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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Guimba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guimba comes to the cage accompanied by The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Willie Stroker was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ze Guimba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guimba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stroker sprawls well. Stroker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Guimba gets slowly back to his feet.
Guimba scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stroker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guimba tries for a takedown but Stroker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stroker.
Guimba throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stroker.
Stroker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Guimba is looking to clinch but Stroker is avoiding it.
Stroker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guimba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stroker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guimba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Guimba is pressing down on Stroker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stroker lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Guimba is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Stroker, into his guard.
Stroker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guimba trying to control but Stroker is working from the bottom.
Guimba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Guimba throwing strikes from guard but Stroker blocks nicely.
Guimba wants to control from the top but Stroker keeps moving.
Guimba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stroker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guimba is looking to work some ground and pound but Stroker has wrist control.
Guimba stopping the sweep attempt from Stroker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guimba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Guimba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Guimba wants to get up but he can't break Stroker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Guimba is breathing heavily.
Stroker keeping full guard, as Guimba tries to pass.
Stroker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Guimba is controlling him.
Guimba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guimba is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Finch Farm that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Stroker is trying to keep Guimba in close.
Stroker looking for a sweep. Not yet Stroker, not yet.
Guimba trying to control but Stroker is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stroker can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ze Guimba wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stroker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guimba tries to improve position but can't.
Stroker cracks Guimba with a big right hand but Guimba just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stroker lands a few punches from side control.
Stroker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guimba keeps working.
Stroker advances to 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!
Stroker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stroker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Guimba is in a horrible position here. Stroker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Stroker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroker prevents Guimba from getting the reversal.
Stroker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stroker lands a big shot to the head and Guimba winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Willie Stroker!
In defeat, Ze Guimba stepped up to the mic, saying ' Congratulations to him, he was the better fighter tonight, but I'll come back even better.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kainano Tui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houston's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Here Comes the Pain. This should be a great matchup!
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kainano Tui!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tui moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Houston fails to land with a series of punches.
Tui is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Houston fails to land with a series of punches.
Houston thuds a left hand into Tui's body.
Houston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Houston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tui circles away quickly and effectively.
Tui misses with a takedown attempt - Houston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mike Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Tui got wobbled bad by a big combination! Houston presses forward with punches and knees until Tui stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Tui closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Houston!
A less than humble Mike Houston misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Mendy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tirado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Tirado has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Mendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Tirado!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tirado closes the distance and clinches.
Tirado breaks from the clinch.
Mendy takes a swing at Tirado's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Tirado.
Mendy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dark Horse MMA Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Tirado scores with a three punch combo!
Tirado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tirado tries to clinch up but Mendy circles away and keeps his distance.
Tirado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot by Mendy.
It looks like Mike Tirado has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendy swings for the body but Tirado moves out of range.
Tirado misses with a straight right.
Tirado takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mendy drops Tirado with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tirado looks back up at him and smiles so Mendy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Tirado is rocked!
Tirado tries to bum rush Mendy with a series of wild strikes but Mendy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tirado is still on wobbly legs! Can Mendy finish him?
Tirado slips under a jab.
Mendy throws a jab but it's blocked by Tirado.
Tirado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendy throws out the jab.
Tirado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tirado seems to have recovered his senses.
Tirado moves out of range as Mendy strikes.
Tirado tries to bum rush Mendy with a series of wild strikes but Mendy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donk. Tirado catches Mendy right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy throws a lazy right hand but Tirado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Tirado. Those never looked like landing.
Mendy connects with the punch.
Tirado drops his hands momentarily. Mendy doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Tirado staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Tirado doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Mendy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Ferrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ferrell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gators speech. Forrest Griffin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Ferrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Griffin!
Ferrell is putting a hurting on Griffin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Griffin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ferrell asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Griffin 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.
Griffin is looking for a sweep.
Ferrell scoring with punches and elbows.
Ferrell lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferrell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Griffin is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin tries to buck Ferrell off but Ferrell is having none of it.
Griffin is still in real trouble! Can Ferrell finish him?
A lull in the action here as Ferrell stalls from top position.
Ferrell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ferrell lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Griffin! Ferrell senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Griffin out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bill Ferrell!
Post fight, Bill Ferrell stared into the camera and said 'I like you man, but your crazy.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carson Andrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaniv Schulmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yaniv Schulmann is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carson Andrew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yaniv Schulmann!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrew throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Andrew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrew. Schulmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrew misses with an uppercut.
Andrew looks to throw the jab but Schulmann is out of range.
