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RFC Saturday Slugfest 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Cardenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson's entrance music is Dark Tranquility - The Final Resistance. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zachary Cardenas!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardenas throws a jab when Gustafsson was well out of range.
Gustafsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cardenas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustafsson.
Cardenas moves in looking to clinch but Gustafsson pushes him off.
Cardenas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gustafsson works Cardenas's body with a nice hook.
Gustafsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Cardenas.
Gustafsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Some wild striking there from Cardenas.
A punch combination from Cardenas misses.
A combination from Cardenas does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cardenas defending well as Gustafsson loads up on a big left hand.
Gustafsson misses with a hook. Cardenas ducked under it nicely.
Cardenas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cardenas looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustafsson is just out of range.
Gustafsson slips a jab and a cross from Cardenas.
Gustafsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cardenas throws a nice looking combination but Gustafsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cardenas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gustafsson.
Cardenas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gustafsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gustafsson misses with a left hand
and Cardenas counters with a series of strikes. Gustafsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson lands a jab to the nose.
Gustafsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cardenass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gustafsson lands with a shot to the body.
Cardenas tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gustafsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gustafsson lands a two punch combo.
Gustafsson gets tackled into the ropes by Cardenas. Cardenas maintains the clinch.
Gustafsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cardenas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Cardenas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gustafsson manages to break the clinch.
Gustafsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Cardenas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cardenas lands with a shot to the body.
Gustafsson lands with a hook. Cardenas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cardenas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustafsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Cardenas throws a nice looking combination but Gustafsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick which misses Cardenas's front leg but catches the back leg as Cardenas tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardenas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gustafsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cardenas works over Gustafsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Cardenas throws a right and a left that Gustafsson avoids nicely.
Cardenas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gustafsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cardenas.
Gustafsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Gustafsson finds it's way through Cardenas's defenses.
Cardenas lands with a good body shot.
Gustafsson throws a shot from downtown. Cardenas moves away and avoids it.
Gustafsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cardenas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cardenas misses with a body shot.
Gustafsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cardenas.
Cardenas tries to clinch up but Gustafsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gustafsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gustafsson misses with a straight right.
Cardenas wants to clinch up but Gustafsson keeps it at a distance.
Gustafsson misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Cardenas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cardenas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gustafsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cardenas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cardenas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gustafsson.
Cardenas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson stuns Cardenas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cardenas misses with a series of wild punches.
Gustafsson closes the distance and clinches.
Cardenas misses with a punch on the inside.
Gustafsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Cardenas won't allow it.
Cardenas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cardenas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cardenas misses with some punches.
Gustafsson breaks from the clinch.
Gustafsson throws a lazy right hand but Cardenas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cardenas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cardenas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gustafsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardenas misses with a shot to the body
and Gustafsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gustafsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Cardenas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cardenas swinging wildly here.
Cardenas tries to bum rush Gustafsson with a series of wild strikes but Gustafsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gustafsson throws a looping overhand right but Cardenas ducks down to avoid it.
Cardenas throws a hook but Gustafsson blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cardenas moves in looking to clinch but Gustafsson pushes him off.
Gustafsson jabs at Cardenas's body.
Cardenas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gustafsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cardenas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustafsson manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Cardenas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cardenas.
Gustafsson misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gustafsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gustafsson misses the jab.
Gustafsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cardenas.
Cardenas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gustafsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Gustafsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cardenas.
A combination from Cardenas does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gustav Gustafsson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cardenas misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Gustafsson misses.
Cardenas wants to clinch.
A jab from Cardenas does it's job there.
Cardenas tries to clinch up but Gustafsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gustafsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cardenas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gustafsson throws a right hand that Cardenas ducks under and follows up with a left that Cardenas also avoids with ease.
Cardenas swinging wildly here.
Gustafsson cracks a nice hook into Cardenas's ribs.
Cardenas gets a clinch.
Cardenas wants to break free but Gustafsson has control.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cardenas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cardenas misses with some punches.
Cardenas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cardenas is trying to break the clinch but Gustafsson is controlling him.
Gustafsson manages to break the clinch.
Cardenas misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson misses with an uppercut. Cardenas saw that one coming.
Cardenas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Gustafsson throws out a loose jab but Cardenas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gustafsson throws out a loose jab but Cardenas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardenas doesn't manage to clinch there - Gustafsson circles away.
Gustafsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cardenas at a distance.
Cardenas throws a jab but it's blocked by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses with a wild body shot.
Cardenas defending well as Gustafsson loads up on a big left hand.
Zachary Cardenas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gustafsson misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustafsson misses the target.
Cardenas misses with a series of wild punches.
Gustafsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cardenas.
Cardenas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cardenas ducks under a wild hook from Gustafsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cardenas. Gustafsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cardenas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson misses with a body shot.
Cardenas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gustafsson.
Cardenas throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustafsson. Cardenas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustafsson tries to clinch there but Cardenas circles away.
Cardenas punishes Gustafsson's body with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Cardenas.
The fighters circling - Gustafsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gustafsson defending well as Cardenas loads up on a big left hand.
