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CFS 23: Losers Headache PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamison Freidrichs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Awanturnik Oporowy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamison Freidrichs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Awanturnik Oporowy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oporowy tries to close the distance and clinch but Freidrichs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oporowy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Freidrichs counters with a left and a right that stings Oporowy.
Oporowy looks to clinch
and Freidrichs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oporowy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oporowy is looking to clinch.
Oporowy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Freidrichs to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oporowy moves in looking to clinch but Freidrichs pushes him off.
Oporowy wants to clinch up but Freidrichs keeps it at a distance.
Freidrichs lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oporowy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Freidrichs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oporowy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oporowy moves to clinch but Freidrichs breaks away
and Freidrichs counters with a stiff right hand.
Oporowy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Freidrichs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oporowy thinking.
Oporowy looks winded!
Oporowy tries to clinch but Freidrichs moves away
and Freidrichs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Freidrichs misses with a few strikes there.
Oporowy closes the distance but Freidrichs moves to the side
and Freidrichs counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Oporowy down! Freidrichs is looking to finish but Oporowy is intelligently defending himself.
Oporowy is rocked!
Freidrichs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oporowy is still in real trouble! Can Freidrichs finish him?
Freidrichs sitting in guard here, content to control.
Freidrichs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Freidrichs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oporowy seems to have recovered his senses.
Oporowy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Freidrichs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oporowy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oporowy can't keep his opponent in guard - Freidrichs advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freidrichs sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Oporowy taking some punishment here, with Freidrichs in his half guard.
Freidrichs keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Oporowy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freidrichs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Freidrichs seems to be looking for submissions.
Freidrichs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Freidrichs moves into full mount! Oporowy won't be happy about that!
Freidrichs scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freidrichs lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Freidrichs lands a big elbow - Oporowy is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Oporowy is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jamison Freidrichs!
The defeated Awanturnik Oporowy had this to say: 'Jebło to jebło na chuj drążysz temat...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tykwon Dont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pahani Julmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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175 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Good low kicks
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tykwon Dont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pahani Julmu!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julmu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Julmu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dont dodges the punch combination from Julmu.
Julmu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dont.
It looks like Tykwon Dont has been cut.
Julmu tries a head kick but it misses.
Julmu misses with a leg kick
and Dont counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dont slows down the pace here.
Dont pushes off an throws an elbow but Julmu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Julmu blocks an elbow strike from Dont.
Dont looking to slow down the pace here.
Julmu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dont working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julmu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dont has him pressed against the cage.
Julmu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dont walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Dont.
Julmu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dont fails with an attempt to clinch.
Julmu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dont is able to avoid easily.
Julmu misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dont.
Julmu misses with an uppercut. Dont saw that one coming.
Julmu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dont counters with a slapping leg kick.
Julmu thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Julmu. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dont wants to clinch up but Julmu keeps it at a distance.
Dont tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Julmu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dont tries to clinch but Julmu is having none of it.
A clash of legs there as Dont blocks the low kick.
Julmu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Julmu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Julmu lands with a nice body kick.
Dont tries to clinch but Julmu is having none of it.
Julmu scores with a nice right hand.
Julmu lands a nice shot to the body.
Julmu lands a jab to the head.
Julmu misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julmu throws a body punch but Dont moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Julmu.
Dont tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Julmu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Julmu connects with the punch.
Dont is rocked!
Julmu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Julmu scores with a three punch combo!
Oh Dont is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Julmu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Julmu wants to land a leg kick but Dont is out of range.
Dont takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Julmu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Julmu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julmu misses with a looping right.
Dont seems to have got his legs back now.
Oooooh!!! Julmu has knocked Dont down with a huge combo! Julmu steps away and waves a wobbly Dont back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dont checks a low kick from Julmu.
Julmu is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Julmu shuts the power down on Dont. Lights out, game over! Julmu is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pahani Julmu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Te Rauparaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apache Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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143 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Te Rauparaha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Apache Creed!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed tries to score with a low kick but Rauparaha moves his leg out of the way.
Creed lands a leg kick that knocks Rauparaha off balance momentarily.
Creed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rauparaha. That did some damage!
Creed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apache Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rauparaha scores with a sloppy right hand. Creed should have avoided that one.
Rauparaha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rauparaha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rauparaha thuds his shin into the meat of Creed's side.
Creed is looking to chop away at Rauparaha's legs.
Rauparaha blocks a low kick nicely.
Creed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rauparaha is out of range.
Creed motions for Rauparaha to come forward. Creed throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rauparaha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rauparaha lands a slapping body shot.
Creed does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauparaha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Creed.
Rauparaha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rauparaha misses with a kick to the body
and Creed counters with a nice uppercut.
Rauparaha avoids a kick to the body.
Creed checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rauparaha.
Rauparaha throws a nice head kick!
Creed scores with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rauparaha!
Rauparaha cracks Creed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Creed shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Creed lands with a nice combination. Rauparaha backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rauparaha tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Creed is able to avoid easily.
Rauparaha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Creed.
Creed thumps Rauparaha with a low kick.