A jab from Schulmann does it's job there.
Andrew thows a body shot but no joy.
Schulmann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andrew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schulmann was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrew.
Carson Andrew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrew slips a jab from Schulmann.
Andrew looks to land a combination but Schulmann avoids it well.
Andrew looks to score with a jab to the body but Schulmann is just out of range.
Andrew moves into range and connects with a jab.
Andrew cracks a nice hook into Schulmann's ribs.
Schulmann throws a body punch but Andrew moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schulmann on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Andrew misses with an uppercut. Schulmann saw that one coming.
Andrew looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andrew misses with a body shot.
Andrew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schulmann moves away.
Andrew darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andrew misses with the combination.
Good exchange - Schulmann coming out on top.
Schulmann shoots in and bounces Andrew off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Schulmann's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schulmann pushing down on Andrew's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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!
Andrew is defending against the submission attempts here by Schulmann.
Schulmann is trying to control. Andrew wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Andrew tries to roll over but Schulmann keeps him under control.
Schulmann controlling the action here.
My spies in Beast Cartel inform me that Schulmann has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann moves nicely into side control.
Schulmann tries for a kimura but Andrew is defending well.
Schulmann controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Andrew rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Schulmann's guard! Nice work there by Andrew!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schulmann looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schulmann is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andrew throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schulmann trying to strike off his back.
Schulmann has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Andrew can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andrew has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Schulmann is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yaniv Schulmann will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Andrew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schulmann counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Schulmann looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Andrew is trying to maintain the position but Schulmann is very close to passing his half guard.
Schulmann wants to work for an arm triangle but Andrew is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Andrew is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andrew wants to control but Schulmann is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Schulmann looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Schulmann is looking to take a break and control but Andrew is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrew is trying to stand.
Schulmann tries to pass the half guard into mount. Andrew knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yaniv Schulmann has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schulmann is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Andrew doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Schulmann.
Schulmann takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andrew keeps working.
Schulmann seems to be looking for submissions.
Schulmann trying to control the action but Andrew is working from the bottom.
Schulmann is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Andrew sees it coming and defends easily.
Schulmann is just content to waste time from the top position. Andrew takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrew looking to control.
Schulmann chips away with some ground and pound.
Schulmann pushing down on Andrew's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Schulmann is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Schulmann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Well, if Schulmann is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Schulmann is looking to advance position but Andrew won't allow it.
Schulmann is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Andrew has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrew is not content to let Schulmann control the position.
Schulmann stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Andrew holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Schulmann not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yaniv Schulmann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Schulmann slips under a jab from Andrew.
Andrew throws a looping overhand right but Schulmann ducks down to avoid it.
Schulmann throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Schulmann feints and as Andrew raises his hands in defense, Schulmann changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schulmann is working Andrew over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Schulmann wants to control from the top but Andrew keeps moving.
Schulmann is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Schulmann postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulmann looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yaniv Schulmann was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Andrew misses with a double jab.
Andrew stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andrew wants it to stay on the feet.
Andrew feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schulmanns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Schulmann throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andrew's waist but Andrew gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schulmann off to one side.
Andrew throws a nice looking combination but Schulmann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrew. Schulmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrew scores with a hook to the body. Schulmann takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Andrew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schulmann moves away.
Yaniv Schulmann is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Andrew swings for the body but Schulmann moves out of range.
Andrew scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andrew misses with a hook
and Schulmann counters with a single leg into guard. Andrew didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schulmann engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Schulmann's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yaniv Schulmann was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Schulmann closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Schulmann lands in his opponent's guard.
Schulmann controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yaniv Schulmann wasn't active enough on the ground.
Andrew lands a lovely overhand right.
Schulmann scores with a decent looking hook.
Carson Andrew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schulmann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schulmann closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Andrew to the mat! Andrew manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schulmann is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yaniv Schulmann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Schulmann winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yaniv Schulmann!
A relieved looking Yaniv Schulmann thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boto Pollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Duendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boto Pollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Duendes!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pollo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duendes as he jumps to the side.
Duendes throws a series of strikes that have Pollo backpedaling.
Duendes pushes Pollo up against the cage in a clinch.
Pollo can't break the clinch.
Duendes lands a nice shot to the body.
Duendes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pollo's efforts to push away.
Duendes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duendes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duendes pushes Pollo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duendes prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right hand to the body from Duendes.
Duendes scores with a shoulder strike.
Duendes breaks from the clinch.
