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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordo Nemrik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, James McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gordo Nemrik!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness misses with a looping left.
Nemrik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuiness takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nemrik closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McGuiness to the mat! McGuiness manages to get full guard.
Nemrik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGuiness works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nemrik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McGuiness knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nemrik on the ground.
Nemrik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nemrik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nemrik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nemrik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGuiness is keeping the position for now.
McGuiness working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nemrik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nemrik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nemrik seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nemrik pushes down on McGuiness's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nemrik is nestled in close to McGuiness, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nemrik scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nemrik looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemrik seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nemrik scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nemrik missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nemrik scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nemrik takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nemrik takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemrik content to control rather than advance.
McGuiness taking some punishment here, with Nemrik in his half guard.
Nemrik takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nemrik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nemrik performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Nemrik might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
McGuiness is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nemrik passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McGuiness!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordo Nemrik dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nemrik's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGuiness connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nemrik scrambles back to his feet.
Nemrik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuiness throws the left hand but Nemrik avoids the punch easily.
McGuiness keeps the fight on the outside.
Nemrik looks to land a right hand but McGuiness moved out of range.
McGuiness slips a straight right by Nemrik.
Nemrik throws a body punch but McGuiness moves out of range.
Nemrik throws a front kick aimed at McGuiness's knee but McGuiness avoids it well.
McGuiness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nemrik.
Some wild striking there from McGuiness.
Nemrik misses the shot to the body.
McGuiness ducks under a wild hook from Nemrik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness misses with a looping right.
Nemrik changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuiness misses with an uppercut. Nemrik saw that one coming.
Nemrik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGuiness rather than just go for the knockout.
McGuiness throws an overhand right that lands on Nemrik's shoulder, as Nemrik tries to avoid the shot.
Nemrik just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuiness misses with a hook.
McGuiness lands a two punch combo.
Nemrik throws a hook but McGuiness blocks it.
The fighters circling - McGuiness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuiness looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuiness misses the target.
McGuiness jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nemrik misses the shot to the body.
Nemrik throws a hook but McGuiness blocks it.
Nemrik has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nemrik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nemrik.
Nemrik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nemrik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuiness sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGuiness gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nemrik to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nemrik forces his way into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nemrik scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness taking some punishment here, with Nemrik in his half guard.
Nemrik perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nemrik working McGuiness over with strikes.
McGuiness avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nemrik.
Nemrik keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gordo Nemrik has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nemrik scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemrik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nemrik passes to full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nemrik controlling the position easily from mount.
Nemrik breaks from McGuiness's wrist control and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nemrik cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordo Nemrik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McGuiness keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nemrik.
Nemrik shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McGuiness napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nemrik scores with punches from side control.
Nemrik landing strikes.
McGuiness parries the strikes from Nemrik easily there. Nemrik is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McGuiness to escape.
McGuiness on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nemrik lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nemrik is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt McGuiness will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
McGuiness is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nemrik connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemrik grinds an elbow into McGuiness's temple.
Nemrik lands an elbow.
McGuiness is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nemrik scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh McGuiness is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Nemrik can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordo Nemrik!
A very excited looking Gordo Nemrik made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Diamondback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Bautista had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Andrei Diamondback!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamondback scoring well with a low kick there.
Diamondback lands a nice shot that snaps Bautista's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Diamondback.
Diamondback throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diamondback finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diamondback connects with a jab.
Diamondback bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bautista's head.
Diamondback throws a chopping leg kick but Bautista manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bautista avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diamondback scores with a nice head shot.
Bautista looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bautista chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diamondback can pounce on him.
Andrei Diamondback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diamondback cracks Bautista with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamondback delivers a nice body kick.
Diamondback lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diamondback fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bautista has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diamondback scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bautista in his tracks.
Bautista takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bautista closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bautista checks a low kick from Diamondback.
Diamondback misses with a wild combination.
A good leg kick by Diamondback.
Diamondback explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamondback throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bautista on the side of the head.
Diamondback chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bautista looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bautista walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bautista walks into a stiff left hand from Diamondback.
Diamondback scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diamondback throws a low kick but Bautista moves out of range easily.
Diamondback scores with a leg kick.
Bautista walks into a left hand.
Bautista is rocked!
Diamondback throws an overhand right that drops Bautista like a sack of potatoes! Diamondback dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Diamondback!