Cardenas tries to clinch there but Gustafsson circles away.
Cardenas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gustafsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gustafsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cardenas at a distance.
A big right from Gustafsson misses.
Cardenas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gustafsson.
Cardenas defending well as Gustafsson loads up on a big left hand.
Cardenas looks to land a right hand but Gustafsson moved out of range.
Cardenas tries to bum rush Gustafsson with a series of wild strikes but Gustafsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gustafsson misses with a body shot.
Cardenas tries to clinch but Gustafsson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardenas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Cardenas. Those never looked like landing.
Gustafsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cardenas.
Gustafsson misses with a two punch combination.
Gustafsson looks to throw the jab but Cardenas is out of range.
Cardenas ducks under a wild hook from Gustafsson.
Cardenas throws a nice looking combination but Gustafsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gustafsson throws a hook but Cardenas blocks it.
Cardenas throws a body punch but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Gustafsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gustafsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cardenas. Gustafsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Cardenas misses.
Sloppy strikes from Cardenas. Those never looked like landing.
Gustafsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cardenas.
Cardenas defending well as Gustafsson loads up on a big left hand.
Cardenas closes the distance and pushes Gustafsson back into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Gustafsson finds it's way through Cardenas's defenses.
Gustafsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cardenas.
Cardenas tries to clinch but Gustafsson is having none of it.
Cardenas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gustafsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gustafsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cardenas avoids the body shot from Gustafsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustafsson misses with an uppercut.
Gustafsson defending well as Cardenas loads up on a big left hand.
Gustafsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Cardenas.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but Cardenas moves out of range.
Cardenas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cardenas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustafsson. Cardenas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustafsson throws a big shot that misses.
A left and a right from Gustafsson both land. Nice combination.
Gustafsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cardenas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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 Gustav Gustafsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cardenas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cardenas throws a right hand that Gustafsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gustafsson also avoids with ease.
Cardenas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gustafsson.
Cardenas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gustafsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gustafsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cardenas walks into a left hand.
Gustafsson throws a right hand that Cardenas ducks under and follows up with a left that Cardenas also avoids with ease.
Cardenas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustafsson.
Cardenas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustafsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cardenas.
Gustafsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cardenas swings for the body but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Gustafsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cardenas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustafsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustafsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cardenas just misses with a punch to the body.
Cardenas tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gustafsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gustafsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cardenas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cardenas is looking to clinch but Gustafsson is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardenas wants to clinch but Gustafsson slips to the side
and Gustafsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gustafsson tries to clinch there but Cardenas circles away.
Cardenas tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gustafsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Cardenas.
Cardenas closes the distance and pushes Gustafsson back into the ropes.
Gustafsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Cardenas misses.
Gustafsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cardenas is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gustafsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gustafsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to the liver by Gustafsson. Beautiful body shot.
Cardenas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gustafsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gustafsson scores with a hook to the body. Cardenas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gustafsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cardenas's head backwards.
Cardenas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gustafsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cardenas.
Gustafsson dodges the punch combination from Cardenas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardenas tries to move into range but Gustafsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustafsson misses the shot to the body.
Cardenas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gustafsson.
Cardenas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cardenas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cardenas tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gustafsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cardenas throws a right and a left that Gustafsson avoids nicely.
Cardenas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gustafsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Cardenas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cardenas defending well as Gustafsson loads up on a big left hand.
Cardenas misses with a few strikes there.
Gustafsson looks to throw the jab but Cardenas is out of range.
Gustafsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cardenas. Cardenas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gustafsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cardenas misses with a wild body shot.
Cardenas swinging wildly here.
Cardenas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gustafsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gustav Gustafsson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardenas missing with a left hand there. Gustafsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gustafsson jabs Cardenas right on the nose. Cardenas blinks but takes it well.
Cardenas ducks under a wild hook from Gustafsson.
Cardenas fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cardenas. Gustafsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Gustafsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cardenas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good exchange - Gustafsson coming out on top.
Gustafsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gustafsson throws a nice looking combination but Cardenas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gustafsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Gustafsson moves into range and clinches up with Cardenas.
Gustafsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gustafsson cracks Cardenas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cardenas misses with a double jab.
Cardenas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustafsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cardenas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardenas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Cardenas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustafsson manages to avoid it.
Cardenas moves away from the strike by Gustafsson.
Cardenas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cardenas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustafsson throws out a loose jab but Cardenas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gustafsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cardenas fails to land with a series of punches.
Cardenas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gustafsson digs a good body shot into Cardenas's ribs.
Gustafsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Cardenas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cardenas tries to clinch there but Gustafsson circles away.
Gustafsson swings for the body but Cardenas moves out of range.
Zachary Cardenas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cardenas throws a series of punches but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Gustafsson - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav Gustafsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gustafsson, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Gustafsson!
Our winner, Gustav Gustafsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andro Antolovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antolovic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Written in the Stars. Andro Antolovic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Corey McCracken's chin.
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212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andro Antolovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corey McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antolovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antolovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antolovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Antolovic throws a front kick that sends McCracken stumbling back into the ropes.