Duendes works over Pollo's head and body with a nice combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duendes is looking to clinch but Pollo is avoiding it.
Duendes clinches up with Pollo and pushes him back against the cage.
Duendes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duendes cracks Pollo with a nice body shot.
Duendes breaks the clinch.
Duendes lands with a good body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Duendes scores with a four punch combination!
Pollo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pollo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pollo tries to keep at a distance but Duendes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duendes lands a shoulder strike.
Duendes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duendes closes the distance and clinches.
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 short uppercut from Duendes.
Good body shot from Duendes.
A short right from Duendes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duendes.
A short right from Duendes on the inside.
Pollo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pollo drops back looking for a leg! Duendes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duendes manages to kick Pollo off! Pollo jumps back into Duendes's guard.
Pollo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Duendes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Duendes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duendes is looking to stand up but Pollo isn't so interested in that idea.
Duendes is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollo wants to pass the guard but Duendes is keeping the position.
Duendes keeping moving, preventing Pollo from controlling successfully.
Pollo passes into half guard.
Duendes told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Duendes is trying to stand back up but Pollo is controlling him
Pollo is keen to just control but Duendes is a slippery customer.
Duendes is trying to stand up here but Pollo is controlling him well.
Pollo wants to pass to mount but Duendes is defending the position.
Pollo is working hard here to advance position.
Duendes is trying to stand up here but Pollo is controlling him well.
Pollo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pollo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Duendes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pollo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duendes wants to get back to his feet.
Pollo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Duendes!
Pollo landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duendes tries to buck Pollo off but he can't manage it.
Pollo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Duendes has worked his arm free - good work by Duendes!
Duendes is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pollo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pollo tries to score with some ground and pound. Duendes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Duendes 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.
Duendes digs a good body shot into Pollo's ribs.
Duendes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duendes clinches with his opponent.
Duendes lands a left hand.
A short right from Duendes.
Still in the clinch, Duendes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duendes lands a hook that snaps the head of Pollo backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duendes.
Duendes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duendes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Duendes clinches up against the cage.
Duendes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pollo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duendes scores with a hook to the body.
Duendes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duendes pushes Pollo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duendes lands with a left to the head.
Duendes lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Duendes.
Pollo jumps guard but Duendes stands there with Pollo around his waist. Pollo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Duendes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pollo misses with a body shot.
Duendes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Duendes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pollo back to the cage. Duendes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tommy Duendes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pollo shoots for a double leg takedown but Duendes sprawls well. He's pushed Pollo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boto Pollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duendes digs a good hook to Pollo's body.
Duendes lands a jab-cross combination.
Duendes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pollo back to the cage. Duendes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Duendes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duendes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duendes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tommy Duendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duendes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pollo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Duendes counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duendes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Duendes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duendes scores with a jab to the body.
Pollo goes for a double leg but Duendes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Duendes continues to drive forward.
Duendes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duendes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duendes darts in and clinches Pollo up against the cage.
Duendes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duendes drives through and clinches with Pollo against the cage.
Duendes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duendes lands a nice shot to the body.
Duendes manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duendes works over Pollo's head and body with a nice combination.
Duendes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pollo backs up against the cage.
Pollo gets tackled into the cage by Duendes. Duendes maintains the clinch.
Duendes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duendes scores with a shoulder strike.
Duendes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pollo or not.
Duendes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pollo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Duendes scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Duendes is breathing heavily.
Duendes gets a clinch.
Tommy Duendes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Duendes.
Duendes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duendes manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollo just misses with a punch to the body.
Pollo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Duendes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duendes stuns Pollo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duendes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duendes wants it to stay on the feet.
Pollo fails with a takedown attempt.
Duendes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pollo eats them both and turns towards Duendes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Duendes stuffs the takedown.
Pollo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Duendes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Duendes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Duendes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duendes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pollo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duendes lands a slapping body shot.
Pollo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from Duendes both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Duendes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pollo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Duendes drives through and clinches with Pollo against the cage.
Duendes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duendes lands a left hand.
Duendes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pollos head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duendes.
Pollo is trying to push Duendes away but Duendes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Duendes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pollos head.
Duendes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duendes lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duendes.
Pollo tries to break free but Duendes pushes him back against the cage.
Duendes scores with a hook to the body.
Pollo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Duendes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duendes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duendes connects with a body shot.
Duendes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pollo rather than just go for the knockout.
Pollo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Duendes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pollo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Duendes is working the combinations to good effect here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duendes lands with a nice combination. Pollo backs away looking to recover.
