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BFT-278: Blaylock vs Jong PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Ozone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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257 lbs
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clayton Ozone!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Clayton Ozone has been cut.
Santos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Santos blocks a jab.
Ozone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ozone, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ozone is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Santos just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Ozone has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Junior Dos Santos!
A victorious Junior Dos Santos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamish Gaffney will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Hamish Gaffney!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaffney throws a right and a left that Wallace avoids nicely.
Wallace definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gaffney throws a series of punches but Wallace moves out of range.
A punch combination from Gaffney misses.
Gaffney shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wallace defends it nicely.
Wallace shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gaffney defends it nicely.
Gaffney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wallace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gaffney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaffney.
Gaffney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Gaffney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace connects with a body shot.
Gaffney scores with a hook.
Wallace misses with a hook.
Gaffney with a hook.
Wallace feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wallace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace throws a big right hand that misses.
Wallace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gaffney on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace chips away with some ground and pound.
Wallace passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wallace working the ground and pound but Gaffney is defending the strikes.
Wallace scores with punches from side control.
The strikes coming from Wallace are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wallace has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Wallace looking to ground and pound but Gaffney is blocking nicely.
Wallace looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wallace is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gaffney can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gaffney hang on?
Gaffney is rocked!
Wallace working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gaffney is still in real trouble! Can Wallace finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a big shot there that rocks Gaffney but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wallace postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Gaffney in real trouble here! The ref calls for Gaffney to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Wallace!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wietrzny comes into the arena with Hunter-Fallen blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sharp swings for the body but Wietrzny moves out of range.
Wietrzny scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Wietrzny is just out of range.
Wietrzny slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wietrzny tries to clinch but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp moves out of range of the strikes.
Wietrzny has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sharp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wietrzny looks to land a combination. Sharp sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sharp lunges at Wietrzny with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wietrzny's hand.
Wietrzny moves out of range of the leg kick from Sharp.
Wietrzny throws a leg kick but Sharp moved away.
Wietrzny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sharp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sharp's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wietrzny under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Wietrzny misses.
Wietrzny throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sharp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny lands with a good body shot.
Sharp keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny connects with a right hand. Sharp shakes it off.
Wietrzny misses with an uppercut
and Sharp counters with a nice leg kick.
Sharp throws a leg kick but Wietrzny sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wietrzny is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sharp checks a leg kick nicely.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wietrzny moves away.
Wietrzny ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sharp lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab, jab by Sharp - just one landing.
Sharp scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wietrzny takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sharp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wietrzny.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wietrzny was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Sharp misses with a two punch combination.
Wietrzny scoring well with a low kick there.
Wietrzny staying out of range there.
Sharp throws a series of punches but Wietrzny avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sharp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wietrzny's guard.
Sharp is looking to pass into half guard but Wietrzny pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Wietrzny is in guard.
Sharp has his hands on Wietrzny's head, controlling the position.
Wietrzny trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wietrzny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sharp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wietrzny is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wietrzny slips a straight right by Sharp.
Sharp scores with a nice head shot.
Sharp attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny scores with a nice head shot.
Sharp slips under a jab from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Sharp thows a body shot but no joy.
Wietrzny lands with a good body shot.
Wietrzny on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp avoids the body shot from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a body kick.
Wietrzny has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sharp finds it's way round the side to connect with Wietrzny's head.
Wietrzny feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sharps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Wietrzny misses the target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sharp. Wietrzny shrugs it off though.
Sharp gets caught flat footed, as Wietrzny shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sharp seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sharp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wietrzny advances position into side control!
Wietrzny working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wietrzny goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sharp rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wietrzny's guard! Nice work there by Sharp!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Curtis Sharp will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sharp connects with a single shot there.
Wietrzny is looking to clinch but Sharp is avoiding it.
Wietrzny tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sharp scores with a punch to the head.
Sharp scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wietrzny shoots for a double leg takedown but Sharp sprawls well. He's pushed Wietrzny's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wietrzny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wietrzny scores with a hook to the body. Sharp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sharp lunges at Wietrzny with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wietrzny's hand.
Wietrzny is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oh Wietrzny is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wietrzny connects with a solid leg kick.
Wietrzny seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice defenses there by Sharp.
Sharp throws a leg kick that misses.
Wietrzny bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sharp's head backwards.
Curtis Sharp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp slips under a jab from Wietrzny.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wietrzny moves away.
Wietrzny tries to clinch up but Sharp circles away and keeps his distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sharp, right into the meat.
