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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ashida Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rab Rehab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Die Antwoord - "Fish Paste". Rehab is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: saturday nights alright for fighting. Ashida Kai had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ashida Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rab Rehab!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rehab tries to sprawl but Kai drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kai 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.
Ground and pound from Kai.
Rehab wants to get back to full guard.
Rehab manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kai takes the fight into the clinch.
Rehab gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kai regains guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rehab pushing down on Kai's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rehab is looking for a kimura but Kai is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rehab to get the leverage.
Kai 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.
Rehab looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rehab missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kai is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rehab pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai is trying to stand up here but Rehab is controlling him well.
Rehab wants to pass the guard but Kai is defending well.
Rehab looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kai is pressing down on Rehab's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rehab is controlling him.
Rehab would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rehab wants to control from the top but Kai keeps moving.
Rehab throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai keeping full guard, as Rehab tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rehab wants to control from the top but Kai keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from Kai's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rab Rehab.
Kai lands with a slapping head kick.
Kai stuffs the takedown attempt from Rehab. Rehab gets slowly back to his feet.
Kai gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rehab is trying to control Kai's posture but Kai avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kai is looking to take a break and control but Rehab is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kai gets to mount! Rehab was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehab is trying to escape the mount.
Kai throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Rehab has his hands clasped together but Kai breaks the hold and Rehab is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Kai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ashida Kai!
During a confident post fight interview, Ashida Kai 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Old Way's as his entrance music. The key to victory for Joseph Sandoval has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval looks to land a left hand but Torres moved out of range nicely.
Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sandoval 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.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Torres's shoulder, as Torres tries to avoid the shot.
Sandoval wants to land a leg kick but Torres is out of range.
Torres moves out of range as Sandoval strikes.
Torres slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sandoval moves out of range as Torres strikes.
Sandoval doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Sandoval scores with a jab. Torres acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sandoval just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Torres has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sandoval tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torres moves into the clinch.
Torres works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sandoval misses with an elbow over the top.
Sandoval scores with a shoulder strike.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Torres lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Torres's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Sandoval misses with a knee strike.
Sandoval landing knees to the head.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
A short uppercut from Torres.
Torres tries to work over Sandoval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torres takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torres.
Sandoval is rocked!
Sandoval scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Sandoval is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandoval seems to have got his legs back now.
Sandoval landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Torres is blocking nicely.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torres has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Torres ducks right into an uppercut from Sandoval.
Sandoval connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torres's hands.
Torres is rocked!
Sandoval is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sandoval on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Sandoval counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres blocks a head kick by Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Sandoval throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can Sandoval finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a chopping leg kick but Torres manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torres seems to have recovered his senses.
Sandoval misses with a looping left.
Sandoval throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
Torres connects with a single shot there.
Sandoval lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Torres fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sandoval, pushing him back against the cage.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval trying to land knees to the body.
Torres lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
Sandoval unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sandoval connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torres's face.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Torres tries to throw a body punch but Sandoval avoids it by throwing Torres back against the cage.
Sandoval trying to land knees to the body.
Torres avoiding damage as Sandoval throws knees to the body.
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!
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Torres working aggressively here.
Sandoval using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
A short left from Sandoval.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Sandoval.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Sandoval controls the action.
Torres tries to work over Sandoval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torres working hard to break the clinch.
Torres wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Torres scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sandoval lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres is trying to break free.
Sandoval scores with a knee to the head.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but Torres blocks it.
Sandoval takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joseph Sandoval will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sandoval throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.
Sandoval lands a jab to the head.
Sandoval is looking to chop away at Torres's legs.
Joseph Sandoval is winning the standup battle so far.
Sandoval fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sandoval on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Torres misses with a jab to the body
and Sandoval makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Torres throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sandoval looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Torres in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torres checks a leg kick.
Sandoval gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torres.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Sandoval scores with a leg kick.
Torres gets tackled into the cage by Sandoval. Sandoval maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Sandoval using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torres has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torres lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sandoval is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
Sandoval misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Torres blocks with his arms.
Sandoval utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sandoval with a knee to the head.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Sandoval throws an elbow but it misses.
Sandoval blocking some punches.
Sandoval using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Sandoval using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Torres has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torres avoids it.
Torres misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Torres is blocking nicely.
Torres blocks the elbow strike.
Sandoval is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph Sandoval has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Torres tries a body shot but Sandoval blocks it.
Sandoval creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Torres lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sandoval blocks a body shot from Torres.
Torres avoiding damage as Sandoval throws knees to the body.
Sandoval missing with knees to the body.
Torres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Torres dodges an elbow strike from Sandoval.
Torres breaks the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Torres blocks the leg kick.
Sandoval throws the kick towards the body but Torres avoids it.
Sandoval pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sandoval misses.
Torres misses with a hook.
Torres lands a nice shot that snaps Sandoval's head back.
Joseph Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandoval buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torres throws an overhand right that lands on Sandoval's shoulder, as Sandoval tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Sandoval does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sandoval fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sandoval.
Sandoval does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sandoval throws a leg kick but Torres checks it.
Torres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Torres there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sandoval scores with a leg kick.
Sandoval bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Torres's head backwards.
Sandoval swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torres throws the left hand but Sandoval avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Sandoval finds it's way through Torres's defenses.
Sandoval blocks the body kick.
Sandoval rushes Torres and pushes him back against the cage in a 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!
