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SteelPenn - LXVIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blair Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Blair Davis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Blair Davis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blair Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Redfield!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redfield tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis trying to control the position but instead, Redfield has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davis into the cage.
Davis stalling in the clinch.
Redfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis scores with a knee to the head.
Redfield letting Davis take a breather here.
Redfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Redfield misses with the head strike.
Redfield throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redfield.
Davis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Redfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Redfield is rocked!
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Redfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
Redfield throws a head punch that misses.
Davis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redfield takes a knee right on the jaw!
Davis has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Redfield - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Davis, and another! Redfield is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Blair Davis!
A very excited looking Blair Davis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor O Mally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Mally has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Rose Tattoo as his entrance music. Connor O Mally struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Connor O Mally will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Connor O Mally!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Mally comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Mally throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Mally with a nice cross.
O Mally throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith misses with a double jab
and O Mally counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
O Mally misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Mally digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Mike Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Mally as he jumps to the side.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Mally leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
O Mally avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries for a takedown but O Mally sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Mally misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left lands for O Mally.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Mally defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
O Mally swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Mally as he avoids it easily.
O Mally throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O Mally throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - O Mally sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Mally connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Mally throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
O Mally shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
O Mally has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
O Mally wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. O Mally did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
O Mally is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Mally defending well though.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Mally defending well though.
Smith tries to pass the half guard into mount. O Mally knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Smith 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Mally is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith throwing shots but O Mally is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is trying to control. O Mally wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
O Mally is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but O Mally does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith is looking to advance position but O Mally won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a strike but O Mally avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Mally kicks Smith off and gets to his feet.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
O Mally defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
A jab from O Mally does it's job there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Mally avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused O Mally some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor O Mally dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - O Mally sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Smith misses with a body shot.
O Mally leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith throws a hook but O Mally avoids it easily.
O Mally uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
O Mally misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
O Mally cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith dodges the punch combination from O Mally.
Connor O Mally seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Mally displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from O Mally does no damage.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mike Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Mally lands a front kick.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Mally is not content to let Smith control the position.
Check out the look on Smith's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith with the ground and pound but O Mally regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
O Mally wants to get back to his feet.
O Mally is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control from half guard but O Mally is working away.
Smith prevents O Mally from standing back up.
Smith 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.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Mally's head.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith is keen to just control but O Mally is a slippery customer.
O Mally won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
O Mally keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith is stalling here. O Mally is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Smith seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and O Mally has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but O Mally wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A control attempt from Smith but he's now mounted!
O Mally is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but O Mally sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
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 Mike Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by O Mally.
Smith goes for a double leg but O Mally avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Mally continues to drive forward.
O Mally is struggling to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Mally prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but O Mally is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Mally misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Mally lands a nice uppercut.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but O Mally shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
O Mally with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Mally misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for O Mally.
O Mally lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Mally makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Mally breaks from the clinch.
Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Mally looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smith is putting a hurting on O Mally here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but O Mally is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Mally takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks O Mally with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smith landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Mally tries to escape but Smith is in control.
Mike Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Mally taking a bit of punishment here - Smith scoring with strikes.
Smith lands an elbow.
O Mally takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Smith working the strikes but O Mally uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith works his foot free and advances to mount.
Smith landing punches.
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns O Mally that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of O Mally's face.
O Mally is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
O Mally is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Smith softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and O Mally is out cold! Smith jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Smith 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Dagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ben Funkyama enters the cage!
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183 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Dagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dagger is out of range.
Funkyama with a poor takedown
and Dagger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Funkyama misses with a takedown
and Dagger counters with a nice leg kick.
Dagger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dagger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Funkyama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dagger tries to avoid it but Funkyama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dagger to the ground. Dagger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jim Dagger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Funkyama.
Dagger misses with a hook
and Funkyama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dagger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funkyama can't get the takedown.
Dagger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funkyama's elbow.
Dagger stalling the fight.
Dagger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Funkyamas head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dagger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Funkyama gets control of Dagger's arms and successfully pulls guard. Funkyama will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dagger controls from within his opponent's guard.