Danga de danga de dang - Duendes scores with a four punch combination!
Pollo shoots for a double leg takedown but Duendes sprawls well. He's pushed Pollo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boto Pollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pollo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Duendes defends it nicely.
Duendes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Duendes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duendes lands with a good body shot.
Duendes takes the fight into the clinch.
Duendes is pressed up against the cage. Pollo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Duendes down to the mat. Duendes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice combination there by Duendes.
Duendes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Duendes as the two fighters clinch.
Duendes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duendes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duendes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duendes is leaning against Pollo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Duendes lands a body punch.
Duendes lands a nice uppercut.
Pollo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short uppercut from Duendes.
Duendes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pollo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Duendes as he avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Duendes.
Duendes moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duendes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duendes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pollo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Duendes lands a two punch combo.
Pollo shoots in for a double leg but Duendes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pollo.
Duendes scores with a one two! Pollo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pollo fails with the takedown
and Duendes counters with a one-two to the body.
Duendes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duendes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Duendes breaks from the clinch.
Duendes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Duendes duly obliges.
Duendes connects with a body shot that sends Pollo's belly button to the back.
Pollo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boto Pollo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duendes takes the fight into the clinch.
Duendes lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Duendes.
Duendes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pollo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Duendes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Duendes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Duendes.
A left lands for Duendes.
Duendes has closed the distance and engaged Pollo in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duendes lands with a left to the head.
Duendes breaks the clinch.
Duendes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Duendes rushes Pollo and presses him up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Duendes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Duendes 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Duendes!
Our winner, Tommy Duendes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Cardenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Lovric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovric has chosen Eminem feat. Ludacris- Second Chance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
145 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zachary Cardenas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Goran Lovric!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardenas throws a sloppy body shot
and Lovric connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lovric lands a nice shot to the body.
Cardenas misses with a two punch combination.
Lovric takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lovric misses with a looping right.
Cardenas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thunder Dome in the buildup to the fight.
Cardenas lands with an overhand left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lovric, as that shot connected.
Lovric keeps the fight on the outside.
Cardenas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lovric manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cardenas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cardenas duly obliges.
Cardenas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lovric looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cardenas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lovric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cardenas. Lovric does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Cardenas.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lovric.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardenas just misses with a punch to the body.
Cardenas tries to close the distance and clinch but Lovric swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cardenas thows a body shot but no joy.
Cardenas clinches.
Lovric tries to work over Cardenas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cardenas working aggressively here.
Lovric goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cardenas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cardenas clinches up with Lovric and pushes him back against the cage.
Cardenas struggles to land a body shot inside as Lovric controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cardenas.
Cardenas blocks an uppercut.
Lovric blocks a body shot from Cardenas.
Cardenas lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lovric fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovric looking to slow down the pace here.
Cardenas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lovric fails with a takedown attempt.
Cardenas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lovric manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Cardenas as Lovric shoots in.
Zachary Cardenas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goran Lovric.
Lovric dodges the punch combination from Cardenas.
Cardenas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardenas clinches up with Lovric and pushes him back against the cage.
Cardenas swings wildly with an uppercut but Lovric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lovric is trying to break free.
Lovric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cardenas's elbow.
Lovric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lovric misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardenas manages to break the clinch.
Zachary Cardenas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cardenas tries to clinch but Lovric moves out of range.
Lovric takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cardenas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cardenas stalks Lovric and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lovric's face. Lovric staggers backwards, shaken.
Cardenas tries to close the distance and clinch but Lovric swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lovric changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cardenas tries to avoid it but Lovric manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cardenas to the ground. Cardenas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lovric dodges the punch combination from Cardenas.
Cardenas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lovric lands with an overhand left.
Cardenas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lovric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Cardenas. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardenas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cardenas takes one to the side of the head.
Cardenas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lovric moves away.
Cardenas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lovric paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cardenas slips a jab from Lovric.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cardenas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice cross by Lovric.
Lovric dives in for a single leg takedown but Cardenas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lovric is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cardenas is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lovric blocks a body shot from Cardenas.
Lovric misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lovric goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cardenas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Cardenas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cardenas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cardenas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cardenas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lovric taking a breather.
Lovric tries to break free but Cardenas pushes him back against the cage.
Lovric is trying to break the clinch but Cardenas is controlling him.
Lovric lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cardenas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Goran Lovric has been cut.
Cardenas throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovric.