Sandoval prevents Torres from breaking the clinch.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torres creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sandoval tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sandoval's elbow.
Torres struggles to land a body shot inside as Sandoval controls his hands.
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 Joseph Sandoval will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Torres misses with an uppercut.
Torres on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sandoval. Sandoval obviously looking to wear him down.
Sandoval lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torres's sensitive parts.
Sandoval looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Torres is looking to chop away at Sandoval's legs.
Sandoval scores with a body shot.
Torres closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sandoval blocks a jab.
Sandoval feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torres's calf.
A lazy body kick from Torres
and Sandoval counters with a straight right hand.
Sandoval throws a right and a left that Torres avoids nicely.
Sandoval closes the distance looking to clinch
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval slips under a jab.
Torres moves into the clinch successfully.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow.
Torres avoids the elbow strike from Sandoval, against the cage.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sandoval connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torres's face.
Sandoval misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres tries a body shot but Sandoval blocks it.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval working aggressively here.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sandoval's elbow.
Torres throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Torres.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torres avoids it.
Torres lands a hook that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
Sandoval takes a shot to the 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!
Torres softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Torres lands an uppercut.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Sandoval was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandoval wants to clinch.
Sandoval misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torres.
Torres closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sandoval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandoval throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Torres as the two fighters clinch.
Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval slips under a jab from Torres.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Sandoval was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with an attempted mid kick.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torres moves into range and clinches up with Sandoval.
Sandoval lands an elbow inside.
Sandoval pushes off an throws an elbow but Torres leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sandoval tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torres lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a knee to the head but misses.
Torres lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miguel Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandoval.
Joseph Sandoval is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres lunges at Sandoval with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sandoval's hand.
A big left from Sandoval misses.
Sandoval ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres rushes Sandoval and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sandoval lands with a right to the head.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sandoval's elbow.
Sandoval lands a good knee to the midsection. Torres won't want to take too many of those.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres lands a nice uppercut.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sandoval has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Sandoval!
A very excited looking Joseph Sandoval 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bariga Kodeinich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kodeinich's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, izraelskiy kodeinshik. Ichi Takeshi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bariga Kodeinich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ichi Takeshi!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kodeinich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Takeshi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kodeinich is fending him off so far but Takeshi persists. Nope, Kodeinich circles away and we're back to standing.
Takeshi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kodeinich's waist but Kodeinich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Takeshi off to one side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takeshi checks a leg kick.
A combination from Kodeinich does no damage.
Takeshi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Takeshi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kodeinich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takeshi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Takeshi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Takeshi wants to pass to mount but Kodeinich is defending the position.
Kodeinich wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kodeinich has a hand on Takeshi's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Takeshi takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Takeshi avoids the attempt from Kodeinich to control.
Takeshi prevents Kodeinich from getting the reversal.
Kodeinich is in a horrible position here. Takeshi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
Takeshi landing strikes from the mount and Kodeinich is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich can't escape the position.
Takeshi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Takeshi working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Kodeinich working to try and regain half guard.
Kodeinich stops Takeshi from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Takeshi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kodeinich is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kodeinich slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Takeshi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kodeinich with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Takeshi seems to be looking for submissions.
Kodeinich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takeshi is thwarting Kodeinich's attempts to control the position.
Kodeinich wants to get back to full guard.
Takeshi misses with a head shot. Kodeinich uses the momentum to regain guard.
Takeshi throwing strikes from guard but Kodeinich blocks nicely.
Kodeinich keeping full guard, as Takeshi tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi stands up over Kodeinich, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kodeinich is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Takeshi defends well.
Takeshi is looking to advance position but Kodeinich has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kodeinich putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Takeshi swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Takeshi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Takeshi keeps trying to improve his position.
Takeshi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Takeshi gets back to full guard.
Kodeinich tries to free his leg and advance position but Takeshi is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takeshi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kodeinich defends well.
Kodeinich trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kodeinich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takeshi is keeping the position for now.
Takeshi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kodeinich!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kodeinich is looking to improve his position but Takeshi isn't that keen on the idea.
Kodeinich wants to control but Takeshi is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichi Takeshi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Takeshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kodeinich lands with a straight right. Takeshi didn't see that one coming.
Takeshi moves into the clinch.
Kodeinich lands a hook that snaps the head of Takeshi backwards.
Takeshi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takeshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takeshi can't get the takedown.
Kodeinich stalling in the clinch but Takeshi improves position.
Kodeinich misses with a punch to the body.
Kodeinich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bariga Kodeinich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takeshi fails with a takedown attempt.
Takeshi throws a looping overhand right but Kodeinich ducks down to avoid it.
Takeshi shoots in looking for a takedown. Kodeinich tries to sprawl out of it but Takeshi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kodeinich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bariga Kodeinich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichi Takeshi.
Kodeinich leaves Takeshi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Takeshi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kodeinich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich cracks a nice hook into Takeshi's ribs.
Takeshi has a takedown stuffed.
Takeshi takes one to the side of the head.
Takeshi avoids the body shot from Kodeinich.
Sloppy strikes from Takeshi. Those never looked like landing.
Takeshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Kodeinich.
Kodeinich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takeshi circles away quickly and effectively.
Kodeinich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kodeinich throws a shot to the body.
A cross from Kodeinich lands.
Kodeinich gets caught napping as Takeshi dives in and scores a takedown. Kodeinich manages to retain guard.