Funkyama thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama being controlled here, momentarily.
Dagger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Funkyama is striking off his back. Dagger thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Dagger working Funkyama over with strikes.
Dagger wants to take a breather but Funkyama is having none of it.
Dagger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Funkyama defending well though.
Dagger slows the pace down in half guard.
Dagger scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagger controlling the pace.
Funkyama trying to control from the bottom.
Dagger is trying to control. Funkyama wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Funkyama flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jim Dagger has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Funkyama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Dagger tries a low kick but Funkyama avoids it.
Horrible takedown by Funkyama or perhaps it was just good defense by Dagger which made him look bad.
Funkyama's coach down at United Gym (PM for invitation) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Funkyama's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Funkyama shoots in but Dagger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dagger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Funkyama.
Dagger lands with a nice body kick.
Dagger lands a nice hook to Funkyama's body. Funkyama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Funkyama takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dagger throws a jab when Funkyama was well out of range.
Funkyama fails to land the takedown.
Dagger connects with the punch.
Dagger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Funkyama tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dagger swivels and escapes.
Funkyama looks winded!
Funkyama fails with the takedown
and Dagger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dagger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Funkyama shoots in but no luck this time.
Dagger circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Funkyama drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Dagger follows Funkyama to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Dagger!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jim Dagger thanked DJs Locker for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cletus Kasady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cletus Kasady has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dave Wolf's chin.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Cletus Kasady!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasady misses the shot to the body.
Kasady has managed to clinch.
Wolf drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kasady pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kasady throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wolf's head.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wolf shoots and misses
and Kasady counters with a low kick, right behind Wolf 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasady fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolf tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kasady sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wolf somewhat.
Kasady tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kasady tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wolf closes the distance and clinches up with Kasady, looking for a takedown. Wolf pushes Kasady against the cage but Kasady circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kasady tries to clinch there but Wolf circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kasady doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wolf is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kasady is defending well.
Kasady lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasady pushes Wolf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasady misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Kasady.
Kasady working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kasady.
Wolf is breathing heavily.
Kasady's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kasady ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wolf has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Australian Xtreme Elite Stand Up Training in the buildup to the fight.
Wolf sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wolf has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kasady.
Kasady has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kasady as the two fighters clinch.
Kasady lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasady manages to break the clinch.
Kasady closes the distance and clinches.
Kasady lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kasady.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kasady.
Kasady lands a shot to the body.
Kasady lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wolf or not.
Kasady pushes Wolf back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Kasady.
Wolf takes a shot to the head.
Kasady scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Kasady.
Kasady lands a right hand.
Kasady pushes Wolf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasady scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Kasady.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kasady creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wolf is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Kasady as the two fighters clinch.
Oh Wolf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hand to the body from Kasady.
Wolf seems to have got his legs back now.
A right hook to the body lands for Kasady.
A right handed body shot lands from Kasady.
Kasady lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Kasady.
A short right from Kasady on the inside.
Wolf is looking for a takedown.
Kasady pushes Wolf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Kasady.
Kasady lands a nice uppercut.
Kasady gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wolf.
Kasady lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
Kasady lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kasady avoiding damage.
Wolf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kasady prevents it.
Kasady lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kasady creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Wolf with a big uppercut! Wolf tries to clinch up but Kasady pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Wolf to the mat! Wolf covers up and Kasady unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cletus Kasady!
An out of breath Cletus Kasady 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 Buer Eremiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Growwoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remy Growwoo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Buer Eremiel's chin.
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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
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buer Eremiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Remy Growwoo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Growwoo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Eremiel throws a leg kick which misses Growwoo's front leg but catches the back leg as Growwoo tries to avoid it.
Eremiel throws a head kick that misses.
Eremiel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eremiel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Growwoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Eremiel.
Growwoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Growwoo lands a head kick. Eremiel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Growwoo moves in looking to clinch but Eremiel pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Eremiel.
Growwoo clinches up against the cage.
Eremiel blocks the elbow strike.
Growwoo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Eremiel.
Eremiel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Eremiel pushes off an throws an elbow but Growwoo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Growwoo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Growwoo misses with an elbow strike.