A head kick misses from Antolovic.
McCracken shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Antolovic as he jumps to the side.
McCracken closes the distance looking to clinch
and Antolovic counters with a one-two to the body.
McCracken tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McCracken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
McCracken tries to clinch up
and Antolovic counters with a head kick.
McCracken is rocked!
McCracken tries to clinch but Antolovic moves away
and Antolovic counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! McCracken is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andro Antolovic!
A very excited looking Andro Antolovic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alligator Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alligator Dundee told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Hoover !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alligator Dundee!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Dundee finds it's way through Hoover 's defenses.
Hoover definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dundee throws a head kick that Hoover semi-blocks.
Dundee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hoover keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hoover works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dundee trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dundee throwing strikes from guard but Hoover blocks nicely.
Hoover is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoover wants to pass to mount but Dundee is defending the position.
Hoover is trying to control. Dundee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover wants to stand up but Dundee has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Dundee is looking for a sweep. Hoover is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dundee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hoover . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like Hoover is going to stand back up.
Hoover trying to mount his opponent but Dundee defends it.
Hoover prevents Dundee from improving his position.
Hoover looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Well, if Hoover is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoover is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dundee is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hoover jumps into side control!
Dundee is trying to improve his position.
Hoover in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover happy to just control the position for now.
Dundee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dundee tries to control but Hoover manages to take his back.
Hoover will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dundee looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hoover .
Hoover has the hooks in. Dundee is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hoover biding his time, looking for the opening.
Hoover connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Dundee to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoover tries to get the hooks in deep but Dundee pushed the leg off.
Dundee is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hoover has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Dundee! Can he survive? No! He's out! Hoover gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Larry Hoover !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sappy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Castro Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castro Gomes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BJ Penn kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Sappy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerome Castro Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sappy gets tackled into the ropes by Castro Gomes. Castro Gomes maintains the clinch.
Castro Gomes's coach down at ORIGINAL OWNER was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Castro Gomes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sappy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sappy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Castro Gomes as he avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sappy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Castro Gomes tries to bench press Sappy off him but Sappy keeps the position.
Sappy decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Castro Gomes blocks a head kick by Sappy.
Sappy looking to score a takedown here. Castro Gomes is defending well but Sappy drives through and ends up in Castro Gomes's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sappy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Castro Gomes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sappy is one step ahead there.
Sappy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sappy wants to control from the top but Castro Gomes keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sappy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Castro Gomes wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sappy wants to control from the top but Castro Gomes keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bob Sappy.
Castro Gomes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Castro Gomes is looking to clinch.
Castro Gomes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sappy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Castro Gomes did well to prevent Sappy getting side control.
Sappy is thwarting Castro Gomes's attempts to control the position.
Castro Gomes looks winded!
Sappy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sappy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castro Gomes keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro Gomes gets full guard.
Sappy has gone for a leg lock! Castro Gomes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sappy's guard.
Castro Gomes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro Gomes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Castro Gomes closes the distance and clinches up with Sappy, looking for a takedown. Castro Gomes pushes Sappy against the ropes but Sappy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sappy shoots in looking for a takedown but Castro Gomes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sappy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Sappy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castro Gomes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sappy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Castro Gomes as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro Gomes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Castro Gomes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sappy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Castro Gomes swivels and escapes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castro Gomes.
Castro Gomes forces Sappy back against the ropes and clinches.
Castro Gomes pulls Sappy into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Castro Gomes is trying to keep Sappy in close.
Sappy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sappy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sappy looking to pass the guard.
Sappy throwing strikes from guard but Castro Gomes blocks nicely.
Castro Gomes throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro Gomes wants to get back to his feet but Sappy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sappy looking to sit in guard and control but Castro Gomes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sappy trying to keep a closed guard but Castro Gomes is proving a slippery customer.
Castro Gomes wants to stand but Sappy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Castro Gomes should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sappy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bob Sappy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Castro Gomes tries to clinch up.
Sappy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sappy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sappy throwing strikes but Castro Gomes manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Castro Gomes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sappy to his feet.
Sappy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sappy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Castro Gomes trying to control from the bottom.
Castro Gomes is trying to stand up here but Sappy is controlling him well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castro Gomes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Castro Gomes has momentary wrist control but Sappy slips an elbow through the middle.
Castro Gomes keeping moving, preventing Sappy from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castro Gomes is working an open guard so Sappy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro Gomes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sappy sprawls well. Sappy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Castro Gomes gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Castro Gomes. No joy for Sappy on that attempt.
Sappy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castro Gomes as he jumps to the side.
Castro Gomes scores with a hook to the body. Sappy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sappy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castro Gomes.
Castro Gomes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sappy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Castro Gomes was covering up waiting for the punch and Sappy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sappy looking to sit in guard and control but Castro Gomes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro Gomes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sappy wants to stand and escape but Castro Gomes is having none of it.
Castro Gomes drops back looking for a leg! Sappy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sappy manages to kick Castro Gomes off! Castro Gomes jumps back into Sappy's guard.