Rauparaha looks to score with a jab to the body but Creed is just out of range.
Rauparaha tries to close the distance and clinch but Creed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rauparaha throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick from Rauparaha lands but Creed takes it in his stride.
Creed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rauparaha's calf.
Rauparaha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rauparaha tries to land a front kick but Creed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rauparaha on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rauparaha misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Creed blocks the low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rauparaha.
Rauparaha cracks Creed with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Creed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rauparaha is out of range.
Rauparaha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Creed throws the left hand but Rauparaha avoids the punch easily.
Rauparaha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Creed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rauparaha.
Creed throws a wild body kick that Rauparaha sees coming a mile off.
Rauparaha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Creed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rauparaha.
Creed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some bone on bone action there as Creed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rauparaha checks a leg kick.
Creed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rauparaha avoids the body shot from Creed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Rauparaha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rauparaha throws a leg kick but Creed sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Creed misses with a low kick.
Creed wants to land a leg kick but Rauparaha is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Creed.
Creed digs a good hook to Rauparaha's body.
Creed tries to work over Rauparaha's front leg with a kick but Rauparaha checks it.
Rauparaha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Creed tries to work over Rauparaha's front leg with a kick but Rauparaha checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Rauparaha blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creed looks to score with a jab to the body but Rauparaha is just out of range.
Rauparaha scoring well with a low kick there.
Rauparaha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rauparaha tries a low kick but Creed avoids it.
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 Te Rauparaha will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rauparaha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rauparaha avoids the head kick by Creed.
Rauparaha throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Creed throws a front kick aimed at Rauparaha's knee but Rauparaha avoids it well.
Rauparaha is looking to land body kicks.
Creed misses with a straight right.
Creed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rauparaha misses with a low kick.
Rauparaha throws a chopping leg kick but Creed manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Creed throws a shot from downtown. Rauparaha moves away and avoids it.
Creed tries to land a leg kick but Rauparaha saw it coming and moves away.
Rauparaha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Creed wants to land a leg kick but Rauparaha is out of range.
Creed will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rauparaha misses with the body kick
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauparaha blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Creed.
Rauparaha slips under a jab from Creed.
Rauparaha misses with a kick to the body.
Creed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Creed throws a leg kick but Rauparaha moved away.
Creed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rauparaha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Creed misses with a low kick as Rauparaha jumps back.
Creed throws a hook but Rauparaha blocks it.
Creed motions for Rauparaha to come forward. Creed throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rauparaha lands a jab to the nose.
Rauparaha lunges at Creed with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Creed's hand.
Rauparaha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Creed.
Rauparaha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Creed's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed is looking to slow Rauparaha down with leg kicks.
Te Rauparaha is winning the standup battle so far.
Rauparaha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Creed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rauparaha slips under a jab.
Creed tried to score with a low kick but Rauparaha checks it.
Creed throws a sloppy head kick and Rauparaha moves out of range easily.
Creed misses with a head kick.
Rauparaha wants to slow Creed down by chopping away at his legs.
Rauparaha uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Creed has time to react.
Creed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rauparaha.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rauparaha checks a leg kick.
Creed tries to work over Rauparaha's front leg with a kick but Rauparaha checks it.
Rauparaha lands a leg kick that knocks Creed off balance momentarily.
Rauparaha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Creed can pounce on him.
Rauparaha thuds his right hand into Creed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Creed is rocked!
Rauparaha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Creed is still on wobbly legs! Can Rauparaha finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice body kick there by Rauparaha.
Creed seems to have recovered his senses.
Creed is breathing heavily.
Rauparaha throws a body punch but Creed moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Creed misses.
Rauparaha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Creed throws out the jab.
Rauparaha scoring well with a low kick there.
Some wild striking there from Creed.
Creed tries to work over Rauparaha's front leg with a kick but Rauparaha checks it.
Rauparaha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Creed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Creed 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.
Creed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rauparaha lands a nice hook to Creed's body. Creed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rauparaha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rauparaha connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha throws a leg kick
and Creed counters with a good low kick that Rauparaha was not able to check.
Rauparaha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Creed misses with a wild combination.
Creed throws a leg kick but Rauparaha checks it.
Creed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rauparaha tries to land a body kick
enabling Creed to counter with a crisp jab.
Creed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rauparaha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Creed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rauparaha throws a leg kick that misses.
Rauparaha tries to clinch but Creed moves out of range.
Rauparaha blocks a head kick by Creed.
Rauparaha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Creed moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Te Rauparaha dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rauparaha pivots, looking for a leg kick but Creed is out of range and Rauparaha settles back down.
Good leg kick by Creed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Creed walks into a stiff left hand from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha tries to clinch but Creed moves out of range.
Creed lands with a hook. Rauparaha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rauparaha tries to clinch up but Creed circles away and keeps his distance.
Rauparaha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rauparaha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rauparaha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Creed's calf.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rauparaha darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Creed throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Creed.
Creed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Creed misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Rauparaha does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauparaha cracks Creed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Creed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creed manages to avoid it.
Creed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rauparaha.