Eremiel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Growwoo avoids it.
Eremiel blocks an elbow strike.
Growwoo avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Growwoo tries to throw a body punch but Eremiel avoids it by throwing Growwoo back against the cage.
Growwoo avoids a wild elbow strike from Eremiel.
Eremiel throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eremiel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Growwoo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Growwoo working Eremiel over with knees to the body.
Eremiel is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Growwoo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Growwoo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eremiel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Growwoo.
Eremiel takes an elbow to the temple.
Growwoo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eremiel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Growwoo landing knees to the head.
Eremiel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Growwoo lands an elbow inside.
Growwoo trying to land knees to the body.
Eremiel struggles to land a body shot inside as Growwoo controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Eremiel takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Buer Eremiel has been cut.
Growwoo lands an elbow just above Eremiel 's eye.
Growwoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eremiel is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Growwoo.
Nice elbow from Growwoo.
Growwoo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eremiel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Growwoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Eremiel avoids the damage to the body.
Growwoo scores a nice knee to the body.
Eremiel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Growwoo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Eremiel up against the cage.
Eremiel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Eremiel misses with the head strike.
Growwoo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Eremiel struggles to land a body shot inside as Growwoo controls his hands.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Eremiel fails to land.
Growwoo lands with a right to the head.
Growwoo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Eremiel's face.
Eremiel is rocked!
Growwoo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Eremiel managing to block the knees to the body from Growwoo.
Growwoo working Eremiel over with knees to the body.
Growwoo stalling in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Growwoo.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the head but Eremiel blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Growwoo.
Growwoo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eremiel blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Growwoo.
Growwoo tries a knee to the head but Eremiel blocks it.
Growwoo scores with a knee to the head.
Eremiel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Growwoo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Eremiel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Growwoo lands an elbow inside that Eremiel shrugs off.
Growwoo lands a big knee to the head and Eremiel goes down! Growwoo pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remy Growwoo!
Remy Growwoo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cray Daddy Tay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Palahnuik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tay comes to the cage accompanied by JJ - Ecstasy. Palahnuik is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Machine Civilization. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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186 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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189 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cray Daddy Tay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Palahnuik!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palahnuik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Palahnuik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tay.
Palahnuik throws a shot from downtown. Tay moves away and avoids it.
Tay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Palahnuik's head backwards.
Tay misses with a hook.
Tay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Palahnuik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tay's corner calls for a 1-2. Tay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Palahnuik throws an overhand right that lands on Tay's shoulder, as Tay tries to avoid the shot.
Tay throws a jab when Palahnuik was well out of range.
Palahnuik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tay.
Palahnuik is looking to chop away at Tay's legs.
Palahnuik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Palahnuik moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tay looks to land a left hand but Palahnuik moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palahnuik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palahnuik lands a right hook to the body.
Tay shoots in and gets a takedown into Palahnuik's guard.
Tay wants to control from the top but Palahnuik keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Palahnuik has his hands on Tay's head, controlling the position.
Tay's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cray Daddy Tay just wasn't active enough.
Palahnuik shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Palahnuik's head backwards.
Palahnuik swings for the body but Tay moves out of range.
Palahnuik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tay.
Palahnuik just misses with a punch to the body.
Palahnuik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tay was well out of range. Poor timing from Palahnuik.
Donk. Palahnuik catches Tay right on the button with a cross.
Tay lands a jab to the head.
Palahnuik slips under a jab.
Pete Palahnuik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palahnuik.
Tay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slapping leg kick lands for Palahnuik.
Tay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tay moves out of range of the body kick from Palahnuik.
Tay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palahnuik throws a low kick but Tay avoids it.
Palahnuik lands a glancing blow to the side of Tay's head.
Tay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tay misses with a hook. Palahnuik ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Palahnuik does no damage.
Tay keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Palahnuik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palahnuik works the jab nicely.
Tay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palahnuik was well out of range. Poor timing from Tay.
Tay is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Palahnuik misses with a wild body shot.
Tay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palahnuik was well out of range. Poor timing from Tay.
