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L.O.K 190 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Langford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kun Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kun Lee enters the cage!
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177 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Langford !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kun Lee!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Langford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee is pulling down on Langford 's head to control his posture.
Langford avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Langford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Langford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Langford postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
Langford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Langford lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Langford lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee pushes Langford off and scrambles back to his feet.
Langford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Langford throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langford misses with an uppercut.
Langford misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Langford misses.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Langford pinned against the cage. Langford gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Langford finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Langford misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Langford .
Langford looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Langford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Langford throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a big head kick but Langford shrugs it off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Sam Langford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kun Lee.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Langford swivels and escapes.
A jab from Langford misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Langford circles away.
Langford looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Langford is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Langford .
Langford scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Langford not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Langford .
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Langford .
Lee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Langford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langford working some strikes from top position.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Langford is looking to escape.
Lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Langford is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lee decides to stand and escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Langford throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Langford 's waist but Langford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Langford is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Langford circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Langford misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Langford tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Langford somewhat.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Langford dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lee has Langford up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee tries for a takedown but Langford manages to get underhooks.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Langford is controlling him.
Langford 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Langford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Langford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Langford .
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sloppy strikes from Langford . Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Langford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee clinches up against the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Langford to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Kun Lee has been cut.
Langford clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lee is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Langford . Those never looked like landing.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Langford finish him?
Langford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee wants to clinch up but Langford keeps it at a distance.
Langford throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
A jab from Langford misses.
Lee tries to clinch but Langford is having none of it.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee is trying desperately to land a takedown but Langford is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lee.
Langford looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Langford sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sam Langford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kun Lee.
Langford lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Langford throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Langford .
Langford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Langford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Langford , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but Langford sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lee effectively controlling the action here.
Langford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Langford fails to land the takedown.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Langford circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Langford leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sam Langford is winning the standup battle so far.
Langford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Langford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Langford scores with a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Langford . No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee darts in and clinches Langford up against the cage.
Langford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee jumps guard but Langford stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Langford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
Sam Langford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee wants to clinch.
Langford moves out of range of the strikes.
Langford with a nice cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Langford misses with a right hand
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Langford feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Langford then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Langford throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Langford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kun Lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Langford looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Langford is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Langford shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Langford .
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Langford tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Langford to the ground. Langford escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee moves away from the strike by Langford .
That kick from Lee tenderised Langford 's leg. Langford is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee gets caught napping as Langford dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard.
Langford got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Langford has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Langford postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Langford is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Langford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lee is trying to control the position but Langford postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Langford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langford lands a couple of digs.
Lee lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Langford !
Lee throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Langford because Lee loaded up on that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee throwing strikes but Langford uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lee tries to pass to full mount but Langford defends it.
Lee wants to take a breather but Langford is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kun Lee hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Langford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Langford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Langford gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee manages to work his way to half guard, despite Langford 's best efforts.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Langford .
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Lee works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lee pulls Langford in close to his closed guard and prevents Langford from doing any damage or advancing position.
Langford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Langford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Langford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Langford 's guard.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kun Lee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Langford .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Langford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Langford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Langford looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Langford preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Langford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kun Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Langford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Langford trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Sam Langford .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Langford , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Langford !
During a confident post fight interview, Sam Langford thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Owl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owl comes to the cage accompanied by Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris. 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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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Owl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin slips under a jab from Owl.
Karelin tries to clinch up.
Karelin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Owl misses the target.
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch but Owl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Owl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karelin clinches with his opponent.
Owl looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Owl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karelin has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Owl's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Owl's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karelin lands an elbow inside that Owl shrugs off.
It looks like Tony Owl has been cut.
Karelin misses with an elbow strike.
Karelin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karelin lands a nice elbow.
Tony Owl's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Owl has had enough of the clinch but Karelin keeps him there for the moment.
Karelin prevents Owl from breaking the clinch.