Kodeinich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kodeinich keeping moving, preventing Takeshi from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich is trying to control the position but Takeshi postures up.
Takeshi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kodeinich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Takeshi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Takeshi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Takeshi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kodeinich manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi is pressing down on Kodeinich's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Takeshi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kodeinich passes into half guard.
Kodeinich will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Takeshi tries to kick Kodeinich off but Kodeinich keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Takeshi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kodeinich wants to take a breather but Takeshi is having none of it.
Kodeinich is pressing down on Takeshi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Takeshi is holding on for now.
Kodeinich is working hard here to advance position.
Takeshi is trying to maintain the position but Kodeinich is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Takeshi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kodeinich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeshi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kodeinich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takeshi throws a strike but Kodeinich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kodeinich stands and throws Takeshi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kodeinich is looking to take a break and control but Takeshi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takeshi is trying to get back to half guard.
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 Bariga Kodeinich will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kodeinich throws a series of punches but Takeshi avoids them all with ease.
Kodeinich thows a body shot but no joy.
Takeshi looks for a takedown but Kodeinich sprawls well.
Takeshi misses with a wild combination.
Takeshi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kodeinich swivels and escapes.
Takeshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takeshi fails with a takedown attempt.
Bariga Kodeinich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichi Takeshi.
Kodeinich slips a jab and a cross from Takeshi.
Kodeinich is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kodeinich lands with a hook. Takeshi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kodeinich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Takeshi.
Kodeinich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich takes the fight into the clinch.
Takeshi tries for a takedown but Kodeinich manages to get underhooks.
Takeshi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kodeinich pulls guard.
Kodeinich working a defensive guard here.
Takeshi wants to control from the top but Kodeinich keeps moving.
Kodeinich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Takeshi passes Kodeinich's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kodeinich is in trouble now - Takeshi has advanced to mount!
A nice elbow there by Takeshi.
Takeshi swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kodeinich is now in Takeshi's guard. A big mistake from Takeshi there, giving up the dominant position!
Kodeinich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kodeinich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Takeshi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kodeinich controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kodeinich is looking to work some ground and pound but Takeshi has wrist control.
Kodeinich wants to control from the top but Takeshi keeps moving.
Takeshi wants to stand up but Kodeinich is controlling him.
Kodeinich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takeshi is keeping the position for now.
Takeshi keeping moving, preventing Kodeinich from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi has an active guard here but Kodeinich has managed to pass into half guard.
Takeshi missing with punches from the bottom.
Takeshi is not content to let Kodeinich control the position.
Kodeinich tries to pass the half guard into mount. Takeshi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Takeshi has one foot on Kodeinich's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bariga Kodeinich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kodeinich gets a clinch.
Kodeinich blocks an uppercut.
Kodeinich manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kodeinich looking for a guillotine here but Takeshi defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kodeinich is keeping the position for now.
Takeshi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kodeinich trying to keep a closed guard but Takeshi is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kodeinich is on top in 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!
Takeshi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kodeinich is aware though and is defending well.
Takeshi trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takeshi striking off his back but it's not causing Kodeinich any problems.
Kodeinich is in close to Takeshi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bariga Kodeinich.
I think Kodeinich has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bariga Kodeinich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardoso has chosen Samba de Janeiro as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Renato Cardoso struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ricky Ponting has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Ponting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renato Cardoso!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardoso instigates a clinch.
Ponting working hard to break the clinch.
Cardoso putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ponting in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cardoso keeps control of Ponting as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cardoso with a knee to the head.
Cardoso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cardoso lands with a light punch inside.
Cardoso trying to land knees to the body.
Cardoso tries to land knees in the clinch but Ponting avoids the damage to the body.
Ponting is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cardoso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ponting is defending well for now.
Ponting has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cardoso tries to throw a body punch but Ponting avoids it by throwing Cardoso back against the cage.
Cardoso told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Ponting wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cardoso has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Cardoso.
Ponting is trying to break the clinch but Cardoso is controlling him.
Cardoso lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardoso crunches a lovely knee into Ponting's ribcage.
Ponting tries to break the clinch but Cardoso is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting managing to block the knees to the body from Cardoso.
Cardoso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ponting avoids it.
Cardoso looking to throw knees to the head but Ponting is blocking nicely.
Cardoso has Ponting pressed against the cage, preventing Ponting from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ponting tries to break free but Cardoso pushes him back against the cage.
Ponting wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cardoso unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ponting lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cardoso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ponting pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ponting fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cardoso on the side of the head.
Ponting thuds a left hand into Cardoso's body.
Ponting works Cardoso's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ponting darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ricky Ponting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ponting swings widly with a right hand
so Cardoso counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ponting had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cardoso defends it easily.
Cardoso content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso wants to pass the guard but Ponting is keeping the position.
Cardoso sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cardoso passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cardoso tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cardoso is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ponting has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponting is looking for a sweep.
Ponting is letting Cardoso control him for a moment.
Ponting is not content to let Cardoso control the position.
Ponting struggling a bit here.
Ponting is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Sydney Elite Systems that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Ponting tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso controlling the position from side mount.
Cardoso working away.
Cardoso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ponting keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Renato Cardoso.
Ponting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cardoso moves away.
Ponting throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cardoso on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ponting fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cardoso manages to avoid it.
Cardoso tries a head kick but it misses.