Rauparaha throws a head kick that misses.
Creed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Creed there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rauparaha checks the leg kick.
Rauparaha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Creed.
Rauparaha moves in looking to clinch but Creed pushes him off.
Rauparaha is looking to clinch.
Rauparaha cracks the inside of Creed's front leg.
Rauparaha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Creed.
A short right from Creed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Creed.
A head punch on the inside from Rauparaha fails to land.
Rauparaha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rauparaha.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Rauparaha controls the action.
Creed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rauparaha blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Rauparaha.
A nice left hand lands by Rauparaha.
Rauparaha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Creed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Creed fails to land.
Rauparaha is leaning against Creed and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Creed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rauparaha lands a body shot.
Creed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Creed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rauparaha.
Rauparaha tries to work over Creed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha lands a left hand.
Rauparaha is trying to stall.
Creed manages to break the clinch.
Creed thows a leg kick but Rauparaha checks it
and Rauparaha counters with a nice uppercut.
Rauparaha cracks the inside of Creed's front leg.
Creed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Creed is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rauparaha.
Apache Creed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Creed moves out of range of the strikes.
Rauparaha checks the leg kick nicely there.
Creed blocks a leg kick.
Rauparaha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Creed tries a low kick but Rauparaha avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Creed throws an overhand right that lands on Rauparaha's shoulder, as Rauparaha tries to avoid the shot.
Rauparaha lands a jab to the nose.
Rauparaha ducks under a wild hook from Creed.
Creed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rauparaha tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rauparaha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Creed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rauparaha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Creed moves out of range of the body kick from Rauparaha.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creed throws a front kick aimed at Rauparaha's knee but Rauparaha avoids it well.
Creed misses with a leg kick.
Rauparaha bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Te Rauparaha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rauparaha 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Te Rauparaha!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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21
140 lbs
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142 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edson Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Axe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Axe lands with a hook. Garcia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Axe moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Axe missing with knees to the body.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Axe.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Axe pushes off an throws an elbow but Garcia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Axe.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Axe throws an elbow that misses.
Garcia tries to work over Axe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Axe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Axe pushes off an throws an elbow but Garcia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axe lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Edson Garcia has been cut.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Axe uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garcia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Axe.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Axe.
Axe pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Axe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Garcia lands an uppercut.
Axe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Axe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Axe on the inside.
Garcia lands a right hand.
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axe crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
Axe trying to stall but Garcia improves his position.
A short left from Axe.
Axe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Axe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Axe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Axe.
Axe lands with a right to the head.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia tries to work over Axe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Axe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Axe effectively controlling the action here.
Axe working Garcia over with knees to the body.
Axe blocks an uppercut.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axe lands a shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Axe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia tries to work over Axe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Axe controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Axe trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Axe controls the action.
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
Axe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Axe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia tries a body shot but Axe blocks it.
Axe tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
Axe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Axe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Garcia.
Axe tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Axe back against the cage.
Garcia takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Axe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axe trying to land knees to the body.
Axe scores a nice knee to the body.
Garcia looks winded!
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Edson Garcia's cut even more.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Axe obliges.
Axe lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Axe controls his hands.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Axe.
Nice body punch from Axe - that landed with a thud.
Nice elbow from Axe.
Axe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garcia being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axe digs a right hand into Garcia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia's gas tank.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Axe crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Axe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edson Garcia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Axe throws a head kick that Garcia semi-blocks.
Axe connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Axe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Axe.
Axe lands a jab.
Axe thows a body kick. Garcia tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike from Axe.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Axe.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia avoiding damage as Axe throws knees to the body.
Billy Axe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Axe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Axe.
Garcia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Axe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garcia tries a body shot but Axe blocks it.
Axe working Garcia over with knees to the body.
Axe lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye.
Nice body punch from Axe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axe lands an elbow inside that Garcia shrugs off.
Axe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Axe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcia's defenses.
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Axe.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Axe obliges.
Axe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Axe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axe scores with a knee to the head.
Axe tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Axe lands an elbow inside that Garcia shrugs off.
Axe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Axe lands an elbow inside that Garcia shrugs off.
The cut above Edson Garcia's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Axe controls his hands.
Garcia tries to work over Axe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Axe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Garcia.
Axe with a knee to the head.
Axe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Axe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Axe.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Axe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Edson Garcia's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Axe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Axe lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edson Garcia's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Billy Axe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skip Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Church is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cher Lloyd - Swagger Jagger. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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27
146 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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26
141 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fabricio Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Skip Church!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Church feints a jab promting Carvalho to slip. Church then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carvalho slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Church fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carvalho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Church clinches.
Carvalho has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Church after a bit of a struggle.
Carvalho has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Church is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Church stops a takedown attempt from Carvalho.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Carvalho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Church escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Church stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Church wants it to stay on the feet.
Church scores with a hook to the body. Carvalho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Church closes the distance and clinches.
Carvalho tries for a takedown but Church manages to get underhooks.
Carvalho goes for a takedown attempt but Church pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Carvalho or perhaps it was just good defense by Church which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Church clinches.
