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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marius Manole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddyy Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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158 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marius Manole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddyy Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manole swinging wildly here.
Manole throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've been told by Manole's head coaches at Fokai Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A shot to the liver by Gonzales. Beautiful body shot.
Manole is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Manole.
Manole scores with a nice body kick.
Manole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonzales has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oooooh!!! Gonzales has knocked Manole down with a huge combo! Gonzales steps away and waves a wobbly Manole back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Manole is rocked!
It looks like Marius Manole has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzales closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Manole out cold! Manole corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eddyy Gonzales!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaice Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kochanowski's choice of entrance music: Sting Of The Bumblebee. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaice Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn misses with a combination
and Kochanowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gunn throws a right hand that misses
and Kochanowski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kochanowski wants to clinch.
Gunn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gunn fails with a takedown attempt.
Gunn fails to land with a series of punches.
Kochanowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Gunn connects with a right hand. Kochanowski shakes it off.
Kochanowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunn misses with a double jab
and Kochanowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slow jab from Gunn misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Kochanowski is out of range.
Gunn looks to land a combination but Kochanowski avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gunn.
Gunn throws a hook but Kochanowski avoids it easily.
Kochanowski delivers a nice body kick.
Kochanowski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gunn tries to clinch but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Kochanowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Gunn should have avoided that one.
Gunn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kochanowski.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kochanowski as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaice Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kochanowski looks to land a left hand but Gunn moved out of range nicely.
Gunn misses with a double jab.
Gunn moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kochanowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunn won't allow it.
Our sources have told us that Gunn has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Gunn is working for takedown but Kochanowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gunn has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kochanowski is trying to keep an underhook but Gunn manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kochanowski tries to get to full guard but Gunn has control of the leg.
Kochanowski is looking to control Gunn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kochanowski avoid being mounted?
Gunn tries to pass to full mount but Kochanowski defends it.
Kochanowski trying to hold on to Gunn's head to control him but Gunn postures up.
Gunn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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.
Kochanowski looking for subs from the bottom but Gunn mounts him!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gunn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kochanowski wants to hold on but Gunn pushes him away.
Kochanowski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gunn looking to control but Kochanowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kochanowski is trying to escape the mount.
Gunn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gunn with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gunn with shots to the head and body - Kochanowski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gunn lands with some strikes.
Gunn working the ground and pound effectively.
Kochanowski is rocked!
Gunn goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kochanowski turns into him and now he's in Gunn's guard.
Kochanowski is still in real trouble! Can Gunn finish him?
Gunn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kochanowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gunn is keeping the position for now.
My spies in Madz inform me that Kochanowski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kochanowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Kochanowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gunn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kochanowski's guard.
Gunn preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kochanowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gunn is staying active underneath Kochanowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gunn is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaice Gunn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A left and a right from Gunn both land. Nice combination.
Gunn is looking to clinch but Kochanowski is avoiding it.
Kochanowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Kochanowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gunn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kochanowski scrambles back to his feet.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Kochanowski pushes him off.
Gunn misses with a wild combination.
Gunn misses with an uppercut. Kochanowski saw that one coming.
Gunn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kochanowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Gunn wants to clinch but Kochanowski slips to the side
and Kochanowski counters with a head kick.
Kochanowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Gunn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kochanowski counters with a three punch combo that has Gunn backing up. Gunn nods at Kochanowski to acknowledge the strikes.
Kaice Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kochanowski counters with a straight right hand.
Kochanowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kochanowski as he avoids it easily.
Janek Kochanowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kochanowski circles away.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Kochanowski pushes him off.
Kochanowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kochanowski wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaice Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gunn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kochanowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gunn.
Gunn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kochanowski tries to avoid it but Gunn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kochanowski to the ground. Kochanowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kochanowski lands with a kick to the temple. Gunn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Kaice Gunn has been cut.
Gunn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn throws a combination that misses
and Kochanowski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kaice Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kochanowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kochanowski wants to clinch.
Kochanowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gunn's calf.
Gunn misses with the combination.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Gunn with that takedown attempt.
Gunn throws a head kick but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Gunn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kochanowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunn throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Kochanowski does it's job there.
Gunn connects with the punch.
Gunn throws a lazy right hand but Kochanowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaice Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn lands a head kick!
Kochanowski walks into a straight right hand from Gunn.
Kochanowski lands a head kick!
