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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao comes into the arena with Its Time for War blaring out of the sound system. Storm has chosen ThunderStruck as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Storm!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm darts in looking for a takedown but Pacquiao gets double underhooks and turns Storm into the cage.
Pacquiao tries to circle away but Storm has him pinned against the cage.
Pacquiao misses with the head strike.
Storm tries for a takedown but Pacquiao manages to get underhooks.
Pacquiao wants to break free but Storm has control.
Storm drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Storm.
Storm jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pacquiao walks away with a smile on his face. Storm gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Storm dives in for a single leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pacquiao is trying to force a seperation but Storm has the dominant position.
Storm keeps control of Pacquiao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pacquiao is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pacquiao managing to block the knees to the body from Storm.
Storm drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pacquiao pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pacquiao lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Pacquiao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pacquiao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pacquiao lands a left and a right that send Storm crashing to the mat, dazed. Pacquiao thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Storm is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm leaves his chin hanging out and Pacquiao seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Storm crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manny Pacquiao!
A very excited looking Manny Pacquiao 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.
The defeated Jim Storm had this to say: 'It's been a good run....but I'm done! Thank you!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivin St Daintoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Tentheros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Olivin St Daintoro has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Olivin St Daintoro seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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221 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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205 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Olivin St Daintoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Tentheros!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tentheros throws a head kick but St Daintoro moves out of range.
St Daintoro throws a sloppy head kick and Tentheros moves out of range easily.
Tentheros has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as St Daintoro is landing a low percentage of strikes.
St Daintoro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Ken Tentheros has been cut.
St Daintoro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Daintoro tries a head kick but it misses.
Tentheros on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tentheros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Daintoro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Daintoro delivers a nice body kick.
Olivin St Daintoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Daintoro misses with a head kick.
St Daintoro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Daintoro throws a right hand that Tentheros ducks under and follows up with a left that Tentheros also avoids with ease.
St Daintoro lunges at Tentheros with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tentheros's hand.
St Daintoro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tentheros.
St Daintoro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Daintoro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tentheros tries a low kick but St Daintoro avoids it.
St Daintoro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Daintoro slaps away a takedown attempt from Tentheros, before circling back to the center of the mat.
St Daintoro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tentheros.
St Daintoro misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by St Daintoro as he checks the leg kick.
St Daintoro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tentheros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Daintoro.
Tentheros misses with a low kick.
A combination from St Daintoro does no damage.
Tentheros closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. St Daintoro did well to prevent Tentheros getting side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tentheros working St Daintoro over with strikes.
St Daintoro is trying to stand up here but Tentheros is controlling him well.
St Daintoro makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tentheros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Daintoro.
Tentheros swings for the body but St Daintoro moves out of range.
Tentheros is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Daintoro.
St Daintoro throws a head kick but Tentheros moves out of range.
Tentheros tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tentheros misses with a straight right.
Tentheros shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Daintoro as he jumps to the side.
St Daintoro looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Olivin St Daintoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Tentheros.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tentheros. Tentheros obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tentheros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Daintoro.
Tentheros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Daintoro.
St Daintoro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Daintoro looks to land a combination but Tentheros avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Tentheros misses the target.
St Daintoro loads up on a big right hand but Tentheros slips the punch.
Tentheros feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tentheros throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Daintoro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tentheros scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
St Daintoro wants to stand and escape but Tentheros is having none of it.
Tentheros throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Daintoro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tentheros showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tentheros passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down St Daintoro's shoulder. That is not cool.
St Daintoro is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tentheros asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tentheros working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tentheros cracks St Daintoro with a big right hand but St Daintoro just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
St Daintoro is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tentheros has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tentheros has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tentheros trying to control the position but St Daintoro is working away.
Tentheros sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but St Daintoro is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tentheros postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Tentheros are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tentheros happy to just control the position for now.
St Daintoro wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tentheros trying to control the position but St Daintoro is working away.
St Daintoro tries to escape but Tentheros is in control.
St Daintoro takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tentheros lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear St Daintoro down.
St Daintoro is trying to buck Tentheros off.
Tentheros scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Tentheros dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Tentheros's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tentheros looks to score with a jab to the body but St Daintoro is just out of range.
St Daintoro scores with a head kick. Tentheros tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Olivin St Daintoro is winning the standup battle so far.
Tentheros throws a right hand that St Daintoro ducks under and follows up with a left that St Daintoro also avoids with ease.
Tentheros is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Daintoro.
St Daintoro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tentheros blocks a head kick by St Daintoro.
St Daintoro misses with a two punch combination.
Tentheros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tentheros connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St Daintoro is rocked!
St Daintoro circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Tentheros. St Daintoro falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Tentheros!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ken Tentheros!
Ken Tentheros took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucjan Anielski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Dravinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
17 - 10 - 1 |
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191 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lucjan Anielski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Dravinski!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dravinski darts in looking for a takedown but Anielski gets double underhooks and turns Dravinski into the cage.
Anielski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dravinski is defending well for now.
Dravinski tries for a takedown but Anielski manages to get underhooks.
Anielski manages to break the clinch.
Dravinski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good shot there by Anielski.
Dravinski tries to land a front kick but Anielski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dravinski misses with a body kick.
Anielski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dravinski. That did some damage!
Some wild striking there from Anielski.
Donk. Anielski catches Dravinski right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anielski throws a series of punches but Dravinski avoids them all with ease.
Dravinski 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.
Dravinski lands a nice shot that snaps Anielski's head back.
Lucjan Anielski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dravinski swings widly with a right hand
letting Anielski counter with a right hand.