Carvalho can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Church.
It looks like Fabricio Carvalho has been cut.
Church breaks the clinch.
Carvalho misses with a takedown attempt - Church sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Skip Church is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Church throws a shot to the body.
Church paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Church punishes Carvalho's body with a nice straight punch.
Church throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church throws a leg kick but Carvalho moved away.
Carvalho on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Church lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Church wants to clinch.
Carvalho walks into a straight right hand from Church.
Church lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Church scores with a jab to the body.
Carvalho ducks right into an uppercut from Church.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church lands with a hook. Carvalho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Church lands a nice hook to Carvalho's body. Carvalho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Church connects with a crisp jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Church.
Church scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carvalho doesn't seem bothered though.
Church has Carvalho up against the cage in a clinch.
Carvalho is looking to take this one to the mat.
Church lands an elbow inside that Carvalho shrugs off.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Carvalho. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Church lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carvalho wants to take the fight to the mat but Church manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Church lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Church lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carvalho backwards.
Church breaks from the clinch.
Church is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carvalho rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Church moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Church breaks from the clinch.
Carvalho with a lazy takedown attempt
and Church counters with a right hand to the body.
Church is looking to clinch but Carvalho is avoiding it.
Carvalho with a poor takedown
and Church counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carvalho is breathing heavily.
Carvalho shoots and misses
letting Church counter with a right hand.
Church darts in and clinches Carvalho up against the cage.
Church manages to break the clinch.
Carvalho fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Church has closed the distance and engaged Carvalho in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skip Church dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabricio Carvalho'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.
Church tries to clinch there but Carvalho circles away.
Church instigates a clinch.
Church working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carvalho has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Church regains guard immediately.
Carvalho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carvalho trying to control but Church is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Church can do anything to dispel that myth.
Church wants to stand up but Carvalho is controlling him.
Church utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Church trying to control the position.
Carvalho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho stops Church from standing up.
Carvalho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carvalho with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Church keeping moving, preventing Carvalho from controlling successfully.
Carvalho postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carvalho trying to control but Church is working from the bottom.
Carvalho won't allow Church to get back to his feet.
Carvalho has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carvalho passes Church's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Carvalho connects with a nice short shot to Church's temple.
Carvalho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carvalho content to control rather than advance.
Carvalho stops Church from getting back to his feet.
Carvalho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carvalho is trying to control. Church wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carvalho drops an elbow to the side of Church's head.
Church is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carvalho is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church is staying active underneath Carvalho, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carvalho works his way into full mount!
Carvalho looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carvalho lands a big shot there that rocks Church but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Carvalho raining down hammerfists from mount.
Church tries to lock up and control but Carvalho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Church defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Carvalho.
Church is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carvalho cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho lands a heavy elbow.
Church is rocked!
Carvalho lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Church is still in real trouble! Can Carvalho finish him?
Carvalho postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Church in real trouble here! The ref calls for Church to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabricio Carvalho!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aziz Shavershian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shavershian has chosen John O'callaghan - Zyzz Version V2, - Find Yourself feat. Sarah Howells (Re as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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20
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aziz Shavershian!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien slips a jab and a cross from Shavershian.
A big left from O Brien misses.
O Brien tries to bum rush Shavershian with a series of wild strikes but Shavershian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shavershian blocks a low kick nicely.
Shavershian does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shavershian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shavershian tries to land a front kick but O Brien steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
O Brien lands a body shot.
O Brien does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
O Brien misses with a head kick.
Shavershian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Brien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shavershian.
Shavershian takes one on the button.
O Brien misses with the combination.
Shavershian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from Shavershian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien blocks a low kick nicely.
O Brien scores with a nice strike.
Billy O Brien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien throws a solid leg kick but Shavershian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at O Brien.
O Brien misses with a few strikes there.
O Brien looks to land a combination but Shavershian avoids it well.
Good shot there by Shavershian.
O Brien pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shavershian takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shavershian misses with a low kick.
Shavershian punishes O Brien's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Shavershian misses the target.
O Brien takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Brien motions for Shavershian to come forward. O Brien throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian throws a body punch but O Brien moves out of range.
Shavershian scores with a nice head shot.
Shavershian avoids the head kick by O Brien.
Nice defenses there by Shavershian.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Brien is looking to land body kicks.
Shavershian throws a series of strikes that have O Brien backpedaling.
Shavershian moves into the clinch.
O Brien misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shavershian lands an elbow that stopped O Brien in his tracks for a moment.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shavershian to keep the fight standing.
O Brien misses with some punches.
Shavershian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Brien.
O Brien avoids a wild elbow strike from Shavershian.
A short uppercut from Shavershian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shavershian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shavershian takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shavershian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
Shavershian misses with a body punch.
Shavershian misses with an elbow over the top.
Shavershian swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shavershian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Brien is keeping busy.
O Brien tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from O Brien fails to land.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but Shavershian turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
O Brien has had enough of the clinch but Shavershian keeps him there for the moment.
Shavershian is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Brien is defending well for now.