Ponting throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Cardoso dominated that round.
That's time! Ponting's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cardoso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ponting manages to avoid it.
Cardoso misses with a wild body shot.
Cardoso blocks a leg kick.
Cardoso throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cardoso's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ponting under the eye.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ponting crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cardoso - the referee stops the clock and Ponting gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cardoso. Ponting manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ponting tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cardoso defends well and Ponting ends up having to push Cardoso into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ponting is trying to break the clinch but Cardoso has him pressed against the cage.
Cardoso stalling.
Ponting breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ponting misses with a low kick.
Cardoso with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ponting to score with a decent uppercut.
Cardoso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ponting manages to avoid it.
Ponting throws a hook but Cardoso avoids it easily.
Cardoso fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ponting scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cardoso doesn't seem bothered though.
Cardoso takes one to the chin there.
Ponting is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cardoso.
Cardoso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cardoso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cardoso avoids the head kick by Ponting.
Ponting fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cardoso connects with a jab.
Ponting throws an off balance right hand
and Cardoso counters with a nice uppercut.
Ponting changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cardoso tries to avoid it but Ponting manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cardoso to the ground. Cardoso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Ponting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardoso lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ponting takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardoso takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting misses with a takedown attempt - Cardoso sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cardoso takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cardoso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ponting looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ponting, as that shot connected.
Renato Cardoso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ponting looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cardoso is fending him off so far but Ponting persists. Nope, Cardoso circles away and we're back to standing.
Cardoso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ponting staying out of range there.
Cardoso avoids the head kick by Ponting.
Cardoso looks to land a body kick but Ponting moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cardoso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ponting comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ricky Ponting is winning the standup battle so far.
Ponting avoids the head kick by Cardoso.
Ponting scores with a hook.
A big left from Ponting misses.
Ponting throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cardoso counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ponting takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cardoso misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ponting swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cardoso makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ponting really felt that one!
Cardoso scores with a hook to the body. Ponting takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cardoso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cardoso gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cardoso wants to sweep but no luck.
Ponting trying to control the position from guard on top but Cardoso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ponting pushes down on Cardoso's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cardoso makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cardoso.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ponting throwing strikes from guard but Cardoso blocks nicely.
Cardoso has an active guard here but Ponting has managed to pass into half guard.
Cardoso trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ponting controlling the pace.
Ponting throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Renato Cardoso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ponting throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ponting lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Ponting throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cardoso.
Cardoso defending well as Ponting loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body punch from Cardoso.
Cardoso is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ponting rather than just go for the knockout.
Cardoso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ponting misses the target.
Ponting swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ponting misses with a low kick.
Ponting shoots in looking for a takedown but Cardoso manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ponting's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cardoso clinches with his opponent.
Ponting tries to circle away but Cardoso has him pinned against the cage.
Ponting lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ponting is defending well for now.
Cardoso is trying to stall.
Ponting letting Cardoso take a breather here.
Still in the clinch, Cardoso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cardoso holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ponting on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ponting looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cardoso scores a nice knee to the body.
Cardoso landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cardoso works on Ponting's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ponting avoiding damage as Cardoso throws knees to the body.
Cardoso avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Cardoso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cardoso pushes Ponting back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ponting tries to break free but Cardoso pushes him back against the cage.
Cardoso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cardoso just leaning against Ponting, taking a breather.
Ponting avoiding damage as Cardoso throws knees to the body.
Cardoso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ponting wants to get back to striking at distance but Cardoso won't allow it.
Cardoso unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ponting lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cardoso can't find room to land a body shot as Ponting controls the action.
Ponting blocks a body shot from Cardoso.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cardoso takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cardoso misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponting wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cardoso has him pressed against the cage.
Cardoso cracks Ponting with a nice body shot.
Cardoso lands a knee to the head.
Cardoso digs a right hand underneath Ponting's ribcage. Ponting let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ponting misses with some punches.
Cardoso holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cardoso pushes Ponting back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ponting tries to circle away but Cardoso has him pinned against the cage.
Ponting tries to circle away but Cardoso has him pinned against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Cardoso as the two fighters clinch.
Cardoso missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cardoso.
Ricky Ponting has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ponting takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cardoso digs a right hand into Ponting's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ponting's gas tank.
Renato Cardoso seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cardoso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ponting backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponting has had enough of the clinch but Cardoso keeps him there for the moment.
Cardoso works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cardoso is leaning against Ponting and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cardoso throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cardoso working Ponting over with knees to the body.
Cardoso crunches a lovely knee into Ponting's ribcage.
Cardoso looking to throw knees to the head but Ponting is blocking nicely.
Cardoso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardoso using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cardoso using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cardoso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cardoso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cardoso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ponting is trying to break the clinch but Cardoso is controlling him.
Cardoso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cardoso.
Cardoso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Cardoso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cardoso has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Cardoso!
Renato Cardoso decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alarcon Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez has chosen War is my destiny as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alarcon Ramirez !
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doom, as that shot connected.
Ramirez blocks a leg kick.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramirez moves out of range as Doom throws a body kick.
Ramirez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doom thuds a left hand into Ramirez 's body.
Doom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doom with a hook.
Doom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dave Doom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez .
Doom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Doom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Doom.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Ramirez lands.
Doom throws a leg kick but Ramirez moved away.
Doom looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Doom.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Doom!
