky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Schtrappe wants to clinch.
Schtrappe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Danky walks into a left hand.
Schtrappe just misses with a punch to the body.
Danky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Danky cracks Schtrappe with a good jab.
Danky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schtrappe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Danky on the side of the head.
Danky sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Schtrappe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schtrappe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danky.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe scores with a nice right hand.
Schtrappe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Danky makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Schtrappe really felt that one!
Danky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schtrappe keeps the fight on the outside.
A good leg kick by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe wants to clinch.
Danky looks to land a left hand but Schtrappe moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Schtrappe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Danky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schtrappe stuns Danky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schtrappe moves out of range of the strikes.
Danky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe avoids the body shot from Danky.
Schtrappe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Danky.
Danky takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Schtrappe clinches.
Schtrappe misses with the head strike.
Danky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schtrappe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schtrappe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schtrappe or not.
Danky misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe digs a right hand into Danky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Danky's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Danky as the two fighters clinch.
Schtrappe lands an uppercut.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Danky is trying to stall.
Schtrappe misses with a punch to the body.
Danky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schtrappe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danky presses Schtrappe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Danky lands an elbow inside that Schtrappe shrugs off.
It looks like Jacque Schtrappe has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a body punch.
Danky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Danky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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 Jacque Schtrappe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacque Schtrappe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Danky jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Danky throws a front kick that sends Schtrappe stumbling back into the cage.
Danky throws a leg kick
and Schtrappe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Danky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Danky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe pushes Danky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Danky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schtrappe's brow.
Danky lands a shoulder strike.
Danky avoiding damage.
Schtrappe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schtrappe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schtrappe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Danky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schtrappe avoiding damage as Danky throws knees to the body.
Schtrappe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Danky throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky blocking some punches.
Schtrappe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schtrappe pushes Danky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schtrappe can't find room to land a body shot as Danky controls the action.
Schtrappe misses with a body punch.
Schtrappe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Danky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schtrappe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Schtrappe here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Danky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schtrappe avoids it.
Danky lands with a short shot to the head.
Danky trying to stall but Schtrappe improves his position.
Schtrappe misses with a body punch.
Danky prevents a body shot from Schtrappe.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Danky.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Schtrappe fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Danky.
Schtrappe digs a right hand underneath Danky's ribcage. Danky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schtrappe is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Schtrappe.
Danky blocks a body shot from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schtrappe has a couple of punches blocked by Danky.
Schtrappe blocks a body shot from Danky.
Schtrappe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danky backwards.
Danky blocks a body shot from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a punch to the body.
Danky slowing the pace effectively.
Schtrappe can't find room to land a body shot as Danky controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Danky.
Danky pushes off an throws an elbow but Schtrappe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Danky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Danky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jacque Schtrappe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schtrappe misses with a punch to the body.
Danky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schtrappe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schtrappe avoids the elbow strike from Danky, against the cage.
Schtrappe throws a head punch that misses.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danky lands with a light punch inside.
Schtrappe misses with the head strike.
Schtrappe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schtrappe can't find room to land a body shot as Danky controls the action.
Danky blocks an uppercut.
Danky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Schtrappe scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Danky.
Schtrappe throws a punch but it's blocked by Danky.
Danky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe lands a hook that snaps the head of Danky backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schtrappe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Danky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe misses with a body punch.
Danky tries to work over Schtrappe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schtrappe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schtrappe throws a punch but it's blocked by Danky.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Danky blocks an uppercut.
Danky throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schtrappe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schtrappe throws a head punch that misses.
Schtrappe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schtrappe misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jacque Schtrappe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacque Schtrappe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Danky moves out of range as Schtrappe throws a body kick.
Schtrappe tries to clinch up but Danky circles away and keeps his distance.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick but Danky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Danky staying out of range there.
Danky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schtrappe slips under a jab.
Danky throws a lazy uppercut
and Schtrappe counters by moving into the clinch.
Danky tries to throw a body punch but Schtrappe avoids it by throwing Danky back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danky.
Still in the clinch, Danky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schtrappe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schtrappe blocking some punches.