Dravinski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anielski avoids it really well and circles away.
Lucjan Anielski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Dravinski.
Dravinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dravinski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anielski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sydney Elite Systems in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick by Dravinski misses
and Anielski counters with a body kick.
Dravinski closes the distance and clinches up with Anielski, looking for a takedown. Dravinski pushes Anielski against the cage but Anielski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dravinski throws the kick towards the body but Anielski avoids it.
Anielski scores with a jab. Dravinski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Anielski lands with an uppercut that bounces Dravinski off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anielski connects with a jab.
Anielski feints and then cracks Dravinski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dravinski down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anielski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anielski lands a jab to the nose.
Dravinski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anielski as he jumps to the side.
Anielski slips under a jab.
Dravinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anielski cracks Dravinski with a good jab.
Anielski misses the jab.
Lucjan Anielski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dravinski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dravinski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dravinski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anielski.
Anielski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dravinski is rocked!
Dravinski is trying desperately to land a takedown but Anielski is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dravinski.
Anielski cracks Dravinski with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Dravinski tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Anielski pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Dravinski is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucjan Anielski!
After the big win, Lucjan Anielski made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Alvarez Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Guerreiro by Curumin. Banner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Raining Blood by Slayer. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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171 lbs
25 - 13 - 0 |
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185 lbs
31 - 18 - 1 |
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Great elbows
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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
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guilherme Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Alvarez Banner!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner digs a good body shot into Alves's ribs.
Banner misses with an uppercut.
Banner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Banner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alves blocks a jab.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Banner swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.
Banner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Banner takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
Banner throws a big shot that misses.
Alves gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Banner to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banner is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Banner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Banner is working Alves over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Banner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Banner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Banner is looking to work some ground and pound but Alves has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banner pushing down on Alves's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Alves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banner.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
Alves is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Palazzo Paisano, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Banner prevents Alves from improving his position.
Banner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alves knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alves manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Banner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Banner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alves is looking for a triangle here but Banner uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves looking for a sweep but Banner has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Alves keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Alvarez Banner dominated that round.
That's time! Alves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alves lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Banner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Banner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch combination from Banner misses.
Banner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Banner lands with a nice combination. Alves backs away looking to recover.
Alves throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Banner to counter with a crisp jab.
Banner lands a nice hook to Alves's body. Alves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alves lands with a hook. Banner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alves lands a right hook to the body.
Alves takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Banner lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Banner.
Banner works over Alves's head and body with a nice combination.
Banner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Banner connects with a looping right hand.
Banner throws an off balance right hand
and Alves counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Banner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alves.
Banner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bruce Alvarez Banner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alves won't allow Banner to sweep him here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves scoring with some ground and pound.
Alves connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Banner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner is still trying to improve position.
Banner working for a triangle but Alves defends it easily.
Alves connects with a couple of short punches.
Banner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alves!
Banner working Alves over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is working to get back to half guard.
Banner raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner looking to secure an arm triangle but Alves defends it well.
Alves really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves regains half guard.
Alves gets full guard.
Banner throws a big elbow that misses.
Banner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Banner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner stopping the sweep attempt from Alves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruce Alvarez Banner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Banner wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Alves throws a right hand that misses
enabling Banner to counter with a crisp jab.
Banner tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target.
Bruce Alvarez Banner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves takes a swing at Banner's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Banner.
Banner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alves tries to avoid it but Banner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alves to the ground. Alves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Alves misses with a shot to the body
and Banner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruce Alvarez Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves throws an off balance right hand
and Banner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Banner to score with a decent uppercut.
Banner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banner.
Banner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alves throws a leg kick but Banner sees it coming and moves out of range.
No luck for Banner with that takedown attempt.
Banner connects with a body shot that sends Alves's belly button to the back.
Banner fails with a takedown attempt.
Guilherme Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Alvarez Banner.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Alves scores with a decent looking hook.
Banner throws a jab but it's blocked by Alves.
Guilherme Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alves back to the cage. Banner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Banner swings widly with a right hand
and Alves counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Banner manages to break the clinch.
Banner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alves.
Banner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banner throws a head punch that misses.
Alves goes for a takedown in the clinch but Banner prevents it.
Banner misses with a punch to the body.
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner is trying to pull guard but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
Alves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banner lands with a right to the head.
Banner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alves misses with an elbow strike.
Alves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Bruce Alvarez Banner has been cut.
Alves throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alves struggles to land a body shot inside as Banner controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banner.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banner avoids the elbow strike from Alves, against the cage.
Alves tries to work over Banner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alves tries a body shot but Banner blocks it.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Banner's defenses.
Banner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alves is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Banner tries to score a body lock takedown but Alves shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Banner scores with a shot to the side of Alves's head.
Banner dodges an elbow strike from Alves.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Banner's brow.
Alves has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Banner clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner tries to escape the position.
Alves looking for the choke from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Alves gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Alves gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Alves apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Banner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alves counters with a shoot takedown. Banner fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guilherme Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Banner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Alvarez Banner!
After the big win, Bruce Alvarez Banner made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BeastMode and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trinidad Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington has chosen Snuffed Out by Streetlife as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trinidad Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Washington!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Suarez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Washington misses with a kick to the body
and Suarez counters with a single leg into guard. Washington didn't expect that.
Washington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suarez throws a big right hand that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Washington holds on and takes a little breather.
Suarez 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.
Suarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suarez postures up in Washington's guard and throws a big left but Washington blocks it.
We've been hearing that Suarez has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Washington looking to control.
Washington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suarez trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.
Washington looking for a sweep. Not yet Washington, not yet.