Castro Gomes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro Gomes passes Sappy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sappy is trying to stand back up but Castro Gomes is controlling him
Castro Gomes working Sappy over with strikes.
Castro Gomes stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sappy to get to his feet.
Castro Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch but Sappy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castro Gomes tries to clinch up.
Castro Gomes throws a head kick that Sappy semi-blocks.
Castro Gomes tries to clinch up.
Sappy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Sappy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castro Gomes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castro Gomes managing to block the knees to the body from Sappy.
Castro Gomes works on Sappy's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sappy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro Gomes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sappy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castro Gomes as he jumps to the side.
Sappy gets tackled into the ropes by Castro Gomes. Castro Gomes maintains the clinch.
Castro Gomes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castro Gomes.
Castro Gomes working Sappy over with knees to the body.
Sappy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castro Gomes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sappy fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro Gomes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castro Gomes tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sappy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sappy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jerome Castro Gomes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Castro Gomes is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Castro Gomes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sappy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sappy shoots in looking for a takedown. Castro Gomes tries to sprawl out of it but Sappy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Castro Gomes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bob Sappy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castro Gomes lands with a nice combination. Sappy backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Bob Sappy has been cut.
Jerome Castro Gomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro Gomes dives in for a single leg takedown but Sappy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Sappy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro Gomes is controlling Sappy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sappy stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sappy pushes Castro Gomes up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sappy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castro Gomes jumps into guard, dragging Sappy to the mat.
Sappy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castro Gomes is keeping the position for now.
Sappy wants to control from the top but Castro Gomes keeps moving.
Castro Gomes pulls Sappy in close to prevent any damage.
Castro Gomes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sappy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Castro Gomes's guard.
Castro Gomes wants to stand up but Sappy is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sappy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sappy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Castro Gomes's head.
Castro Gomes is trying to keep Sappy in close.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jerome Castro Gomes.
Sappy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Castro Gomes's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sappy wants to control from the top but Castro Gomes keeps moving.
Castro Gomes has Sappy pulled in close to control his posture.
Bob Sappy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sappy looking to pass the guard.
Castro Gomes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jerome Castro Gomes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sappy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Castro Gomes sprawls well. Castro Gomes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sappy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Sappy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castro Gomes tries to clinch there but Sappy circles away.
Sappy goes for a double leg but Castro Gomes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Castro Gomes continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro Gomes ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Castro Gomes no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Castro Gomes wants to stand up but Sappy is controlling him.
Sappy chips away with some ground and pound.
Castro Gomes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sappy manages to get himself to full guard.
Sappy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sappy wants to get back to his feet but Castro Gomes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro Gomes trying to control but Sappy is working from the bottom.
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 Bob Sappy.
I think Sappy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Sappy!
After winning the bout, Bob Sappy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Meyer Lansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lansky comes to the ring accompanied by Stranglehold - Ted Nugent. Sloan has chosen Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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140 lbs
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134 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meyer Lansky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Huey Sloan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lansky shoots for a takedown but Sloan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lansky tries to land a front kick but Sloan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sloan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lansky is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sloan is defending well.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sloan lands a nice elbow.
Lansky blocks a body shot from Sloan.
Sloan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lansky is defending well for now.
Sloan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lansky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloan digs a right hand underneath Lansky's ribcage. Lansky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sloan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sloan throws an elbow but misses.
Lansky is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meyer Lansky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lansky is trying to drag Sloan to the mat but Sloan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Lansky tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sloan struggles to land a body shot inside as Lansky controls his hands.
Sloan lands with a light punch inside.
Sloan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lanskys head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lansky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Sloan.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lansky is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sloan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lansky's brow.
Sloan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sloan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lansky backwards.
Sloan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lansky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sloan trying to land knees to the body.
Lansky is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sloan is defending well.
Lansky is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Sloan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sloan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sloan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sloan tries a body shot but Lansky blocks it.
Sloan has a couple of punches blocked by Lansky.
Lansky changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sloan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan tries to clinch up but Lansky circles away and keeps his distance.
Lansky closes the distance and pushes Sloan back into the ropes.
Lansky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sloan lands an elbow just above Lansky 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lansky backwards.
Sloan lands a knee to the body.
Sloan lands a left hand.
Sloan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sloan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lansky.
Sloan struggles to land a body shot inside as Lansky controls his hands.
Sloan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lansky's defenses.
Sloan missing with knees to the body.
Lansky is working for takedown but Sloan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lansky is trying to drag Sloan to the mat but Sloan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan lands a knee to the body.
Sloan tries to land knees in the clinch but Lansky avoids the damage to the body.
Lansky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lansky is looking for a takedown.
Sloan missing with knees to the body.
Sloan lands a nice knee to the body.
Sloan pushes Lansky back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sloan can't find room to land a body shot as Lansky controls the action.
Sloan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lansky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sloan working Lansky over with knees to the body.
Sloan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lansky goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sloan prevents it.
Sloan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lansky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloan prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sloan gets through Lansky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sloan prevents the takedown attempt.
Lansky is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Sloan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sloan.
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!
Lansky is looking for a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sloan.
Sloan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lansky is defending well for now.