Danky misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Schtrappe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schtrappe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Danky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schtrappe throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danky.
Schtrappe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Danky is rocked!
Danky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danky is still on wobbly legs! Can Schtrappe finish him?
Schtrappe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Schtrappe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Danky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danky blocks an uppercut.
Schtrappe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Danky stalling in the clinch but Schtrappe improves position.
Schtrappe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Danky seems to have recovered his senses.
Danky struggles to land a body shot inside as Schtrappe controls his hands.
Schtrappe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danky working aggressively here.
Danky trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schtrappe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danky.
Danky lands a hook that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
Schtrappe misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Danky fails to land.
Schtrappe dodges an elbow strike from Danky.
A right handed body shot lands from Danky.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schtrappe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe lands a nice shot to the body.
Schtrappe working aggressively here.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schtrappe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schtrappe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Danky backwards.
Schtrappe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schtrappe avoids the elbow strike from Danky, against the cage.
Danky lands with a short shot to the head.
Schtrappe swings wildly with an uppercut but Danky uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Danky.
Danky throws an elbow but it misses.
Danky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danky misses with a punch on the inside.
Schtrappe blocks an uppercut.
Schtrappe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Schtrappe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schtrappe throws a punch but it's blocked by Danky.
Danky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danky lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schtrappe's elbow.
Danky blocks a body shot from Schtrappe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schtrappe.
Danky throws an elbow that misses.
Schtrappe throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Danky fails to land.
Schtrappe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Danky or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schtrappe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schtrappe can't find room to land a body shot as Danky controls the action.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Danky is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Schtrappe misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schtrappe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schtrappe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danky's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacque Schtrappe clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jacque Schtrappe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schtrappe, right into the meat.
Danky misses the shot to the body.
Schtrappe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Danky will feel that in the morning.
Danky tries to land a leg kick but Schtrappe saw it coming and moves away.
Schtrappe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Danky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Danky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Danky staying out of range there.
Schtrappe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schtrappe swings for the body but Danky moves out of range.
Schtrappe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Danky moves out of range of the body kick from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick but Danky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Danky scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Danky. That's going to slow Schtrappe down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danky lands with a cross.
Schtrappe throws a body punch but Danky moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schtrappe throws a body punch but Danky moves out of range.
Schtrappe tries to clinch there but Danky circles away.
Danky staying out of range there.
Schtrappe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Danky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schtrappe.
Danky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Danky walks into a left hand.
Danky moves in looking to clinch but Schtrappe pushes him off.
Schtrappe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Danky misses with a body shot.
Schtrappe dips to his left and cracks Danky with an uppercut!
Nice shot lands for Schtrappe.
Schtrappe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danky.
Schtrappe misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe tries to bum rush Danky with a series of wild strikes but Danky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schtrappe looks to land a right hand but Danky moved out of range.
Danky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schtrappe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Schtrappe walks into a jab.
Danky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schtrappe manages to avoid it.
Danky keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Danky keeps Schtrappe at a distance using the push kick.
Schtrappe throws a jab when Danky was well out of range.
Danky throws the kick towards the body but Schtrappe avoids it.
Danky scores with a sloppy right hand. Schtrappe should have avoided that one.
Schtrappe scores with a leg kick.
Jacque Schtrappe is winning the standup battle so far.
Schtrappe thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Danky is predictable there
and Schtrappe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky throws a hook to the side of Schtrappe's head but Schtrappe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schtrappe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schtrappe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schtrappe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Danky.
Schtrappe stuns Danky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schtrappe with a hook.
Schtrappe connects with a leg kick. Danky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circling - Schtrappe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danky takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Danky's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schtrappe scores with a jab. Danky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Danky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schtrappe is out of range.
Schtrappe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Danky's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schtrappe throws an overhand right that lands on Danky's shoulder, as Danky tries to avoid the shot.
Schtrappe blocks the body kick.
Schtrappe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Danky swings for the body but Schtrappe moves out of range.
Schtrappe lands an overhand right.
Danky moves out of range of the body kick from Schtrappe.