Lovric is trying to pull guard but Cardenas has him pressed against the cage.
Lovric is looking to break free of the clinch but Cardenas has double underhooks.
Lovric keeps control of Cardenas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cardenas lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cardenas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cardenas misses with a punch to the body.
Cardenas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lovric backwards.
Lovric works on Cardenas's body with a couple of short punches.
Cardenas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardenas is trying to break the clinch but Lovric has him pressed against the cage.
Lovric lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cardenas wants to get back to striking at distance but Lovric won't allow it.
Lovric tries to pull guard but Cardenas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lovric lands with a light punch inside.
Cardenas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lovric's efforts to push away.
Cardenas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovric is trying to pull guard but Cardenas has him pressed against the cage.
Zachary Cardenas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goran Lovric.
Cardenas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lovric prevents Cardenas from breaking the clinch.
Lovric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cardenas wants to break free but Lovric has control.
A shot in the inside from Cardenas.
Cardenas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardenas tries to work over Lovric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cardenas scores with a shot to the side of Lovric's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lovric lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cardenas backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovric jumps guard but Cardenas stands there with Lovric around his waist. Lovric gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cardenas lands a shot to the body.
Cardenas lands a hook that snaps the head of Lovric backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovric.
A right handed body shot lands from Cardenas.
Lovric is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cardenas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lovric throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cardenas lands a right hand.
Cardenas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cardenas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cardenas is trying to break the clinch but Lovric has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lovric misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lovric pushes Cardenas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cardenas lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardenas blocks an uppercut.
Lovric's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lovric jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cardenas walks away with a smile on his face. Lovric gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cardenas throws a series of punches but Lovric moves out of range.
Cardenas is looking to wear down Lovric with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cardenas looks to land a right hand but Lovric moved out of range.
Cardenas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lovric showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cardenas.
Cardenas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lovric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Cardenas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zachary Cardenas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cardenas misses with a wild combination.
Lovric swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cardenas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardenas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lovric circles away quickly and effectively.
Lovric avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zachary Cardenas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardenas misses with a double jab
and Cardenas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cardenas gets a clinch.
Lovric is trying to pull guard but Cardenas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
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!
Lovric misses with some punches.
Lovric manages to break the clinch.
Cardenas swings for the body but Lovric moves out of range.
Cardenas misses with the combination.
Zachary Cardenas is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lovric loads up on a big right hand but Cardenas slips the punch.
Lovric circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cardenas throws a nice looking combination but Lovric bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Cardenas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Goran Lovric's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cardenas instigates a clinch.
Lovric fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cardenas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lovric has him pressed against the cage.
Lovric digs a right hand underneath Cardenas's ribcage. Cardenas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cardenas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardenas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cardenas throws a combination that misses
letting Lovric counter with a right hand.
Cardenas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovric was well out of range. Poor timing from Cardenas.
Cardenas tries to clinch but Lovric moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lovric.
Cardenas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lovric might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cardenas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lovric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cardenas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovric manages to avoid it.
Lovric keeps the fight on the outside.
Cardenas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardenas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lovric manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lovric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cardenas.
Lovric circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lovric swats away the attempt to clinch by Cardenas.
Cardenas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lovric back to the cage. Cardenas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cardenas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lovric paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lovric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cardenas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lovric circles away quickly and effectively.
Cardenas works over Lovric's head and body with a nice combination.
Cardenas throws a series of punches but Lovric avoids them all with ease.
Cardenas misses with a double jab
and Lovric counters with a stiff right hand.
Goran Lovric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardenas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cardenas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lovric misses with an uppercut.
Cardenas takes the fight into the clinch.
Cardenas is looking to break free of the clinch but Lovric has double underhooks.
Cardenas misses with a punch on the inside.
Lovric breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lovric lands a nice looking body shot.
Lovric lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardenas tries to close the distance and clinch but Lovric swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cardenas tries to close the distance and clinch but Lovric swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cardenas misses with a series of wild punches.
Cardenas thuds a left hand into Lovric's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardenas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lovric dodges the punch combination from Cardenas.
Cardenas looks to score with a jab to the body but Lovric is just out of range.
Lovric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cardenas.
Cardenas wants to clinch.
A shot to the body from Cardenas misses
and Lovric counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Cardenas misses.
Lovric lands a slapping body shot.
Cardenas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lovric swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cardenas throws a series of punches but Lovric avoids them all with ease.
Cardenas misses with a body punch
letting Lovric counter with a right hand.