Nice takedown defense from Palahnuik. No joy for Tay on that attempt.
Palahnuik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tay.
Palahnuik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Palahnuik throws an overhand right that lands on Tay's shoulder, as Tay tries to avoid the shot.
Tay misses with a leg kick.
Palahnuik lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Palahnuik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik scores with a jab to the jaw.
Palahnuik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tay looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Palahnuik ducks under a wild hook from Tay.
Palahnuik jabs Tay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tay misses with a hook. Palahnuik ducked under it nicely.
Palahnuik throws a shot from downtown. Tay moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Tay.
Palahnuik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tay.
Palahnuik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tay slips under a jab from Palahnuik.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Palahnuik.
Tay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palahnuik.
Tay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palahnuik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pete Palahnuik will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Palahnuik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Palahnuik slips a jab from Tay.
Pete Palahnuik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tay moves away from the strike by Palahnuik.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tay. Palahnuik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tay misses with an uppercut.
Tay thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Tay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palahnuik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palahnuik throws a body punch but Tay moves out of range.
Palahnuik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tay.
Palahnuik slips a jab from Tay.
Tay takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tay moves out of range of the leg kick from Palahnuik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Tay.
Palahnuik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Palahnuik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palahnuik lands a leg kick that knocks Tay off balance momentarily.
Palahnuik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tay doesn't seem bothered though.
Tay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tay sizes up Palahnuik with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Palahnuik scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tay.
Palahnuik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tay throws a nice looking combination but Palahnuik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palahnuik turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palahnuik.
Tay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tay swings for the body but Palahnuik moves out of range.
Palahnuik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tay misses with a wild body shot.
Palahnuik slips under a jab.
Palahnuik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palahnuik misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Palahnuik.
Tay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Palahnuik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palahnuik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palahnuik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tay.
Tay keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tay. Palahnuik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palahnuik throws a solid leg kick but Tay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Palahnuik.
Tay swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palahnuik, right into the meat.
Tay with a jab.
Tay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tay looks to score with a jab to the body but Palahnuik is just out of range.
Tay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palahnuik.
A combination from Tay does no damage.
Tay on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Palahnuik lands with a hook. Tay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tay is looking to chop away at Palahnuik's legs.
Tay blocks a head kick by Palahnuik.
Palahnuik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Palahnuik looks to score with a jab to the body but Tay is just out of range.
Tay misses the jab.
Tay throws a shot to the body.
Palahnuik connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palahnuik throws a leg kick but Tay checks it.
Palahnuik leaves Tay with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tay lands a slapping body shot.
Palahnuik does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Palahnuik slips a straight right by Tay.
Tay throws a body punch but Palahnuik moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Palahnuik.
Palahnuik jabs at Tay's body.
Palahnuik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tay takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palahnuik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palahnuik manages to avoid it.
Tay throws the left hand but Palahnuik avoids the punch easily.
Palahnuik throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Palahnuik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Tay.
Nice jab there from Tay.
Tay misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Palahnuik.
Palahnuik misses the shot to the body.
Palahnuik does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tay scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Tay.
Palahnuik slips a straight right by Tay.
Tay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik misses with a straight left.
Tay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palahnuik counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tay's knee momentarily.
Tay connects with a nice looking jab.
Palahnuik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tay.
Palahnuik scores with a hook to the body. Tay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay avoids the body shot from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tay lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Palahnuik keeps Tay at a distance using the push kick.
Good leg kick by Palahnuik there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tay lands a glancing blow to the side of Palahnuik's head.
Palahnuik lands with a shot to the body.
Tay checks a low kick from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik scores with a body shot.
Tay misses with a body shot.
Palahnuik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Palahnuik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tay manages to avoid it.
Tay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palahnuik.
Tay throws a looping overhand right but Palahnuik ducks down to avoid it.
Cray Daddy Tay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palahnuik.
Palahnuik throws a hook but Tay blocks it.
Palahnuik blocks a jab.
Tay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palahnuik.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tay thows a body shot but no joy.
Palahnuik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tay tries to bum rush Palahnuik with a series of wild strikes but Palahnuik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palahnuik misses with an uppercut.