Suarez throwing strikes from guard but Washington blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Washington is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Washington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Washington looking to control.
Suarez throws an elbow that misses. Washington uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Suarez's guard. Nice move by Washington!
Suarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suarez working a defensive guard here.
Washington throws a big right hand that misses.
Suarez has his hands on Washington's head, controlling the position.
Suarez keeping full guard, as Washington tries to pass.
Washington must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to sweep here but Washington controlling him for the moment.
Washington with a nice head shot there.
Suarez trying to keep a closed guard but Washington is proving a slippery customer.
Suarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Suarez has Washington pulled in close to control his posture.
Washington loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Washington preventing the sweep.
Washington loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suarez is keeping the position for now.
Suarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suarez keeping full guard, as Washington tries to pass.
Washington preventing the sweep.
Washington looking to pass the guard.
Washington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Washington postures up.
Suarez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Washington wants to pass the guard but Suarez is keeping the position.
Washington stopping the sweep attempt from Suarez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suarez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Washington manages to get himself to full guard.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Washington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Washington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Suarez throws a strike but Washington rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Washington postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suarez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Washington manages to get himself to full guard.
Suarez connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trinidad Suarez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Washington throws a leg kick but Suarez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Washington throws a front kick aimed at Suarez's knee but Suarez avoids it well.
Leonard Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suarez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Washington throws a body punch but Suarez moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington is looking to score with low kicks.
Suarez avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington cracks the inside of Suarez's front leg.
Washington misses with a body punch
and Suarez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Suarez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Washington knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Washington is trying is best to control the position here.
Washington is looking for a sweep. Suarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Washington is concentrating on defense, preventing Suarez from advancing position.
Washington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suarez is working away from the top position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez misses with a head shot. Washington uses the momentum to regain guard.
Suarez throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez landing some decent shots from guard.
Suarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Suarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Washington has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Suarez stopping the sweep attempt from Washington.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Washington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez throwing strikes but missing.
Suarez distracts Washington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Suarez scoring with some ground and pound.
Suarez slips nicely into half guard.
Washington is trying to get back to full guard.
Suarez working Washington over with strikes.
Washington trying to hold on to Suarez's head to control him but Suarez postures up.
Suarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Washington defending well though.
Washington has hold of Suarez's hands but Suarez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Suarez.
Suarez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Washington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Suarez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Washington controlling the position well.
Suarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Washington wants to control but Suarez is keeping busy.
Suarez trying to pass the guard but Washington defending well.
Trinidad Suarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Washington slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Washington works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trinidad Suarez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suarez manages to avoid it.
A jab from Washington misses.
Washington throws a sloppy head kick and Suarez moves out of range easily.
Washington moves into the clinch.
Washington is fighting off a takedown attempt but Suarez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Washington to the mat. Washington regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Washington keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Washington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suarez.
Washington pulls Suarez in close to his closed guard and prevents Suarez from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Suarez stopping the sweep attempt from Washington.
Washington working a defensive guard here.
Washington is pulling down on Suarez's head. It's preventing any offense from Suarez, at least for the moment.
Leonard Washington has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Washington connects with an inside leg kick.
Leonard Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington pivots, looking for a leg kick but Suarez is out of range and Washington settles back down.
Washington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Washington doesn't manage to clinch there - Suarez circles away.
Leonard Washington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Washington tries to clinch up
and Suarez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Suarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Washington is controlling Suarez's posture.
Suarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Suarez works over Washington with some ground and pound from guard.
Suarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suarez working some strikes from top position.
Suarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Washington works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suarez throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington trying to keep a closed guard but Suarez is proving a slippery customer.
Suarez won't allow Washington to sweep him here.
Suarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suarez.
Washington has momentary wrist control but Suarez slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington wants to sweep but no luck.
Suarez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Washington's guard.
Suarez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Suarez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Washington to regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Suarez is aware though and is defending well.
Suarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Suarez chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trinidad Suarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Suarez, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trinidad Suarez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaylock comes to the cage accompanied by Alive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
279 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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26
280 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mookie Blaylock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blaylock loads up on a big right hand but Mir slips the punch.
Mir moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mookie Blaylock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaylock looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
Blaylock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blaylock swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Blaylock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Mir tries to clinch
and Blaylock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaylock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blaylock tries a head kick but it misses.
Blaylock slips a jab and a cross from Mir.
Blaylock keeps Mir at a distance using the push kick.
Blaylock wants to clinch but Mir slips to the side
and Mir counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mir.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Blaylock wants to sweep here but Mir controlling him for the moment.
Mir passes Blaylock's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir prevents Blaylock from improving his position.
Mir is thwarting Blaylock's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaylock slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mir wanted to stand there but Blaylock had control of the position.
Mir trying to control but Blaylock is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock has his hands on Mir's head, controlling the position.
Mir postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blaylock is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mir, into his guard.
Blaylock controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mir has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Blaylock is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mir.
Blaylock trying to control the action but Mir is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir is trying to get back to his feet.
Mir is looking to regain half guard here but Blaylock keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blaylock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mir keeps working.
Mir tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blaylock wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mir can't do much from the bottom here.
Blaylock is looking to take a break and control but Mir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir is looking to regain half guard here but Blaylock keeps moving and retains side control.
Blaylock controls the position.
Blaylock laying and praying for a moment but Mir takes advantage and regains half guard.
Blaylock looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mir wants to control but Blaylock is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaylock wants to control but Mir is keeping him busy.
Mir looks like he's trying to stand up.
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 Mookie Blaylock will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blaylock lunges at Mir with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mir's hand.
