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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Trane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jade Malikai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malikai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Big in Japan - Guano Apes. 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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World class MT
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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 Sydney, John Trane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jade Malikai!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malikai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trane.
Malikai throws a lazy body kick
and Trane counters with a crisp right hand that drops Malikai! Trane lets Malikai back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Malikai is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trane lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Malikai - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Trane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Trane!
John Trane decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Deep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Piltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piltz has chosen Don't Stop Me Now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Deep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Piltz!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deep throws a head kick but Piltz moves out of range.
Piltz dives in and scores a takedown into Deep's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Piltz trying to control but Deep is working from the bottom.
Deep has a closed guard, preventing Piltz from standing up.
Piltz has gone for a leg lock! Deep slips out almost immediately though and dives into Piltz's guard.
Piltz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Deep sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Deep wants to pass the guard but Piltz is keeping the position.
Deep avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piltz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Deep is aware though and is defending well.
Deep got a little sloppy there for a moment and Piltz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Deep has managed to get both his arms back between Piltz's legs - danger averted.
Deep drops back looking for a leg! Piltz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Piltz manages to kick Deep off! Deep jumps back into Piltz's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piltz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Deep defends it easily.
Piltz keeping moving, preventing Deep from controlling successfully.
Piltz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Deep can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Deep stands and throws Piltz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deep working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Deep looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Piltz is trying to get back to half guard.
Piltz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Piltz thows a huge punch but Deep dodges it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deep tries to get to full guard but Piltz has control of the leg.
Piltz is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz is trying to work for a kimura but Deep is defending well.
Piltz is working for a submission of some sort.
Piltz seems to be working for a kimura but Deep defends the submission attempt.
Piltz wants to free his trapped foot but Deep is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piltz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Piltz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Piltz is keen to just control but Deep is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piltz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Deep defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Piltz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Piltz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deep circles away quickly and effectively.
Piltz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Piltz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mark Piltz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deep dodges the punch combination from Piltz.
Piltz instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Piltz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deep fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Piltz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Deep tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piltz tries to throw a body punch but Deep avoids it by throwing Piltz back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Piltz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deep's brow.
Piltz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Piltz misses with a punch to the body.
Piltz managing to block the knees to the body from Deep.
Deep is trying to pull guard but Piltz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Piltz is pushing Deep up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Piltz keeps control of Deep as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Piltz stops a takedown attempt from Deep.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Deep. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piltz taking a breather.
Deep wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Deep throws a punch but it's blocked by Piltz.
Piltz lands with a left to the head.
Piltz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Piltz lands with a right to the head.
Piltz leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deep missing with knees to the body.
Deep missing with knees to the body.
Deep tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Piltz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deep takes an elbow to the temple.
Deep tries to pull guard but Piltz won't allow it.
Piltz lands an uppercut.
Piltz lands with a short shot to the head.
Deep tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Piltz is pressed up against the cage. Deep has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Piltz down to the mat. Piltz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Deep walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A right-left combo lands from Piltz.
Deep shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Piltz defends it nicely.
Piltz misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz pushes Deep up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Piltz.
Deep tries to throw a body punch but Piltz avoids it by throwing Deep back against the cage.
Piltz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Piltz tries to work over Deep's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deep tries to pull guard but Piltz holds him up against the cage and eventually Deep drops back down to his feet.
Piltz scores with a hook to the body.
Deep looking to slow down the pace here.
Mark Piltz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Deep's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Deep trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Piltz obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Piltz.
Piltz presses Deep against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Piltz lands a left hand.
Piltz is stalling here.
Piltz lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Johnny Deep has been cut.
Piltz lands an elbow that stopped Deep in his tracks for a moment.
Piltz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Piltz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Piltz.
Piltz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Piltz lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Piltz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Deep'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. This is the final round!
Piltz misses with a low kick.
Johnny Deep is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Piltz.
Deep shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Piltz pinned against the cage. Piltz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Piltz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Deep backs up against the cage.
Deep shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Piltz as he avoids it easily.
Deep gets tackled into the cage by Piltz. Piltz maintains the clinch.
Piltz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deep backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piltz lands a shoulder strike.
Deep tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Deep. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Piltz.
Piltz lands a left hand.
Deep misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piltz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Deep misses with a punch on the inside.
Piltz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Deep jumps guard but Piltz stands there with Deep around his waist. Deep gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Piltz scores with a shot to the side of Deep's head.
Piltz has Deep pressed against the cage.
Piltz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Piltz is leaning against Deep and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Piltz obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deep doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piltz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Deep is rocked!
Piltz lands a body shot.
Oh Deep is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Piltz.
Piltz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deep seems to have got his legs back now.
Deep misses with an elbow over the top.
Deep tries to pull guard but Piltz won't allow it.
Deep tries to pull guard but Piltz holds him up against the cage and eventually Deep drops back down to his feet.
Piltz lands a nice knee to the body.
Piltz is leaning against Deep and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Piltz lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Piltz - that landed with a thud.
Piltz lands an elbow inside.
Piltz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Piltz's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Piltz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deep backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz stalls.
Deep is trying to pull guard but Piltz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mark Piltz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Piltz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Piltz.
Deep tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Piltz smiles and moves away.