It looks like Alarcon Ramirez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doom.
Dave Doom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Ramirez .
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Doom.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Doom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doom tries to land a leg kick but Ramirez saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doom was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez .
Doom is looking to slow Ramirez down with leg kicks.
Ramirez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Doom!
Doom is looking to wear down Ramirez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ramirez misses with a body punch
and Doom counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Doom.
Doom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A thudding body kick lands there by Doom!
Ramirez looks winded!
Doom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez .
A nice inside leg kick there by Doom. That's going to slow Ramirez down.
Doom scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ramirez does it's job there.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Doom's head but Doom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirez .
Ramirez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Doom scores with a leg kick.
Doom connects with an inside leg kick.
Doom with a hook.
Nice jab there from Doom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doom punishes Ramirez 's body with a nice straight punch.
Doom misses with a hook to the body
and Ramirez counters with a shoot takedown. Doom fights it but they end up in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Doom is pulling down on Ramirez 's head to control his posture.
Doom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Doom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramirez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramirez postures up.
Ramirez preventing the sweep.
Dave Doom has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Doom looks to land a body kick but Ramirez moved away.
Doom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doom scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramirez .
Doom cracks Ramirez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Doom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alarcon Ramirez 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doom. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doom slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramirez , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Doom gets caught napping as Ramirez dives in and scores a takedown. Doom manages to retain guard.
Ramirez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ramirez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramirez won't allow Doom to sweep him here.
Doom keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
Ramirez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramirez looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramirez distracts Doom with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramirez won't allow Doom to sweep him here.
Doom has his hands on Ramirez 's head, controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Doom is looking for a triangle but Ramirez pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Doom keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ramirez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Doom is trying to keep Ramirez in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramirez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Doom trying to control the position.
Ramirez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Doom keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice uppercut lands for Doom. That snapped Ramirez 's head back.
Ramirez lands with a straight right. Doom didn't see that one coming.
Doom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ramirez in his tracks.
It looks like Doom has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Doom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramirez motions for Doom to come forward. Ramirez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doom misses with an uppercut.
Good work by Ramirez as he checks the leg kick.
Doom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Doom scoring well with a low kick there.
Doom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to chop away at Doom's legs.
Dave Doom is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramirez walks into a stiff left hand from Doom.
Ramirez 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez . Doom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doom misses with a head kick.
Ramirez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doom throws a body kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez shoots for a takedown but Doom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ramirez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick misses from Doom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alarcon Ramirez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alarcon Ramirez 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Doom missing with a left hand there. Ramirez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramirez . That's going to slow Doom down.
Doom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramirez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doom misses with the body kick
and Ramirez counters with a body kick that stops Doom in his tracks momentarily.
Ramirez takes a swing at Doom's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez is looking to score with low kicks.
Doom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Doom.
Doom takes a swing at Ramirez 's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doom throws a jab when Ramirez was well out of range.
Doom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirez .
The fighters circle momentarily. Doom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ramirez misses with a straight right.
Doom misses with a lunging right hand
and Ramirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Doom takes a swing at Ramirez 's ribcage but misses.
Doom throws a hook to the side of Ramirez 's head but Ramirez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramirez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Doom moves out of range of the body kick from Ramirez .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom thows a leg kick but Ramirez checks it
and Ramirez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doom delivers a nice body kick.
Doom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramirez . Ramirez obviously looking to wear him down.
Doom throws out a powerful jab.
Doom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramirez cracks Doom with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ramirez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doom works over Ramirez 's head and body with a nice combination.
A good leg kick by Doom.
Crunch! Doom slams his shin into Ramirez 's torso.
Doom scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom cracks Ramirez with an open hand slap.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doom manages to avoid it.
Doom is looking to land body kicks.
A big right from Doom misses.
Doom explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ramirez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ramirez throws a lazy right hand but Doom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Doom scores with a four punch combination!
Nice straight punches there by Doom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doom.
No joy there for Doom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom tries to land a leg kick but Ramirez saw it coming and moves away.
Doom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick from Doom.
Doom lands with a kick to the temple. Ramirez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Ramirez as he checks the leg kick.
Doom throws a sloppy head kick
and Doom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doom misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Doom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Doom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Doom!
Our winner, Dave Doom, 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 Joseph Donelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donelly comes to the cage accompanied by Jump Around. Johnson has chosen It's A Fight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Donelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Donelly to the mat! Donelly manages to get full guard.
Donelly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Donelly keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Donelly has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Donelly blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Donelly pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Donelly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Donelly!
Donelly controlling from the top position.
We're going to have a standup here because Joseph Donelly wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Donelly punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Donelly checks a low kick from Johnson.
Donelly digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson pushes Donelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Donelly.
Donelly lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Nice elbow from Donelly.
Our sources have told us that Donelly has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Donelly works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Donelly controls his hands.
Donelly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Donelly, against the cage.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Donelly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Donelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Donelly.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Donelly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson looks winded!
Donelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donelly lands a jab.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Donelly blocks the low kick.
Donelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Donelly.
Joseph Donelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donelly with a hook.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donelly scores with a jab to the body.
Donelly is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Donelly.
Donelly scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donelly.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donelly throws out a powerful jab.
Donelly tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Donelly lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Donelly lands an elbow inside.
Donelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Donelly lands a knee to the head.