Andrei Diamondback managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ace of Spades Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guto Silveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joshua Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guto Silveira!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer throws a hook but Silveira avoids it easily.
Silveira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hammer misses with a jab to the body
enabling Silveira to counter with a crisp jab.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silveira.
Hammer throws a hook but Silveira blocks it.
Silveira looks to land a combination but Hammer avoids it well.
Joshua Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Silveira.
It looks like Joshua Hammer has been cut.
Silveira ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Hammer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silveira misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammer 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.
Silveira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer throws out a powerful jab.
Silveira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Silveira is just out of range.
Hammer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Silveira.
Silveira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silveira.
Silveira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silveira.
Hammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hammer missing with a left hand there. Silveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hammer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hammer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammer takes a swing at Silveira's ribcage but misses.
Silveira lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silveira slips under a jab from Hammer.
Silveira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hammer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hammer is rocked!
Silveira has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A punch combination from Silveira misses.
Silveira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Hammer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a lazy uppercut
and Silveira counters with a crisp right that sends Hammer to the canvas! Silveira follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guto Silveira!
Guto Silveira seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Huang Tze Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patt Magroin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Huang Tze Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patt Magroin!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tze Long closes the distance and clinches up with Magroin, looking for a takedown. Tze Long pushes Magroin against the cage but Magroin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tze Long tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magroin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tze Long dives in for a single leg takedown but Magroin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Magroin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tze Long has him pressed against the cage.
Tze Long throws a head punch that misses.
Tze Long lands a shot to the body.
Tze Long keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magroin's efforts to push away.
Magroin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Magroin tries to break free but Tze Long pushes him back against the cage.
Tze Long wants the takedown. Magroin is fighting it off but Tze Long persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Magroin's guard against the cage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tze Long wants to pass the guard but Magroin is keeping the position.
Tze Long drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tze Long jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tze Long drops back looking for a leg! Magroin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Magroin manages to kick Tze Long off! Tze Long jumps back into Magroin's guard.
Tze Long pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magroin is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tze Long sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Magroin's guard.
Tze Long is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tze Long passes to side control.
Magroin prevents Tze Long from improving position.
Tze Long working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tze Long has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Magroin is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Tze Long yanks on the arm and Magroin is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Tze Long.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Huang Tze Long!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kin Olplitzik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olplitzik has chosen Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road To The Riches as his entrance music. Mac Force could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kin Olplitzik's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mac Force!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kin Olplitzik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olplitzik tries for a takedown but Force circles away easily
and Force counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Olplitzik has eaten all the pies!
Force waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olplitzik.
Olplitzik with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Force to counter with a crisp jab.
Olplitzik looks to clinch
and Olplitzik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olplitzik misses with a takedown
and Force counters with a nice right hand that sends Olplitzik toppling to the canvas! Olplitzik scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Force finish him?!
Olplitzik is rocked!
Mac Force has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kin Olplitzik.
Olplitzik has his takedown stuffed
and Force counters with a right hand from hell and Olplitzik is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mac Force!
In defeat, Kin Olplitzik stepped up to the mic, saying 'Mac Force put a lot of force on me for this win. I respect his skills, because he beat me. I need to get back on the win, and I'm confident that I can beat everyone in a rematch.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Antonise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simon Antonise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ethan Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Antonise.
Hunt cracks Antonise with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Antonise is out of range.
Hunt tries to bum rush Antonise with a series of wild strikes but Antonise uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antonise scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Antonise pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Antonise takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Antonise gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonise connects with the punch.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antonise was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Antonise throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Hunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Antonise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Antonise lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Antonise is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Ethan Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antonise throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Antonise takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antonise slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
Antonise seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Antonise looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Antonise misses the target.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt throws a hook but Antonise blocks it.
Antonise takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Antonise paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Antonise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Antonise defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt throws a body punch but Antonise moves out of range.
Antonise moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Antonise moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Hunt does it's job there.
Hunt lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Antonise throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Antonise counter with a right hand.
It looks like Ethan Hunt has been cut.
A cross from Hunt lands.
Antonise throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Antonise's head backwards.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antonise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Antonise dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Antonise takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antonise connects with the punch.
Hunt misses with a wild combination.
Antonise is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antonise connects with a nice looking jab.
Hunt takes a swing at Antonise's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Hunt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Antonise counters with a nice body shot.
Ethan Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Hunt does no damage.