Gunn looks to throw a body kick
and Kochanowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gunn throws a head punch that misses.
Kochanowski tries a body shot but Gunn blocks it.
Gunn is looking to break free of the clinch but Kochanowski has double underhooks.
Gunn misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski working Gunn over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kochanowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Kochanowski landing knees to the body.
Kochanowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kochanowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunn misses with a right hand
and Kochanowski counters with a nice body shot.
Gunn misses with a body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kochanowski.
Gunn throws a lazy head kick
and Kochanowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kochanowski cracks Gunn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gunn misses with a double jab
letting Kochanowski counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kochanowski connects with a high kick.
Kochanowski's corner calls for a 1-2. Kochanowski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gunn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kochanowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janek Kochanowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kaice Gunn's cut.
That's time! Gunn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kochanowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gunn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kochanowski counters with a nice body kick.
Gunn lands a two punch combo.
Gunn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kochanowski counters with an outside leg kick.
Gunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kochanowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
Gunn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kochanowski counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gunn misses with an uppercut
letting Kochanowski counter with a right hand.
Gunn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kochanowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kochanowski.
Gunn has Kochanowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn avoiding damage.
Kochanowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunn is defending well for now.
Gunn managing to block the knees to the body from Kochanowski.
Gunn pushes off an throws an elbow but Kochanowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kochanowski manages to break the clinch.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kochanowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Gunn misses
and Kochanowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunn fails to land with a series of punches.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Kochanowski clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Gunn.
Gunn misses with a knee strike.
Gunn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kochanowski lands with a right to the head.
Kochanowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gunn trying to land knees to the body.
Kochanowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gunn blocks it with crossed arms.
Kochanowski looking to throw knees to the head but Gunn is blocking nicely.
Gunn looking to slow down the pace here.
Kochanowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.
Gunn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gunn misses with an elbow over the top.
Gunn tries a knee to the head but Kochanowski blocks it.
Gunn managing to block the knees to the body from Kochanowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gunn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kochanowski's brow.
Kochanowski connects with a knee to the head.
Kochanowski tries to throw a body punch but Gunn avoids it by throwing Kochanowski back against the cage.
Kochanowski breaks the clinch.
Gunn misses the jab.
Kochanowski blocks the body kick.
Gunn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kochanowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. Kochanowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunn throws a right hand that Kochanowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kochanowski also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick from Gunn misses.
Gunn throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kochanowski. That's going to slow Gunn down.
Gunn misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a hook. Kochanowski ducked under it nicely.
Kochanowski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gunn looks to land a body kick but Kochanowski moved away.
Gunn throws a head kick but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Kochanowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunn misses with a double jab
and Kochanowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gunn lands an elbow inside that Kochanowski shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kochanowski avoiding damage as Gunn throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn has a couple of punches blocked by Kochanowski.
Gunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kochanowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Kochanowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunn managing to block the knees to the body from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunn is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kaice Gunn.
I think Gunn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kaice Gunn!
Kaice Gunn was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yo Hwan Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flare's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Also Sprach Zarathustra. Rick Flare has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Flare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yo Hwan Lim!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim drops Flare with a beautiful combination! Flare stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lim is looking for the KO!
It looks like Rick Flare has been cut.
We've been told by Flare's head coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
Flare blocks a head kick by Lim.
Flare slips a jab from Lim.
Flare uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lim.
Lim misses with a body shot
enabling Flare to counter with a crisp jab.
Lim throws a right and a left that Flare avoids nicely.
Lim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flare takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lim throws a right hand that misses
and Flare counters with a one-two to the body.
Lim connects with a crisp jab.
Flare shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Flare showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Flare throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lim to regain full guard.
Flare 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.
Flare trying to control the position from guard on top but Lim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flare works over Lim with some ground and pound from guard.
Flare postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Flare wants to pass the guard but Lim is keeping the position.
Flare landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flare postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lim is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Flare, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flare not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lim gets to his feet - Flare follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim misses with an uppercut
and Flare counters by moving into the clinch.
Lim throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Lim.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lim.
Lim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lim throws a head punch that misses.
Flare misses with some punches.
Lim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lim's coach down at The Shield was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lim's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lim fails to land.
Flare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flare tries to throw a body punch but Lim avoids it by throwing Flare back against the cage.
Lim pulls guard effortlessly.
Lim keeping moving, preventing Flare from controlling successfully.