Shavershian scores a nice knee to the body.
Shavershian lands a body punch.
Shavershian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Brien's defenses.
It looks like Billy O Brien has been cut.
O Brien is trying to push Shavershian away but Shavershian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shavershian has O Brien pressed against the cage, preventing O Brien from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shavershian pushes off an throws an elbow but O Brien leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shavershian.
Shavershian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shavershian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Brien, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Brien breaks from the clinch.
Shavershian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Brien scores with a nice head shot.
Aziz Shavershian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from O Brien misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aziz Shavershian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy O Brien's cut.
That's time! O Brien's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Brien fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shavershian cracks the inside of O Brien's front leg.
Shavershian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shavershian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Brien on the side of the head.
O Brien misses with a leg kick
and Shavershian counters with a stiff right hand.
Shavershian throws a jab but it's blocked by O Brien.
O Brien throws a leg kick but Shavershian checks it.
A combination from O Brien does no damage.
O Brien closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shavershian circles away.
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Shavershian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from O Brien.
Shavershian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crunch! Shavershian slams his shin into O Brien's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavershian is looking to slow O Brien down with leg kicks.
Shavershian connects with a jab.
Shavershian connects with a solid leg kick.
Shavershian walks into a left hand.
O Brien lands a head kick!
O Brien throws a one two combo.
O Brien cracks Shavershian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
O Brien lands with a good body shot.
Shavershian listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
O Brien gets tackled into the cage by Shavershian. Shavershian maintains the clinch.
O Brien wants to break free but Shavershian has control.
Shavershian lands with a right to the head.
Shavershian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien tries to pull guard but Shavershian won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy O Brien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Brien works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
O Brien avoids the elbow strike from Shavershian, against the cage.
O Brien tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shavershian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shavershian lands a nice shot to the body.
O Brien has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Brien is trying to force a seperation but Shavershian has the dominant position.
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Brien shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shavershian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shavershian throws a leg kick but O Brien sees it coming and moves out of range.
O Brien is looking to land body kicks.
Shavershian blocks a head kick by O Brien.
Shavershian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Brien.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Shavershian as he checks the leg kick.
Shavershian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shavershian throws a leg kick but O Brien sees it coming and moves out of range.
O Brien swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Shavershian counter with a right hand.
O Brien motions for Shavershian to come forward. O Brien throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Brien waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shavershian.
Shavershian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shavershian throws a head kick but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Shavershian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Shavershian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shavershian looks to land a left hand but O Brien moved out of range nicely.
O Brien throws a body punch but Shavershian moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien cracks Shavershian with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shavershian takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shavershian moves out of range as O Brien strikes.
O Brien throws a right hand that misses
and Shavershian counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shavershian.
O Brien blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shavershian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Brien avoids the elbow strike from Shavershian, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shavershian.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shavershian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shavershian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aziz Shavershian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Brien breaks from the clinch.
Shavershian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shavershian is looking to clinch but O Brien is avoiding it.
A jab from O Brien does it's job there.
O Brien moves out of range of the leg kick from Shavershian.
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 Billy O Brien will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy O Brien's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
O Brien tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Shavershian.
O Brien changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shavershian tries to avoid it but O Brien manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shavershian to the ground. Shavershian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shavershian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Brien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shavershian was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brien.
Shavershian jabs O Brien right on the nose. O Brien blinks but takes it well.
A low kick from Shavershian misses
and O Brien counters with an outside leg kick.
Shavershian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Brien manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Brien throws a front kick aimed at Shavershian's knee but Shavershian avoids it well.
O Brien scores with a hook.
Shavershian lands with a cross.
Shavershian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Brien misses with a head kick.
O Brien jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from O Brien tenderised Shavershian's leg. Shavershian is trying to keep his angry face on.
O Brien throws the left hand but Shavershian avoids the punch easily.
Shavershian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from Shavershian.
O Brien throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shavershian rushes O Brien and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shavershian scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Brien is trying to break the clinch but Shavershian has him pressed against the cage.
O Brien blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shavershian trying to land knees to the body.
Shavershian prevents O Brien from breaking the clinch.
Shavershian keeps control of O Brien as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Brien takes an elbow to the temple.
O Brien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shavershian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Brien's calf.
O Brien lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shavershian connects with a jab.
O Brien throws a leg kick
and Shavershian holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
O Brien tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shavershian lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
O Brien tries a body shot but Shavershian blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shavershian.
O Brien throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
O Brien has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shavershian lands a damaging elbow.
O Brien tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shavershian smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy O Brien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shavershian throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian closes the distance and clinches.
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shavershian is looking to slow O Brien down with leg kicks.
Shavershian is looking to clinch.
Shavershian goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
O Brien chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Brien misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Brien throws a hook to the side of Shavershian's head but Shavershian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Brien misses with the combination.
O Brien keeps the fight on the outside.
O Brien wants to land a leg kick but Shavershian is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian's corner calls for a 1-2. Shavershian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shavershian lands a glancing blow to the side of O Brien's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shavershian moves away from the strike by O Brien.