Donelly tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Donelly tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Donelly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Joseph Donelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Johnson.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Donelly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Donelly connects with a high kick.
Johnson is rocked!
and Donelly counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Johnson! He's just covering up as Donelly starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Donelly!
Joseph Donelly decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Yakimyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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154 lbs
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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
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Yakimyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Fluke!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fluke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fluke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yakimyuk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yakimyuk 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.
Fluke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yakimyuk lands an overhand right.
Fluke avoids the body shot from Yakimyuk.
Fluke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yakimyuk misses with a head kick.
Yakimyuk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yakimyuk fakes the leg kick and cracks Fluke in the body.
Yakimyuk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fluke.
Yakimyuk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fluke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yakimyuk.
Both fighters circling a little - Fluke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yakimyuk with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Yakimyuk counter with a right hand.
Yakimyuk misses with a body punch
and Fluke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fluke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yakimyuk manages to avoid it.
Yakimyuk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fluke has time to react.
Fluke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fluke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fluke connects with a looping right hand.
Yakimyuk throws a leg kick but Fluke checks it.
Roman Yakimyuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yakimyuk checks a leg kick.
Fluke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yakimyuk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A leg kick checked by Fluke.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fluke. Yakimyuk shrugs it off though.
Yakimyuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Fluke staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yakimyuk.
A jab from Fluke finds it's way through Yakimyuk's defenses.
An inside leg kick lands from Yakimyuk.
Fluke throws a jab but it's blocked by Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yakimyuk throws an off balance right hand
and Fluke counters with a body kick.
Yakimyuk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fluke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yakimyuk ducks under a wild hook from Fluke.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yakimyuk.
Fluke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yakimyuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fluke throws a leg kick
and Yakimyuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Yakimyuk - just one landing.
A good leg kick by Fluke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk lands the left hand.
Fluke throws an off balance right hand
and Yakimyuk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fluke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fluke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yakimyuk checks a leg kick nicely.
Yakimyuk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fluke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fluke slips a jab and a cross from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk gets tackled into the cage by Fluke. Fluke maintains the clinch.
Yakimyuk misses with a punch to the body.
Yakimyuk has a couple of punches blocked by Fluke.
Fluke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yakimyuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke tries to work over Yakimyuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fluke scores with a hook to the body.
Yakimyuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fluke's elbow.
Yakimyuk leaning against his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yakimyuk blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yakimyuk.
Fluke tries a body shot but Yakimyuk blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Fluke.
Yakimyuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Fluke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yakimyuk backwards.
Yakimyuk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fluke lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fluke misses with some punches.
Yakimyuk has a couple of punches blocked by Fluke.
Yakimyuk blocks an uppercut.
Yakimyuk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fluke backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luke Fluke will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Yakimyuk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yakimyuk lands a leg kick that knocks Fluke off balance momentarily.
A lazy left from Fluke finds it's target.
Fluke misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fluke.
Yakimyuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yakimyuk scores with a jab to the head.
Fluke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yakimyuk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fluke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yakimyuk swings widly with a right hand
and Fluke counters with a body kick.
Fluke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yakimyuk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Luke Fluke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yakimyuk lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yakimyuk to score with a decent uppercut.
Yakimyuk slips a straight right by Fluke.
Yakimyuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yakimyuk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yakimyuk misses with a low kick.
Yakimyuk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fluke throws out a leg kick but Yakimyuk moves out of range and Fluke only half commits.
Yakimyuk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yakimyuk misses with a body shot.
Yakimyuk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yakimyuk. Fluke shrugs it off though.
A left lands for Fluke.
It looks like Roman Yakimyuk has been cut.
Yakimyuk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good shot there by Yakimyuk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke cracks Yakimyuk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yakimyuk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakimyuk tests Fluke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yakimyuk connects with a body shot that sends Fluke's belly button to the back.
Yakimyuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fluke. That did some damage!
Yakimyuk throws a right hand that Fluke ducks under and follows up with a left that Fluke also avoids with ease.
Yakimyuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yakimyuk connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fluke. Yakimyuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fluke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Yakimyuk misses
letting Fluke counter with a right hand.
Yakimyuk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yakimyuk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fluke on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke misses with a low kick.
Yakimyuk moves out of range of the strikes.
Yakimyuk tries to land a leg kick but Fluke saw it coming and moves away.
Yakimyuk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fluke checks it well.
Good work by Yakimyuk as he checks the leg kick.
Yakimyuk throws a leg kick
and Yakimyuk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yakimyuk throws a leg kick
and Fluke counters with a nice body kick.
Yakimyuk blocks a low kick nicely.
Fluke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yakimyuk.
A good leg kick by Yakimyuk.
Fluke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice body kick from Fluke.
Fluke misses with a wild body shot.
Fluke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yakimyuk.
Fluke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yakimyuk throws a front kick aimed at Fluke's knee but Fluke avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fluke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yakimyuk moves away.
Fluke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fluke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fluke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fluke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yakimyuk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yakimyuk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yakimyuk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Fluke misses the target.
A slow jab from Yakimyuk misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakimyuk looks to land a right hand but Fluke moved out of range.
Yakimyuk is looking to score with low kicks.
Fluke ducks under a wild hook from Yakimyuk.
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 Roman Yakimyuk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roman Yakimyuk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Yakimyuk throws a leg kick
and Fluke counters with a left to the body.
Fluke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yakimyuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fluke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yakimyuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yakimyuk misses with the body kick
and Fluke counters with a left to the body.