Deep tries to keep at a distance but Piltz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Piltz lands a body shot.
Deep takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deep is trying to pull guard but Piltz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Piltz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Deep stalling in the clinch but Piltz improves position.
Deep letting Piltz take a breather here.
Johnny Deep has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deep is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Piltz to keep the fight standing.
Deep is trying to break the clinch but Piltz is controlling him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piltz blocks an elbow strike.
Piltz cracks Deep with a nice body shot.
Deep tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Piltz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Piltz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Piltz!
Mark Piltz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mordechai Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Terell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terell has chosen Let's Go-Lil Jon ft. Trick Daddy and Twista as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mason Terell was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mordechai Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mason Terell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terell throws a jab but it's blocked by Marx.
Marx bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Terell is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marx advances to mount.
Terell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Marx misses with a head shot.
Terell gets back to half guard.
Terell tries to get to full guard but Marx has control of the leg.
Marx not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Terell is looking for a sweep. Marx is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marx is looking for a kimura but Terell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marx to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Terell has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Terell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marx avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Terell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marx has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Marx throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Terell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marx manages to get himself to full guard.
Terell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marx's guard.
Marx tries to roll over but Terell keeps him under control.
Terell seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marx manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Terell forces his way into half guard.
Marx blocking the ground and pound attempt from Terell.
Terell is trying to work for a kimura but Marx is defending well.
Marx wants to get back to full guard.
Terell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marx is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Terell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Terell's back!
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Terell's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terell is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Terell's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Terell keeps trying to improve his position.
Terell tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Marx has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Terell is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mordechai Marx!
A very excited looking Mordechai Marx made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taco Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gump comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fucking Hostile - Pantera kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bubba Gump will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taco Belle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Gump!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Belle misses with the combination.
Belle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gump.
Jab from Gump.
Gump thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belle throws a hook but Gump blocks it.
Gump looks to score with a jab to the body but Belle is just out of range.
Gump misses with an uppercut.
Belle misses with a looping left.
Belle moves in looking to clinch but Gump pushes him off.
Belle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gump will feel that in the morning.
Belle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gump lands a glancing blow to the side of Belle's head.
Gump connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Belle scores with a shot to the body.
Belle throws a head kick but Gump moves out of range.
Gump looks to land a combination but Belle avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gump throws a body punch but Belle moves out of range.
Gump shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Belle sprawls well. Belle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gump gets slowly back to his feet.
Belle throws a lazy right hand but Gump sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gump rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belle moves into the clinch.
Belle stalling against the cage.
Gump escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belle tries to clinch up but Gump circles away and keeps his distance.
Gump 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.
Belle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Belle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gump.
Taco Belle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gump shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Belle scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gump.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump slips under a jab from Belle.
Gump takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Belle misses the target.
Gump scores with a shot to the body.
Belle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gump checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big left from Gump misses.
Gump blocks a head kick by Belle.
Gump shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Belle as he jumps to the side.
Taco Belle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Gump.
Gump misses with a hook. Belle ducked under it nicely.
No luck for Gump with that takedown attempt.
Gump fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Belle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gump.
A cross from Belle lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Belle as he jumps to the side.
Gump lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Belle backs up against the cage.
Decent striking displayed by Gump there.
Gump misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A cross from Belle lands.
Gump throws a looping overhand right but Belle ducks down to avoid it.
Belle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Belle throws a right hand that misses
and Gump cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gump jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belle.
Belle cracks Gump with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Belle rushes Gump and presses him up against the cage.
Gump lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Belle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gump is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Belle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Belle.
Gump trying to control the position but instead, Belle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gump into the cage.
Belle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gump.
Belle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belle lands a body shot.
Belle is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gump is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Belle to the mat. Belle regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Belle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gump stopping the sweep attempt from Belle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belle seems keen to control Gump's posture.
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 Taco Belle will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Belle throws out a loose jab but Gump uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gump darts in looking for a takedown but Belle gets double underhooks and turns Gump into the cage.
Gump wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belle has him pressed against the cage.
Belle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belle working aggressively here.
Gump misses with a punch on the inside.
Belle prevents the takedown attempt.
Gump blocking some punches.
Gump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belle's elbow.
Belle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gump lands a body punch.
Gump taking a breather.
Gump pushes Belle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belle is rocked!
Gump stalling.
Gump misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gump is trying to break free.
Belle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gump's defenses.
Belle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gump avoids it.
Gump lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Belle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gump throws a big uppercut that drops Belle! More strikes from Gump and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Belle lies dazed against the cage as Gump celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Gump!
Post fight, Bubba Gump stared into the camera and said 'There's shrimp kabobs, shrimp cocktail, shrimp fritters, shrimp gumbo, shrimp scampi...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Growwoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stone Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirby has chosen eye of the tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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30
215 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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224 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Remy Growwoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stone Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Growwoo clinches up with Kirby and pushes him back against the cage.
Kirby lands a body punch.
Kirby blocks an elbow strike from Growwoo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirby.
Kirby swings wildly with an uppercut but Growwoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Growwoo can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
Kirby throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Growwoo tries a knee to the head but Kirby blocks it.
Growwoo blocks an elbow strike.
Growwoo trying to land knees to the body.