Palahnuik lands with a cross.
Palahnuik throws a solid leg kick but Tay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Palahnuik.
Palahnuik loads up on a big right hand but Tay slips the punch.
Palahnuik digs a good body shot into Tay's ribs.
Tay misses with a double jab.
Palahnuik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tay thuds his right hand into Palahnuik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Palahnuik lands a jab to the nose.
Palahnuik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Tay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palahnuik lands an overhand right.
Palahnuik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Palahnuik with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palahnuik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab, jab by Palahnuik - just one landing.
Palahnuik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tay.
Tay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Palahnuik moves out of range of the strikes.
Palahnuik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tay.
Tay swings widly with a right hand
and Palahnuik counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palahnuik connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tay momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tay throws a poor cross that misses
and Palahnuik counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Palahnuik feints and then cracks Tay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tay down.
Palahnuik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Palahnuik darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Palahnuik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tay thuds a left hand into Palahnuik's body.
Tay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tay is rocked!
Palahnuik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Tay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch lands to the side of Tay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tay connects with a body shot that sends Palahnuik's belly button to the back.
Palahnuik lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pete Palahnuik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Palahnuik misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Palahnuik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Palahnuik winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Palahnuik!
As Pete Palahnuik got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Though we do violence, it is our choice. We must not forget, WE ARE ALL ONE!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suporn Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ollie Ritch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Gym comes to the cage accompanied by It's a long road. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Suporn Red Gym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ollie Ritch!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red Gym shoots in and drives through. Ritch sprawls well.
Red Gym shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ritch felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Red Gym winds up and cracks Ritch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ritch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Red Gym missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Red Gym misses with a head shot. Ritch uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ritch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Red Gym's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ritch seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Red Gym loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ritch is trying to keep Red Gym in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Red Gym throws a big right hand that misses.
Red Gym postures up in Ritch's guard and throws a big left but Ritch blocks it.
Red Gym lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Red Gym might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ritch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Red Gym.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Red Gym accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ritch has momentary wrist control but Red Gym slips an elbow through the middle.
Red Gym is in close to Ritch's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Red Gym preventing the sweep.
Ritch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Red Gym.
Red Gym is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Red Gym postures up in Ritch's guard and throws a big left but Ritch blocks it.
Ritch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ritch controlling the position.
Red Gym throws an elbow that misses. Ritch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Red Gym's guard. Nice move by Ritch!
Red Gym has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ritch has passed into side control.
Red Gym prevents Ritch from improving position.
Red Gym wants to control but Ritch postures up.
Red Gym is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritch wants to stand but Red Gym is controlling his arm.
Ritch wants to control but Red Gym is keeping him busy.
Red Gym tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ritch tries to score with some ground and pound. Red Gym controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritch is looking to take a break and control but Red Gym is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Red Gym is trying to control Ritch's posture but Ritch avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Red Gym is looking for a sweep.
Red Gym manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ritch's best efforts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Red Gym is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Red Gym wants to get back to full guard but Ritch has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suporn Red Gym dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ritch. Red Gym does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ritch throws out a powerful jab.
Red Gym decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Red Gym tries to pass to full mount but Ritch defends it.
Ritch is looking to improve his position.
Ritch wants to get back to full guard but Red Gym has mounted him!
Red Gym landing shots from mount.
Ritch tries to hold on but Red Gym postures up.
Ritch is in a horrible position here. Red Gym smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym raining down hammerfists from mount.
Red Gym with good strikes from the mount here!
Red Gym lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ritch is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Red Gym lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Ritch! Red Gym sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Ritch and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Suporn Red Gym!
During a confident post fight interview, Suporn Red Gym 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Piltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Slader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piltz comes into the arena with Don't Stop Me Now blaring out of the sound system. Slader has chosen Pantera - Walk as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Randy Slader is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Piltz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Slader!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slader scores with a jab to the body.
Piltz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slader.
Slader misses with a body kick.
Piltz throws a right hand that Slader ducks under and follows up with a left that Slader also avoids with ease.
Slader takes one to the chin there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Piltz, right into the meat.