Shavershian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Brien.
O Brien lands a jab-cross combination.
Shavershian tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Shavershian.
Shavershian takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Brien keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shavershian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
O Brien takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Brien avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Billy O Brien.
I think O Brien 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy O Brien!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tateum Titain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Sharks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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20
220 lbs
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222 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tateum Titain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Sharks!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sharks lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Tateum Titain has been cut.
Sharks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sharks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Titain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sharks stalling.
Sharks throws an elbow but it misses.
Sharks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Titain.
Titain blocks an elbow strike from Sharks.
Sharks lands a nice elbow.
Titain tries to break the clinch but Sharks is controlling the position.
Sharks missing with knees to the body.
Titain tries to circle away but Sharks has him pinned against the cage.
Sharks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Titain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sharks throws an elbow but misses.
Titain is trying to push Sharks away but Sharks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharks.
Sharks lands a damaging elbow.
Sharks lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharks tries to land knees in the clinch but Titain avoids the damage to the body.
Sharks lands an elbow that stopped Titain in his tracks for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Sharks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharks throws an elbow that misses.
Sharks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Titain tries to break the clinch but Sharks is controlling the position.
Sharks lands an elbow inside.
Tateum Titain's cut is getting worse.
Titain is trying to break the clinch but Sharks has him pressed against the cage.
Sharks tries to land knees in the clinch but Titain avoids the damage to the body.
Titain tries to break free but Sharks pushes him back against the cage.
Titain managing to block the knees to the body from Sharks.
Sharks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Titain is defending well for now.
Sharks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sharks avoiding damage.
Sharks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Titain.
Sharks tries to land knees in the clinch but Titain avoids the damage to the body.
Titain is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharks has double underhooks.
Titain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sharks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Titain.
Sharks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Titain is trying to break the clinch but Sharks is controlling him.
Sharks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Titain is trying to break the clinch but Sharks has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titain is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharks has double underhooks.
Sharks lands an elbow inside that Titain shrugs off.
Titain can't break the clinch.
Sharks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sharks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sharks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharks misses with an elbow over the top.
Sharks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Titain's efforts to push away.
Titain tries to break free but Sharks pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Titain tries to circle away but Sharks has him pinned against the cage.
Titain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharks has him pressed against the cage.
Sharks lands a nice elbow.
Titain is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharks has double underhooks.
Titain is trying to break the clinch but Sharks is controlling him.
Sharks lands an elbow inside.
Tateum Titain's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sharks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Titain avoids the elbow strike from Sharks, against the cage.
Titain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Titain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharks has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titain dodges an elbow strike from Sharks.
Titain blocks the elbow strike.
Sharks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Titain is defending well for now.
Titain is trying to force a seperation but Sharks has the dominant position.
Sharks working Titain over with knees to the body.
Titain tries to circle away but Sharks has him pinned against the cage.
Sharks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sharks lands an elbow inside that Titain shrugs off.
Sharks trying to land knees to the body.
Sharks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Titain's efforts to push away.
Titain wants to get back to striking at distance but Sharks won't allow it.
Sharks prevents Titain from breaking the clinch.
Titain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharks has him pressed against the cage.
Titain is trying to break the clinch but Sharks has him pressed against the cage.
Sharks lands an elbow inside.
Sharks throws an elbow that misses.
Titain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sharks misses with an elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sharks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sharks throws an elbow that misses.
Titain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sharks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Titain dodges an elbow strike from Sharks.
Sharks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Titain dodges an elbow strike from Sharks.
Titain is trying to break free.
Sharks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Titain tries to break free but Sharks pushes him back against the cage.
Titain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Titain wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sharks throws an elbow but misses.
Titain is trying to break the clinch but Sharks has him pressed against the cage.
Titain wants to break free but Sharks has control.
Sharks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Titain is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Sharks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tateum Titain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sharks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Titain connects with a single shot there.
Sharks tries to clinch up.
Tateum Titain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Titain!
Titain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Titain looks to land a combination. Sharks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sharks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Titain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sharks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Titain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Titain throws a big shot that misses.
Titain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Titain throws an overhand right that lands on Sharks's shoulder, as Sharks tries to avoid the shot.
Sharks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titain throws a good cross that connects.
Titain misses with a two punch combination.
Sharks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharks tries to clinch up.
Sharks wants to clinch.
Sharks has Titain up against the cage in a clinch.
Sharks lands an elbow inside.
Titain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sharks prevents Titain from breaking the clinch.
Titain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sharks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titain tries to break the clinch but Sharks is controlling the position.
Titain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Titain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Titain is trying to break free.
Titain is trying to break the clinch but Sharks is controlling him.
Sharks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Titain's defenses.
Titain tries to break the clinch but Sharks is controlling the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sharks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Titain tries to break the clinch but Sharks is controlling the position.
Sharks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Titain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharks has Titain pressed against the cage, preventing Titain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Titain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Titain has had enough of the clinch but Sharks keeps him there for the moment.
Titain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Titain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharks lands an elbow just above Titain 's eye.
Titain wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titain is trying to force a seperation but Sharks has the dominant position.