Flare throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flare throws a big right hand that misses.
Lim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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!
Flare controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Flare throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flare.
Lim controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yo Hwan Lim was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Flare blocks a head kick by Lim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yo Hwan Lim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Flare's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Danga de danga de dang - Flare scores with a four punch combination!
Lim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flare shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lim but Lim pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Flare or perhaps it was just good defense by Lim, which made it look bad.
Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flare moves away.
Flare throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lim throws a hook but Flare avoids it easily.
Lim looks to land a combination but Flare avoids it well.
Flare shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lim but Lim pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Flare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim misses with a low kick as Flare jumps back.
Lim misses with a body kick.
Lim throws a big shot that misses.
Flare blocks a head kick by Lim.
Lim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flare.
Flare blocks a head kick by Lim.
Flare avoids the head kick by Lim.
Flare shoots in looking for a takedown but Lim manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Flare's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Flare closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lim quickly recovers to half guard.
Lim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Flare.
Lim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Flare.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lim wants to get back to full guard.
Lim trying to control from the bottom.
Flare trying to pass the guard but Lim defending well.
Flare throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lim is refusing to be controlled, as Flare sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flare lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Flare tries to pass to full mount but Lim defends it.
Flare is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lim still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lim has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The referee asks Lim politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lim prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Flare is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flare manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lim's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rick Flare will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rick Flare'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Flare shoots in and drives through. Lim sprawls well.
Nice straight punches there by Lim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lim.
Flare shoots in but no luck this time.
Flare shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lim as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Flare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lim throws a head kick that Flare semi-blocks.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yo Hwan Lim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lim throws a series of punches but Flare moves out of range.
Lim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flare uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flare goes for a double leg but Lim avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lim continues to drive forward.
A head punch on the inside from Lim fails to land.
Lim jumps guard.
Lim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lim keeping moving, preventing Flare from controlling successfully.
Lim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flare.
Flare throws a big right hand that misses.
Lim controls Flare momentarily but Flare frees himself.
Flare throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flare tries to free his leg and advance position but Lim is retaining full guard.
Flare is fighting to break Lim's control of his arms but Lim is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flare throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flare has gone for a leg lock! Lim slips out almost immediately though and dives into Flare's guard.
Lim wants to control from the top but Flare keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yo Hwan Lim wasn't active enough on the ground.
No luck for Flare with that takedown attempt.
Flare shoots in but no luck this time.
Lim walks into a stiff left hand from Flare.
Lim lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Flare checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Lim as Flare shoots in.
Yo Hwan Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Lim.
Lim throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Flare goes for a double leg but Lim avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lim continues to drive forward.
Lim tries to pull guard but Flare holds him up against the cage and eventually Lim drops back down to his feet.
Flare tries for a takedown. No joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flare's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Flare as the two fighters clinch.
Lim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flare backwards.
Lim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Flare as Lim tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yo Hwan Lim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lim 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yo Hwan Lim!
Yo Hwan Lim seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Enki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jensen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Devour . On his way into the cage it seems that Gunnar Jensen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gunnar Jensen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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215 lbs
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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
18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Master Enki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ron Honeybunn and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Enki misses.
Enki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jensen on the side of the head.
Jensen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Enki.
Jensen misses with a double jab
and Enki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick from Jensen misses
and Enki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jensen thinking.
Enki jabs at Jensen's body.
Enki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Jensen misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jensen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Enki 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.
Jensen clinches with his opponent.
Jensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Enki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Enki misses with an elbow strike.
Enki letting Jensen take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Enki throws a low kick but Jensen moves out of range easily.
Jensen lands an overhand right.
Enki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Enki fails to land with a series of punches.
Jensen misses with a body kick.
Jensen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jensen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Jensen. Those never looked like landing.
Jensen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Enki scores with a punch to the head.
Jensen looks to score with a jab to the body but Enki is just out of range.
Jensen throws out a loose jab but Enki uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Enki moves away.
Enki jabs Jensen right on the nose. Jensen blinks but takes it well.
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!
Jensen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jensen throws a hook but Enki avoids it easily.
Jensen missing with a left hand there. Enki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jensen misses the body punch
enabling Enki to counter with a crisp jab.
Enki scores with a nice strike.
Enki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jensen.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Enki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Enki avoids the body shot from Jensen.
Enki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jensen. That did some damage!
Enki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Enki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Master Enki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Jensen.