Danky misses with a hook.
Schtrappe lands a jab to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Schtrappe as he connects with a hook.
Schtrappe slips under a jab from Danky.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schtrappe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schtrappe looks to clinch
and Danky counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Schtrappe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick from Danky misses
and Schtrappe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Schtrappe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacque Schtrappe had his way with Dom Danky in that round.
The cut man is working on Jacque Schtrappe'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Danky takes a swing at Schtrappe's ribcage but misses.
Danky throws a looping overhand right but Schtrappe ducks down to avoid it.
Danky swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Schtrappe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danky dips to his left and cracks Schtrappe with an uppercut!
Danky avoids the body shot from Schtrappe.
Danky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Danky cracks Schtrappe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Schtrappe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Danky, as that shot connected.
Danky is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Schtrappe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crunch! Schtrappe slams his shin into Danky's torso.
Schtrappe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Danky throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky looks to score with a jab to the body but Schtrappe is just out of range.
Schtrappe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schtrappe.
Danky moves out of range of the strikes.
Danky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Schtrappe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schtrappe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Danky with a hook.
Danky avoids the body shot from Schtrappe.
Danky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schtrappe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danky.
Danky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Danky throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Schtrappe throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky moves out of range of the strikes.
Danky tries to land a body kick
and Schtrappe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Danky's knee momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Schtrappe.
Nice body punch from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danky tries to clinch but Schtrappe moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schtrappe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danky moves out of range as Schtrappe throws a body kick.
Danky connects with a body shot.
Danky looks to land a body kick but Schtrappe moved away.
Danky misses with an uppercut. Schtrappe saw that one coming.
Schtrappe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky tries to clinch up.
Danky throws a body kick that misses.
Schtrappe slips a straight right by Danky.
A left and a right from Schtrappe both land. Nice combination.
Danky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Schtrappe
and Danky counters with a good low kick that Schtrappe was not able to check.
Danky throws a leg kick that misses.
Danky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schtrappe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Danky thows a body kick. Schtrappe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Schtrappe just misses with a punch to the body.
Danky has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Danky throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Schtrappe throws an off balance right hand
and Danky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schtrappe looks to score with a jab to the body but Danky is just out of range.
Schtrappe is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schtrappe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Danky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schtrappe is out of range.
Danky misses with an uppercut. Schtrappe saw that one coming.
Danky avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schtrappe throws a wild body kick that Danky sees coming a mile off.
Schtrappe misses with a body kick.
Schtrappe takes a swing at Danky's ribcage but misses.
Dom Danky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schtrappe on the side of the head.
Schtrappe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Danky. Danky obviously looking to wear him down.
Schtrappe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danky.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danky misses with a leg kick.
Schtrappe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Danky in his tracks.
Danky takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Danky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schtrappe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:46
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacque Schtrappe!
Jacque Schtrappe retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Jacque Schtrappe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes to the cage accompanied by Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Bartholomew Simpson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bartholomew Simpson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Simpson throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steel throws a hook but Simpson blocks it.
A jab from Steel finds it's way through Simpson's defenses.
Simpson thuds a left hand into Steel's body.
Simpson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
Simpson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Simpson scores with a shot to the side of Steel's head.
Simpson lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Steel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel misses with the head strike.
Simpson trying to stall but Steel improves his position.
Steel tries to work over Simpson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Bartholomew Simpson has been cut.
Simpson tries to work over Steel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a body punch.
Simpson tries to throw a body punch but Steel avoids it by throwing Simpson back against the cage.
Simpson works on Steel's body with a couple of short punches.
Simpson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steel is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Simpson with a knee to the head.
Simpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steel misses with the head strike.
Simpson tries to stall but Steel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steel avoids it.
Simpson blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Steel misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steel struggles to land a body shot inside as Simpson controls his hands.
Steel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Steel.
Steel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Simpson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Steel struggles to land a body shot inside as Simpson controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Steel.
Steel blocks a body shot from Simpson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simpson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Simpson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steel is keeping busy.