Kirby lands an uppercut.
Kirby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Remy Growwoo has been cut.
Kirby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kirby misses with a body punch.
Kirby lands a damaging elbow.
Growwoo trying to land knees to the body.
Kirby is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirby pushes off an throws an elbow but Growwoo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Growwoo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kirby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Growwoo lands with a right to the head.
Kirby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Growwoo avoiding damage as Kirby throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Growwoo backwards.
Growwoo managing to block the knees to the body from Kirby.
Kirby lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Kirby.
Kirby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Remy Growwoo's cut is getting worse.
Kirby works on Growwoo's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirby.
Growwoo misses with a body punch.
Kirby lands a body punch.
Growwoo is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirby managing to block the knees to the body from Growwoo.
Growwoo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Growwoo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kirby lands an elbow that stopped Growwoo in his tracks for a moment.
Growwoo blocks an elbow strike.
Kirby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Growwoo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirby avoids it.
Kirby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Growwoo dodges an elbow strike from Kirby.
Kirby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Remy Growwoo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Growwoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo blocks an elbow strike.
Kirby presses Growwoo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kirby throws an elbow but it misses.
Kirby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jeez, Remy Growwoo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kirby swings wildly with an uppercut but Growwoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby throws an elbow that misses.
Growwoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kirby.
Kirby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kirby tries to land knees in the clinch but Growwoo avoids the damage to the body.
Kirby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirby managing to block the knees to the body from Growwoo.
Growwoo takes a shot to the head.
Growwoo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Growwoo looking to stall.
Growwoo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Growwoo wants to stall.
Kirby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Remy Growwoo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stone Kirby!
Stone Kirby seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Palahnuik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lose yourself. Palahnuik has chosen Machine Civilization as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Palahnuik!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palahnuik throws a lazy uppercut
and Sakuraba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick from Sakuraba lands but Palahnuik takes it in his stride.
A jab from Sakuraba does it's job there.
Palahnuik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakuraba throws out the jab.
Palahnuik takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sakuraba misses with a shot to the body
and Palahnuik counters with a low kick, right behind Sakuraba 's knee.
Sakuraba misses with a looping right.
Palahnuik takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Palahnuik thows a leg kick but Sakuraba checks it
and Sakuraba counters with a nice body kick.
Sakuraba throws a looping overhand right but Palahnuik ducks down to avoid it.
Sakuraba swings for the body but Palahnuik moves out of range.
Sakuraba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palahnuik throws out the jab.
Palahnuik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sakuraba lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Sakuraba misses its intended target.
Sakuraba thumps Palahnuik with a low kick.
Palahnuik scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palahnuik lands a slapping body shot.
Sakuraba misses with a few strikes there.
Sakuraba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palahnuik walks into a stiff left hand from Sakuraba.
Palahnuik lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sakuraba at a distance.
Sakuraba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A lazy left from Palahnuik finds it's target.
Good work by Palahnuik as he checks the leg kick.
Palahnuik digs a good hook to Sakuraba's body.
Palahnuik throws a shot from downtown. Sakuraba moves away and avoids it.
Palahnuik throws a looping overhand right but Sakuraba ducks down to avoid it.
Palahnuik throws a leg kick but Sakuraba sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sakuraba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Palahnuik.
Sakuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sakuraba avoids the body shot from Palahnuik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sakuraba fails to land.
Palahnuik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palahnuik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palahnuik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palahnuik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sakuraba as Palahnuik tries to tie him up.
Sakuraba throws a head punch that misses.
Palahnuik is trying to force a seperation but Sakuraba has the dominant position.
Sakuraba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sakuraba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Palahnuik breaks the clinch.
Palahnuik sizes up Sakuraba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sakuraba defending well as Palahnuik loads up on a big left hand.
Palahnuik throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Palahnuik scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Sakuraba.
Palahnuik checks the leg kick.
Palahnuik takes a swing at Sakuraba's ribcage but misses.
Sakuraba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Palahnuik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Palahnuik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sakuraba throws a body punch but Palahnuik moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Sakuraba.
Good work by Sakuraba as he checks the leg kick.
Palahnuik stuns Sakuraba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Palahnuik wants to land a leg kick but Sakuraba is out of range.
Sakuraba throws a leg kick but Palahnuik checks it.
Sakuraba slips a jab from Palahnuik.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Palahnuik misses with a low kick as Sakuraba jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik scores with a hook to the body. Sakuraba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuraba staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Sakuraba misses its intended target.
Palahnuik staying out of range there.
Sakuraba slips under a jab.
Palahnuik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Palahnuik defending well as Sakuraba loads up on a big left hand.
Palahnuik thows a body shot but no joy.
Sakuraba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sakuraba avoids the head kick by Palahnuik.
Sakuraba fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palahnuik throws a low kick but Sakuraba avoids it.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palahnuik tries a low kick but Sakuraba avoids it.
A left and a right from Palahnuik both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pete Palahnuik will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sakuraba throws a poor cross that misses
and Sakuraba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sakuraba looks to throw the jab but Palahnuik is out of range.
Sakuraba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sakuraba checks the leg kick.
Sakuraba throws a leg kick but Palahnuik moved away.
Sakuraba has closed the distance and engaged Palahnuik in a clinch.