It looks like Zachary Cardenas has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovric connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cardenas is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovric misses with a straight left.
Oh Cardenas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lovric uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cardenas tries to clinch up but Lovric circles away and keeps his distance.
Cardenas misses with a wild body shot.
Cardenas seems to have got his legs back now.
No joy there for Cardenas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lovric fails with the takedown.
Lovric connects with a right that clearly hurt Cardenas. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Lovric proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Cardenas collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Goran Lovric!
Our winner, Goran Lovric, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Loopin Louie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ziggy Willow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willow has chosen Blitzkrieg Bop as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Loopin Louie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ziggy Willow!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Willow tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Louie swinging wildly here.
Louie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Louie tries to move into range but Willow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Louie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Louie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Willow takes a swing at Louie's ribcage but misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Louie!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That kick from Louie tenderised Willow's leg. Willow is trying to keep his angry face on.
Willow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Willow leaves his chin hanging out and Louie seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Willow crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Loopin Louie!
Loopin Louie is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Loopin Louie 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calamity Horror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley comes into the arena with O Fortuna blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Bradley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Calamity Horror!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horror displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bradley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bradley takes a swing at Horror's ribcage but misses.
Bradley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bradley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bradley scores with a jab to the body.
Horror stuns Bradley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Horror throws a jab when Bradley was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Horror does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horror works Bradley's body with a nice hook.
Horror ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Horror keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horror.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Horror saw that one coming.
Bradley cracks a nice hook into Horror's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horror connects with a jab.
Horror scores with a hook.
A jab lands there for Horror.
Bradley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horror ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horror digs a good hook to Bradley's body.
Bradley throws a right hand that Horror ducks under and follows up with a left that Horror also avoids with ease.
Horror misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bradley takes a swing at Horror's ribcage but misses.
Bradley misses the shot to the body.
Bradley throws a lazy right hand but Horror sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bradley misses with the combination.
Bradley missing with a left hand there. Horror was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horror is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bradley.
Horror blocks a jab.
Horror jabs Bradley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bradley blocks a jab.
Bradley moves away from the strike by Horror.
Horror moves away from the strike by Bradley.
Horror keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horror.
Horror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from Horror.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horror manages to avoid it.
Horror uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Horror lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Horror avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horror moves out of range as Bradley strikes.
Good shot there by Horror.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from Horror both land. Nice combination.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Horror uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradley tests Horror's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Bradley misses.
Horror lands with a cross.
Bradley takes a swing at Horror's ribcage but misses.
Horror pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bradley back to the cage. Horror follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Horror lands with a shot to the body.
Bradley thows a body shot but no joy.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horror moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley takes one to the chin there.
A slow jab from Horror misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Horror darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Horror misses with a two punch combination.
Bradley throws a shot from downtown. Horror moves away and avoids it.
Bradley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bradley throws an overhand right that lands on Horror's shoulder, as Horror tries to avoid the shot.
Horror uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradley.
Bradley slips a jab from Horror.
Horror uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradley.
We've been informed that Horror has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bradley throws a body punch but Horror moves out of range.
Horror lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horror throws a hook but Bradley blocks it.
Horror lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Horror jabs Bradley right on the nose. Bradley blinks but takes it well.
Bradley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Horror scores with the left hand. Bradley knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley throws a series of strikes that have Horror backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a nice looking body shot.
Horror is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bradley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Horror connects with a nice looking jab.
Horror keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horror moves away from the strike by Bradley.
Horror avoids the body shot from Bradley.
Bradley throws a hook but Horror avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Horror misses its intended target.
Bradley jabs Horror to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bradley lands with a right hand.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horror.
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horror.
Horror looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Bradley misses
enabling Horror to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradley is looking to wear down Horror with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bradley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horror steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bradley.
Horror slips a jab and a cross from Bradley.
Horror lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Calamity Horror will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Horror bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bradley's head.
A big right from Horror misses.
Bradley throws a jab but it's blocked by Horror.
Horror blocks a jab.
Bradley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bradley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bradley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horror was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradley.
Bradley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bradley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horror drops his hands momentarily and Bradley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Horror staying out of range there.
Bradley dips to his left and cracks Horror with an uppercut!
Horror steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bradley.
Nice cross by Horror.
A slow jab from Bradley misses its intended target.
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!
Horror keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horror fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bradley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horror.
Bradley slips a jab and a cross from Horror.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horror misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bradley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bradley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bradley digs a good hook to Horror's body.