Karelin lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Tony Owl's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Owl's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexander Karelin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie McStar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Bohemian Rapsody. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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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
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Robbie McStar!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McStar avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
A big right from McStar misses.
Alvarez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McStar's head.
It looks like Robbie McStar has been cut.
McStar avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Alvarez. No joy for McStar on that attempt.
Alvarez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McStar.
McStar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alvarez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miguel Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie McStar.
McStar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alvarez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alvarez manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Alvarez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McStar has him pressed against the cage.
Alvarez breaks the clinch.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
McStar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McStar misses with a takedown
and Alvarez counters with a head kick that drops McStar!
McStar is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McStar is on top in guard.
McStar is still in real trouble! Can Alvarez finish him?
Alvarez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McStar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McStar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McStar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alvarez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McStar is aware though and is defending well.
McStar seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvarez throws his legs up looking for a submission but McStar uses it to pass to side control.
McStar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Alvarez some visible discomfort.
McStar is working Alvarez over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez is working to avoid the ground and pound but McStar connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
McStar with a couple of short strikes.
McStar with good strikes from the mount here!
Alvarez gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alvarez defending well though.
McStar working over Alvarez with some ground and pound. Alvarez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alvarez blocking the ground and pound attempt from McStar.
Alvarez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alvarez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McStar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alvarez is trying to stand up here but McStar is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back.
Alvarez blocking the ground and pound attempt from McStar.
McStar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alvarez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alvarez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McStar pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from McStar there.
McStar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alvarez is looking to escape.
Alvarez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McStar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McStar working over Alvarez with some ground and pound. Alvarez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alvarez actively working from the bottom here.
McStar winds up and cracks Alvarez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McStar lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McStar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez is looking to escape.
McStar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alvarez is rocked!
McStar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh Alvarez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McStar lands with a punch from half guard.
McStar is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Alvarez is hurt! He's hurt bad - McStar fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Alvarez from any more punishment! Congratulations to McStar! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie McStar!
Robbie McStar 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Buddi Zoom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jock Sleed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zoom kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thunder Struck - ACDC. 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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168 lbs
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159 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buddi Zoom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jock Sleed!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleed drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sleed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zoom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zoom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zoom is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zoom seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sleed is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Buddi Zoom!
Buddi Zoom bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Zoolander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J J Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier Zoolander could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to J J Walker's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Zoolander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, J J Walker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zoolander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zoolander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker's corner calls for a 1-2. Walker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zoolander blocks a low kick nicely.
A left lands for Zoolander.
Zoolander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zoolander swivels and escapes.
Zoolander tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zoolander stuffs the takedown attempt from Walker. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zoolander.
Walker shoots in but no luck this time.
Xavier Zoolander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of J J Walker.
Zoolander rushes Walker and presses him up against the cage.
Zoolander lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Zoolander has double underhooks.
Walker wants to break free but Zoolander has control.
Zoolander creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zoolander throws an elbow that misses.
Zoolander throws an elbow that misses.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Zoolander won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker blocks an elbow strike from Zoolander.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.
Zoolander lands an elbow inside.
Walker blocks the elbow strike.
Zoolander prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Zoolander lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zoolander gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zoolander looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walker avoiding damage as Zoolander throws knees to the body.
Walker is trying to push Zoolander away but Zoolander has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zoolander throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zoolander as Walker tries to tie him up.
Zoolander misses with an elbow over the top.
Zoolander looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zoolander lands a damaging elbow.
Zoolander creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walker's defenses.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zoolander misses with an elbow over the top.
Walker trying to control the position but instead, Zoolander has worked for underhooks and has pushed Walker into the cage.
Zoolander is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Zoolander misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zoolander throws an elbow but misses.
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!
Walker avoiding damage as Zoolander throws knees to the body.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it misses.
Walker avoids a wild elbow strike from Zoolander.
Walker wants to take the fight to the mat but Zoolander manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker blocks the body kick.
Zoolander tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Zoolander wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Zoolander tries a head kick but it misses.