Palahnuik blocks an uppercut.
Palahnuik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palahnuik blocks a body shot from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba swings wildly with an uppercut but Palahnuik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palahnuik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sakuraba lands a nice uppercut.
Sakuraba has a couple of punches blocked by Palahnuik.
Sakuraba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sakuraba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sakuraba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Sakuraba.
A frustrated look appears on Palahnuik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palahnuik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakuraba throws a lazy right hand but Palahnuik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Palahnuik.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sakuraba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palahnuik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Palahnuik.
Palahnuik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakuraba moves away.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Palahnuik avoids it easily.
Sakuraba scores with a kick to the midsection.
Palahnuik checks a leg kick.
Sakuraba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Palahnuik misses with a body shot.
Pete Palahnuik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Sakuraba misses its intended target.
Palahnuik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakuraba moves away from the strike by Palahnuik.
Palahnuik tests Sakuraba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Palahnuik lands a body shot.
Sakuraba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palahnuik turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Palahnuik digs a good hook to Sakuraba's body.
That kick from Sakuraba tenderised Palahnuik's leg. Palahnuik is trying to keep his angry face on.
Palahnuik with a jab.
Palahnuik ducks under a wild hook from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba tries to bum rush Palahnuik with a series of wild strikes but Palahnuik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sakuraba swings for the body but Palahnuik moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik misses with a double jab.
Sakuraba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Sakuraba.
An inside leg kick lands from Sakuraba.
Palahnuik listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sakuraba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Palahnuik misses with a hook.
Palahnuik throws a hook but Sakuraba blocks it.
Sakuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palahnuik moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Palahnuik darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sakuraba lands a nice looking body shot.
Sakuraba throws a sloppy head kick and Palahnuik moves out of range easily.
Sakuraba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakuraba rushes Palahnuik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sakuraba misses with the head strike.
Sakuraba presses Palahnuik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuraba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sakuraba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sakuraba scores with a hook to the body.
Sakuraba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palahnuik is trying to force a seperation but Sakuraba has the dominant position.
Palahnuik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sakuraba swings wildly with an uppercut but Palahnuik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakuraba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sakuraba digs a right hand into Palahnuik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Palahnuik's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuraba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sakuraba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sakuraba as Palahnuik tries to tie him up.
Palahnuik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Palahnuik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sakuraba loads up on a big right hand but Palahnuik slips the punch.
Sakuraba throws a body punch but Palahnuik moves out of range.
Sakuraba throws a head kick but Palahnuik moves out of range.
Sakuraba misses with a few strikes there.
Palahnuik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakuraba moves out of range as Palahnuik strikes.
Sakuraba slips under a jab.
Palahnuik walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Palahnuik with a jab.
Sakuraba feints a jab promting Palahnuik to slip. Sakuraba then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Palahnuik slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Palahnuik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
Palahnuik looks for the body kick but Sakuraba saw that one coming.
Sakuraba scores with a punch to the head.
Palahnuik blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palahnuik.
Sakuraba throws a body punch but Palahnuik moves out of range.
Sakuraba swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Palahnuik counters with a low kick, right behind Sakuraba 's knee.
Palahnuik uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Palahnuik misses with a body shot.
Palahnuik's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sakuraba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Palahnuik scrambles back to his feet.
Palahnuik avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Palahnuik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Palahnuik.
Sakuraba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Palahnuik has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Palahnuik throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sakuraba tries to work over Palahnuik's front leg with a kick but Palahnuik checks it.
Palahnuik staying out of range there.
Sakuraba missing with a left hand there. Palahnuik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking to slow Palahnuik down with leg kicks.
Palahnuik lands a lovely overhand right.
Palahnuik avoids a kick to the body.
Sakuraba lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palahnuik lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sakuraba takes a step back to recover.
Palahnuik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakuraba.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sakuraba.
Sakuraba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Palahnuik misses the target.
Sakuraba throws a head kick but Palahnuik moves out of range.
Palahnuik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palahnuik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Palahnuik throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sakuraba counters with a one-two to the body.
Sakuraba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palahnuik was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakuraba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik with a hook.
Palahnuik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Palahnuik connects with a leg kick. Sakuraba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Palahnuik throws a hook but Sakuraba avoids it easily.
Sakuraba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palahnuik checks a leg kick nicely.
Palahnuik lands a glancing blow to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Sakuraba motions for Palahnuik to come forward. Sakuraba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuraba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palahnuik's sensitive parts.
Sakuraba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Palahnuik throws a push kick but Sakuraba slaps the foot to one side.
Nice uppercut lands for Palahnuik. That snapped Sakuraba's head back.
Palahnuik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Palahnuik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakuraba moves away.
Palahnuik walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sakuraba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Palahnuik.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palahnuik. Sakuraba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakuraba misses the shot to the body.
Palahnuik pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sakuraba is out of range and Palahnuik settles back down.
A jab from Palahnuik does it's job there.
Sakuraba misses with a few strikes there.
Sakuraba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palahnuik throws the left hand but Sakuraba avoids the punch easily.
Palahnuik lands a really nice looking cross but Sakuraba seems unphased.
Sakuraba blocks a head kick by Palahnuik.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palahnuik thows a body shot but no joy.