Jensen scores with a nice body kick.
Jensen throws a jab when Enki was well out of range.
Jensen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Enki.
Enki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Enki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Enki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Enki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Enki misses with a straight left.
Enki moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jensen doesn't seem bothered though.
Jensen misses with a combination
and Enki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jensen loads up on a big right hand but Enki slips the punch.
Enki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jensen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jensen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Enki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Enki throws a leg kick that misses.
Enki feints and then cracks Jensen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jensen down.
Jensen dodges the punch combination from Enki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Enki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jensen is defended easily by Enki.
Enki lands with a good body shot.
Jensen misses with a head kick.
Jensen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Enki counters by clinching up.
Enki has Jensen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jensen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jensen lands a hook that snaps the head of Enki backwards.
A short right from Jensen.
Enki prevents the takedown attempt.
Jensen has a couple of punches blocked by Enki.
Jensen tries a body shot but Enki blocks it.
Enki prevents a body shot from Jensen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Enki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jensen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jensen scores with a shot to the side of Enki's head.
A short right from Enki on the inside.
Enki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jensen misses with a body punch.
Enki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jensen's efforts to push away.
Enki looking to throw knees to the head but Jensen is blocking nicely.
Jensen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Enki can't find room to land a body shot as Jensen controls the action.
Enki can't get the takedown.
Gunnar Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Master Enki.
Jensen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Enki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Enki throws a low kick, looking for Jensen's leg but Jensen calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen tries a head kick but it misses.
Enki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jensen.
Enki scores with a jab to the body.
Jensen is looking to clinch.
Jensen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Enki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Enki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Master Enki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Jensen needs to keep his hands up - Enki had a free shot at his head there.
Enki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jensen jabs Enki right on the nose. Enki blinks but takes it well.
Jensen swings widly with a right hand
and Enki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunnar Jensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jensens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jensen connects with a looping right hand.
Enki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jensen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Enki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Enki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Enki avoids the head kick by Jensen.
Nice jab there from Enki.
Enki throws a hook but Jensen avoids it easily.
Enki tries a low kick but Jensen avoids it.
Jensen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Enki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enki lands with a good body shot.
Enki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Enki.
Jensen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Enki.
Left hook, right uppercut from Enki.
Enki throws a looping overhand right but Jensen ducks down to avoid it.
Enki punishes Jensen's body with a nice straight punch.
Enki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Enki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Enki throws a front kick aimed at Jensen's knee but Jensen avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Enki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jensens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Enki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Enki throws a shot to the body.
Jensen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Enki counters with a shoot takedown. Jensen fights it but they end up in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jensen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Enki throws a big right hand that misses.
Enki throws a big elbow that misses.
Jensen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Enki slips nicely into half guard.
Enki trying to pass the guard but Jensen defending well.
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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jensen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Enki.
Enki performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jensen missing with punches from the bottom.
Enki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gunnar Jensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Master Enki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enki prevents Jensen from improving his position.
Enki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jensen tries to get to full guard but Enki has control of the leg.
Enki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Enki trying to control the action but Jensen is working from the bottom.
Enki controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Master Enki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jensen misses with a series of wild punches.
Jensen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Enki.
Jensen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jensen misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Enki.
Jensen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jensen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Enki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Enki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Enki cracks the inside of Jensen's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jensen throws a jab but it's blocked by Enki.
Jensen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Enki blocks the body kick.
Jensen throws a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Enki.
Jensen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Enki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Enki connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Enki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Enki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Enki misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Master Enki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Enki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Enki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Vimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pithe Canthropus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canthropus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine. 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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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
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Vimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pithe Canthropus!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vimes scores with a nice head shot.
Vimes throws a shot from downtown. Canthropus moves away and avoids it.
Vimes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vimes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Canthropus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vimes throws a looping overhand right but Canthropus ducks down to avoid it.
Canthropus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vimes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vimes cracks Canthropus with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canthropus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from Canthropus.
Vimes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canthropus.
A slapping leg kick lands for Canthropus.
Canthropus motions for Vimes to come forward. Canthropus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vimes throws a looping overhand right but Canthropus ducks down to avoid it.
Vimes misses with a hook
and Canthropus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vimes's guard.
Canthropus throwing strikes from guard but Vimes blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus pushing down on Vimes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Canthropus is looking to stall here but Vimes recovers full guard.