Slader takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Slader wants to land a leg kick but Piltz is out of range.
Piltz throws a right and a left that Slader avoids nicely.
Piltz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Piltz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Slader.
Slader scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piltz slips a jab and a cross from Slader.
Piltz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Piltz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piltz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Piltz throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slader looking for a guillotine here but Piltz defends easily.
Piltz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slader working a defensive guard here.
Slader avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slader is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Piltz chips away with some ground and pound.
Piltz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Piltz has gone for a leg lock! Slader slips out almost immediately though and dives into Piltz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz has his foot on Slader's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slader works his way back into a safe position though.
Piltz wants to sweep here but Slader controlling him for the moment.
Piltz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Slader uses it to pass to side control.
Piltz is trying to improve his position.
Piltz is working hard here to advance position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slader gets to mount! Piltz was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Piltz tries to improve his position but instead Slader has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Piltz's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Slader has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Piltz's body.
Slader stands up.
Randy Slader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piltz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Slader misses with a body kick.
Slader tries a low kick but Piltz avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Piltz.
Piltz misses with a series of wild punches.
Slader misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piltz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slader circles away quickly and effectively.
Slader lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Piltz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slader's waist but Slader gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Piltz off to one side.
Slader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Piltz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Slader napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Slader prevents Piltz from moving into mount.
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!
Slader manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Slader tries to roll over but Piltz keeps him under control.
Piltz wants to control but Slader is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piltz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Piltz looks to land a strike but Slader avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Slader has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Piltz should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Slader has tightened it up now! Piltz should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Randy Slader!
In his post fight interview, Randy Slader started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Mark Piltz spoke after the fight, saying 'It's a hard lot of fighters out here in Steel Penn. I'll be back in a ring soon enough.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lose yourself. John McNamara has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John McNamara!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNamara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McNamara misses with an uppercut.
McNamara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
McNamara has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sakuraba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sakuraba scores with a sloppy right hand. McNamara should have avoided that one.
McNamara misses with a double jab.
McNamara swings widly with a right hand
and Sakuraba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by McNamara as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McNamara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakuraba.
McNamara scores with a hook.
Sakuraba tries a head kick but it misses.
McNamara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakuraba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from McNamara.
McNamara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sakuraba momentarily.
Sakuraba throws a wild body kick that McNamara sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara misses the jab.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McNamara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McNamara misses with a body shot.
Sakuraba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McNamara connects with a nice cross there... Sakuraba is looking wobbly and McNamara recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Sakuraba to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - McNamara jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John McNamara!
John McNamara is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious John McNamara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stone Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirby has chosen eye of the tiger as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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224 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfonso Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stone Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've been told by Lopez's head coaches at Sydney Shootfighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Lopez blocks the leg kick.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Kirby.
Lopez blocks a low kick nicely.
Kirby throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kirby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez scores with a sloppy right hand. Kirby should have avoided that one.
Lopez works over Kirby's head and body with a nice combination.
Kirby wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Kirby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirby throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Kirby misses.
Lopez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez throws a head kick that Kirby semi-blocks.
Lopez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kirby is looking to slow Lopez down with leg kicks.
Kirby throws a solid leg kick but Lopez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kirby.
Kirby fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kirby has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lopez misses with the body kick
and Kirby makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lopez checks a low kick from Kirby.
Kirby fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lopez checks it well.
Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kirby misses with the body kick
and Lopez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kirby's knee momentarily.
Kirby finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kirby avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Kirby displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kirby loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Lopez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirby throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez with a nice cross.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kirby.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lopez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kirby throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Kirby throws a leg kick
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kirby blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Kirby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kirby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kirby scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kirby missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Kirby lands a nice shot that snaps Lopez's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a wild body kick that Kirby sees coming a mile off.
Kirby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez cracks Kirby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kirby tries to land a body kick
and Lopez counters with a solid body kick.
Kirby goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lopez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lopez misses the jab.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Kirby.
Kirby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kirby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Lopez misses
and Kirby finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kirby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirby tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Kirby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirby on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirby is just out of range.