Palahnuik stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Palahnuik drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Palahnuik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Pete Palahnuik just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Palahnuik misses with a body kick.
Sakuraba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sakuraba keeps Palahnuik at a distance using the push kick.
Palahnuik scores with a body shot.
Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palahnuik.
Sakuraba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palahnuik.
Sakuraba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Palahnuik.
Palahnuik lands with a cross.
Palahnuik punishes Sakuraba's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Palahnuik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakuraba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Palahnuik connects with a body shot that sends Sakuraba's belly button to the back.
Palahnuik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palahnuik lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palahnuik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sakuraba. That did some damage!
A cross from Palahnuik lands.
Sakuraba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sakuraba drops his hands momentarily and Palahnuik takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Palahnuik throws a hook but Sakuraba blocks it.
Palahnuik lands a jab to Sakuraba's midsection.
Sakuraba defending well as Palahnuik loads up on a big left hand.
Palahnuik scores with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Palahnuik. That's going to slow Sakuraba down.
Palahnuik jabs Sakuraba right on the nose. Sakuraba blinks but takes it well.
Palahnuik tries to keep at a distance but Sakuraba has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sakuraba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palahnuik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba digs a right hand underneath Palahnuik's ribcage. Palahnuik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Palahnuik is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palahnuik blocking some punches.
Sakuraba pushes Palahnuik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sakuraba as Palahnuik tries to tie him up.
Palahnuik is trying to push Sakuraba away but Sakuraba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sakuraba misses with a body punch.
Sakuraba lands with a right to the head.
Sakuraba tries to throw a body punch but Palahnuik avoids it by throwing Sakuraba back against the cage.
Kazushi Sakuraba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sakuraba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Palahnuik's efforts to push away.
Palahnuik looking for a takedown.
Palahnuik is trying to stall.
Palahnuik tries to work over Sakuraba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakuraba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palahnuik blocks a body shot from Sakuraba.
Palahnuik is working Sakuraba over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with the head strike.
Sakuraba gets through Palahnuik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Palahnuik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sakuraba has him pressed against the cage.
Palahnuik misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba lands a body shot.
Palahnuik struggles to land a body shot inside as Sakuraba controls his hands.
Sakuraba scores with a shoulder strike.
Sakuraba blocking some punches.
Sakuraba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sakuraba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sakuraba throws a head punch that misses.
Palahnuik blocks an elbow strike from Sakuraba.
Palahnuik blocks a body shot from Sakuraba.
Palahnuik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sakuraba has him pressed against the cage.
Palahnuik lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sakuraba fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuraba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Palahnuik is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakuraba has double underhooks.
Sakuraba blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palahnuik.
A short body shot lands from Sakuraba as the two fighters clinch.
Sakuraba pushes Palahnuik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sakuraba fails to land.
Palahnuik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palahnuik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sakuraba.
Palahnuik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Palahnuik throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palahnuik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Palahnuik thows a body kick. Sakuraba tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kazushi Sakuraba 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sakuraba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sakuraba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakuraba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakuraba wants to clinch but Palahnuik slips to the side
and Palahnuik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakuraba throws a front kick aimed at Palahnuik's knee but Palahnuik avoids it well.
Palahnuik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloppy strikes from Sakuraba. Those never looked like landing.
Palahnuik throws a body kick that misses.
Palahnuik checks a low kick from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palahnuik moves away.
Sakuraba throws a body punch but Palahnuik moves out of range.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sakuraba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palahnuik lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sakuraba will feel that in the morning.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Palahnuik scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palahnuik throws a lazy right hand but Sakuraba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palahnuik 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.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch but Palahnuik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sakuraba missing with a left hand there. Palahnuik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palahnuik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakuraba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Palahnuik looks to land a right hand but Sakuraba moved out of range.
Palahnuik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sakuraba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Palahnuik avoids the head kick by Sakuraba.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakuraba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palahnuik sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakuraba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Palahnuik tries to score with a low kick but Sakuraba moves his leg out of the way.
Sakuraba thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Palahnuik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sakuraba moves into the clinch.
Sakuraba misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palahnuik avoids it.
Palahnuik lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palahnuik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sakuraba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palahnuik misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakuraba.
Palahnuik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sakuraba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palahnuik throws a punch but it's blocked by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sakuraba misses with some punches.
Palahnuik gets through Sakuraba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Palahnuik breaks from the clinch.
Sakuraba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Palahnuik misses with a straight left.
Sakuraba takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Palahnuik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakuraba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Palahnuik throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sakuraba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sakuraba misses with a straight right.
Sakuraba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palahnuik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba with a jab.
Sakuraba throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Palahnuik throws a lazy right hand but Sakuraba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palahnuik misses with a body shot.
Palahnuik on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakuraba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Palahnuik's head.
Palahnuik looks for the body kick but Sakuraba saw that one coming.
Palahnuik is looking to slow Sakuraba down with leg kicks.
Palahnuik lands with a good body shot.
Palahnuik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Palahnuik eats them both and turns towards Sakuraba to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Palahnuik's corner calls for a 1-2. Palahnuik obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Palahnuik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sakuraba can pounce on him.