Xavier Zoolander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Walker.
Zoolander tries a head kick but it misses.
Zoolander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Zoolander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zoolander rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zoolander fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Zoolander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker is looking to chop away at Zoolander's legs.
Zoolander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zoolander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zoolander wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Zoolander instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zoolander just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
Zoolander misses with an elbow strike.
Walker avoiding damage as Zoolander throws knees to the body.
Zoolander trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zoolander gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
Zoolander prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Zoolander pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zoolander tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker avoiding damage as Zoolander throws knees to the body.
Zoolander misses with an elbow over the top.
Zoolander creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zoolander.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Zoolander dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Walker throws a leg kick but Zoolander checks it.
Walker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zoolander doesn't seem bothered though.
Zoolander tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zoolander as he jumps to the side.
Walker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zoolanders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zoolander lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walker's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xavier Zoolander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zoolander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zoolander looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Zoolander throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zoolander slips a straight right by Walker.
Zoolander is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Zoolander moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zoolander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zoolander is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Horrible takedown by Walker or perhaps it was just good defense by Zoolander which made him look bad.
Xavier Zoolander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of J J Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Walker misses.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Zoolander.
That kick from Zoolander tenderised Walker's leg. Walker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zoolander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zoolander tries a head kick but it misses.
Xavier Zoolander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zoolander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zoolander buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zoolander tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Zoolander tries to clinch up.
Nice cross by Walker.
Zoolander cracks the inside of Walker's front leg.
Zoolander moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker avoids the elbow strike from Zoolander, against the cage.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zoolander throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zoolander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Walker tries to pull guard but Zoolander holds him up against the cage and eventually Walker drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zoolander throws an elbow but misses.
Xavier Zoolander has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zoolander lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker looking to stall.
Zoolander lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zoolander pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zoolander lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zoolander looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zoolander lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
Zoolander comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zoolander tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
Zoolander lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
Zoolander lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
Walker is rocked!
Walker avoids a wild elbow strike from Zoolander.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker blocks the elbow strike.
Zoolander tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Walker is trying to force a seperation but Zoolander has the dominant position.
Zoolander gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Zoolander finish him?
Zoolander creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zoolander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Zoolander looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Zoolander.
A frustrated look appears on Walker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zoolander throws an elbow that misses.
Zoolander throws an elbow that misses.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
Zoolander throws an elbow that misses.
Zoolander pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Walker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zoolander looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Zoolander.
Zoolander lands an elbow inside.
Walker avoiding damage as Zoolander throws knees to the body.
Zoolander lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
Zoolander lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker blocks an elbow strike from Zoolander.
Zoolander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker stalling in the clinch but Zoolander improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker blocks an elbow strike from Zoolander.
Zoolander gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Zoolander dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zoolander clinches.
Zoolander lands an elbow inside.
Zoolander pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it misses.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zoolander is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it misses.
Zoolander lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zoolander pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zoolander creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zoolander lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
Zoolander trying to land knees to the body.
Zoolander misses with an elbow over the top.
Walker is trying to stall.
Walker dodges an elbow strike from Zoolander.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zoolander fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zoolander is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Zoolander slips the punch.
Zoolander throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zoolander is looking to clinch.
Zoolander moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Zoolander is looking to clinch.
Zoolander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zoolander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Zoolander looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Zoolander.
Zoolander wants to clinch
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Zoolander lands a glancing blow to the side of Walker's head.
Zoolander tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Zoolander walks into a stiff left hand from Walker.
Zoolander is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Walker blocks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoolander tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Zoolander lands a big head kick that sends Walker tumbling to the mat! Zoolander takes a step backwards and waves Walker back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zoolander looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zoolander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zoolander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zoolander tries to clinch up.
Walker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zoolander's waist but Zoolander gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walker off to one side.
Zoolander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zoolander tries a head kick but it misses.
Xavier Zoolander is winning the standup battle so far.