Canthropus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Canthropus postures up in Vimes's guard and throws a big left but Vimes blocks it.
Canthropus with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canthropus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Canthropus is looking to advance position but Vimes has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Canthropus squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Vimes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vimes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Canthropus tries to hold on but Vimes postures up.
Canthropus is looking to improve his position but Vimes isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pithe Canthropus will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Canthropus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Canthropus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vimes.
Jab from Canthropus.
Vimes throws a hook to the side of Canthropus's head but Canthropus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vimes stuns Canthropus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Canthropus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vimes.
Canthropus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vimes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Canthropus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vimes.
Canthropus avoids the body shot from Vimes.
Canthropus closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Canthropus lands in his opponent's guard.
Canthropus throws an elbow that misses. Vimes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Canthropus's guard. Nice move by Vimes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus wants to sweep but no luck.
Canthropus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vimes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pithe Canthropus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vimes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Canthropus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Canthropus working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Vimes has passed into half guard!
Vimes is controlling the pace.
Canthropus is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus punching from the bottom.
Canthropus actively working from the bottom here.
Vimes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Canthropus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Vimes seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Canthropus is looking to improve his position.
Canthropus wants to control the action here but instead Vimes manages to pass to full mount!
Canthropus is looking to improve his position but Vimes isn't that keen on the idea.
Canthropus bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Canthropus wants to control from the top but Vimes keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canthropus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pithe Canthropus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Some wild striking there from Canthropus.
Vimes thows a body shot but no joy.
Canthropus misses with a body kick.
Canthropus throws a looping overhand right but Vimes ducks down to avoid it.
Vimes checks a low kick from Canthropus.
Vimes throws a hook to the side of Canthropus's head but Canthropus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Samuel Vimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canthropus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vimes throws a combination that misses
and Canthropus counters with a nice body shot.
Vimes slips a straight right by Canthropus.
Canthropus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vimes throws a jab but it's blocked by Canthropus.
Canthropus gets the takedown into side control.
Canthropus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vimes keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus tries to score with some ground and pound. Vimes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Canthropus with the ground and pound but Vimes regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Canthropus trying to work for an americana but Vimes has managed to regain full guard.
Canthropus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vimes's head.
Canthropus with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canthropus wants to control from the top but Vimes keeps moving.
Vimes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vimes seems keen to control Canthropus's posture.
Canthropus pushing down on Vimes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vimes is defending against the submission attempts here by Canthropus.
Canthropus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vimes is holding on to half guard well.
Canthropus is just content to waste time from the top position. Vimes takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pithe Canthropus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Canthropus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Samuel Vimes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Canthropus has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Canthropus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Canthropus trying to control but Vimes is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pithe Canthropus.
Vimes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vimes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canthropus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Canthropus connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Canthropus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pithe Canthropus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Canthropus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pithe Canthropus!
Pithe Canthropus gave a mention to VIRAL COMBAT in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chelios kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is In Waves. Cage has chosen Johnny Cage Theme as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chev Chelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ron Honeybunn and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Cage.
Chelios bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cage's head backwards.
Chelios misses the shot to the body.
Chelios looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chelios missing with a left hand there. Cage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cage scores with a nice body kick.
Chelios misses with a hook. Cage ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chelios.
Chelios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chelios throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick lands from Cage.
Cage thows a body shot but no joy.
Chelios throws a lazy uppercut
and Cage moves into the clinch.
Chelios misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cage tries to land knees in the clinch but Chelios avoids the damage to the body.
Cage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chelios blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chelios lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios working Cage over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Chelios.
Chelios trying to land knees to the body.
Cage stalling.
Nice elbow from Cage.
Chelios blocks an elbow strike from Cage.
Chelios misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chelios tries a body shot but Cage blocks it.
Chelios tries to land knees in the clinch but Cage avoids the damage to the body.
Chelios landing knees to the body.
Cage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chelios.
Cage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chelios is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cage avoiding damage as Chelios throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cage.
Chelios stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cage struggles to land a body shot inside as Chelios controls his hands.
Cage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chelios trying to land knees to the body.
Chelios landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chelios landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chelios trying to land knees to the body.
Cage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cage swings wildly with an uppercut but Chelios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chelios lands with a left to the head.
Cage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cage scores a nice knee to the body.
Chelios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chelios managing to block the knees to the body from Cage.