Sloan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lansky takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloan missing with knees to the body.
Sloan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Sloan.
Sloan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sloan looks winded!
Lansky tries for a takedown but Sloan manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huey Sloan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lansky gets the takedown into side control.
Sloan is not content to let Lansky control the position.
Sloan is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lansky is looking to take a break and control but Sloan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lansky moves into full mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lansky jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sloan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sloan and Lansky has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lansky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sloan keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan wants to get back to his feet but Lansky drags him back down.
Sloan tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here as Lansky stalls from top position.
Lansky seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sloan for as long as he can get away with.
Lansky trying to control the action but Sloan is working from the bottom.
Sloan is trying to get back to his feet.
Sloan is breathing heavily.
Lansky is working to tighten his grip on Sloan's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Sloan has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Lansky is really squeezing tight and eventually Sloan passes out! Lansky breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Meyer Lansky!
A victorious Meyer Lansky thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yukio Vorarlberna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urijah Faber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yukio Vorarlberna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vorarlberna shoots in and drives through. Faber sprawls well.
Vorarlberna tries to clinch up but Faber circles away and keeps his distance.
Vorarlberna looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch combination from Faber misses.
Faber tries to bum rush Vorarlberna with a series of wild strikes but Vorarlberna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vorarlberna falls off balance throwing a combination
and Faber counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Yukio Vorarlberna has been cut.
Vorarlberna shoots for a takedown but Faber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vorarlberna fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yukio Vorarlberna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faber lands an overhand right.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vorarlberna enables Faber to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vorarlberna manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Faber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Faber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Faber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vorarlberna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Faber throws a big right hand that misses.
Vorarlberna is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorarlberna keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Faber scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Faber throws a big elbow that misses.
Faber wants to pass the guard but Vorarlberna is keeping the position.
Faber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Faber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Faber connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vorarlberna keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Faber works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Faber is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vorarlberna tries to roll over but Faber keeps him under control.
Vorarlberna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Faber is working away from the top position though.
Faber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vorarlberna does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ground and pound from Faber.
Faber working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vorarlberna pushes Faber off looking to stand but Faber dives back in and keeps control.
Vorarlberna is looking to control Faber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vorarlberna avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Faber.
Faber is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Faber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Faber missing with some ground and pound from the 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!
Faber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands strikes from half guard.
Faber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vorarlberna defending well though.
Faber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Faber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Faber throwing shots but Vorarlberna is blocking nicely.
Faber is looking for a kimura but Vorarlberna is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Faber to get the leverage.
Faber is trying to work for a kimura but Vorarlberna is defending well.
Vorarlberna manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faber sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Faber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yukio Vorarlberna's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vorarlberna scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Faber gets back to full guard.
Vorarlberna avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Faber wants to stand but Vorarlberna is controlling the position.
Faber trying to keep a closed guard but Vorarlberna is proving a slippery customer.
Vorarlberna lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vorarlberna postures up.
Faber is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vorarlberna wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber wants to sweep but no luck.
Vorarlberna has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Faber is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vorarlberna avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vorarlberna pushing down on Faber's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Faber manages to get to full guard.
Faber throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Vorarlberna avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Faber has control of Vorarlberna's left arm, preventing Vorarlberna from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vorarlberna got a little sloppy there for a moment and Faber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vorarlberna has managed to get both his arms back between Faber's legs - danger averted.
Faber is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vorarlberna tries to free his leg and advance position but Faber is retaining full guard.
Faber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vorarlberna might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Faber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vorarlberna can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vorarlberna makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Faber is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vorarlberna tries to free his leg and advance position but Faber is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorarlberna trying to control the position from guard on top but Faber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faber looking for a guillotine here but Vorarlberna defends easily.
Faber is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Faber is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vorarlberna defends well.
Faber controls Vorarlberna momentarily but Vorarlberna frees himself.
Vorarlberna makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Faber has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Vorarlberna should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Faber has tightened it up now! Vorarlberna should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Urijah Faber!
A very excited looking Urijah Faber made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen The Pheonix as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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26
150 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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22
145 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tristan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Francis DeMontford and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a takedown into side control.
Lee trying to remain calm as Henderson controls from the top position.
Lee is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Henderson off and has taken his back!
Henderson trying to control the hands but Lee breaks the grip.
Lee keeps control of the position as Henderson tries to break free.
Lee working for a choke but Henderson is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson fending off the submission attempt from Lee.
Lee doesn't have the hooks in and Henderson manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Henderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Henderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Henderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Henderson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lee, up you get!
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henderson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lee to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Henderson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Henderson is tightening it up a little... Lee has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Lee reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Lee taps out! Nice BJJ there by Henderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jordan Henderson!
Jordan Henderson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sydney BEAST Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seb Winnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Tedtaotao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seb Winnick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noel Tedtaotao!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tedtaotao throws a series of punches but Winnick avoids them all with ease.
Winnick throws a series of punches but Tedtaotao avoids them all with ease.
Winnick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Winnick breaks from the clinch.
Tedtaotao misses with a straight right.