Sharp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wietrzny lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Wietrzny misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Wietrzny does it's job there.
Oooooh!!! Sharp has knocked Wietrzny down with a huge combo! Sharp steps away and waves a wobbly Wietrzny back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wietrzny scores with the left hand. Sharp knows he should have avoided that one.
Sharp slips a jab from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wietrzny shoots in for a double leg but Sharp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wietrzny moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wietrzny throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharp.
Wietrzny fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sharp to the ground. Wietrzny is now in Sharp's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp wants to sweep but no luck.
Wietrzny trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharp is adopting a defensive guard.
Sharp is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wietrzny wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.
Wietrzny drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sharp dives on top into guard.
Sharp sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wietrzny's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is thwarting Wietrzny's attempts to control the position.
Sharp drops an elbow to the side of Wietrzny's head.
Sharp winds up and cracks Wietrzny with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wietrzny actively working from the bottom here.
Sharp lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sharp winds up and cracks Wietrzny with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wietrzny looking for submissions off his back.
Sharp is looking to advance position but Wietrzny won't allow it.
Wietrzny is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wietrzny keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sharp working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp lands strikes from half guard.
Wietrzny keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sharp trying to mount his opponent but Wietrzny defends it.
Wietrzny is looking for a sweep. Sharp is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp is looking for a kimura here.
Sharp is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wietrzny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wietrzny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.
Sharp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sharp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sharp swings for the body but Wietrzny moves out of range.
Wietrzny misses with the combination.
Wietrzny lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wietrzny ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
Sharp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sharp throws a body punch but Wietrzny moves out of range.
Wietrzny misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sharp.
Wietrzny dives in and grabs Sharp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sharp pushes down on Wietrzny's head and hops out.
Wietrzny fails with a takedown attempt.
Sharp lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sharp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sharp catches Wietrzny with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wietrzny is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wietrzny closes the distance but Sharp moves to the side
and Sharp counters with a single leg into guard. Wietrzny didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sharp looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wietrzny looking for a guillotine here but Sharp defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wietrzny working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sharp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp looking to pass the guard.
Sharp won't allow Wietrzny to get back to his feet.
Sharp stands up over Wietrzny, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wietrzny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sharp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sharp with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sharp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sharp lands a couple of elbows.
Sharp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sharp throws a big right hand that misses.
Sharp gets to his feet and stands over Wietrzny, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Wietrzny felt that one! Sharp unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Wietrzny from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curtis Sharp!
Our winner, Curtis Sharp, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Mcracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Nitschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mcracken might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday. Phil Mcracken had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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23 - 18 - 1 |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Mcracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Nitschke!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nitschke lands with a hook. Mcracken tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nitschke blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Nitschke.
Mcracken lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Damian Nitschke has been cut.
Nitschke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nitschke drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nitschke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nitschke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mcracken utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mcracken pulls Nitschke in close to prevent any damage.
Mcracken avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nitschke throwing strikes from guard but Mcracken blocks nicely.
Mcracken keeping moving, preventing Nitschke from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken wants to sweep but no luck.
Nitschke throwing strikes but missing.
Nitschke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcracken works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nitschke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mcracken keeping moving, preventing Nitschke from controlling successfully.
Mcracken wants to sweep here but Nitschke controlling him for the moment.
Nitschke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nitschke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mcracken lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nitschke!
BOOM! Mcracken connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've been hearing that Mcracken has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nitschke is squirming around, avoiding Mcracken's attempts to control the action.
Mcracken lands a nice shot to the head.
Nitschke is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nitschke is squirming around, avoiding Mcracken's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mcracken takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mcracken pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nitschke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nitschke tries to get to full guard but Mcracken has control of the leg.
Mcracken is controlling the pace.
Nitschke gets back to full guard.
Mcracken trying to control but Nitschke is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nitschke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mcracken's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcracken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcracken working a defensive guard here.
Nitschke throws a big elbow that misses.
Mcracken is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nitschke controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mcracken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nitschke lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcracken lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nitschke fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damian Nitschke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damian Nitschke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nitschke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mcracken, pushing him back against the cage.
Nitschke misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mcracken.
Mcracken lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcracken dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nitschke misses with a punch to the body.
Nitschke misses with a body punch.
Nitschke lands with a light punch inside.
Nitschke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nitschke can't find room to land a body shot as Mcracken controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nitschke blocks an uppercut.
Mcracken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mcracken stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mcracken swings wildly with an uppercut but Nitschke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nitschke looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Mcracken.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nitschke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mcracken lands with a short shot to the head.