A body shot lands from Chelios.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage lands an elbow just above Chelios 's eye.
Chelios gets through Cage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chelios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chelios avoiding damage as Cage throws knees to the body.
Cage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cage has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chelios seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cage can turn it around.
Cage misses with a punch on the inside.
Chelios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chelios avoids the elbow strike from Cage, against the cage.
Chelios misses with a punch to the body.
Cage blocks an elbow strike.
Chelios trying to land knees to the body.
Chelios's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cage manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cage lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cage is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chelios is keeping busy.
Cage managing to block the knees to the body from Chelios.
Cage lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chelios trying to land knees to the body.
Cage avoiding damage as Chelios throws knees to the body.
Cage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cage swings wildly with an uppercut but Chelios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chelios utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chelios's defenses.
Chelios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chelios scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chev Chelios dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cage pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chelios back to the cage. Cage follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chelios throws a nice head kick!
Cage looks to score with a jab to the body but Chelios is just out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A good leg kick by Chelios.
Chelios tried to score with a low kick but Cage checks it.
Cage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cage keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Cage.
Cage missing with a left hand there. Chelios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage closes the distance and pushes Chelios back into the cage.
Chelios blocks an uppercut.
Chelios takes an elbow to the temple.
Chelios scores a nice knee to the body.
Chelios gets through Cage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chelios misses with a knee to the head.
Cage throws an elbow but it misses.
Cage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chelios is defending well for now.
Cage tries to land knees in the clinch but Chelios avoids the damage to the body.
Cage misses with an elbow over the top.
Chelios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cage pushes off an throws an elbow but Chelios leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cage lands a right hand.
Cage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chelios manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cage is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chelios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chelios misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Chelios.
Cage works on Chelios's body with a couple of short punches.
Cage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chelios just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cage's brow.
Chelios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cage avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chelios.
Cage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chelios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cage.
Chelios missing with knees to the body.
Cage prevents a body shot from Chelios.
Cage managing to block the knees to the body from Chelios.
Chelios unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cage missing with knees to the body.
Cage lands a good knee to the midsection. Chelios won't want to take too many of those.
Chev Chelios has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chelios lands a body punch.
Cage lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage swings wildly with an uppercut but Chelios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chelios is working Cage over against the cage.
Chelios managing to block the knees to the body from Cage.
Cage managing to block the knees to the body from Chelios.
Chelios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cage's elbow.
Cage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chelios.
Cage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chelios has had enough of the clinch but Cage keeps him there for the moment.
Chelios is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chelios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cage looking to slow down the pace here.
Chelios looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios tries to land knees in the clinch but Cage avoids the damage to the body.
Chelios is leaning against Cage and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!
Cage prevents a body shot from Chelios.
Cage blocks the elbow strike.
Chelios trying to stall but Cage improves his position.
Chelios trying to land knees to the body.
Cage dodges an elbow strike from Chelios.
Chelios avoiding damage as Cage throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chelios.
Cage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chelios in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cage managing to block the knees to the body from Chelios.
A short right from Cage on the inside.
Chelios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cage is defending well for now.
Chelios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chev Chelios dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A low kick from Chelios is predictable there
and Cage counters by moving into the clinch.
Chelios lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Chelios.
A shot in the inside from Chelios.
Cage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cage has Chelios pressed against the cage, preventing Chelios from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chelios's elbow.
Chelios is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cage working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chelios creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chelios throws a punch but it's blocked by Cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage missing with knees to the body.
Chelios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cage avoids it.
Cage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cage working aggressively here.
Cage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chelios managing to block the knees to the body from Cage.
Chelios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cage's elbow.
Chelios takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chelios.
Cage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees to the body from Chelios.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chelios obliges.
Cage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chelios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chelios scores with a hook to the body.
Chelios unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chelios working Cage over with knees to the body.
Chelios lands with a right to the head.
Chelios scores with a hook to the body.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but Chelios blocks with his arms.
Chelios holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnny Cage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios lands a knee to the body.
Chelios utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cage blocks a body shot from Chelios.
Chelios tries to break free but Cage pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chelios.
It looks like Johnny Cage has been cut.
Chelios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chelios stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cage blocks a body shot from Chelios.
Chelios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cage is defending well for now.
Chelios trying to land knees to the body.
Chelios blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cage managing to block the knees to the body from Chelios.
Cage misses with some punches.