It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Mir. Those never looked like landing.
Blaylock throws a poor cross that misses
and Mir decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blaylock's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blaylock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mir is one step ahead there.
Mir is stalling in the full guard.
Blaylock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mir preventing the sweep.
Mir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock is pulling down on Mir's head to control his posture.
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but Blaylock is retaining full guard.
Blaylock trying to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mir is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaylock has wrist control.
Blaylock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mir!
Mir really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir keeps trying to improve his position.
Blaylock controlling from the full mount.
Mir is working to get back to half guard.
Mir is still trying to improve position.
Blaylock trying to control but Mir is having none of it.
Mir has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Blaylock's lack of action.
Mir tries to get to full guard but Blaylock has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mir does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mir missing with punches from the bottom.
Mir is trying to stand back up but Blaylock is controlling him
Blaylock moves nicely into side control.
Frank Mir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blaylock trying to control the action but Mir is working from the bottom.
Blaylock tries to score with some ground and pound. Mir controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Blaylock 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.
Mir is not content to let Blaylock control the position.
Mir is trying to control Blaylock's posture but Blaylock avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Blaylock seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Blaylock is looking to take a break and control but Mir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A control attempt from Mir but he's now mounted!
Mir working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaylock throwing strikes here but Mir is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Blaylock cracks Mir with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mookie Blaylock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Mir's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blaylock is looking to clinch but Mir is avoiding it.
Blaylock throws a sloppy head kick and Mir moves out of range easily.
Mir scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Mookie Blaylock has been cut.
Mir avoids the head kick by Blaylock.
Blaylock throws a chopping leg kick but Mir manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've been told by Blaylock's head coaches at Beast II that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Frank Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaylock scores with a jab. Mir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Blaylock does no damage.
Mir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blaylock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mirs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blaylock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Mir does it's job there.
Blaylock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mir.
Blaylock lands a front kick.
Mir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaylock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mir misses with a hook.
Blaylock sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Mir to the ground! Blaylock dives into full mount looking to finish!
Mir is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaylock connects with a bit shot that sees Mir covering up! More strikes from Blaylock and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Blaylock is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mookie Blaylock!
Mookie Blaylock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hagen Germanicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Germanicus comes to the cage accompanied by Now We Are Free. Duran is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hatebreed - Live for this. On his way into the cage it seems that Hagen Germanicus has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hagen Germanicus seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hagen Germanicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Umberto Duran!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Chris Dean and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Germanicus jabs at Duran's body.
Duran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Germanicus.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Duran checks a leg kick.
Duran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Germanicus.
Germanicus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Duran looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Germanicus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duran manages to avoid it.
Germanicus throws the left hand but Duran avoids the punch easily.
Duran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Germanicus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duran at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Germanicus tries to land a front kick but Duran steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Germanicus.
Duran scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Duran checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Germanicus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duran looks to land a left hand but Germanicus moved out of range nicely.
Germanicus throws a jab but it's blocked by Duran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran misses with a wild body shot.
Germanicus lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big left from Duran misses.
Germanicus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Germanicus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duran.
Duran bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Germanicus's head backwards.
Germanicus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duran.
Germanicus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duran attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Germanicus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duran.
Duran misses with a straight left.
Germanicus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duran finds it's way round the side to connect with Germanicus's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duran slips under a jab.
Germanicus lands a body shot.
Germanicus punishes Duran's body with a nice straight punch.
Duran looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus ducks under a wild hook from Duran.
Duran ducks right into an uppercut from Germanicus.
It looks like Umberto Duran has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Duran checks a leg kick.
Duran 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.
Germanicus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Germanicus thows a body kick. Duran tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duran walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Germanicus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Germanicus lands with a good body shot.
Germanicus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Germanicus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duran.
Germanicus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Germanicus lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Germanicus!
Germanicus looks to score with a jab to the body but Duran is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus has managed to clinch.
Germanicus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duran.
Duran wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duran avoiding damage as Germanicus throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Germanicus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duran wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Germanicus has him pressed against the cage.
Germanicus gets through Duran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Germanicus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duran walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Germanicus is looking to wear down Duran with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Germanicus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duran's calf.
Germanicus throws a hook but Duran blocks it.
Duran might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Germanicus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Germanicus shoots in but Duran avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Duran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duran avoids the head kick by Germanicus.
Germanicus tries to close the distance and clinch but Duran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duran throws a big shot that misses.
Germanicus throws a solid leg kick but Duran takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Germanicus.
Duran sizes up Germanicus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Duran throws a poor cross that misses
and Germanicus counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Duran's guard now.
Duran wants to stand up but Germanicus is controlling him.
Duran pushes Germanicus off and gets back to his feet.
Germanicus throws a front kick aimed at Duran's knee but Duran avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Germanicus throws a sloppy head kick and Duran moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hagen Germanicus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Umberto Duran's cut.
That's time! Germanicus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Germanicus stuns Duran with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big head kick from Germanicus and Duran is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Duran is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Germanicus is looking to work some ground and pound but Duran has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duran wants to stand but Germanicus is controlling the position.
Duran keeping full guard, as Germanicus tries to pass.
Germanicus postures up and lands a big shot to Duran's brow.
Germanicus throwing strikes but missing.
Germanicus trying to control but Duran is working from the bottom.
Germanicus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Duran wants to stand but Germanicus is controlling the position.
Duran is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germanicus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Germanicus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Germanicus with a nice head shot there.
Duran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Germanicus wants to control from the top but Duran keeps moving.
Duran has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Germanicus off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Germanicus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duran.
Germanicus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duran throws a leg kick but Germanicus checks it.