Simpson tries to throw a body punch but Steel avoids it by throwing Simpson back against the cage.
Steel struggles to land a body shot inside as Simpson controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Steel as Simpson tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bartholomew Simpson.
Simpson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Simpson on the side of the head.
Steel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a hook to the side of Simpson's head but Simpson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Simpson misses the target.
Simpson misses with a low kick.
Steel looks to land a body kick but Simpson moved away.
Good work by Steel as he checks the leg kick.
Simpson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel throws a low kick, looking for Simpson's leg but Simpson calmly moves out of range.
Steel thows a body shot but no joy.
Simpson moves out of range as Steel strikes.
Steel looks to land a body kick but Simpson moved away.
Steel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel scores with a nice body kick.
Simpson tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Max Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel throws a leg kick that misses.
Simpson throws a front kick that sends Steel stumbling back into the cage.
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 Max Steel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Simpson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Simpson throws out a powerful jab.
Simpson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Steel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Simpson has managed to clinch.
Simpson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steel.
Steel can't find room to land a body shot as Simpson controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Simpson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Steel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steel digs a right hand into Simpson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simpson's gas tank.
A short left from Steel.
Max Steel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steel lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simpson is rocked!
Steel lands a shot to the body.
Simpson is still on wobbly legs! Can Steel finish him?
Steel is looking to control Simpson's arms but Simpson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Steel has his back to the cage.
Simpson seems to have recovered his senses.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steel.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simpson.
Steel lands a right hand.
Simpson blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Simpson - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Steel fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel.
Steel struggles to land a body shot inside as Simpson controls his hands.
Simpson blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Steel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Simpson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Simpson jumps guard but Steel stands there with Simpson around his waist. Simpson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Steel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel prevents a body shot from Simpson.
Steel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Simpson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steel managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Steel lands a hook that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
Steel misses with some punches.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Simpson tries to stall but Steel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Simpson stalling the fight.
Steel lands with a short shot to the head.
Simpson throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Steel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steel blocks it with crossed arms.
Steel scores with a hook to the body.
Simpson lands a left hand.
Steel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Simpson.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simpson.
Steel working aggressively here.
Simpson pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simpson.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Steel tries a body shot but Simpson blocks it.
Simpson misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Simpson.
It looks like Max Steel has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simpson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Steel smiles and moves away.
Simpson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Steel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steel avoids the body shot from Simpson.
Simpson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simpson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steel connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Steel takes a swing at Simpson's ribcage but misses.
Steel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steel connects with a right hand. Simpson shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Steel dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Steel.
Steel gets a clinch.
Steel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Simpson tries to throw a body punch but Steel avoids it by throwing Simpson back against the cage.
Simpson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steel avoids it.
Simpson blocks a body shot from Steel.
Simpson prevents a body shot from Steel.
Simpson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
Steel blocks a body shot from Simpson.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Simpson blocks an uppercut.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steel is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel lands with a left to the head.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simpson.
Simpson is looking to control Steel's arms but Steel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Simpson has his back to the cage.
Simpson tries to land knees in the clinch but Steel avoids the damage to the body.
Steel wants to stall.
Simpson pulls guard.
Simpson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Simpson has a closed guard, preventing Steel from standing up.
Simpson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson 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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bartholomew Simpson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Steel feints and then cracks Simpson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Simpson down.
Simpson is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Simpson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Simpson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel looks to land a left hand but Simpson moved out of range nicely.
Simpson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Simpson throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steel throws a body kick that misses.
Simpson walks into a stiff left hand from Steel.
Simpson throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
Steel moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is leaning against Steel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Steel pushes Simpson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simpson misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Steel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Come on Simpson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Steel managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Max Steel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Simpson can't find room to land a body shot as Steel controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steel.
Steel managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson is trying to stall.
Simpson misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a punch on the inside.
Steel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Simpson is struggling to control the position.
A hook to the body from Simpson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson with a knee to the head.
Bartholomew Simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simpson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steel is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Steel.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bartholomew Simpson.
I think Steel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Steel!
After winning the bout, Max Steel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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