Cage avoiding damage as Chelios throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios lands a shoulder strike.
Chelios blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chelios managing to block the knees to the body from Cage.
Chelios slowing the pace effectively.
Chelios landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Cage.
Chelios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cage.
Chelios tries to land a knee to the head but Cage blocks with his arms.
Chelios throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cage blocks it with crossed arms.
Chelios looking to slow down the pace here.
Chelios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cage is defending well for now.
Cage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chelios lands a knee to the body.
Cage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chelios takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chelios working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chelios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cage avoids it.
Chelios avoiding damage as Cage throws knees to the body.
Chelios lands a nice knee to the body.
Chelios landing knees to the head.
Chelios taking a breather.
Cage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chev Chelios is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chelios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cage is defending well for now.
Cage trying to control the position but instead, Chelios has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cage into the cage.
Cage working Chelios over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Cage.
A short uppercut from Chelios.
Chelios avoids a wild elbow strike from Cage.
Chelios avoiding damage as Cage throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chev Chelios showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chelios, 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chev Chelios!
An out of breath Chev Chelios thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Bowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes to the cage accompanied by Pray by Jay-Z feat. Rob Dougan. Bowie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 300 Violin Orchestra - Jorge Quintero kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Raphael Bowie will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raphael Bowie!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Topper Green and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace throws a body punch but Bowie moves out of range.
Wallace lands an overhand right.
It looks like Raphael Bowie has been cut.
Wallace clinches up with Bowie and pushes him back against the cage.
Bowie has Wallace pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wallace manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bowie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wallace to keep the fight standing.
Wallace lands a nice trip takedown into 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!
Wallace lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wallace is stalling here. Bowie is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wallace seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bowie has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wallace is looking for a sweep.
Wallace regains half guard.
Wallace is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wallace might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bowie trying to mount his opponent but Wallace defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wallace is trying to maintain the position but Bowie is very close to passing his half guard.
Bowie misses with a head shot. Wallace uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wallace has momentary wrist control but Bowie slips an elbow through the middle.
Wallace trying to control the position.
Wallace has his feet on Bowie's thighs here. He's pushed Bowie off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Bowie screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antoine Wallace!
Antoine Wallace gave a mention to Tokyo United Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Alvarez Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 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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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
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Alvarez Banner!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson walks into a straight right hand from Banner.
Bronson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bronson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Banner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Banner misses with a two punch combination.
Bronson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Bruce Alvarez Banner has been cut.
Banner rushes Bronson and presses him up against the cage.
Banner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bronson's efforts to push away.
Banner misses with a body punch.
Bronson taking a breather.
A short right from Banner on the inside.
Banner lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner is working Bronson over against the cage.
Banner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Banner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bronson cracks Banner with a nice body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bronson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Banner - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson tries to break free but Banner pushes him back against the cage.
Banner has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bronson uses from the top position.
Banner wants to sweep here but Bronson controlling him for the moment.
Banner has his foot on Bronson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bronson works his way back into a safe position though.
Banner has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bronson has passed into side control.
Banner is trying to improve his position.
Banner manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bronson's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson trying to control the action but Banner is working from the bottom.
Banner is looking to improve his position.
Banner is refusing to be controlled, as Bronson sits in half guard.
Banner wants to improve his position but Bronson is controlling well.
Bronson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Charles Bronson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bronson doesn't manage to clinch there - Banner circles away.
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banner.
Nice uppercut lands for Banner. That snapped Bronson's head back.
Bronson connects with a solid leg kick.
Banner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bronson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Banner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Banner manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bronson on his heels. He'll look to pass Bronson's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bronson trying to control the position.
Banner tries to free his leg and advance position but Bronson is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner scores with a couple of short elbows.
Banner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Banner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Bronson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Alvarez Banner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Alvarez Banner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Banner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bronson defends it nicely.
Banner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bronson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bruce Alvarez Banner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bronson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bronson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruce Alvarez Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Banner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Banner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Banner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bronson is keeping the position for now.
Bronson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bruce Alvarez Banner has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson keeping full guard, as Banner tries to pass.
Banner advances position into side control!
Banner working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Banner throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Banner scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bronson to see if he's OK.
Bronson struggling a bit here.
Bronson dodges the ground and pound from Banner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Banner scores with a couple of short elbows.
Banner looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bronson is avoiding damage well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner is putting a hurting on Bronson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Banner working the ground and pound but Bronson is defending the strikes.