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 Kazushi Sakuraba.
I think Sakuraba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 49:47
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazushi Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba retains his middleweight title!
Kazushi Sakuraba decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Apeman. Brooks is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tom Sawyer. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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32
146 lbs
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30
140 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Brooks misses with a hook to the body
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez moves out of range as Brooks strikes.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brooks throws a big shot that misses.
Brooks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brooks misses with a body shot
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
It looks like Tyler Brooks has been cut.
Brooks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Lopez - just one landing.
Brooks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lopez's waist but Lopez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brooks off to one side.
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!
Lopez lands with a shot to the body.
Brooks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lopez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brooks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lopez is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brooks drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lopez dives on top into guard.
Brooks 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.
Lopez connects with a couple of short punches.
Brooks trying to keep a closed guard but Lopez is proving a slippery customer.
Lopez trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
Brooks looking for a sweep. Not yet Brooks, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks looking to control.
Lopez trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alberto Lopez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense.
Brooks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brooks misses with a straight left.
Brooks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brooks looking to score a takedown here. Lopez is defending well but Brooks drives through and ends up in Lopez's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
Brooks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lopez has control of Brooks's left arm, preventing Brooks from doing any damage.
Brooks postures up and lands a big shot to Lopez's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brooks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lopez trying to keep a closed guard but Brooks is proving a slippery customer.
Brooks is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lopez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brooks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brooks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lopez's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brooks postures up and lands a big shot to Lopez's brow.
Brooks engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lopez has momentary wrist control but Brooks slips an elbow through the middle.
Lopez trying to control the position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brooks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lopez wants to stand but Brooks is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
Lopez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyler Brooks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyler Brooks's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brooks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lopez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brooks misses with a body shot.
Brooks shoots in looking for a takedown but Lopez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brooks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Brooks.
Brooks misses with a lunging right hand
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brooks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Brooks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Lopez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lopez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
Lopez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brooks tries a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lopez counters with a thumping low kick.
Brooks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lopez connects with a jab.
A cross from Lopez lands.
Brooks is rocked!
Brooks shoots for a double leg takedown but Lopez sprawls well. He's pushed Brooks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brooks is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopez finish him?
Alberto Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Brooks.
Lopez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brooks seems to have recovered his senses.
Lopez throws a head kick that half lands.
Alberto Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Lopez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lopez. Brooks shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks moves forwards but Lopez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brooks throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brooks feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brooks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks distracts Lopez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lopez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brooks manages to get himself to full guard.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brooks looking for subs off his back but Lopez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lopez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lopez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lopez wants to control but Brooks is keeping him busy.
Lopez blocks the strikes from Brooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lopez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lopez tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Brooks wants to get back to full guard.
Lopez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brooks is looking to improve his position.
Brooks is not content to let Lopez control the position.
Brooks looking for submissions off his back.
Lopez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brooks with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brooks wants to stand back up but Lopez manages to pass into side control.
Check out the look on Lopez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brooks regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brooks moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez postures up in Brooks's guard and throws a big left but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks trying to keep a closed guard but Lopez is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Lopez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Brooks's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks.
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Alberto Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Brooks is predictable there
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks misses with an uppercut.
Brooks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brooks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brooks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Lopez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lopez wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Brooks looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Brooks motions for Lopez to come forward. Brooks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez slips under a jab.
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Brooks has a takedown stuffed.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt.
Alberto Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Brooks.
Lopez scores with a nice right hand.
Brooks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
No luck for Brooks with that takedown attempt.
Brooks dives in for a single leg takedown but Lopez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Brooks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopez pushes Brooks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brooks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brooks can't break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike.
Brooks is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez cracks a nice hook into Brooks's ribs.
Brooks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lopez staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Brooks throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez slips under a jab from Brooks.
Lopez lands with a straight right. Brooks didn't see that one coming.
Lopez leaves Brooks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice body kick there by Lopez.
Lopez tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brooks throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Lopez finds it's way through Brooks's defenses.
Brooks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with a good low kick that Brooks was not able to check.
Brooks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brooks throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Lopez does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Lopez's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Brooks falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alberto Lopez!
Alberto Lopez retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Alberto Lopez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Tyler Brooks stepped up to the mic, saying 'He cheated. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington has chosen Snuffed Out by Streetlife as his entrance music. Leonard Washington is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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207 lbs
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220 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfonso Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Washington!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Washington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Washington misses
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Washington misses with a straight left.
Washington takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Washington walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Washington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington misses with a body punch
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
Washington swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Leonard Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Lopez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lopez.
Washington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lopez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lopez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Washington momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopez.
Lopez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Washington avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Washington ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Washington takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Washington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lopez.
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Alfonso Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Washington throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Washington.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown by Washington or perhaps it was just good defense by Lopez which made him look bad.
Washington takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Washington fails to land the takedown.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Washington takes one on the button.
Lopez slips under a jab from Washington.
Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Washington.
Washington gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopez.
Washington avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Washington misses with a straight right.
Washington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopez.
Lopez punishes Washington's body with a nice straight punch.
Washington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Washington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alfonso Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Washington.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lopez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez thows a body kick. Washington tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Washington connects with a nice looking jab.