Umberto Duran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duran takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duran tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duran on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Germanicus. Germanicus obviously looking to wear him down.
Duran moves out of range of the body kick.
Germanicus throws out a leg kick but Duran moves out of range and Germanicus only half commits.
Duran walks forward, straight into a front kick from Germanicus.
Duran moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That has opened up Umberto Duran's cut even more.
Umberto Duran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Germanicus feints and as Duran raises his hands in defense, Germanicus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Germanicus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Duran wants to stand and escape but Germanicus is having none of it.
Germanicus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Germanicus postures up and lands a big shot to Duran's brow.
Germanicus throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus throwing strikes from guard but Duran blocks nicely.
Duran is looking to stand up but Germanicus isn't so interested in that idea.
Germanicus works over Duran with some ground and pound from guard.
Germanicus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Germanicus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Germanicus wants to pass the guard but Duran is keeping the position.
Germanicus postures up in Duran's guard and throws a big left but Duran blocks it.
Germanicus trying to control but Duran is working from the bottom.
Duran wants to stand up but Germanicus is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus throws a strike but Duran rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Duran wants to get up but he can't break Germanicus's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Duran is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Germanicus has control of Duran's left arm, preventing Duran from doing any damage.
Germanicus looking for a guillotine here but Duran defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Germanicus has control of Duran's left arm, preventing Duran from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hagen Germanicus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Umberto Duran's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Germanicus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duran.
Duran takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Duran takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Germanicus.
Germanicus throws a body punch but Duran moves out of range.
A punch combination from Duran misses.
Germanicus motions for Duran to come forward. Germanicus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duran.
Germanicus tries for a takedown but Duran sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Duran throws a looping overhand right but Germanicus ducks down to avoid it.
Germanicus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duran.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duran misses with a leg kick.
Germanicus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice takedown defense from Duran. No joy for Germanicus on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germanicus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Germanicus throws a good cross that connects.
Germanicus lands with a hook. Duran tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Duran scores with the left hand. Germanicus knows he should have avoided that one.
Duran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Germanicus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duran.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Germanicus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duran throws an overhand right that lands on Germanicus's shoulder, as Germanicus tries to avoid the shot.
Duran lands a lovely overhand right.
Germanicus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duran misses the jab.
Germanicus tries a head kick but it misses.
Germanicus is looking to land body kicks.
Umberto Duran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus slips a straight right by Duran.
Duran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Germanicus moves out of range as Duran strikes.
Germanicus pushes Duran away with a front kick.
Germanicus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Germanicus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Germanicus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Duran after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hagen Germanicus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Germanicus scores with a shot to the side of Duran's head.
Duran wants to get back to striking at distance but Germanicus won't allow it.
Duran managing to block the knees to the body from Germanicus.
Germanicus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duran is defending well for now.
Duran misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duran.
Germanicus scores with a shoulder strike.
Germanicus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duran is defending well for now.
Duran looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Germanicus throws a sloppy head kick
and Duran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duran's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Germanicus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duran throws a lazy right hand but Germanicus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Germanicus throws a body kick that misses.
Germanicus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duran looks to land a left hand but Germanicus moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duran.
Germanicus slips a jab and a cross from Duran.
Germanicus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Duran wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Germanicus drops an elbow to the side of Duran's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Germanicus.
Germanicus thows a huge punch but Duran dodges it nicely.
Germanicus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Germanicus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duran defending well though.
Duran is trying to stand back up but Germanicus is controlling him
Germanicus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Duran is looking to escape.
Duran looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Duran is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Germanicus connects with a nice short shot to Duran's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hagen Germanicus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Germanicus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hagen Germanicus!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hagen Germanicus made sure he mentioned Tokyo United Fightwear , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iqbal Al Mamood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Mamood comes into the arena with Mamute Pequenino blaring out of the sound system. Cherry has chosen D-12 - Fight Music as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Iqbal Al Mamood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buster Cherry!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Al Mamood is fending him off so far but Cherry persists. Nope, Al Mamood circles away and we're back to standing.
Al Mamood jabs Cherry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Al Mamood throws a hook but Cherry blocks it.
Cherry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cherry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Al Mamood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Iqbal Al Mamood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buster Cherry.
Al Mamood scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Buster Cherry has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cherry gets the takedown into side control.
Al Mamood regains half guard.
Cherry is looking to take a break and control but Al Mamood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Al Mamood trying to hold on to Cherry's head to control him but Cherry postures up.
Cherry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood is trying to control but Cherry manages to pass to mount!
Al Mamood wants to hold on but Cherry pushes him away.
Al Mamood is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Cherry working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Al Mamood wants to hold on but Cherry pushes him away.
Al Mamood is trying desperately to improve position.
Cherry is landing with some decent strikes but Al Mamood is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cherry with a couple of short strikes.
Al Mamood sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cherry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Al Mamood is refusing to be controlled, as Cherry sits in half guard.
Al Mamood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cherry.
Cherry lands strikes from half guard.
Cherry throwing shots but Al Mamood is blocking nicely.
Cherry lands strikes from half guard.
Cherry is keen to just control but Al Mamood is a slippery customer.
Cherry wants to work for an arm triangle but Al Mamood is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cherry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Al Mamood preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry is looking to take a break and control but Al Mamood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cherry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cherry is looking to take a break and control but Al Mamood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Al Mamood trying to hold on to Cherry's head to control him but Cherry postures up.
Cherry wants to work for an arm triangle but Al Mamood is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cherry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Al Mamood trying to control from the bottom.
Al Mamood tries to get to full guard but Cherry has control of the leg.