Antonise thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Antonise counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antonise fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Antonise counters with a nice uppercut.
Antonise scores with a nice strike.
Hunt is rocked!
Antonise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Antonise finish him?
Hunt moves away from the strike by Antonise.
Antonise takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Antonise, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Antonise fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonise working aggressively here.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Antonise misses with a hook
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Antonise.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antonise walks into a stiff left hand from Hunt.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antonise scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
Antonise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Antonise.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Antonise missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonise misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Antonise pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt works Antonise's body with a nice hook.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt misses with a body punch
and Antonise counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Antonise slips the punch.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Antonise avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Antonise counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antonise on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Antonise counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Antonise in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Antonise misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt pushes Antonise back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Antonise.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Antonise backwards.
Hunt tries a body shot but Antonise blocks it.
Antonise lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Antonise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Antonise.
Antonise struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt just leaning against Antonise, taking a breather.
Antonise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antonise misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Antonise can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
A short right from Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ethan Hunt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ethan Hunt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hunt is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Antonise paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hunt connects with a looping right hand.
Antonise lands with a cross.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Antonise counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Antonise throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antonise moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Antonise slips a straight right by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Antonise was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Antonise ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Antonise manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonise throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Antonise throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt slips a jab from Antonise.
Hunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Antonise on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Antonise misses the body punch
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Antonise circles away.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Antonise.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Antonise has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt pushes Antonise back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt clobbers Antonise with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antonise misses with a wild combination.
Antonise lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Antonise lands with a straight right. Hunt didn't see that one coming.
Hunt slips a jab from Antonise.
Hunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonise throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Antonise staying out of range there.
Hunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Antonise lands a jab to the nose.
Hunt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Antonise takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hunt swings for the body but Antonise moves out of range.
Ethan Hunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Antonise slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donk. Hunt catches Antonise right on the button with a cross.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Antonise is just out of range.
Antonise throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antonise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Antonise avoids them all with ease.
Antonise swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antonise takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Simon Antonise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunt staying out of range there.
A right-left combo lands from Hunt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Antonise throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Antonise throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunt 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Hunt!
Ethan Hunt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adabisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceasar Memphis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Adabisi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simon Adabisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ceasar Memphis!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Memphis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adabisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adabisi throws a looping overhand right but Memphis ducks down to avoid it.
Adabisi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Basics -LOD- in the buildup to the fight.
A punch combination from Memphis misses.
Adabisi throws a hook but Memphis blocks it.
Adabisi takes a swing at Memphis's ribcage but misses.
Adabisi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Memphis eats them both and turns towards Adabisi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice straight punches there by Adabisi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adabisi.
Memphis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Memphis is looking to clinch.
Memphis throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi looks to land a left hand but Memphis moved out of range nicely.
Memphis tests Adabisi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Memphis tries to bum rush Adabisi with a series of wild strikes but Adabisi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adabisi misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Memphis as he connects with a hook.
Memphis swinging wildly here.
Memphis tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Adabisi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Adabisi just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Adabisi misses.
Adabisi tests Memphis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ceasar Memphis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Memphis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Memphis lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi throws a sloppy body shot
letting Memphis counter with a right hand.
Memphis fails to land with a series of punches.
Memphis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Adabisi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Memphis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Memphis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adabisi.
Adabisi throws a poor cross that misses
and Memphis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adabisi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Memphis.
Memphis lands a jab to the nose.
Memphis tries to clinch but Adabisi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Adabisi.
Adabisi checks the leg kick.
Memphis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Memphis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Memphis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adabisi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Memphis fails to land with a series of punches.
Memphis lands a jab-cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Memphis tries to clinch but Adabisi moves out of range.
Adabisi misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ceasar Memphis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adabisi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Memphis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adabisi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Adabisi.
Memphis is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Adabisi! Memphis is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Adabisi!
In defeat, Ceasar Memphis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Where the fuck am I? What the fuck happened? Where the, Im just bullshitting you guys, I know whats going on. Its a surprise party for me isnt it'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stigma Diabolicum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chocolate Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al has chosen Magnetic Eyes as his entrance music. Chocolate Al has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stigma Diabolicum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chocolate Al!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diabolicum blocks a jab.
Al misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Al.
Al looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diabolicum feints and then cracks Al's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Al down.
Diabolicum tries a head kick but it misses.