Horror scores with a one two! Bradley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bradley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bradley missing with a left hand there. Horror was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horror misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horror uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradley.
Calamity Horror seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horror listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Bradley finds it's way through Horror's defenses.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Horror ducks down to avoid it.
Bradley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horror was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradley.
A slow jab from Bradley misses its intended target.
Bradley throws a lazy right hand but Horror sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horror cracks Bradley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bradley looks to land a combination but Horror avoids it well.
Horror getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horror with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horror misses with a double jab
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Horror misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horror.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horror moves away.
Bradley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A cross from Horror lands.
Horror with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Horror throws a right hand that Bradley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradley also avoids with ease.
Horror throws a right and a left that Bradley avoids nicely.
Horror throws a right and a left that Bradley avoids nicely.
Horror lands a really nice looking cross but Bradley seems unphased.
Horror ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bradley looks to land a left hand but Horror moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horror lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bradley at a distance.
A lazy left from Horror finds it's target.
Bradley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bradley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Horror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradley swinging wildly here.
Bradley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bradley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Horror pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bradley back to the cage. Horror follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bradley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Horror.
Bradley lands a nice shot that snaps Horror's head back.
Bradley misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Horror.
Bradley looks to score with a jab to the body but Horror is just out of range.
Horror scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horror throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bradley on the side of the head.
Bradley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a body shot.
Horror misses with a hook. Bradley ducked under it nicely.
Horror defending well as Bradley loads up on a big left hand.
Horror misses with a hook.
Bradley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bradley slips a straight right by Horror.
Bradley jabs Horror right on the nose. Horror blinks but takes it well.
Bradley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Bradley misses its intended target.
Horror lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Good exchange - Horror coming out on top.
Horror lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Horror.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horror fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Horror moves away from the strike by Bradley.
Bradley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Bradley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bradley slips under a jab from Horror.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Calamity Horror will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Horror ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horror.
Nice uppercut there from Horror.
Bradley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bradley looks to score with a jab to the body but Horror is just out of range.
Horror keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horror scores with a nice right hand.
Bradley scores with a hook to the body. Horror takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Horror throws a right hand that Bradley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradley also avoids with ease.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Horror saw that one coming.
Horror moves out of range as Bradley strikes.
Bradley misses with a body shot.
Bradley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bradley throws a big shot that misses.
Bradley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bradley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horror connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horror loads up on a big right hand but Bradley slips the punch.
Bradley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Horror counters with a nice uppercut.
Bradley's corner calls for a 1-2. Bradley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bradley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horror was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradley.
A slow jab from Bradley misses its intended target.
Horror misses with a looping right.
Bradley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Horror slips under a jab from Bradley.
Bradley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Horror ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Horror stalks Bradley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bradley's face. Bradley staggers backwards, shaken.
Horror listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Horror.
Nice defenses there by Horror.
Horror slips under a jab.
Horror misses with a hook.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Bradley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horror might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bradley avoids the body shot from Horror.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley misses with an uppercut.
Bradley with a jab.
Horror keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bradley.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horror.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horror moves away.
Horror paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bradley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horror.
Bradley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Horror under the eye.
Bradley misses the shot to the body.
Horror jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bradley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Horror lands an overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Horror there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Horror ducks down to avoid it.
Bradley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Horror circles away quickly and effectively.
Bradley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bradley works the jab nicely.
Bradley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Bradley.
Bradley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Horror misses with a looping right.
Bradley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Horror fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradley connects with a body shot.
Bradley lands with a cross.
Bradley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bradley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from Horror.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Horror.
That's four 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!
Bradley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Horror takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bradley dips to his left and cracks Horror with an uppercut!
Bradley sizes up Horror with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Horror throws a hook but Bradley avoids it easily.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Horror moves out of range.
Bradley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horror takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horror lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bradley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bradley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bradley misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horror throws a series of punches but Bradley moves out of range.
Horror dips to his left and cracks Bradley with an uppercut!
Horror walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Steve Bradley did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horror cracks Bradley with a good jab.
Bradley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horror takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Horror misses with the combination.
Horror keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bradley.
Horror lands with a straight right. Bradley didn't see that one coming.
Bradley tries to bum rush Horror with a series of wild strikes but Horror uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bradley lands a jab to Horror's midsection.
Horror gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bradley.
Bradley misses the jab.
Bradley digs a good body shot into Horror's ribs.
A big left from Horror misses.
Bradley dodges the punch combination from Horror.