Washington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Washington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Washington misses the body punch
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Washington looks winded!
Lopez sizes up Washington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Washington loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Lopez throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lopez. Washington shrugs it off though.
Washington fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lopez scores with a nice body kick.
Washington misses with a body punch
and Lopez counters with a nice leg kick.
Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.
Washington's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez moves away from the strike by Washington.
Washington is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lopez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Washington.
Lopez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Washington doesn't seem bothered though.
Washington misses with a hook.
Lopez digs a good hook to Washington's body.
Washington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Washington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lopez can pounce on him.
Lopez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lopez thows a body kick. Washington tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lopez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lopez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez connects with a body shot that sends Washington's belly button to the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lopez throws a nice head kick!
Washington is rocked!
Lopez drops Washington with a naaaaasty hook - Washington is in real trouble here! Lopez dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfonso Lopez!
Alfonso Lopez retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Alfonso Lopez 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 John Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Biggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourne comes to the cage accompanied by Bawitdaba. John Bourne has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Bourne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willy Biggs!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggs tries to clinch up.
Biggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourne is just out of range.
Bourne throws a low kick, looking for Biggs's leg but Biggs calmly moves out of range.
Bourne thuds his right hand into Biggs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Biggs misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Bourne scores with a four punch combination!
Bourne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Biggs - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Biggs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Biggs looks to land a body kick but Bourne moved away.
Biggs avoids the body shot from Bourne.
Bourne tried to score with a low kick but Biggs checks it.
Bourne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Biggs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Biggs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bourne slaps away a takedown attempt from Biggs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bourne swings for the body but Biggs moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Bourne finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Biggs wants to clinch.
Bourne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Biggs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Biggs shoots in and gets a takedown into Bourne's guard.
Bourne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourne managing to control the position.
Biggs wants to control from the top but Bourne keeps moving.
Biggs won't allow Bourne to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne wants to stand up but Biggs is controlling him.
Biggs connects with a couple of short punches.
Biggs tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourne is retaining full guard.
Biggs trying to control but Bourne is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Biggs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bourne but Bourne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Biggs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bourne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bourne misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne lands a head shot.
Bourne goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Biggs scores with a nice right hand.
Donk. Biggs catches Bourne right on the button with a cross.
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!
Bourne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Biggs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bourne but Bourne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
John Bourne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Biggs.
Biggs darts in looking for a takedown but Bourne gets double underhooks and turns Biggs into the cage.
Bourne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bourne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Biggs backwards.
Biggs missing with knees to the body.
Biggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Biggs.
Nice elbow from Biggs.
Biggs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bourne is defending well for now.
Bourne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Biggss head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne breaks the clinch.
Biggs lands a head kick. Bourne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slow jab from Biggs misses its intended target.
Biggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Biggs scores with a punch to the head.
John Bourne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bourne lands a nice hook to Biggs's body. Biggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Biggs wants to clinch.
Bourne looks for the body kick but Biggs saw that one coming.
Biggs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bourne to score with a decent uppercut.
Biggs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Bourne.
Biggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bourne moves out of range as Biggs throws a body kick.
Bourne swings for the body but Biggs moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bourne dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bourne feints and then cracks Biggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Biggs down.
Bourne lands a jab to the head.
Bourne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Biggs cracks a nice hook into Bourne's ribs.
Biggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bourne. Bourne obviously looking to wear him down.
Biggs moves in looking to clinch but Bourne pushes him off.
Bourne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bourne misses with a body kick.
Biggs moves away from the strike by Bourne.
Biggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Biggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourne.
Biggs thumps Bourne with a low kick.
Bourne misses the shot to the body.
Biggs gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bourne is refusing to be controlled, as Biggs sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne tries to get to full guard but Biggs has control of the leg.
Biggs stops Bourne from getting back to his feet.
Biggs stalling away here and it's allowed Bourne to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Biggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bourne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bourne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Biggs stands up over Bourne, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bourne will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Biggs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Biggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bourne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Biggs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Biggs tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourne is retaining full guard.
Bourne wants to sweep but no luck.
Biggs trying to control but Bourne is working from the bottom.
Bourne pulls Biggs in close to prevent any damage.
Biggs throwing strikes from guard but Bourne blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggs wants to control from the top but Bourne keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bourne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bourne misses with a body shot.
Bourne lands the left hand.
Biggs goes for a double leg but Bourne avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bourne continues to drive forward.
Biggs misses with a body punch.
Bourne misses with some punches.
Bourne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bourne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Biggs's defenses.
Bourne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bourne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bourne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Willy Biggs has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bourne.
A head punch on the inside from Bourne fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Biggs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bourne smiles and moves away.
Biggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bourne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bourne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Biggs counters with a leg kick.
Biggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourne throws out the jab.
Bourne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bourne lands with a hook. Biggs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bourne lands with a hook. Biggs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Biggs counters with a takedown into side control.
Biggs trying to control the action but Bourne is working from the bottom.
Biggs looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bourne is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Willy Biggs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Willy Biggs's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch lands to the side of Bourne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Biggs blocks a jab.
Bourne throws a lazy right hand but Biggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bourne swats away the attempt to clinch by Biggs.