Al throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diabolicum counters with a head kick. That will keep Al thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Al tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diabolicum was well out of range. Poor timing from Al.
Al steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diabolicum. That one must have hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Al crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Diabolicum - the referee stops the clock and Al gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Diabolicum. Al manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Al misses with a wild body shot.
Diabolicum seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Diabolicum throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Chocolate Al has been cut.
Diabolicum slips under a jab.
Diabolicum scores with a head kick.
Al is rocked!
Al rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diabolicum counters with a head kick that drops Al to the mat! Al scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Al is still on wobbly legs! Can Diabolicum finish him?
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Diabolicum throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Al is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stigma Diabolicum!
Stigma Diabolicum retains his light heavyweight title!
Stigma Diabolicum decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zongtang Tso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bawkup Huknee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bawkup Huknee will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zongtang Tso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bawkup Huknee!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huknee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tso's head.
Huknee looks to score with a jab to the body but Tso is just out of range.
Huknee closes the distance but Tso moves to the side
and Tso counters with a single leg into guard. Huknee didn't expect that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Huknee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tso.
Tso keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Huknee's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huknee keeping moving, preventing Tso from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tso throws an elbow that misses. Huknee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tso's guard. Nice move by Huknee!
Tso trying to control the position.
Tso manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huknee is squirming around, avoiding Tso's attempts to control the action.
Tso landing strikes from the mount.
Tso misses with a head shot.
Tso will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tso throws some wild stikes that Huknee manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huknee is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tso throws a wild left hand from mount and Huknee manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Tso is stalling here. Huknee is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tso seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Huknee has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tso wants to control but Huknee postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Tso is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tso 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huknee working away.
Tso is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Huknee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tso holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Tso is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tso on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tso tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso sneaks back into half guard.
Tso wants to control but Huknee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tso wants to get back to full guard.
Tso is looking to control Huknee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tso avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso is trying to get back to full guard.
Tso moves into full guard.
Huknee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tso trying to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Huknee moves out of range as Tso strikes.
Tso takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zongtang Tso dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tso lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tso looks for the body kick but Huknee saw that one coming.
Huknee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tso.
Tso has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Huknee misses with a body shot.
Tso is looking to slow Huknee down with leg kicks.
Tso avoids the body shot from Huknee.
Bawkup Huknee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huknee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tso counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tso landing with the ground and pound.
Tso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Huknee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tso is controlling him.
Tso throwing strikes from guard but Huknee blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso wants to control from the top but Huknee keeps moving.
Tso throws a strike but Huknee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tso is trying to control the position but Huknee postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tso is working hard here to advance position.
Tso trying to control the position.
Huknee preventing the sweep.
Tso is trying to keep Huknee in close.
Huknee preventing the sweep.
Tso controls Huknee momentarily but Huknee frees himself.
Zongtang Tso has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Huknee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huknee moves to clinch but Tso breaks away
and Tso counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tso is working Huknee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Huknee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tso.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tso trying to control but Huknee is working from the bottom.
Zongtang Tso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tso throwing strikes from guard but Huknee blocks nicely.
Tso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huknee wants to stand and escape but Tso is having none of it.
Huknee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Huknee keeping moving, preventing Tso from controlling successfully.
Tso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Huknee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing that Tso has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zongtang Tso dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Huknee scores with a hook to the body. Tso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huknee checks a leg kick.
Huknee misses with a body shot
and Tso counters with a takedown into side control.
Tso working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tso connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Huknee some visible discomfort.
Tso misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tso creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Huknee sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tso throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huknee keeps working.
Tso is trying to ground and pound but Huknee uses the momentary lack of control by Tso to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Huknee to regain full guard.
Huknee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tso is controlling him.
Tso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huknee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tso wants to control from the top but Huknee keeps moving.
Tso prevents Huknee from getting back to his feet.
Tso throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huknee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huknee can do to turn this around?
Tso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tso scoring with some ground and pound.
Tso trying to control the position from guard on top but Huknee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tso chips away with some ground and pound.
Huknee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Huknee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tso postures up in Huknee's guard and throws a big left but Huknee blocks it.
Tso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso trying to control the position from guard on top but Huknee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tso throws a strike but Huknee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tso wants to control the position but Huknee says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Tso is looking for a sweep. Huknee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tso regains full guard. Nicely done.
Huknee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tso wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Huknee is now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso wants to control but Huknee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Huknee tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tso controls his leg.