Fluke scores with a jab.
Yakimyuk throws a jab when Fluke was well out of range.
Fluke has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Fluke.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fluke lands with a light punch inside.
Fluke is pushing Yakimyuk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yakimyuk throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke blocks an uppercut.
Fluke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fluke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Fluke.
A short right from Yakimyuk on the inside.
Fluke misses with a punch on the inside.
Fluke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yakimyuk's elbow.
Fluke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yakimyuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fluke throws a solid leg kick but Yakimyuk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fluke.
Fluke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yakimyuk has time to react.
Fluke digs a good body shot into Yakimyuk's ribs.
Yakimyuk misses with a body shot.
Yakimyuk avoids the head kick by Fluke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke ducks under a wild hook from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fluke lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fluke throws a hook to the side of Yakimyuk's head but Yakimyuk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakimyuk connects with a right hand. Fluke shakes it off.
Yakimyuk throws a body kick that misses.
Yakimyuk throws a right hand that misses
and Fluke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fluke misses with a low kick as Yakimyuk jumps back.
Yakimyuk misses the shot to the body.
Fluke scoring well with a low kick there.
Yakimyuk walks into a jab.
Good leg kick by Fluke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yakimyuk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fluke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Fluke.
Jab, jab by Fluke - just one landing.
Yakimyuk blocks a low kick nicely.
Fluke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fluke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yakimyuk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fluke misses with an uppercut. Yakimyuk saw that one coming.
Yakimyuk misses the jab.
Fluke walks into a left hand.
Fluke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yakimyuk throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fluke counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yakimyuk thumps Fluke with a low kick.
Fluke connects with an inside leg kick.
Fluke lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke misses with a low kick.
A jab from Yakimyuk misses.
Yakimyuk throws a solid leg kick but Fluke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yakimyuk.
Fluke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakimyuk throws a big shot that misses.
Fluke scores with a head kick. Yakimyuk tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yakimyuk is rocked!
A big left from Fluke misses.
Oh Yakimyuk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fluke drops Yakimyuk with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Yakimyuk! Fluke dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Fluke!
Luke Fluke really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Trane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stotch's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, boom baby. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible |
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leopold Stotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Trane!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stotch.
Stotch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trane tries to land knees in the clinch but Stotch avoids the damage to the body.
Stotch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trane's face.
It looks like John Trane has been cut.
Stotch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stotch can't find room to land a body shot as Trane controls the action.
Stotch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stotch misses with a knee strike.
Trane will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stotch up against the cage.
Trane blocks the elbow strike.
Stotch avoiding damage as Trane throws knees to the body.
Stotch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stotch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trane stalling the fight.
Trane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stotch avoids it.
Stotch misses with a punch to the body.
Stotch 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.
Stotch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trane looking to stall.
Stotch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch misses with an elbow strike.
Stotch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trane blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Stotch.
Trane throws an elbow but it misses.
Trane prevents a body shot from Stotch.
Stotch letting Trane take a breather here.
Stotch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stotch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stotch throws a punch but it's blocked by Trane.
Stotch looking to throw knees to the head but Trane is blocking nicely.
Trane wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Trane.
Trane taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stotch tries to work over Trane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stotch lands an elbow inside that Trane shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trane putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stotch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stotch lands a hook that snaps the head of Trane backwards.
Stotch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trane lands an elbow just above Stotch 's eye.
Stotch tries a body shot but Trane blocks it.
Stotch throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stotch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trane's brow.
Trane throws an elbow but it misses.
Stotch lands a damaging elbow.
Trane is trying to stall.
Trane blocks an elbow strike.
Stotch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trane scores with a knee to the head.
Trane lands a shoulder strike.
Stotch lands an elbow just above Trane 's eye.
Stotch lands with a short shot to the head.
Stotch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trane connects with a knee to the head.
Trane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stotch avoids it.
Stotch lands a body shot.
Stotch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stotch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stotch blocks an elbow strike from Trane.
Stotch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stotch blocks the elbow strike.
Trane is trying to maintain a safe position but Stotch gets an underhook and turns Trane into the cage.
Stotch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stotch misses with an elbow over the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stotch.
Trane missing with knees to the body.
Stotch scores with a shoulder strike.
Stotch lands an elbow inside.
Stotch lands a nice uppercut.
Trane slows down the pace here.
Stotch misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trane stalling the fight.
Trane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stotch's defenses.
It looks like Leopold Stotch has been cut.
Stotch scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up John Trane's cut even more.
Trane wants to stall.
A short right from Trane.
Stotch throws an elbow but it misses.
Trane takes a shot to the head.
Stotch managing to block the knees to the body from Trane.
Trane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trane tries to land knees in the clinch but Stotch avoids the damage to the body.
Trane takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stotch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trane backwards.
A knee to the head by Stotch.
Trane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stotch is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stotch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trane.
Trane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stotch avoids it.
Stotch tries to land knees in the clinch but Trane avoids the damage to the body.
Trane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stotch is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leopold Stotch will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Trane rushes Stotch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Stotch.
Stotch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stotch misses with some punches.
Stotch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trane lands an elbow that stopped Stotch in his tracks for a moment.
Stotch lands a damaging elbow.
Stotch managing to block the knees to the body from Trane.
Trane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stotch blocks it with crossed arms.
Stotch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trane blocks a body shot from Stotch.