A bit of stalling here from Sharks.
Sharks lands a nice elbow.
Titain avoids the elbow strike from Sharks, against the cage.
Sharks pushes off an throws an elbow but Titain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sharks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharks throws an elbow that misses.
Sharks misses with an elbow over the top.
Sharks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Titain is defending well for now.
Titain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sharks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Tateum Titain's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Titain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharks has him pressed against the cage.
Titain takes an elbow to the temple.
Titain can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sharks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sharks lands an elbow inside that Titain shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tateum Titain's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Sharks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Elokobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by SAnderson Theme. Stephen Anderson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stephen Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Elokobi!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Elokobi as he avoids it easily.
Elokobi moves into the clinch.
Elokobi managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Elokobi wants a takedown.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Elokobi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
Elokobi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Elokobi tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stephen Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Elokobi.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Elokobi gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Elokobi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anderson after a bit of a struggle.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Elokobi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elokobi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Elokobi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Elokobi looks to land a strike but Anderson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Elokobi is defending well. Anderson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Elokobi has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Anderson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stephen Anderson!
Stephen Anderson very nearly forgot to thank CEC Nutrition Q160 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Rafael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Rafael!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rafael did well to prevent Brandao getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandao is stalling here. Rafael is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Brandao seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rafael has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Brandao stops Rafael from passing to mount.
Rafael in side control, throwing shots but Brandao defends.
Brandao wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brandao on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rafael creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brandao sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brandao tries to improve position but can't.
Brandao throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Brandao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rafael in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Brandao is throwing a few token shots, despite Rafael being in side control.
Brandao gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brandao wants to improve his position but Rafael is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rafael thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brandao's head.
Rafael throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rafael is looking to advance position but Brandao won't allow it.
Brandao is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rafael pulls his head out easily.
Brandao is trying to stand up here but Rafael is controlling him well.
Rafael is nestled in close to Brandao, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brandao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rafael.
Brandao throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rafael is working for a submission of some sort.
Rafael is working for a submission of some sort.
Rafael not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brandao is looking to improve his position.
Rafael missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brandao slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rafael trying to control but Brandao is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rafael throws an elbow that misses. Brandao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rafael's guard. Nice move by Brandao!
Rafael lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brandao!
Rafael will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brandao slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Brandao is looking to improve his position.
Rafael wants to take a breather but Brandao is having none of it.
Brandao trying to control but Rafael postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Rafael.
Brandao looking for submissions off his back.
Brandao wants to get back to his feet.
Brandao wants to get back to full guard.
Rafael is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brandao is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rafael pulls his head out easily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rafael connects with a nice short shot to Brandao's temple.
Rafael wants to pass the guard but Brandao is defending well.
Rafael with the ground and pound but Brandao uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Brandao wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rafael throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rafael missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brandao lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rafael!
Brandao avoids the attempt from Rafael to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafael is looking to improve his position but Brandao isn't that keen on the idea.
Rafael is bucking up trying to escape but Brandao cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Brandao connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brandao lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Brandao with a couple of short strikes.
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 Jack Rafael will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brandao misses with a takedown attempt - Rafael sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rafael lands with a slapping head kick.
Brandao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rafael throws a head kick that misses.
Brandao closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rafael circles away.
Rafael scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brandao in his tracks.
Rafael throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brandao was covering up waiting for the punch and Rafael finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rafael trying to control but Brandao is working from the bottom.
Rafael throwing strikes from guard but Brandao blocks nicely.
Rafael working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brandao's head.
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!
Brandao is looking for a triangle but Rafael pushes his legs off easily.
Brandao is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael throwing strikes but missing.
Rafael chips away with some ground and pound.
Brandao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rafael is one step ahead there.
Brandao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rafael trying to control but Brandao is working from the bottom.
Brandao has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Rafael doesn't defend quickly enough and Brandao has managed to lock this one up! Can Rafael escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Brandao on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diego Brandao!
Diego Brandao is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Diego Brandao thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Lonely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Kristian Saatanainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antti Kristian Saatanainen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mister Lonely!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Antti Kristian Saatanainen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lonely pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saatanainen jabs Lonely right on the nose. Lonely blinks but takes it well.
Saatanainen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lonely defends well and Saatanainen ends up having to push Lonely into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lonely has Saatanainen pressed against the cage, preventing Saatanainen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Saatanainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Lonely scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Antti Kristian Saatanainen has been cut.
Lonely misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saatanainen gets control of Lonely's arms and successfully pulls guard. Saatanainen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lonely throwing strikes but missing.
Lonely preventing the sweep.
Lonely trying to control but Saatanainen is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saatanainen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lonely defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lonely throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saatanainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lonely won't allow Saatanainen to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saatanainen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lonely defends well.
Saatanainen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lonely throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saatanainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lonely wants to control from the top but Saatanainen keeps moving.
Lonely throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saatanainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saatanainen is on top in guard.
Lonely looking for a sweep. Not yet Lonely, not yet.
Lonely seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lonely is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saatanainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Saatanainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lonely preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saatanainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saatanainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lonely is keeping the position for now.