Tso tries to roll over but Huknee keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zongtang Tso clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Huknee misses with a body shot.
Huknee wants to clinch up but Tso keeps it at a distance.
Tso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Huknee misses with a body shot
and Tso counters with a takedown into side control.
Tso in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tso is working Huknee over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tso works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tso throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tso trying to control the position but Huknee is working away.
Tso throws a strike aimed at the side of Huknee's head but Huknee avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tso working the strikes but Huknee uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tso is trying to control. Huknee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tso sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Huknee defending well though.
Tso sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Huknee defending well though.
Tso looks to land a strike but Huknee avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tso wants to control from the top but Huknee keeps moving.
Huknee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tso.
Huknee keeping moving, preventing Tso from controlling successfully.
Huknee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huknee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tso.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huknee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tso postures up in Huknee's guard and throws a big left but Huknee blocks it.
Tso throwing strikes but missing.
Tso with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tso with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tso looking to sit in guard and control but Huknee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huknee's head.
Tso trying to control from half guard but Huknee is working away.
Huknee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tso.
Huknee regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tso.
Tso won't allow Huknee to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso throwing strikes from guard but Huknee blocks nicely.
Tso keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Huknee's head.
Tso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tso postures up in Huknee's guard and throws a big left but Huknee blocks it.
Huknee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tso landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tso throws a strike but Huknee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zongtang Tso had his way with Bawkup Huknee in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Huknee thuds his right hand into Tso's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Huknee tries to clinch up but Tso circles away and keeps his distance.
Huknee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Huknee clinches up against the cage.
Tso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huknee backwards.
Tso misses with the head strike.
Tso misses with some punches.
Tso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huknee looking for a takedown.
Huknee misses with a body punch.
Tso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Huknee is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huknee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tso pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tso throws a leg kick but Huknee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Huknee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tso takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed right hand from Huknee misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Tso. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tso.
Tso throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tso misses the target.
Bawkup Huknee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zongtang Tso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Huknee misses.
Tso takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Huknee misses with a wild body shot.
Tso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Huknee misses with a left hand
and Tso counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Huknee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huknee keeping moving, preventing Tso from controlling successfully.
Huknee has his foot on Tso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tso works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tso postures up in Huknee's guard and throws a big left but Huknee blocks it.
Tso throws a big right hand that misses.
Tso wants to control from the top but Huknee keeps moving.
Tso is in close to Huknee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tso throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huknee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tso postures up in Huknee's guard and throws a big left but Huknee blocks it.
Tso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tso throws a big right hand that misses.
Huknee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tso wants to control from the top but Huknee keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zongtang Tso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tso, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zongtang Tso!
Zongtang Tso retains his heavyweight title!
An intense looking Zongtang Tso took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Still Undefeated! Free Chicken for Everyone'.
Bawkup Huknee was interviewed post fight and said 'Its not my fault they got rid of testosterone'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex The Lion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Berzins!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Lion blocks a leg kick.
Alex The Lion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Lion takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The Lion darts in trying to clinch
and Berzins counters with a leg kick.
The Lion fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Lion wants to clinch.
The Lion checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Lion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berzins forces The Lion back against the cage and clinches.
Berzins's coach down at Island Premium CT was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Berzins's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Berzins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Lion throws a punch but it's blocked by Berzins.
The Lion dodges an elbow strike from Berzins.
Berzins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Lion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Lion can't find room to land a body shot as Berzins controls the action.
The Lion misses with the head strike.
The Lion blocks an elbow strike.
Berzins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Lion can't find room to land a body shot as Berzins controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Lion takes an elbow to the temple.
Berzins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Lion scores with a hook to the body.
Berzins throws an elbow but it misses.
The Lion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Lion throws a punch but it's blocked by Berzins.
Berzins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Lion avoids a wild elbow strike from Berzins.
The Lion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Lion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Berzins lands an elbow just above The Lion 's eye.
Berzins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Lion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berzins's elbow.
Berzins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Berzins lands an elbow that stopped The Lion in his tracks for a moment.
The Lion avoids a wild elbow strike from Berzins.
A short right from The Lion.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Lion.
The Lion can't find room to land a body shot as Berzins controls the action.
The Lion lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berzins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Berzins blocking some punches.
Berzins lands a damaging elbow.
The Lion avoids a wild elbow strike from Berzins.
The Lion misses with a punch on the inside.