Banner throws an elbow but Bronson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Banner working away.
Banner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Banner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner swings around for an armbar but Bronson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Banner's guard.
Banner looking for a sweep. Not yet Banner, not yet.
Banner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Banner is on top in guard.
Banner forces his way into half guard.
Bronson is trying to stand up here but Banner is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banner.
Banner wants to pass to mount but Bronson is defending the position.
Banner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Banner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banner trying to mount his opponent but Bronson defends it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Alvarez Banner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Alvarez Banner's cut.
That's time! Bronson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Banner scores with a nice strike.
Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronson is just out of range.
We've been told by Bronson's head coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Banner. Those never looked like landing.
Bronson scores with a jab to the head.
Banner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Banner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bronson tries to move into range but Banner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Banner goes for a double leg but Bronson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bronson continues to drive forward.
Bronson working aggressively here.
Bronson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banner backwards.
Banner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Banner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bronson's elbow.
Banner struggles to land a body shot inside as Bronson controls his hands.
Bronson drops Banner onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Banner is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Banner is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner tries to work over Bronson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banner is still on wobbly legs! Can Bronson finish him?
Banner misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bronson walks away with a smile on his face. Banner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Banner staying out of range there.
Bronson misses with a wild body shot.
Banner lands a jab-cross combination.
Bronson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bronson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banner seems to have recovered his senses.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bronson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bronson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bronson wants to clinch.
Bronson misses with an uppercut. Banner saw that one coming.
Banner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bronson to the ground. Banner is now in Bronson's guard.
Banner wants to pass the guard but Bronson is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner keeps trying to improve his position.
Bronson trying to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bronson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Banner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bronson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Banner thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Banner throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bronson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Banner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bronson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bronson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Banner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bronson has managed to get both his arms back between Banner's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bruce Alvarez Banner just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Bruce Alvarez Banner's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bronson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bronson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banner.
Banner forces Bronson back against the cage and clinches.
Bronson tries to stall but Banner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banner.
Banner swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banner lands a shoulder strike.
Bruce Alvarez Banner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Banner tries for a takedown but Bronson manages to get underhooks.
Banner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Banner goes for a takedown attempt but Bronson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Banner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bronson momentarily.
Bronson cracks Banner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner fails with the takedown.
Charles Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Alvarez Banner.
Bronson misses with a straight left.
Banner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some wild striking there from Banner.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bronson enables Banner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bronson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bronson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Banner tries to free his leg and advance position but Bronson is retaining full guard.
Banner passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson is trying to control Banner's posture but Banner avoids it.
Bronson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Banner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Banner goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bronson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Banner but great work by Bronson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner is trying to get back to half guard.
Banner manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Banner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Banner wants to improve his position but Bronson is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner moves into full guard.
Banner wants to sweep but no luck.
Bronson trying to control the position from guard on top but Banner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banner wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Alvarez Banner dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Alvarez Banner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Banner forces Bronson back against the cage and clinches.
Banner lands an uppercut.
Banner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Banner misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson looking to slow down the pace here.
Banner tries to throw a body punch but Bronson avoids it by throwing Banner back against the cage.
Bronson is looking to control Banner's arms but Banner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bronson has his back to the cage.
Banner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bronsons head.
A hook to the body from Bronson.
Bronson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Banner has him pressed against the cage.
Banner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bronsons head.
Bronson blocks a body shot from Banner.
Banner struggles to land a body shot inside as Bronson controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Banner no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Banner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bronson preventing the sweep.
Bronson passes Banner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Banner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Banner moves into full guard.
Charles Bronson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bronson trying to control but Banner is working from the bottom.
Bronson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Banner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bronson is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bronson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Charles Bronson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Banner misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banner.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner.
Banner throws a series of punches but Bronson moves out of range.
Banner punishes Bronson's body with a nice straight punch.
Banner lands a nice hook to Bronson's body. Bronson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bronson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bronson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Bronson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Banner lands a jab to the head.
Bronson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bronson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banner throws a right and a left that Bronson avoids nicely.
Banner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bronson. That one must have hurt.
Banner is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bronson misses with a lunging right hand
and Banner counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Alvarez Banner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Banner 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Alvarez Banner!
Bruce Alvarez Banner is the new welterweight champion!
Bruce Alvarez Banner gave a mention to BeastMode in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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