Saatanainen cracks Lonely with a solid left hand.
Saatanainen lands a couple of elbows.
Saatanainen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Saatanainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lonely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saatanainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saatanainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saatanainen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Saatanainen wants to pass the guard but Lonely is keeping the position.
Saatanainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Lonely working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saatanainen.
Saatanainen throws a strike but Lonely rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lonely accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lonely throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lonely in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lonely in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saatanainen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lonely defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lonely working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Saatanainen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lonely gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Saatanainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saatanainen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lonely gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Saatanainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Kristian Saatanainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antti Kristian Saatanainen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lonely throws a wild body kick that Saatanainen sees coming a mile off.
Saatanainen scores with a nice right hand.
Saatanainen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lonely was covering up waiting for the punch and Saatanainen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Saatanainen trying to move into half guard but instead Lonely has managed to sweep!
Lonely trying to move into half guard but instead Saatanainen has managed to sweep!
Saatanainen pushes down on Lonely's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Saatanainen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saatanainen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saatanainen uses his free foot to push down on Lonely's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lonely.
Saatanainen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lonely is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Saatanainen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lonely looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Lonely that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Saatanainen with a couple of short strikes.
Saatanainen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Saatanainen scoring with strikes but Lonely is staying in there.
Saatanainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saatanainen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saatanainen lands a heavy elbow.
Lonely tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saatanainen working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Lonely slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Lonely won't allow Saatanainen to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Saatanainen in particular looking to stall.
Saatanainen throws a strike but Lonely avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Saatanainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonely preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lonely thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lonely keeping moving, preventing Saatanainen from controlling successfully.
Lonely looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Saatanainen passes into half guard.
Saatanainen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lonely doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Saatanainen.
Lonely desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lonely taking some punishment here, with Saatanainen in his half guard.
Antti Kristian Saatanainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saatanainen trying to control the action but Lonely is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lonely keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lonely trying to control but Saatanainen postures up.
Lonely won't allow Saatanainen to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Kristian Saatanainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antti Kristian Saatanainen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lonely misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saatanainen tests Lonely's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saatanainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Lonely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saatanainen.
Saatanainen swinging wildly here.
Saatanainen lands a head shot.
Saatanainen lands a nice hook to Lonely's body. Lonely takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saatanainen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Lonely to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saatanainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Lonely sprawls well. He's pushed Saatanainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Saatanainen misses with an uppercut.
Saatanainen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mister Lonely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antti Kristian Saatanainen.
Lonely uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saatanainen.
Saatanainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saatanainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lonely.
Saatanainen lands with a good body shot.
Saatanainen fails with the takedown
and Lonely counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Saatanainen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Saatanainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saatanainen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lonely defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lonely on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lonely connects with a leg kick. Saatanainen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saatanainen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lonely tries to avoid it but Saatanainen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lonely to the ground. Lonely escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lonely slaps away a takedown attempt from Saatanainen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lonely throws a sloppy head kick and Saatanainen moves out of range easily.
Saatanainen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lonely counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Saatanainen's guard now.
Saatanainen keeping moving, preventing Lonely from controlling successfully.
Lonely preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lonely accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lonely makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Saatanainen looking for a sweep. Not yet Saatanainen, not yet.
Lonely landing with the ground and pound.
Saatanainen keeping moving, preventing Lonely from controlling successfully.
Lonely throws a big elbow that misses.
Saatanainen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lonely.
Lonely throws a big right hand that misses.
Lonely working some strikes from top position.
Lonely lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lonely throws a strike but Saatanainen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saatanainen throws a big elbow that misses.
Lonely preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saatanainen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Saatanainen advances to half guard.
Lonely trying to hold on to Saatanainen's head to control him but Saatanainen postures up.
Saatanainen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saatanainen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Lonely clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Antti Kristian Saatanainen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Saatanainen misses the target.
Lonely is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Saatanainen.
Saatanainen throws a body punch but Lonely moves out of range.
Saatanainen scores with a nice strike.
Saatanainen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lonely counters with a nice double leg into side control. Saatanainen won't be happy with that.
Saatanainen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saatanainen parries the strikes from Lonely easily there. Lonely is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Saatanainen to escape.
Saatanainen taking a bit of punishment here - Lonely scoring with strikes.
Saatanainen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Saatanainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lonely thows a huge punch but Saatanainen dodges it nicely.
Saatanainen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lonely winds up and cracks Saatanainen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonely looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saatanainen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Saatanainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Saatanainen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lonely scores with a couple of nice shots.
That has opened up Antti Kristian Saatanainen's cut even more.
Lonely content to control rather than advance.
Lonely is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The cut above Antti Kristian Saatanainen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lonely throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lonely seems to be looking for submissions.
Saatanainen tries to get to full guard but Lonely has control of the leg.
Saatanainen is staying active underneath Lonely, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lonely not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lonely missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Lonely there.
Antti Kristian Saatanainen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Antti Kristian Saatanainen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mister Lonely!
Mister Lonely retains his heavyweight title!
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