The Lion misses with a body punch.
The Lion throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Berzins.
The Lion blocks an elbow strike from Berzins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Lion.
Berzins lands an elbow just above The Lion 's eye.
Berzins blocks an uppercut.
Berzins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Berzins misses with an elbow over the top.
The Lion avoids a wild elbow strike from Berzins.
The Lion lands a shoulder strike.
The Lion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from The Lion.
The Lion takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by The Lion.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Lion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins lands an elbow that stopped The Lion in his tracks for a moment.
The Lion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berzins throws an elbow that misses.
The Lion blocks an elbow strike from Berzins.
A nice left hand lands by The Lion.
The Lion avoids a wild elbow strike from Berzins.
The Lion misses with the head strike.
The Lion blocks the elbow strike.
The Lion lands a left hand.
Berzins throws an elbow that misses.
The Lion throws a punch but it's blocked by Berzins.
Berzins prevents a body shot from The Lion.
The Lion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berzins throws an elbow but it misses.
Berzins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berzins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Lion misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Lion has a couple of punches blocked by Berzins.
The Lion blocks an elbow strike from Berzins.
Berzins throws an elbow but it misses.
Berzins blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Lion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Lion misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berzins throws an elbow but misses.
Berzins blocks an uppercut.
The Lion throws a head punch that misses.
Berzins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Lion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berzins backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berzins lands an elbow inside that The Lion shrugs off.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Berzins misses with an elbow strike.
The Lion misses with the head strike.
Berzins stalling against the cage.
The Lion misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Berzins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Lion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Lion.
Berzins pushes off an throws an elbow but The Lion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Lion misses with a punch to the body.
Berzins has The Lion pressed against the cage.
The Lion misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Alex The Lion will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Berzins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Lion tries to clinch up but Berzins circles away and keeps his distance.
The Lion tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Berzins.
Berzins keeps the fight on the outside.
The Lion closes the distance looking to clinch
and Berzins counters with a thumping low kick.
The Lion closes the distance but Berzins moves to the side
and Berzins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Berzins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Lion's defenses.
The Lion avoids a wild elbow strike from Berzins.
The Lion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Lion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Berzins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berzins.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berzins throws an elbow but misses.
Berzins lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berzins throws an elbow but misses.
The Lion misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion lands with a short shot to the head.
Berzins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Lion blocks an elbow strike.
Good body shot from The Lion.
A head punch on the inside from The Lion fails to land.
The Lion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Berzins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Lion blocks an elbow strike.
The Lion tries to work over Berzins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzins just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Lion's brow.
The Lion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzins just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Lion's brow.
The Lion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berzins backwards.
Berzins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berzins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Lion tries to work over Berzins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berzins throws an elbow but it misses.
The Lion lands a shoulder strike.
The Lion takes an elbow to the temple.
Berzins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Lion throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Lion misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berzins blocks an uppercut.
A short left from The Lion.
Berzins pushes off an throws an elbow but The Lion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Berzins throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The Lion avoids a wild elbow strike from Berzins.
The Lion lands a body punch.
The Lion misses with a punch on the inside.
The Lion misses with a punch on the inside.
The Lion blocks the elbow strike.
Berzins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Lion's defenses.
The Lion misses with a punch on the inside.
The Lion blocks the elbow strike.
Berzins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berzins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Lion.
Alex The Lion has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Lion blocks an elbow strike from Berzins.
The Lion misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Lion has a couple of punches blocked by Berzins.
The Lion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berzins backwards.
Berzins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Berzins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Lion blocks an elbow strike.
Berzins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Lion's defenses.
The Lion misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Lion misses with a punch on the inside.
Berzins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Lion struggles to land a body shot inside as Berzins controls his hands.
Berzins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berzins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Lion blocks an elbow strike from Berzins.
The Lion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Lion has a couple of punches blocked by Berzins.
The Lion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berzins.
The Lion lands a nice shot to the body.
The Lion misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berzins throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzins throws an elbow but it misses.
The Lion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from The Lion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Berzins.
Berzins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berzins lands a damaging elbow.
The Lion blocks the elbow strike.
The Lion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Lion struggles to land a body shot inside as Berzins controls his hands.
Berzins looking to stall.
Berzins blocking some punches.
The Lion working aggressively here.
Berzins blocks an uppercut.
The Lion tries a body shot but Berzins blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Lion misses with some punches.
The Lion lands with a short shot to the head.