Tedtaotao tries to close the distance and clinch but Winnick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seb Winnick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tedtaotao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winnick is looking to clinch but Tedtaotao is avoiding it.
Winnick has Tedtaotao up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tedtaotao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Winnick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winnick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tedtaotao gets a clinch.
Winnick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tedtaotao's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Winnick as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tedtaotao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Winnick or not.
Tedtaotao scores with a shot to the side of Winnick's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tedtaotao misses with a punch to the body.
Winnick tries to work over Tedtaotao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tedtaotao lands a body punch.
Winnick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tedtaotao lands a nice shot to the body.
Winnick misses with a punch to the body.
Winnick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tedtaotao has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Winnick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tedtaotao is keeping busy.
Tedtaotao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Winnicks head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tedtaotao.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winnick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winnick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Winnick cracks Tedtaotao with a nice body shot.
Winnick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Winnick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tedtaotao defending well as Winnick loads up on a big left hand.
Winnick tries to clinch there but Tedtaotao circles away.
Tedtaotao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Winnick under the eye.
Winnick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winnick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tedtaotao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winnick circles away quickly and effectively.
Winnick tries to clinch there but Tedtaotao circles away.
Tedtaotao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winnick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winnick forces Tedtaotao back against the ropes and clinches.
Tedtaotao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Winnick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tedtaotao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winnick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tedtaotao backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Tedtaotao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tedtaotao tries to throw a body punch but Winnick avoids it by throwing Tedtaotao back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Winnick.
Winnick is stalling here.
Tedtaotao tries a body shot but Winnick blocks it.
Winnick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Winnick.
Winnick gets through Tedtaotao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tedtaotao gets through Winnick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winnick stalls.
Winnick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tedtaotao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winnick moves into range and clinches up with Tedtaotao.
Winnick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tedtaotao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Winnick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tedtaotao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winnick backwards.
Winnick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tedtaotao lands with a left to the head.
Winnick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winnick tries to throw a body punch but Tedtaotao avoids it by throwing Winnick back against the ropes.
Winnick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winnick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Winnick - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tedtaotao.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tedtaotao.
Tedtaotao tries to circle away but Winnick has him pinned against the ropes.
Winnick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winnick tries to clinch there but Tedtaotao circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winnick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seb Winnick dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tedtaotao looks to score with a jab to the body but Winnick is just out of range.
Winnick clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Winnick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tedtaotao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Winnick can't find room to land a body shot as Tedtaotao controls the action.
Winnick pushes Tedtaotao back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winnick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noel Tedtaotao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Tedtaotao.
Tedtaotao moves into the clinch.
Winnick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winnick tries to work over Tedtaotao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tedtaotao swings wildly with an uppercut but Winnick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seb Winnick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tedtaotao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tedtaotao misses with a body punch.
Winnick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tedtaotao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winnick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tedtaotao takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tedtaotao.
Tedtaotao managing to block the knees to the body from Winnick.
Winnick misses with a punch to the body.
Winnick prevents a body shot from Tedtaotao.
Winnick breaks the clinch.
Winnick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tedtaotao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winnick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tedtaotao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tedtaotao looks to score with a jab to the body but Winnick is just out of range.
Tedtaotao circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tedtaotao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winnick.
Winnick wants to clinch.
Tedtaotao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Winnick, pushing him back against the ropes.
Winnick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Winnick lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice right hand lands inside from Tedtaotao.
Tedtaotao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tedtaotao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winnick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tedtaotao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winnick tries to clinch but Tedtaotao is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnick tries to clinch up.
Tedtaotao swats away the attempt to clinch by Winnick.
We've been told by Winnick's head coaches at The Caveman Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tedtaotao tries to clinch there but Winnick circles away.
Tedtaotao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Winnick tries to clinch up.
Tedtaotao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winnick circles away quickly and effectively.
Tedtaotao misses with a two punch combination.
Winnick doesn't manage to clinch there - Tedtaotao circles away.
Tedtaotao looks to land a combination but Winnick avoids it well.
Winnick throws a big shot that misses.
Tedtaotao swats away the attempt to clinch by Winnick.
Winnick is looking to clinch but Tedtaotao is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnick tries to clinch but Tedtaotao moves out of range.
Winnick tries to clinch but Tedtaotao moves out of range.
Tedtaotao wants to clinch.
Tedtaotao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tedtaotao misses with a lunging right hand
and Winnick counters with a series of strikes. Tedtaotao will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winnick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tedtaotao tries to clinch there but Winnick circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tedtaotao drives through and clinches with Winnick against the ropes.
Tedtaotao swings wildly with an uppercut but Winnick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winnick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 Seb Winnick will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tedtaotao moves in looking to clinch but Winnick pushes him off.
Winnick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tedtaotao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tedtaotao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tedtaotao scores with a body shot.
Tedtaotao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tedtaotao tries to close the distance and clinch but Winnick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winnick tries to close the distance and clinch but Tedtaotao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tedtaotao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Winnick finds it's way round the side to connect with Tedtaotao's head.
Some wild striking there from Tedtaotao.
Winnick tries to clinch up but Tedtaotao circles away and keeps his distance.