Mcracken scores with a shoulder strike.
Mcracken tries to stall but Nitschke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mcracken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nitschke takes a shot to the head.
Mcracken tries to throw a body punch but Nitschke avoids it by throwing Mcracken back against the cage.
Mcracken scores with a knee to the head.
Nitschke tries to throw a body punch but Mcracken avoids it by throwing Nitschke back against the cage.
Nitschke taking a breather.
Nitschke scores with a shot to the side of Mcracken's head.
Nitschke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nitschke pushes Mcracken back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nitschke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken is trying to stall.
Mcracken has a couple of punches blocked by Nitschke.
Mcracken prevents a body shot from Nitschke.
Mcracken lands with a left to the head.
Mcracken goes for a takedown attempt but Nitschke pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mcracken throws a poor cross that misses
and Nitschke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mcracken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mcracken moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mcracken stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nitschke is rocked!
Mcracken walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Nitschke drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mcracken swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Nitschke's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Mcracken!
The defeated Damian Nitschke had this to say: 'Curtis was a tough opponent and I respect what he has accomplished in the Sydney fight scene. Best of luck to him in his future fights...he was the better man tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kuroda Atsushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao has chosen Its Time for War as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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159 lbs
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155 lbs
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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kuroda Atsushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atsushi misses with a looping right.
Atsushi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pacquiao's head.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Atsushi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pacquiao.
Atsushi scoring well with a low kick there.
Atsushi connects with an inside leg kick.
Atsushi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Atsushi throws a head kick that Pacquiao semi-blocks.
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Atsushi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Atsushi moves out of range.
Atsushi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Atsushi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Atsushi, right into the meat.
Atsushi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Atsushi ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
Atsushi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Atsushi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Atsushi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pacquiao defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushi passes to side control.
Atsushi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pacquiao, who protects the arm well.
Pacquiao is pushing Atsushi's head away, looking to escape. Atsushi manages to hold on to the position though.
Pacquiao is trying to escape the position but Atsushi is controlling the position.
Atsushi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Atsushi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pacquiao is avoiding damage well.
Pacquiao is not content to let Atsushi control the position.
Atsushi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi is trying to move to mount but Pacquiao reverses beautifully and ends up in Atsushi's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pacquiao is looking to advance position but Atsushi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pacquiao takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pacquiao is squirming around, avoiding Atsushi's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi controlling the pace for now.
Atsushi wants to control the pace but Pacquiao is squirming around nicely.
Atsushi wants to control the action but instead Pacquiao gets a body lock and reverses into Atsushi's guard! Nice work!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Atsushi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atsushi is trying to keep Pacquiao in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Atsushi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Atsushi avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
A chopping leg kick lands by Atsushi.
Atsushi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pacquiao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Atsushi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. Atsushi saw that one coming.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Atsushi digs a good body shot into Pacquiao's ribs.
Atsushi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacquiao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Atsushi misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab from Pacquiao.
Atsushi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pacquiao to the ground. Atsushi is now in Pacquiao's guard.
Atsushi working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushi works over Pacquiao with some ground and pound from guard.
Atsushi trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet but Atsushi passes into half guard.
Atsushi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Atsushi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pacquiao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Atsushi stalling.
Atsushi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pacquiao knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi is taking a breather. Pacquiao says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kuroda Atsushi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Atsushi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Atsushi is in Pacquiao's guard.
Atsushi trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pacquiao controls Atsushi momentarily but Atsushi frees himself.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet but Atsushi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atsushi postures up in Pacquiao's guard and throws a big left but Pacquiao blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atsushi trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Kuroda Atsushi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atsushi. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao jabs at Atsushi's body.
Atsushi needs to keep his hands up - Pacquiao had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Pacquiao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pacquiao.
Pacquiao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pacquiao lands a head shot.
Atsushi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Atsushi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Atsushi's ribcage but misses.
Atsushi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Atsushi ducks under and follows up with a left that Atsushi also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Pacquiao.
Atsushi connects with a solid leg kick.
Pacquiao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Atsushi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacquiao.
Atsushi walks into a jab.
Atsushi connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atsushi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pacquiao's sensitive parts.
Pacquiao leaves Atsushi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Atsushi moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kuroda Atsushi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pacquiao throws a shot from downtown. Atsushi moves away and avoids it.
Atsushi shoots in looking for a takedown but Pacquiao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Atsushi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into Atsushi's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Atsushi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Atsushi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot by Atsushi.