The Lion avoids the elbow strike from Berzins, against the cage.
The Lion lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Lion tries to throw a body punch but Berzins avoids it by throwing The Lion back against the cage.
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 Alex The Lion will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Berzins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by The Lion's head coaches at Elite Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The Lion wants to clinch but Berzins slips to the side
and Berzins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The Lion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Berzins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berzins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Lion tries to clinch up but Berzins circles away and keeps his distance.
Berzins clinches up with The Lion and pushes him back against the cage.
The Lion avoids the elbow strike from Berzins, against the cage.
The Lion misses with some punches.
The Lion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berzins's elbow.
A short right from The Lion on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from The Lion fails to land.
Berzins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berzins.
Berzins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Lion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Lion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from The Lion on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Lion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Lion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berzins lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion lands a body punch.
Berzins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Lion struggles to land a body shot inside as Berzins controls his hands.
The Lion misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berzins throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berzins.
Berzins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzins just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Lion's brow.
Berzins blocking some punches.
Berzins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berzins.
The Lion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Berzins misses with an elbow over the top.
Berzins lands an elbow just above The Lion 's eye.
The Lion takes an elbow to the temple.
Berzins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from The Lion fails to land.
Berzins misses with an elbow strike.
The Lion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berzins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzins leaning against his opponent.
The Lion lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berzins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Lion tries to work over Berzins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Lion can't find room to land a body shot as Berzins controls the action.
Berzins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Lion lands a body punch.
Berzins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Lion.
The Lion works on Berzins's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from The Lion.
The Lion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berzins backwards.
The Lion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Berzins misses with an elbow strike.
The Lion dodges an elbow strike from Berzins.
The Lion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Berzins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berzins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Lion lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from The Lion fails to land.
Berzins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Lion throws a punch but it's blocked by Berzins.
The Lion throws a punch but it's blocked by Berzins.
Berzins throws an elbow but it misses.
Berzins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Berzins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Berzins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Lion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Lion scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Lion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berzins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berzins blocking some punches.
The Lion lands with a short shot to the head.
The Lion takes an elbow to the temple.
The Lion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Lion misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Lion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berzins's elbow.
A short right from The Lion on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by The Lion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berzins throws an elbow but misses.
The Lion swings wildly with an uppercut but Berzins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berzins takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Lion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Berzins has The Lion pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Lion blocks the elbow strike.
The Lion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berzins backwards.
Berzins misses with an elbow strike.
The Lion can't find room to land a body shot as Berzins controls the action.
A shot in the inside from The Lion.
Berzins is rocked!
The Lion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Lion misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berzins prevents a body shot from The Lion.
The Lion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Berzins is still on wobbly legs! Can The Lion finish him?
Berzins lands an elbow just above The Lion 's eye.
The Lion avoids a wild elbow strike from Berzins.
Berzins lands an elbow just above The Lion 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex The Lion clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Lion closes the distance looking to clinch
and Berzins counters with a nice leg kick.
Berzins seems to have recovered his senses.
The Lion tries to clinch but Berzins moves away
and Berzins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Berzins lands an elbow that stopped The Lion in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from The Lion fails to land.
The Lion takes an elbow to the forehead.
The Lion lands a nice uppercut.
The Lion blocks the elbow strike.
The Lion avoids a wild elbow strike from Berzins.
Berzins lands an elbow inside that The Lion shrugs off.
The Lion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berzins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Lion misses with a punch to the body.
The Lion working aggressively here.
The Lion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Lion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Lion tries to work over Berzins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Lion blocks an elbow strike from Berzins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berzins's elbow.
Berzins lands a damaging elbow.
The Lion lands a body punch in the clinch.
Berzins is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The Lion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berzins's elbow.
Berzins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short left from The Lion.
Berzins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Lion.
The Lion working aggressively here.
The Lion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berzins pushes off an throws an elbow but The Lion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Berzins misses with an elbow strike.
Berzins misses with an elbow over the top.
Berzins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berzins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from The Lion on the inside.
The Lion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berzins lands an elbow just above The Lion 's eye.
The Lion tries to throw a body punch but Berzins avoids it by throwing The Lion back against the cage.
The Lion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Lion misses with the head strike.
Berzins misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Lion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Berzins backwards.
Berzins throws an elbow that misses.
The Lion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Berzins backwards.
Berzins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Lion's defenses.
The Lion blocks the elbow strike.