Winnick tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tedtaotao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winnick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tedtaotao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnick wants to clinch.
Winnick wants to clinch.
Tedtaotao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tedtaotao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tedtaotao swinging wildly here.
Winnick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winnick throws a shot from downtown. Tedtaotao moves away and avoids it.
Winnick has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnick misses with some punches.
Winnick blocks an uppercut.
Tedtaotao pushes Winnick back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tedtaotao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Winnick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tedtaotao scores with a shoulder strike.
Winnick keeps control of Tedtaotao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tedtaotao breaks from the clinch.
Tedtaotao swats away the attempt to clinch by Winnick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tedtaotao drives through and clinches with Winnick against the ropes.
Good body shot from Winnick.
Winnick working aggressively here.
Winnick works on Tedtaotao's body with a couple of short punches.
Winnick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tedtaotao misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnick tries to throw a body punch but Tedtaotao avoids it by throwing Winnick back against the ropes.
Winnick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tedtaotao is looking to clinch but Winnick is avoiding it.
Tedtaotao throws a right and a left that Winnick avoids nicely.
Winnick tries to clinch but Tedtaotao moves out of range.
Winnick tries to clinch there but Tedtaotao circles away.
Tedtaotao throws a right hand that Winnick ducks under and follows up with a left that Winnick also avoids with ease.
Winnick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Winnick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winnick dodges the punch combination from Tedtaotao.
Winnick lands with a nice combination. Tedtaotao backs away looking to recover.
Tedtaotao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Winnick rather than just go for the knockout.
Winnick clinches up with Tedtaotao and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's four 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!
Winnick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winnick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tedtaotao backwards.
Winnick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tedtaotao or not.
Tedtaotao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tedtaotao throws a punch but it's blocked by Winnick.
Tedtaotao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winnick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winnick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winnick is looking to clinch but Tedtaotao is avoiding it.
Winnick tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tedtaotao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winnick fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tedtaotao. Winnick does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winnick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tedtaotao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Tedtaotao. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seb Winnick clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tedtaotao keeps the fight on the outside.
Winnick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winnick scores with a jab to the head.
Winnick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tedtaotao.
Winnick loads up on a big right hand but Tedtaotao slips the punch.
Tedtaotao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Winnick tries to clinch up but Tedtaotao circles away and keeps his distance.
Tedtaotao misses with a double jab.
Winnick tries to keep at a distance but Tedtaotao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tedtaotao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winnick has managed to clinch.
Tedtaotao can't break the clinch.
Winnick pushes Tedtaotao back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tedtaotao throws a series of punches but Winnick avoids them all with ease.
Winnick tries to clinch up.
Winnick is looking to clinch but Tedtaotao is avoiding it.
Winnick tries to close the distance and clinch but Tedtaotao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winnick clinches up against the ropes.
Winnick blocking some punches.
Winnick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tedtaotao ducks under a wild hook from Winnick.
Winnick tries to clinch but Tedtaotao is having none of it.
Winnick tries to clinch up.
Winnick moves into the clinch.
Winnick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tedtaotao backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnick lands a shot to the body.
Tedtaotao is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tedtaotao throws a punch but it's blocked by Winnick.
Tedtaotao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tedtaotao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Winnick lands with a left to the head.
Winnick cracks Tedtaotao with a nice body shot.
Winnick struggles to land a body shot inside as Tedtaotao controls his hands.
Winnick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winnick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winnick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tedtaotao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winnick doesn't manage to clinch there - Tedtaotao circles away.
Tedtaotao is looking to clinch but Winnick is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winnick closes the distance and pushes Tedtaotao back into the ropes.
Tedtaotao managing to block the knees to the body from Winnick.
Winnick works on Tedtaotao's body with a couple of short punches.
Tedtaotao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winnick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winnick.
Winnick manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Winnick misses.
Tedtaotao gets tackled into the ropes by Winnick. Winnick maintains the clinch.
Tedtaotao prevents Winnick from breaking the clinch.
Winnick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Winnick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tedtaotao misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Winnick misses with a body punch.
Tedtaotao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Winnick has him pressed against the ropes.
Winnick blocking some punches.
Tedtaotao throws a punch but it's blocked by Winnick.
Winnick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tedtaotao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winnick's efforts to push away.
Winnick misses with a punch to the body.
Tedtaotao lands a shoulder strike.
Tedtaotao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Winnick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tedtaotao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tedtaotao is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tedtaotao lunges at Winnick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Winnick's hand.
Winnick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tedtaotao moves away.
Tedtaotao blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seb Winnick had his way with Noel Tedtaotao in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tedtaotao scores with a three punch combo!
Winnick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tedtaotao lands a jab to Winnick's midsection.
Winnick scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Tedtaotao.
Winnick closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Tedtaotao to counter with a crisp jab.
Winnick tries to clinch but Tedtaotao is having none of it.
Winnick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Winnick lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tedtaotao takes a step back to recover.
Tedtaotao is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winnick needs to keep his hands up - Tedtaotao had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnick tries to clinch there but Tedtaotao circles away.
Tedtaotao swings for the body but Winnick moves out of range.