Bradley scores with a nice head shot.
Horror connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley swings for the body but Horror moves out of range.
Horror scores with a nice right hand.
Bradley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good exchange - Horror coming out on top.
A punch lands to the side of Bradley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bradley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horror misses with the combination.
Bradley lands a right hook to the body.
Bradley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bradley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Horror on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Horror looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradley is just out of range.
Bradley throws a combination. Horror tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradley misses with a looping right.
Horror takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horror lands with a right hand.
Bradley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Horror does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horror lands with a cross.
Horror blocks a jab.
Horror scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Horror scores with a sloppy right hand. Bradley should have avoided that one.
Bradley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bradley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bradley throws a right and a left that Horror avoids nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Horror throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horror lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bradley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bradley misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Horror to counter with a crisp jab.
Horror throws a jab when Bradley was well out of range.
Horror scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horror moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Horror misses.
Nice shot by Horror.
Nice shot lands for Bradley.
Bradley misses with a hook. Horror ducked under it nicely.
Bradley takes one to the chin there.
Horror scores with a jab. Bradley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horror manages to avoid it.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley slips a jab and a cross from Horror.
Horror scores with a nice strike.
Bradley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horror connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bradley momentarily.
Bradley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horror avoids the body shot from Bradley.
Bradley throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley throws a body punch but Horror moves out of range.
Horror misses with an uppercut.
Bradley misses the jab.
Bradley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horror looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horror looks to throw the jab but Bradley is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Bradley.
Horror throws a looping overhand right but Bradley ducks down to avoid it.
Horror lands an overhand right.
Bradley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Horror misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley ducks right into an uppercut from Horror.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Horror ducks down to avoid it.
Horror with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Horror avoids the body shot from Bradley.
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 Steve Bradley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bradley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Horror tests Bradley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Horror slips a jab and a cross from Bradley.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Horror saw that one coming.
Bradley misses with a body shot.
Horror displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradley throws out the jab.
Horror misses with a straight right.
Horror misses with a looping right.
Bradley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Horror finds it's way round the side to connect with Bradley's head.
Horror fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bradley avoids the body shot from Horror.
Bradley tries to move into range but Horror moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Horror connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Horror on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Horror walks into a jab.
Horror lands a lovely overhand right.
Horror walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horror showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bradley.
Horror misses with a straight right.
Horror misses with a two punch combination.
Bradley thows a body shot but no joy.
Horror cracks a nice hook into Bradley's ribs.
Bradley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horror was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradley.
Bradley looks to throw the jab but Horror is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Horror lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bradley doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Horror misses the target.
Horror lands a glancing blow to the side of Bradley's head.
Horror throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bradley.
Bradley swings widly with a right hand
and Horror counters with a left to the body.
Bradley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Horror counter with a right hand.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horror moves away.
Horror connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horror throws a jab when Bradley was well out of range.
Bradley lands a nice looking body shot.
Bradley looks to land a right hand but Horror moved out of range.
Horror with a jab.
Horror dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Horror, as that shot connected.
Horror swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horror scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bradley doesn't seem bothered though.
Horror connects with a looping right hand.
Horror throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut lands for Bradley. That snapped Horror's head back.
Horror lands an overhand right.
Bradley throws a jab but it's blocked by Horror.
Horror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from Horror.
Bradley walks into a jab.
Bradley lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley looks to score with a jab to the body but Horror is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Horror does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horror throws a hook but Bradley blocks it.
Horror fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradley manages to avoid it.
Horror throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horror avoids the body shot from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horror.
Bradley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Horror finds it's way round the side to connect with Bradley's head.
Horror lands with a good body shot.
Bradley scores with a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Horror.
Horror throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bradley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Horror throws a jab but it's blocked by Bradley.
Horror thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horror at a distance.
Horror throws a shot from downtown. Bradley moves away and avoids it.
Horror scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bradley in his tracks.
Horror scores with a nice head shot.
Horror throws a hook to the side of Bradley's head but Bradley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradley sizes up Horror with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley misses the shot to the body.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horror.
Horror scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bradley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horror throws out the jab.
Horror throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bradley.
Bradley looks to land a right hand but Horror moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horror displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradley throws out the jab.
Bradley looks to land a combination but Horror avoids it well.
Good shot there by Horror.
Horror thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Calamity Horror comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Horror has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 48:49
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 48:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Calamity Horror!
Calamity Horror is the new light heavyweight champion!
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