Stotch lands a nice elbow.
Stotch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trane taking a breather.
Stotch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trane backwards.
Trane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trane tries a body shot but Stotch blocks it.
Stotch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trane looking to throw knees to the head but Stotch is blocking nicely.
Stotch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above John Trane's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stotch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tranes head.
Stotch tries to land a knee to the head but Trane blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stotch throws an elbow but misses.
Trane lands an elbow inside.
Stotch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stotch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Stotch.
Stotch throws an elbow that misses.
Stotch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stotch tries to land knees in the clinch but Trane avoids the damage to the body.
Trane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stotch.
Trane swings wildly with an uppercut but Stotch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leopold Stotch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stotch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trane tries to land a knee to the head but Stotch blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stotch working Trane over with knees to the body.
Trane is breathing heavily.
Trane has a couple of punches blocked by Stotch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stotch cracks Trane with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Stotch.
Stotch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stotch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stotch lands a nice uppercut.
Trane throws an elbow but it misses.
Stotch lands an elbow inside that Trane shrugs off.
Trane missing with knees to the body.
Stotch cracks Trane with a nice body shot.
Stotch scores with a hook to the body.
Trane takes an elbow to the temple.
John Trane's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Stotch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trane's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stotch.
Trane takes an elbow to the temple.
Stotch crunches a lovely knee into Trane's ribcage.
Stotch scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Trane's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leopold Stotch!
Leopold Stotch decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stone Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Brigglett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirby's entrance music is eye of the tiger. A fine choice. Dane Brigglett will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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199 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stone Kirby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dane Brigglett!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigglett scores with a jab. Kirby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kirby jabs Brigglett right on the nose. Brigglett blinks but takes it well.
Brigglett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
Kirby lands a lovely overhand right.
Kirby throws a shot to the body.
Brigglett misses with an uppercut
and Kirby makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kirby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kirby misses with a body kick.
Kirby throws the kick towards the body but Brigglett avoids it.
Kirby throws a head kick that misses.
Brigglett throws a hook but Kirby avoids it easily.
Kirby tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone Kirby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brigglett catches Kirby with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kirby chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kirby misses with a leg kick
and Brigglett counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigglett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kirby.
A punch combination from Kirby misses.
Brigglett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kirby throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kirby lands a leg kick that knocks Brigglett off balance momentarily.
Kirby closes the distance and clinches.
Kirby tries a body shot but Brigglett blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brigglett.
Our sources have told us that Kirby has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Brigglett dodges an elbow strike from Kirby.
Kirby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Dane Brigglett has been cut.
Brigglett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kirby lands a nice elbow.
Brigglett tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Brigglett back against the cage.
Brigglett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kirby.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brigglett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kirby fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigglett throws a leg kick
and Kirby counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brigglett throws a leg kick
and Kirby counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kirby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirby does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kirby staying out of range there.
Kirby blocks a head kick by Brigglett.
Kirby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirby misses with a left hand
and Brigglett counters with an inside leg kick.
Brigglett misses with an uppercut.
Kirby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brigglett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brigglett misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Brigglett misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigglett thows a body shot but no joy.
Brigglett misses with a hook. Kirby ducked under it nicely.
Kirby feints and then cracks Brigglett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brigglett down.
Kirby connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kirby throws an overhand right that lands on Brigglett's shoulder, as Brigglett tries to avoid the shot.
Kirby moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Kirby misses.
Kirby throws a big shot that misses.
Kirby cracks a nice hook into Brigglett's ribs.
Kirby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brigglett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kirby looks to score with a jab to the body but Brigglett is just out of range.
Good work by Brigglett as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby throws out a powerful jab.
Brigglett swinging wildly here.
Kirby pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brigglett lands a right hook to the body.
Kirby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brigglett throws a right hand that Kirby ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirby also avoids with ease.
Kirby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirby clinches up with Brigglett and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirby lands a left hand.
Brigglett is looking to control Kirby's arms but Kirby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brigglett has his back to the cage.
Brigglett avoids a wild elbow strike from Kirby.
Kirby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stone Kirby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dane Brigglett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kirby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brigglett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kirby at a distance.
Brigglett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kirby shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kirby throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brigglett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kirby lands a lovely overhand right.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Brigglett. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kirby scores with the left hand. Brigglett knows he should have avoided that one.
Kirby throws a chopping leg kick but Brigglett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brigglett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kirby lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brigglett checks a leg kick.
Kirby tries to clinch there but Brigglett circles away.
Brigglett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dane Brigglett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby scores with a spinning back kick!
Brigglett avoids the head kick by Kirby.
Kirby tries a head kick but it misses.
Kirby throws a push kick but Brigglett slaps the foot to one side.
Brigglett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brigglett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirby throws a right hand that Brigglett ducks under and follows up with a left that Brigglett also avoids with ease.
Kirby on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kirby shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kirby throws a leg kick but Brigglett moved away.
Kirby connects with a leg kick. Brigglett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brigglett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brigglett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Brigglett coming out on top.
Brigglett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Brigglett and Kirby goes tumbling to the canvas! Brigglett follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Kirby is rocked!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brigglett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh Kirby is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brigglett 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.
My spies in K.O. Koala's inform me that Brigglett has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Brigglett scores with a big shot! Kirby's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Kirby! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dane Brigglett!
Dane Brigglett is the new light heavyweight champion!
Dane Brigglett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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