Atsushi cracks the inside of Pacquiao's front leg.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Atsushi avoids them all with ease.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pacquiao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Atsushi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pacquiao's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atsushi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pacquiao throws a lazy right hand but Atsushi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atsushi looks to throw the jab but Pacquiao is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushi dives in and scores a takedown into Pacquiao's guard.
Atsushi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pacquiao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pacquiao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Atsushi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kuroda Atsushi.
Pacquiao throws an off balance right hand
and Atsushi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atsushi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pacquiao sees it coming and defends easily.
Pacquiao is looking to get back to is feet but Atsushi passes into side control.
Atsushi trying to control the position but Pacquiao is working away.
Pacquiao is letting Atsushi control him for a moment.
Pacquiao wants to control but Atsushi postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is trying to work for a sweep but Atsushi has mounted him!
Atsushi trying to control but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Atsushi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pacquiao taking shots to the head.
Atsushi content just to control the position here.
Atsushi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pacquiao?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pacquiao defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Atsushi.
Kuroda Atsushi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Atsushi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atsushi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuroda Atsushi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atsushi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuroda Atsushi!
Kuroda Atsushi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Tippin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Obworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obworth has chosen Danzig - Belly of the Beast as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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28
268 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
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26 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Tippin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Jacob Obworth!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obworth gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tippin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Obworth looking to control.
Obworth is controlling Tippin's posture.
Obworth looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Obworth looking for subs off his back but Tippin has passed one foot through into half guard.
Obworth is looking for a sweep. Tippin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Obworth is pressing down on Tippin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Obworth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Obworth has control of Tippin's left arm, preventing Tippin from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tippin throws a big elbow that misses.
Obworth seems keen to control Tippin's posture.
Obworth looking for a triangle here. Tippin is fighting it but it looks tight! Obworth pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Tippin is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jacob Obworth!
Our winner, Jacob Obworth, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Zanotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Legionarivs Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zanotto comes to the cage accompanied by Ben Zanotto -by- Rancid. Sakara has chosen The Rise of Sakara as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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30
195 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Zanotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Legionarivs Sakara!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zanotto looks for a takedown but Sakara sprawls well.
Sakara blocks a jab.
Zanotto tries for a takedown but Sakara sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zanotto tries to clinch up
and Sakara counters with a straight right hand.
Zanotto takes one to the side of the head.
Sakara cracks a nice hook into Zanotto's ribs.
Ben Zanotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zanotto throws out the jab.
Zanotto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zanotto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zanotto.
Zanotto tries to clinch up.
Zanotto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zanotto misses with a takedown attempt - Sakara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Zanotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zanotto shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanotto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sakara keeps the fight on the outside.
Sakara misses the shot to the body.
Sakara throws a combination. Zanotto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zanotto is rocked!
Zanotto throws an off balance right hand
and Sakara counters with a huge left! Zanotto is in big trouble! He's backing up but Sakara isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Zanotto from any more damage. A dominating finish by Sakara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Legionarivs Sakara!
During a confident post fight interview, Legionarivs Sakara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong has chosen Nobody Nobody as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mookie Blaylock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Jong!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaylock misses with a looping left.
Jong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaylock. That did some damage!
Jong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blaylock counters with a two punch combo.
Jong slips a jab from Blaylock.
Jong tries to clinch but Blaylock moves out of range.
Blaylock connects with a single shot there.
Jong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blaylock misses with a leg kick
and Jong counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jong drops his hands momentarily and Blaylock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice cross by Blaylock.
Jong misses with a straight right.
Jong blocks the body kick.
Blaylock avoids the head kick by Jong.
Jong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Blaylock.
Jong throws a sloppy head kick and Blaylock moves out of range easily.
Blaylock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jong looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaylock is just out of range.
Jong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blaylock. Blaylock obviously looking to wear him down.
Jong tries to move into range but Blaylock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab from Blaylock.
Jong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaylock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jong slips under a jab from Blaylock.
Jong tries a head kick but it misses.
Jong misses with a kick to the body.
Blaylock scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jong moves out of range of the body kick from Blaylock.
Jong throws a head kick that misses.
Jong lands a leg kick that knocks Blaylock off balance momentarily.
Jong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaylock.
Jong looks for the body kick but Blaylock saw that one coming.
Jong throws a head kick but Blaylock moves out of range.
Jong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jong looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaylock is just out of range.
Blaylock scoring well with a low kick there.
Blaylock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jong throws a head kick that misses.
Blaylock is looking to score with low kicks.