Al Mamood is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Al Mamood is not content to let Cherry control the position.
Al Mamood works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cherry landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cherry stopping the sweep attempt from Al Mamood.
Cherry postures up in Al Mamood's guard and throws a big left but Al Mamood blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cherry is looking to work some ground and pound but Al Mamood has wrist control.
Cherry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Al Mamood's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cherry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Al Mamood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cherry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Cherry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buster Cherry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Al Mamood stuffs the takedown attempt from Cherry. Cherry gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cherry.
Cherry misses with a takedown attempt
and Al Mamood counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cherry's guard now.
Iqbal Al Mamood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buster Cherry.
Cherry controls Al Mamood momentarily but Al Mamood frees himself.
We've been hearing that Al Mamood has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Al Mamood with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cherry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Al Mamood advances to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cherry trying to control from the bottom.
Al Mamood working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Al Mamood drops an elbow to the side of Cherry's head.
Cherry regains full guard. Nicely done.
Al Mamood got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cherry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Al Mamood has managed to get both his arms back between Cherry's legs - danger averted.
Al Mamood stands up over Cherry, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood connects with a couple of short punches.
Al Mamood looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Al Mamood trying to control the position from guard on top but Cherry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Mamood prevents Cherry from getting back to his feet.
Cherry is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Al Mamood is aware though and is defending well.
Al Mamood landing some decent shots from guard.
Al Mamood landing with the ground and pound.
Cherry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Al Mamood is one step ahead there.
Cherry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cherry's head.
Al Mamood prevents Cherry from getting back to his feet.
Al Mamood throwing strikes but missing.
Our spies down at at Sydney Shootfighting inform us that Cherry has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Al Mamood throws a big elbow that misses.
Al Mamood passes Cherry's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cherry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cherry tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cherry is refusing to be controlled, as Al Mamood sits in half guard.
Cherry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Al Mamood pulls his head out easily.
Al Mamood lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cherry is looking to improve his position.
Cherry regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cherry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Al Mamood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Al Mamood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Al Mamood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Al Mamood trying to control but Cherry is working from the bottom.
Al Mamood sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cherry's guard.
Cherry looking for submissions off his back.
Al Mamood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry tries to roll over but Al Mamood keeps him under control.
Al Mamood is keen to just control but Cherry is a slippery customer.
Al Mamood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Al Mamood working over Cherry with some ground and pound. Cherry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Mamood working over Cherry with some ground and pound. Cherry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Al Mamood 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Al Mamood lands a nice short elbow.
Al Mamood seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Al Mamood seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cherry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cherry wants to improve his position but Al Mamood is controlling well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Al Mamood trying to mount his opponent but Cherry defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Mamood is trying to control. Cherry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cherry tries to get to full guard but Al Mamood has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iqbal Al Mamood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buster Cherry's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cherry shoots for a takedown but Al Mamood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Al Mamood looks to score with a jab to the body but Cherry is just out of range.
Cherry shoots in for a takedown but Al Mamood shows good takedown defense.
Al Mamood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cherry.
Iqbal Al Mamood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buster Cherry.
Nice body punch from Al Mamood.
Cherry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Al Mamood counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Al Mamood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cherry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Al Mamood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Al Mamood as the two fighters clinch.
Al Mamood pushes Cherry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Al Mamood is pushing Cherry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cherry prevents a body shot from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood scores with a hook to the body.
Al Mamood can't find room to land a body shot as Cherry controls the action.
Al Mamood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Al Mamood lands a right hand.
Al Mamood tries a body shot but Cherry blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Mamood misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Al Mamood misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Al Mamood throws a head punch that misses.
Cherry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Mamood keeps control of Cherry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Al Mamood prevents a takedown attempt there.
Al Mamood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cherry has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Al Mamood after a bit of a struggle.
Cherry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Al Mamood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cherry.
Cherry has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Al Mamood after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood lands a body punch.
Al Mamood misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Al Mamood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cherry.
Cherry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Al Mamood pulls his leg out and moves away.
Al Mamood lands a nice shot that snaps Cherry's head back.
Al Mamood misses with a looping left.
Al Mamood sizes up Cherry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cherry looks for a takedown but Al Mamood sprawls well.
Al Mamood misses the shot to the body.
Al Mamood defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cherry.
Cherry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Al Mamood scores with a counter punch that sends Cherry to the canvas! Al Mamood smells blood - he's punishing Cherry with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Cherry has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iqbal Al Mamood!
Iqbal Al Mamood retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Iqbal Al Mamood gave a big smile as he said 'BFT is the greatest org in the world and I hope to retire here one day! Not yet though...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Vimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malaipet Sasiprapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sasiprapa's choice of entrance music: Malaipet the Diamond. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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158 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Vimes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Malaipet Sasiprapa!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasiprapa slips a jab and a cross from Vimes.
Sasiprapa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sasiprapa scoring well with a low kick there.
Sasiprapa slips under a jab.
Sasiprapa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sasiprapa lands a nice looking body shot.
Vimes scores with a nice right hand.
Sasiprapa thumps Vimes with a low kick.
Vimes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vimes 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.
Vimes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Vimes does no damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sasiprapa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sasiprapa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vimes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sasiprapa - the referee stops the clock and Vimes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sasiprapa. Vimes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice shot by Sasiprapa.
Vimes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vimes misses with a looping right.
Sasiprapa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vimes.
Vimes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Vimes misses the target.
Vimes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa cracks the inside of Vimes's front leg.
Vimes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa avoids the body shot from Vimes.
Sasiprapa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vimes throws a looping overhand right but Sasiprapa ducks down to avoid it.