The Lion working aggressively here.
Berzins misses with an elbow strike.
The Lion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Lion swings wildly with an uppercut but Berzins uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Lion scores with a shot to the side of Berzins's head.
Berzins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Lion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Lion.
The Lion misses with some punches.
The Lion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berzins's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins pushes off an throws an elbow but The Lion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Berzins throws an elbow that misses.
Berzins pushes off an throws an elbow but The Lion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Lion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berzins's elbow.
The Lion scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from The Lion.
The Lion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berzins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berzins taking a breather.
Berzins pushes off an throws an elbow but The Lion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Lion throws a punch but it's blocked by Berzins.
The referee is keeping an eye on Berzins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Lion tries to throw a body punch but Berzins avoids it by throwing The Lion back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by The Lion.
Berzins taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzins just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Lion's brow.
Berzins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Lion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Lion dodges an elbow strike from Berzins.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berzins throws an elbow but misses.
Berzins blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzins just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Lion's brow.
The Lion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Lion working aggressively here.
The Lion lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for The Lion.
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!
Berzins throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Lion.
A shot in the inside from The Lion.
The Lion avoids a wild elbow strike from Berzins.
The Lion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzins just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Lion's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzins just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Lion's brow.
Berzins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berzins throws an elbow that misses.
Berzins pushes off an throws an elbow but The Lion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from The Lion fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex The Lion had his way with Andrew Berzins in that round.
That's time! The Lion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The Lion tries to clinch
and Berzins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Lion moves in looking to clinch but Berzins pushes him off.
The Lion tries to clinch up.
The Lion moves in looking to clinch but Berzins pushes him off.
Berzins swats away the attempt to clinch by The Lion.
The Lion fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Lion clinches.
Berzins pushes off an throws an elbow but The Lion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Lion lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Lion works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Berzins blocking some punches.
The Lion throws a punch but it's blocked by Berzins.
The Lion lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Berzins.
Berzins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berzins blocks a body shot from The Lion.
The Lion takes an elbow to the forehead.
The Lion misses with the head strike.
The Lion lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion dodges an elbow strike from Berzins.
Berzins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Lion scores with a shot to the side of Berzins's head.
The Lion throws a punch but it's blocked by Berzins.
The Lion avoids the elbow strike from Berzins, against the cage.
The Lion throws a head punch that misses.
The Lion misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Lion lands a shot to the body.
The Lion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berzins's elbow.
Berzins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berzins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berzins misses with an elbow over the top.
The Lion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Lion has a couple of punches blocked by Berzins.
The Lion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Lion swings wildly with an uppercut but Berzins uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Lion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzins throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from The Lion.
The Lion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Lion tries to throw a body punch but Berzins avoids it by throwing The Lion back against the cage.
Berzins is struggling to control the position.
The Lion misses with the head strike.
The Lion working aggressively here.
The Lion blocks an elbow strike from Berzins.
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!
Good body shot from The Lion.
The Lion takes an elbow to the forehead.
Berzins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The Lion throws a head punch that misses.
The Lion blocks an elbow strike.
The Lion misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berzins.
Berzins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Berzins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Lion misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from The Lion fails to land.
The Lion blocks an elbow strike.
The Lion misses with the head strike.
The Lion lands a hook that snaps the head of Berzins backwards.
The Lion swings wildly with an uppercut but Berzins uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Lion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berzins backwards.
Berzins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Lion dodges an elbow strike from Berzins.
The Lion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berzins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The Lion is working Berzins over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from The Lion.
Andrew Berzins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berzins is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Berzins prevents a body shot from The Lion.
The Lion blocks the elbow strike.
The Lion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Lion has a couple of punches blocked by Berzins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzins throws an elbow that misses.
Berzins pushes off an throws an elbow but The Lion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Lion misses with a punch on the inside.
The Lion works on Berzins'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!
The Lion blocks an elbow strike from Berzins.
Berzins pushes off an throws an elbow but The Lion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Berzins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Lion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berzins's elbow.
The Lion blocks an elbow strike from Berzins.
A short right from The Lion on the inside.
The Lion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Lion cracks Berzins with a nice body shot.
Berzins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Lion's defenses.
The Lion lands a nice uppercut.
Berzins slows down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Lion lands with a short shot to the head.
The Lion lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Lion misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex The Lion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Lion, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 50:45
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex The Lion!
Alex The Lion retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Alex The Lion thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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