Zoolander tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zoolander throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zoolander wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander throws a nice head kick!
Zoolander looks to clinch
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Zoolander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker is trying desperately to land a takedown but Zoolander is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Walker.
Walker catches Zoolander with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zoolander tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zoolander takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
J J Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zoolander fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker, pushing him back against the cage.
Walker controlling the action here for a moment.
Zoolander missing with knees to the body.
Zoolander pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zoolander throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zoolander lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander trying to land knees to the body.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it misses.
Walker blocks the elbow strike.
Walker avoiding damage as Zoolander throws knees to the body.
Zoolander throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walker avoiding damage as Zoolander throws knees to the body.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Zoolander is controlling him.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoolander comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zoolander just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
Zoolander looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zoolander.
Zoolander creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it misses.
Zoolander missing with knees to the body.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Zoolander showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zoolander has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Zoolander!
A very excited looking Xavier Zoolander made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damo Dustup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavus Adolphus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damo Dustup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustavus Adolphus!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adolphus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dustup did well to prevent Adolphus getting side control.
Adolphus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dustup has hold of Adolphus's hands but Adolphus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dustup looks like he's trying to stand up.
Adolphus slips a nice elbow through Dustup's hands, connecting with Dustup's forehead.
Adolphus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dustup trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adolphus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adolphus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Adolphus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Adolphus.
Dustup avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adolphus.
Dustup is trying to control but can't.
Adolphus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dustup defending well though.
Dustup on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dustup tries to get out of the position.
Dustup tries to kick Adolphus off but Adolphus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adolphus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dustup's head.
Dustup trying to control but Adolphus postures up.
Dustup avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adolphus.
Adolphus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dustup's head.
Adolphus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adolphus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Adolphus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Adolphus lands a big shot there that rocks Dustup but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adolphus landing shots from mount.
Dustup is rocked!
It looks like Damo Dustup has been cut.
Adolphus working Dustup over with strikes here.
Oh Dustup is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dustup knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adolphus on the ground.
Dustup working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adolphus postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Dustup bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Adolphus and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavus Adolphus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is No Easy Way Out. Gustafsson has chosen Dark Tranquility - The Final Resistance as his entrance music. Gustav Gustafsson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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141 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Gustafsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan goes for a double leg but Gustafsson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gustafsson continues to drive forward.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gustafsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morgan's brow.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morgan pushes Gustafsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gustafsson is trying to push Morgan away but Morgan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gustafsson manages to break the clinch.
Gustafsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morgan has time to react.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gustafsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Gustafsson as he connects with a hook.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Gustafsson rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gustafsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike.
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson breaks the clinch.
Gustafsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gustafsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morgan.
Gustafsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan with a poor takedown
and Gustafsson counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gustafsson to score with a decent uppercut.
A combination from Gustafsson does no damage.
Morgan lands the left hand.
Morgan blocks the body kick.
Gustav Gustafsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan misses with a hook.
A big left from Gustafsson misses.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gustafsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan shoots in for a double leg but Gustafsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gustafsson looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gustafsson.
Morgan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gustafsson misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson works Morgan's body with a nice hook.
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Gustafsson's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gustafsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gustafsson throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Morgan throws an elbow that misses. Gustafsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morgan's guard. Nice move by Gustafsson!
Gustafsson wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Gustafsson lands a couple of digs.
Morgan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gustafsson stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
Gustafsson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gustafsson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gustafsson is on top in guard.
Gustafsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morgan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gustafsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Gustafsson looking to control.
Morgan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gustafsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morgan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morgan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morgan postures up.
Morgan postures up in Gustafsson's guard and throws a big left but Gustafsson blocks it.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
Gustafsson controls Morgan momentarily but Morgan frees himself.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gustafsson is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 Henry Morgan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gustafsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustafsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Gustafsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan misses with a low kick as Gustafsson jumps back.
A swing and a miss from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gustafsson scores with a nice strike.
Gustafsson avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morgan clinches.
Gustafsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gustafsson throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Gustafsson as Morgan shoots in.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Gustafsson slips under a jab from Morgan.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Gustafsson is out of range.
Gustafsson throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gustafsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Gustafsson motions for Morgan to come forward. Gustafsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Morgan has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustafsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Gustafsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gustafsson.
Gustafsson wants to clinch
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gustav Gustafsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan connects with a right hand. Gustafsson shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustafsson. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustafsson looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson cracks Morgan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A leg kick checked by Gustafsson.
Morgan throws a body punch but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Morgan with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustafsson misses with the combination.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Gustafsson moves out of range easily.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan with a nice cross.
Gustafsson is rocked!
Gustafsson throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gustafsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
Gustafsson tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Morgan pounces like a tiger and cracks Gustafsson with a vicious hook! Gustafsson is down but not out! Morgan follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Henry Morgan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Gargan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Raefon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raefon has chosen Riot - Three Days Grace as his entrance music. Mad Raefon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mac Gargan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mac Gargan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mad Raefon!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gargan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gargan misses with a low kick.
Raefon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gargan tries to kick Raefon off but Raefon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Raefon throwing shots but Gargan is blocking nicely.
Gargan is trying to stand up here but Raefon is controlling him well.
Raefon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Raefon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gargan defending well though.
Raefon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raefon prevents Gargan from standing back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Raefon working over Gargan with some ground and pound. Gargan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
It looks like Mac Gargan has been cut.
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!
Gargan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nice strikes from Raefon there.
Mac Gargan's cut is getting worse.
Gargan manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Raefon keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Raefon blocking some punches.
Raefon has Gargan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gargan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Raefon has Gargan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Raefon pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gargan tumbling to the mat - Raefon dives into Gargan's guard.
Raefon stands up over Gargan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mac Gargan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Raefon throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raefon is working Gargan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Raefon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gargan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raefon.
Gargan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Raefon off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gargan wants to clinch.
Gargan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gargan misses with a hook. Raefon ducked under it nicely.
Gargan has closed the distance and engaged Raefon in a clinch.
Raefon gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gargan regains guard.
Gargan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gargan wants to stand up but Raefon is controlling him.
Raefon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gargan kicks Raefon off and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raefon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gargan tries to avoid it but Raefon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gargan to the ground. Gargan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mad Raefon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raefon gets tackled into the cage by Gargan. Gargan maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gargan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raefon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gargan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mac Gargan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Raefon.
Raefon wants a takedown.
A short right from Gargan.
Gargan misses with the head strike.
Raefon can't get the takedown.
Gargan gets underhooks to prevent Raefon's takedown attempt.
Raefon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gargan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Horrible takedown by Raefon or perhaps it was just good defense by Gargan which made him look bad.
Raefon looks winded!
Raefon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gargan sprawls well. Gargan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raefon gets slowly back to his feet.
Gargan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raefon.
Raefon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Raefon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gargan pushes Raefon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Raefon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raefon working the ground and pound but Gargan is defending the strikes.
Gargan defending against the ground and pound.
Gargan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Raefon is controlling him well.
Raefon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Raefon in side control, throwing shots but Gargan defends.
Raefon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jeez, Mac Gargan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mac Gargan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mad Raefon!
An out of breath Mad Raefon 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Zanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Zanta has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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216 lbs
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Zanta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson throws a head kick but Zanta moves out of range.
Zanta ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Zanta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Zanta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson throws a lazy body kick
and Zanta counters with a stiff right hand.
Zanta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson drops Zanta with a nice combination! Jackson dives into Zanta's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Igor Zanta has been cut.
Zanta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zanta pushes Jackson off and gets back to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Jackson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Zanta to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Zanta just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peter Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Peter Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Redshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez's entrance music is Vamos. A fine choice. Redshaw is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ACDC - Skies on Fire. 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 boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter Redshaw!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez clinches up with Redshaw and pushes him back against the cage.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike.