Vimes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sasiprapa. That one must have hurt.
A left and a right from Vimes both land. Nice combination.
Sasiprapa lands a nice hook to Vimes's body. Vimes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vimes throws out a loose jab but Sasiprapa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasiprapa digs a good hook to Vimes's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sasiprapa feints and then cracks Vimes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vimes down.
A punch combination from Vimes misses.
Vimes is breathing heavily.
Vimes connects with a body shot.
Vimes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sasiprapa cracks Vimes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sasiprapa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vimes.
Sasiprapa moves out of range as Vimes strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sasiprapa.
Malaipet Sasiprapa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Sasiprapa tenderised Vimes's leg. Vimes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vimes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sasiprapa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vimes.
Vimes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body kick there by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa connects with a leg kick. Vimes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sasiprapa jabs at Vimes's body.
Sasiprapa throws a shot to the body.
Sasiprapa pushes Vimes up against the cage in a clinch.
Sasiprapa digs a right hand into Vimes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vimes's gas tank.
Sasiprapa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sasiprapa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sasiprapa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sasiprapa slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vimes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sasiprapa misses with a body punch.
Sasiprapa lands with a right to the head.
Sasiprapa controlling the action here for a moment.
Vimes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sasiprapa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vimes.
Sasiprapa struggles to land a body shot inside as Vimes controls his hands.
Sasiprapa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vimes.
Sasiprapa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vimes's elbow.
Sasiprapa misses with the head strike.
Sasiprapa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa scores a nice knee to the body.
Vimes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sasiprapa tries to land a knee to the head but Vimes blocks with his arms.
Vimes avoids the elbow strike from Sasiprapa, against the cage.
A short left from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa lands an uppercut.
Sasiprapa tries to land knees in the clinch but Vimes avoids the damage to the body.
Sasiprapa misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sasiprapa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vimes.
Sasiprapa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sasiprapa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaipet Sasiprapa 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.
Vimes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sasiprapa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sasiprapa connects with a body shot.
Sasiprapa defending well as Vimes loads up on a big left hand.
Vimes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa slips a jab from Vimes.
Vimes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sasiprapa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vimes rather than just go for the knockout.
Sasiprapa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Sasiprapa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sasiprapa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sasiprapa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sasiprapa wants to clinch
and Vimes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vimes ducks right into an uppercut from Sasiprapa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vimes misses with a hook. Sasiprapa ducked under it nicely.
Sasiprapa needs to keep his hands up - Vimes had a free shot at his head there.
Malaipet Sasiprapa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sasiprapa lands with a shot to the body.
Sasiprapa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vimes takes one to the chin there.
That kick from Sasiprapa tenderised Vimes's leg. Vimes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sasiprapa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sasiprapa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sasiprapa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa scoring well with a low kick there.
Sasiprapa throws a leg kick which misses Vimes's front leg but catches the back leg as Vimes tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sasiprapa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sasiprapa connects with an inside leg kick.
Sasiprapa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sasiprapa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vimes swats away the attempt to clinch by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa cracks Vimes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vimes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vimes.
Sasiprapa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa wants to clinch up but Vimes keeps it at a distance.
Sasiprapa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sasiprapa cracks a nice hook into Vimes's ribs.
Sasiprapa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vimes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sasiprapa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sasiprapa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vimes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sasiprapa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sasiprapa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vimes misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vimes connects with the punch.
Vimes throws a body punch but Sasiprapa moves out of range.
Samuel Vimes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Vimes does no damage.
Sasiprapa scores with a head kick. Vimes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vimes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sasiprapa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vimes at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa is looking to slow Vimes down with leg kicks.
Vimes throws a series of punches but Sasiprapa avoids them all with ease.
Sasiprapa connects with a solid leg kick.
Sasiprapa cracks the inside of Vimes's front leg.
Sasiprapa thuds a left hand into Vimes's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sasiprapa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sasiprapa.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sasiprapa.
Vimes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Sasiprapa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sasiprapa. That's going to slow Vimes down.
Sasiprapa scoring well with a low kick there.
Sasiprapa jabs Vimes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa connects with an inside leg kick.
Sasiprapa lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sasiprapa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left lands for Sasiprapa.
A cross from Sasiprapa lands.
Sasiprapa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sasiprapa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vimes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sasiprapa throws a body punch but Vimes moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sasiprapa. That's going to slow Vimes down.
Vimes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sasiprapa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sasiprapa throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vimes misses the shot to the body.
Sasiprapa tries to clinch there but Vimes circles away.
Vimes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sasiprapa throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaipet Sasiprapa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Crunch! Sasiprapa slams his shin into Vimes's torso.
Sasiprapa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vimes.
Nice straight punches there by Vimes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vimes.
Sasiprapa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sasiprapa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vimes with a jab.
Vimes lands a glancing blow to the side of Sasiprapa's head.
Sasiprapa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vimes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sasiprapa moves into the clinch.
Sasiprapa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sasiprapa lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vimes tries to break free but Sasiprapa pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sasiprapa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sasiprapa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sasiprapa misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasiprapa pushes Vimes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vimes is rocked!
Sasiprapa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vimes working hard to break the clinch.
Sasiprapa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sasiprapa misses with a body punch.
Sasiprapa throws an elbow that misses.
Vimes managing to block the knees to the body from Sasiprapa.
Vimes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sasiprapa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vimes.
Sasiprapa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vimes's elbow.
Nice body punch from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa tries to land knees in the clinch but Vimes avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa digs a right hand into Vimes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vimes's gas tank.
Vimes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sasiprapa missing with knees to the body.