Lopez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kirby lands with a straight right. Lopez didn't see that one coming.
Kirby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez throws a hook but Kirby avoids it easily.
Kirby connects with a body shot that sends Lopez's belly button to the back.
Good work by Lopez as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonso Lopez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kirby lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Kirby moves into range and clinches up with Lopez.
Kirby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez.
Lopez blocks the elbow strike.
Kirby throws an elbow but it misses.
Lopez lands a shot to the body.
Come on Lopez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kirby lands an elbow inside that Lopez shrugs off.
Lopez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kirby trying to land knees to the body.
Kirby throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
Lopez avoids a wild elbow strike from Kirby.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kirby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Lopez blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kirby throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike.
Kirby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Kirby.
Kirby throws an elbow that misses.
Kirby tries to throw a body punch but Lopez avoids it by throwing Kirby back against the cage.
Lopez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kirby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kirby lands a right hand.
Kirby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kirby lands an elbow that stopped Lopez in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Alfonso Lopez has been cut.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lopez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kirby throws an elbow that misses.
Kirby missing with knees to the body.
Lopez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kirby blocking some punches.
Kirby pushes off an throws an elbow but Lopez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kirby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lopez avoids a wild elbow strike from Kirby.
Lopez avoids a wild elbow strike from Kirby.
Lopez trying to control the position but instead, Kirby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lopez into the cage.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Kirby misses with an elbow over the top.
Lopez has a couple of punches blocked by Kirby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kirby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kirby throws an elbow but misses.
Lopez misses with a knee strike.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Kirby.
Kirby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kirby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lopez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirby is defending well for now.
Lopez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kirby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kirby swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez scores with a knee to the head.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Lopez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirby trying to land knees to the body.
Alfonso Lopez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kirby lands an elbow that stopped Lopez in his tracks for a moment.
Lopez stalling.
Kirby missing with knees to the body.
Lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kirby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lopez's brow.
Kirby throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Lopez.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Kirby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirby is leaning against Lopez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kirby misses with some punches.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stone Kirby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alfonso Lopez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kirby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Lopez throws out a leg kick but Kirby moves out of range and Lopez only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Kirby.
Kirby throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Kirby misses the target.
Lopez throws a front kick aimed at Kirby's knee but Kirby avoids it well.
Kirby tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
Lopez misses with a kick to the body.
Kirby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lopez keeps Kirby at a distance using the push kick.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lopez. That's going to slow Kirby down.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1-2. Lopez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Kirby pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopez is out of range and Kirby settles back down.
Kirby lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lopez will feel that in the morning.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Lopez as he connects with a hook.
A cross from Kirby lands.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Kirby off balance momentarily.
Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kirby.
Kirby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kirby throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Kirby finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kirby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Kirby defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Stone Kirby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopez misses with a leg kick
and Kirby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kirby takes one to the chin there.
Lopez looks to land a body kick but Kirby moved away.
Kirby throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Kirby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lopez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kirby scrambles back to his feet.
Kirby walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lopez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kirby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alfonso Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez defending well as Kirby loads up on a big left hand.
Lopez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kirby tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Kirby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Lopez lands with a cross.
Kirby takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Kirby throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez throws a front kick aimed at Kirby's knee but Kirby avoids it well.
Kirby clobbers Lopez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirby will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kirby throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Kirby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lopez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kirby's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kirby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Lopez.
Kirby rushes Lopez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kirby lands an elbow that stopped Lopez in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirby throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonso Lopez clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Alfonso Lopez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Kirby lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Kirby looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kirby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez checks the leg kick.
Kirby gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lopez instigates a clinch.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
Kirby pushes off an throws an elbow but Lopez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Kirby.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kirby throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with the head strike.
Lopez tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopez misses with some punches.
Lopez avoids the elbow strike from Kirby, against the cage.
Kirby tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
Kirby takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kirby is rocked!
It looks like Stone Kirby has been cut.
Lopez maintains plum control as Kirby tries to back straight out! Lopez connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! Kirby blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Alfonso Lopez!
Alfonso Lopez retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Alfonso Lopez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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