Redshaw tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
Redshaw looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Redshaw looking for a takedown.
Lopez taking a breather.
Lopez lands with a right to the head.
Redshaw lands a knee to the body.
Lopez lands a left hand.
Lopez prevents the takedown attempt.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Redshaw tries for a takedown. No joy.
Miguel Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Redshaw.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redshaw can't find room to land a body shot as Lopez controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Redshaw throws an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Lopez as the two fighters clinch.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redshaw drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lopez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Redshaw throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Lopez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Redshaw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez.
Redshaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lopez defending well as Redshaw loads up on a big left hand.
Lopez stuffs the takedown attempt from Redshaw. Redshaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Redshaw.
Redshaw moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Miguel Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez misses with a hook to the body
so Redshaw counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Redshaw won't allow Lopez to sweep him here.
We're going to have a standup here because Miguel Lopez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice takedown defense from Lopez. No joy for Redshaw on that attempt.
Lopez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Redshaw feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Redshaw swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lopez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Redshaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Redshaw.
Redshaw scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw blocks a jab.
Dexter Redshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redshaw throws a head kick that misses.
Redshaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lopez swivels and escapes.
Redshaw tries to work over Lopez's front leg with a kick but Lopez checks it.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redshaw moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Lopez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Redshaw's sensitive parts.
Redshaw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Redshaw takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Redshaw throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lopez scores with a jab to the head.
Redshaw tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Lopez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Redshaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Redshaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Redshaw.
Redshaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lopez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lopez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Redshaw wants to land a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
Redshaw closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Redshaw.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Lopez darts in and clinches Redshaw up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dexter Redshaw will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Redshaw moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lopez connects with a nice looking jab.
Redshaw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Redshaw lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lopez throws a good cross that connects.
Lopez wants to slow Redshaw down by chopping away at his legs.
Redshaw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lopez as he jumps to the side.
Lopez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Redshaw throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lopez slaps away a takedown attempt from Redshaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Redshaw closes the distance and clinches up with Lopez, looking for a takedown. Redshaw pushes Lopez against the cage but Lopez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miguel Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Redshaw.
Redshaw shoots in but no luck this time.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Redshaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redshaw throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Redshaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Redshaw.
Lopez checks the leg kick.
Redshaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Redshaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Miguel Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick there by Lopez.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
Redshaw throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Redshaw throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Redshaw.
Redshaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Redshaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Redshaw if he has to take too many more of those.
Redshaw is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
Lopez throws a body punch but Redshaw moves out of range.
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 bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Redshaw's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lopez!
Redshaw rushes Lopez and presses him up against the cage.
Redshaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Redshaw.
Redshaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redshaw.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Redshaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lopez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lopez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Redshaw missing with knees to the body.
Redshaw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lopez is keeping busy.
Lopez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Redshaw up against the cage.
Lopez jumps into guard, dragging Redshaw to the mat.
Lopez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Redshaw!
Lopez controlling the position easily from mount.
Lopez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw is desperately trying to improve his position but Lopez has a good base and remains in mount.
Lopez avoids the attempt from Redshaw to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Miguel Lopez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lopez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Redshaw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Redshaw shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lopez but Lopez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Redshaw paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Redshaw steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A shot to the liver by Redshaw. Beautiful body shot.
Lopez slaps away a takedown attempt from Redshaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Redshaw tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Redshaw tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lopez defends well and Redshaw ends up having to push Lopez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Miguel Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Redshaw.
Lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lopez is working Redshaw over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redshaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez is trying to stall.
Lopez avoiding damage as Redshaw throws knees to the body.
Lopez looking to stall.
Redshaw lands with a short shot to the head.
Redshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lopez as Redshaw tries to tie him up.
Dexter Redshaw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Lopez on the inside.
Redshaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Redshaw fails to land.
Lopez lands a nice uppercut.
Lopez gets through Redshaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Redshaw backwards.
Redshaw gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lopez seems keen to control Redshaw's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lopez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Redshaw throwing strikes but missing.