Sasiprapa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sasiprapa tries to land knees in the clinch but Vimes avoids the damage to the body.
Sasiprapa misses with some punches.
Sasiprapa throws an elbow but it misses.
Vimes takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vimes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danga de danga de dang - Vimes scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vimes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sasiprapa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sasiprapa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vimes walks into a jab.
Vimes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sasiprapa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sasiprapa misses with a low kick.
Sasiprapa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sasiprapa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vimes if he has to take too many more of those.
Sasiprapa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vimes.
Sasiprapa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vimes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sasiprapa.
Vimes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sasiprapa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sasiprapa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vimes throws a hook but Sasiprapa blocks it.
Sasiprapa cracks a nice hook into Vimes's ribs.
Sasiprapa throws a sloppy head kick and Vimes moves out of range easily.
Sasiprapa looks for the body kick but Vimes saw that one coming.
Sasiprapa defending well as Vimes loads up on a big left hand.
Vimes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sasiprapa in his tracks.
Vimes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa throws a leg kick but Vimes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vimes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sasiprapa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vimes.
Sasiprapa staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vimes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vimes misses with a hook
and Sasiprapa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sasiprapa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vimes's calf.
Vimes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaipet Sasiprapa really dominated that round.
That's time! Vimes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body punch from Sasiprapa.
Vimes misses with a wild combination.
Sasiprapa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sasiprapa scores with a shot to the body.
Vimes checks a low kick from Sasiprapa.
Vimes misses with an uppercut. Sasiprapa saw that one coming.
Vimes lands a nice hook to Sasiprapa's body. Sasiprapa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sasiprapa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vimes throws an off balance right hand
and Sasiprapa counters with a right hand to the body.
Vimes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa blocks a jab.
Sasiprapa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sasiprapa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sasiprapa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sasiprapa connects with a leg kick. Vimes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasiprapa just misses with a punch to the body.
Vimes misses with a series of wild punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sasiprapa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sasiprapa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sasiprapa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vimes keeps the fight on the outside.
Vimes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sasiprapa. Sasiprapa obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Sasiprapa misses its intended target.
Sasiprapa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vimes. That did some damage!
Sasiprapa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sasiprapa misses with a looping left.
Sasiprapa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vimes misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vimes misses with a double jab.
Sasiprapa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vimes throws a combination that misses
and Sasiprapa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vimes's knee momentarily.
Sasiprapa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Vimes there.
Sasiprapa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vimes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vimes takes a swing at Sasiprapa's ribcage but misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sasiprapa - that will leave a mark!
Sasiprapa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vimes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sasiprapa was well out of range. Poor timing from Vimes.
Vimes walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sasiprapa. Vimes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Sasiprapa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sasiprapa.
Vimes misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa lunges at Vimes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vimes's hand.
A slow jab from Vimes misses its intended target.
Vimes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vimes was well out of range. Poor timing from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa slips under a jab from Vimes.
Vimes throws a shot from downtown. Sasiprapa moves away and avoids it.
Vimes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa connects with a body shot that sends Vimes's belly button to the back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa jabs Vimes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sasiprapa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sasiprapa misses with a leg kick.
Vimes misses with a body punch
and Sasiprapa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sasiprapa darts in and clinches Vimes up against the cage.
Vimes avoids a wild elbow strike from Sasiprapa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vimes managing to block the knees to the body from Sasiprapa.
Vimes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sasiprapa tries a body shot but Vimes blocks it.
Vimes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sasiprapa is trying to stall.
Sasiprapa misses with a body punch.
Sasiprapa can't find room to land a body shot as Vimes controls the action.
Sasiprapa misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vimes blocks a body shot from Sasiprapa.
Vimes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaipet Sasiprapa dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sasiprapa thows a body shot but no joy.
Sasiprapa tried to score with a low kick but Vimes checks it.
Vimes checks a leg kick nicely.
Vimes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sasiprapa avoids the body shot from Vimes.
Vimes connects with a right hand. Sasiprapa shakes it off.
A big right from Vimes misses.
Sasiprapa lands a nice hook to Vimes's body. Vimes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vimes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sasiprapa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sasiprapa.
A bone on bone clash there as Vimes blocks the leg kick.
Sasiprapa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vimes tests Sasiprapa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vimes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sasiprapa can pounce on him.
Sasiprapa closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vimes successfully pulls guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sasiprapa won't allow Vimes to sweep him here.
Sasiprapa wants to control from the top but Vimes keeps moving.
Sasiprapa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sasiprapa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sasiprapa looking to sit in guard and control but Vimes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vimes trying to control but Sasiprapa is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vimes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vimes stopping the sweep attempt from Sasiprapa.
Vimes trying to move into half guard but instead Sasiprapa has managed to sweep!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vimes keeping moving, preventing Sasiprapa from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vimes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vimes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sasiprapa has time to react.
Vimes swats away the attempt to clinch by Sasiprapa.
Vimes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sasiprapa can pounce on him.
Sasiprapa throws a leg kick but Vimes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Samuel Vimes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sasiprapa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vimes throws out the jab.
Vimes misses with a combination
and Sasiprapa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sasiprapa.
Vimes is trying to break the clinch but Sasiprapa is controlling him.
Sasiprapa missing with knees to the body.
Vimes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vimes wants to sweep here but Sasiprapa controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa throwing strikes but missing.
Sasiprapa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vimes lands some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vimes striking off his back but it's not causing Sasiprapa any problems.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Malaipet Sasiprapa.
I've got Sasiprapa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 45:50
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 45:50
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malaipet Sasiprapa!
Malaipet Sasiprapa is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Malaipet Sasiprapa thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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