Good standup being displayed there by Bourne as he connects with a hook.
Biggs slips a jab and a cross from Bourne.
Bourne lands an overhand right.
Bourne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Biggs. Biggs obviously looking to wear him down.
Bourne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bourne tries to bum rush Biggs with a series of wild strikes but Biggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Biggs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bourne sprawls well. Bourne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Biggs gets slowly back to his feet.
Bourne misses with a looping right.
Biggs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne throws a lazy right hand but Biggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Biggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Biggs.
Bourne connects with a jab.
Biggs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
John Bourne is winning the standup battle so far.
Bourne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Biggs staying out of range there.
Biggs takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bourne blocks a jab.
Bourne sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Biggs cracks a nice hook into Bourne's ribs.
Bourne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biggs avoids a kick to the body.
Biggs with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bourne moves out of range of the body kick from Biggs.
Biggs tries to land a front kick but Bourne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Biggs catches Bourne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Biggs slips under a jab.
Biggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Biggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bourne throws a lazy right hand but Biggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Biggs slips under a jab.
Biggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Biggs throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Biggs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bourne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bourne throws a head kick but Biggs moves out of range.
Biggs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bourne's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourne throws out the jab.
Biggs connects with a high kick.
Bourne blocks a head kick by Biggs.
Bourne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Biggs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Biggs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bourne is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Biggs closes the distance and clinches.
Bourne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Biggs avoiding damage as Bourne throws knees to the body.
Bourne gets through Biggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bourne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bourne blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Bourne on the inside.
Bourne throws a punch but it's blocked by Biggs.
Bourne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Biggs pulls Bourne into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biggs looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggs looking for a sweep. Not yet Biggs, not yet.
Biggs looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Willy Biggs was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Biggs takes one on the button.
Bourne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bourne thows a leg kick but Biggs checks it
and Biggs counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Biggs scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Willy Biggs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bourne struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Biggs are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Biggs really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willy Biggs'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.
Biggs misses with a straight right.
Biggs is looking to clinch but Bourne is avoiding it.
Bourne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Biggs.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Biggs. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Biggs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bourne throws a body punch but Biggs moves out of range.
Biggs shoots for a takedown but Bourne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Biggs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bourne clobbers Biggs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bourne slips under a jab.
Bourne looks to score with a jab to the body but Biggs is just out of range.
Bourne is looking to slow Biggs down with leg kicks.
A big right from Bourne misses.
Biggs with a nice cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Biggs, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biggs shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bourne just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourne swats away the attempt to clinch by Biggs.
Biggs closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bourne's guard.
Bourne keeping moving, preventing Biggs from controlling successfully.
Biggs throws a big elbow that misses.
Biggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bourne looking to control.
Biggs wants to pass the guard but Bourne is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne is adopting a defensive guard.
Biggs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Biggs preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Bourne just wasn't active enough.
Bourne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bourne throws a sloppy head kick and Biggs moves out of range easily.
Biggs clobbers Bourne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggs shoots in for a takedown but Bourne shows good takedown defense.
Biggs misses with a wild body shot.
Biggs takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bourne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Biggs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bourne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bourne lands a head kick!
Biggs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Biggs tests Bourne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biggs avoids the body shot from Bourne.
Biggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Biggs closes the distance and pushes Bourne back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bourne.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bourne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne working hard to break the clinch.
Bourne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Biggs jumps guard but Bourne stands there with Biggs around his waist. Biggs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
John Bourne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Biggs.
Biggs is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bourne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Biggs stalling in the clinch but Bourne improves position.
Biggs misses with an elbow over the top.
Biggs misses with an elbow strike.
John Bourne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Biggs misses with some punches.
Biggs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bourne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biggs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bourne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Biggs shoots in but no luck this time.
Bourne avoids the head kick by Biggs.
Biggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Biggs blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Willy Biggs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Willy Biggs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bourne.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bourne.
Biggs shoots in and bounces Bourne off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Biggs forces his way into half guard.
Biggs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bourne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Biggs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bourne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Biggs is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne won't allow Biggs to pass to mount.
Biggs trying to control from half guard but Bourne is working away.
Biggs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bourne's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Biggs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Biggs is trying to control. Bourne wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Biggs looks to land a strike but Bourne avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Biggs is looking to work some ground and pound but Bourne has wrist control.
Biggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs postures up in Bourne's guard and throws a big left but Bourne blocks it.
Biggs trying to control but Bourne is working from the bottom.
Biggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bourne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bourne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Biggs throws a big elbow that misses.
Biggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Biggs forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bourne keeps working.
Biggs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bourne's head.
Bourne pushes Biggs off looking to stand but Biggs dives back in and keeps control.
Willy Biggs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Biggs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Biggs controlling the pace.
Biggs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Biggs wants to pass to mount but Bourne is defending the position.
John Bourne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Biggs wants to control but Bourne is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Biggs perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Willy Biggs.
Biggs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bourne to the mat! Bourne manages to get full guard.
Biggs's corner is telling him to maintain position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bourne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Biggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Biggs has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 47:49
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Biggs!
Willy Biggs is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Willy Biggs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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