Lopez wants to sweep here but Redshaw controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Miguel Lopez.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Redshaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Redshaw tries to avoid it.
Redshaw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Redshaw throws a body kick that misses
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez staying out of range there.
Redshaw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Redshaw will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Redshaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lopez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lopez lands a glancing blow to the side of Redshaw's head.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez scores with the left hand. Redshaw knows he should have avoided that one.
Redshaw shoots for a double leg takedown but Lopez sprawls well. He's pushed Redshaw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lopez slaps away a takedown attempt from Redshaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Redshaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Redshaw throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lopez digs a good body shot into Redshaw's ribs.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Redshaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lopez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lopez has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Redshaw works to full guard.
Redshaw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Redshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Miguel Lopez did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Redshaw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Redshaw fails with the takedown.
Redshaw misses the jab.
A jab from Redshaw does it's job there.
Redshaw throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Redshaw ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Lopez cracks Redshaw with an open hand slap.
Lopez lands with a nice body punch.
Lopez slips a jab from Redshaw.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Redshaw.
Redshaw throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Redshaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez blocks a jab.
Lopez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redshaw. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redshaw's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Redshaw throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Lopez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Redshaw looks for a takedown but Lopez sprawls well.
Redshaw throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Redshaw is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Redshaw moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
Redshaw jabs Lopez right on the nose. Lopez blinks but takes it well.
A low kick from Redshaw is predictable there
and Lopez counters with a good low kick that Redshaw was not able to check.
Redshaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Redshaw.
Miguel Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Redshaw.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Redshaw is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Redshaw is just out of range.
Redshaw pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Redshaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Redshaw.
Redshaw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lopez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Redshaw at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Redshaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Redshaw steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Redshaw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Redshaw lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Redshaw throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Redshaw's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Redshaw tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
Redshaw drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lopez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lopez seems keen to control Redshaw's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Miguel Lopez just wasn't active enough.
Redshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw misses with a straight left.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Redshaw is just out of range.
Redshaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Redshaw throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Redshaw lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Redshaw attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redshaw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lopez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redshaw checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Redshaw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez's sensitive parts.
Redshaw throws a body kick that misses
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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 Miguel Lopez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Redshaw.
Redshaw misses with a looping left.
Redshaw throws a solid leg kick but Lopez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Redshaw.
Redshaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Lopez. Beautiful body shot.
Lopez scores with the left hand. Redshaw knows he should have avoided that one.
Lopez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Redshaw throws out the jab.
Redshaw has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Redshaw there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Redshaw.
Redshaw shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Redshaw attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a shot to the body.
Lopez swings widly with a right hand
and Redshaw counters with an inside leg kick.
Redshaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Redshaw shoots in looking for a takedown but Lopez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Redshaw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Redshaw lands a head kick!
Redshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redshaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redshaw slips a straight right by Lopez.
Redshaw closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Redshaw lands in his opponent's guard.
Lopez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Redshaw scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lopez controlling Redshaw's posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Miguel Lopez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redshaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Redshaw can pounce on him.
Redshaw getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Redshaw blocks the body kick.
Lopez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Redshaw throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Lopez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dexter Redshaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Lopez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lopez.
Lopez catches Redshaw with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Redshaw throws a front kick aimed at Lopez's knee but Lopez avoids it well.
Redshaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez wants to slow Redshaw down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Redshaw throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Redshaw.
Lopez moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez blocks the elbow strike.
Lopez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Redshaw has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Redshaw missing with knees to the body.
Lopez lands with a light punch inside.
Redshaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
Lopez tries to work over Redshaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopez digs a right hand underneath Redshaw's ribcage. Redshaw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lopez lands a right hand.
Lopez lands a hook that snaps the head of Redshaw backwards.
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 Miguel Lopez.
I think Lopez 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:47
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:47
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Lopez!
Miguel Lopez retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Miguel Lopez thanked Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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