Blaylock misses with a hook.
Blaylock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock misses with a hook. Jong ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Blaylock misses.
Jong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A good leg kick by Blaylock.
Blaylock blocks a head kick by Jong.
Blaylock lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Blaylock misses.
Jong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaylock.
Blaylock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Jong.
Jong throws a lazy head kick
and Blaylock moves into the clinch.
Blaylock lands with a left to the head.
Blaylock blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaylock content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock tries to work over Jong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jong blocks an elbow strike from Blaylock.
Blaylock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jong misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Blaylock.
Our sources have told us that Blaylock has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jong as Blaylock tries to tie him up.
Jong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaylock digs a right hand into Jong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jong's gas tank.
Jong looks winded!
Blaylock lands an elbow that stopped Jong in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Kim Jong has been cut.
Jong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Blaylock.
Jong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blaylock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jong blocks an elbow strike from Blaylock.
Jong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blaylock blocks an uppercut.
Jong missing with knees to the body.
Jong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mookie Blaylock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Jong's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jong misses with a body shot.
Blaylock avoids the head kick by Jong.
Blaylock swats away the attempt to clinch by Jong.
Blaylock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blaylock rather than just go for the knockout.
Blaylock takes a swing at Jong's ribcage but misses.
Blaylock misses with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blaylock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blaylock avoids it.
Jong has a couple of punches blocked by Blaylock.
Jong tries to land knees in the clinch but Blaylock avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Blaylock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jong.
Jong is breathing heavily.
Blaylock lands with a short shot to the head.
Blaylock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blaylock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blaylock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blaylock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaylock throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jong.
Jong is rocked!
Blaylock swings for the body but Jong moves out of range.
Jong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jong is still on wobbly legs! Can Blaylock finish him?
Blaylock scores with a shot to the body.
Jong seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaylock lands with a right hand.
Blaylock tries to land a front kick but Jong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jong misses the shot to the body.
Blaylock lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blaylock lands a right hook to the body.
Blaylock misses with a left hand
and Jong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blaylock looks to land a body kick but Jong moved away.
Blaylock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blaylock is looking to slow Jong down with leg kicks.
Blaylock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blaylock jabs Jong right on the nose. Jong blinks but takes it well.
Blaylock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaylock misses with a low kick.
Jong throws a lazy head kick
and Blaylock counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Blaylock.
Mookie Blaylock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaylock throws a body punch but Jong moves out of range.
Jong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blaylock.
Blaylock lands the left hand.
Jong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blaylock. That one must have hurt.
Blaylock cracks Jong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaylock throws a head kick that misses
and Jong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good work by Jong as he checks the leg kick.
Jong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaylock. That did some damage!
Blaylock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock throws out a loose jab but Jong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jong lands with a slapping head kick.
Blaylock connects with a leg kick. Jong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blaylock blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Blaylock misses its intended target.
Blaylock thumps Jong with a low kick.
Blaylock goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blaylock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jong wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaylock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jong has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mookie Blaylock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kim Jong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blaylock throws a shot from downtown. Jong moves away and avoids it.
Blaylock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blaylock scores with a jab. Jong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blaylock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blaylock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaylock.
Blaylock lands the left hand.
Jong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blaylock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaylock.
Jong throws a series of punches but Blaylock avoids them all with ease.
Blaylock looks for the body kick but Jong saw that one coming.
Blaylock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jong on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock scores with a shot to the body.
Blaylock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blaylock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jong tries to clinch but Blaylock is having none of it.
Blaylock throws a leg kick which misses Jong's front leg but catches the back leg as Jong tries to avoid it.
Jong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaylock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaylock was well out of range. Poor timing from Jong.
Blaylock lunges at Jong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jong's hand.
Jong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blaylock throws out a powerful jab.
Jong moves out of range of the strikes.
Jong misses with a leg kick
enabling Blaylock to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Blaylock.
Blaylock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mookie Blaylock is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jong.
Jong blocks a jab.
Blaylock throws out a loose jab but Jong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blaylock finds it's way round the side to connect with Jong's head.
Jong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blaylock explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blaylock scores with a hook.
Jong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blaylock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blaylock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blaylock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jong throws a leg kick
and Blaylock counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blaylock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jong drops his hands momentarily and Blaylock needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Jong just on the top of the head. Jong drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Jong - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mookie Blaylock!
Mookie Blaylock retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Mookie Blaylock thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Kim Jong stepped up to the mic, saying 'Would you be so kind to give me a rematch?'.
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