Tedtaotao throws a right and a left that Winnick avoids nicely.
Winnick tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tedtaotao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tedtaotao misses with a body shot.
Tedtaotao tries to clinch but Winnick moves out of range.
Seb Winnick is winning the standup battle so far.
Winnick takes a swing at Tedtaotao's ribcage but misses.
Winnick tries to clinch there but Tedtaotao circles away.
Tedtaotao stalks Winnick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Winnick's face. Winnick staggers backwards, shaken.
Tedtaotao closes the distance and clinches.
Tedtaotao swings wildly with an uppercut but Winnick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winnick works on Tedtaotao's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tedtaotao defending well as Winnick loads up on a big left hand.
Winnick tries to clinch there but Tedtaotao circles away.
Winnick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winnick tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tedtaotao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winnick moves away from the strike by Tedtaotao.
Winnick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winnick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tedtaotao ducks under a wild hook from Winnick.
Tedtaotao is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnick moves in looking to clinch but Tedtaotao pushes him off.
Winnick tries to clinch up.
Tedtaotao swings for the body but Winnick moves out of range.
Winnick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tedtaotao tries to close the distance and clinch but Winnick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winnick tries to clinch there but Tedtaotao circles away.
Winnick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winnick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tedtaotao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tedtaotao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winnick moves away.
Tedtaotao misses with a body shot.
Tedtaotao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winnick.
Tedtaotao tries to close the distance and clinch but Winnick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnick tries to clinch up
and Tedtaotao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tedtaotao forces Winnick back against the ropes and clinches.
A short left from Winnick.
Tedtaotao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winnick's elbow.
Seb Winnick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Winnick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winnick doesn't manage to clinch there - Tedtaotao circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winnick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Winnick is trying to force a seperation but Tedtaotao has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winnick can't break the clinch.
Tedtaotao tries to break the clinch but Winnick is controlling the position.
Noel Tedtaotao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tedtaotao tries to break free but Winnick pushes him back against the ropes.
Winnick manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seb Winnick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Winnick has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 50:45
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seb Winnick!
Seb Winnick retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ba Lil III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tad Ghostal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghostal has chosen Good King Wenceslas as his entrance music. Tad Ghostal told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ba Lil III!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tad Ghostal!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lil III throws the left hand but Ghostal avoids the punch easily.
Lil III scoring well with a low kick there.
Ghostal cracks Lil III with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ghostal takes a swing at Lil III's ribcage but misses.
Ghostal lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lil III will feel that in the morning.
Ghostal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Decent striking displayed by Lil III there.
Nice straight punches there by Lil III. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lil III.
Ghostal throws the kick towards the body but Lil III avoids it.
Lil III has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beast II in the buildup to the fight.
Ghostal throws a shot from downtown. Lil III moves away and avoids it.
Ghostal throws a lazy right hand but Lil III sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lil III tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ghostal is able to avoid easily.
Ghostal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ghostal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lil III moves away.
Lil III tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ghostal is able to avoid easily.
Lil III just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lil III scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick lands from Lil III.
Ghostal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lil III throws an off balance right hand
and Ghostal counters with a low kick, right behind Lil III 's knee.
Ghostal lands a slapping body shot.
Lil III slips a straight right by Ghostal.
Ghostal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lil III.
Lil III blocks a low kick nicely.
Ghostal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ghostal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lil III throws a looping overhand right but Ghostal ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil III pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ghostal moves out of range of the leg kick from Lil III.
Ghostal staying out of range there.
Ghostal is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lil III throws an off balance right hand
letting Ghostal counter with a right hand.
Ghostal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghostal looks to land a body kick but Lil III moved away.
Lil III scores with a hook to the body. Ghostal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ghostal motions for Lil III to come forward. Ghostal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lil III jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghostal. Lil III does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lil III takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ghostal missing with a left hand there. Lil III was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal misses with a right hand
and Lil III counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lil III.
Ghostal trying to keep a closed guard but Lil III is proving a slippery customer.
Lil III is in close to Ghostal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lil III wants to control from the top but Ghostal keeps moving.
Lil III missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ghostal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ghostal is trying to control the position but Lil III postures up.
Lil III trying to control the position from guard on top but Ghostal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lil III ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghostal moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lil III darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lil III with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ghostal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lil III sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ghostal throws a sloppy head kick
and Lil III counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ghostal looking to control.
Lil III sitting in guard here, content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lil III postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lil III pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ghostal is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ba Lil III dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lil III punishes Ghostal's body with a nice straight punch.
Lil III walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ghostal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lil III misses with a hook.
A jab from Ghostal does it's job there.
Lil III cracks Ghostal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lil III buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ghostal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Lil III. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lil III.
Ghostal throws a head kick that misses.
Ghostal lands a nice shot that snaps Lil III's head back.
Lil III shoots in but no luck this time.
Lil III misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lil III throws a jab when Ghostal was well out of range.
Ghostal dips to his left and cracks Lil III with an uppercut!
Lil III throws a leg kick but Ghostal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ghostal staying out of range there.
Ghostal slaps away a takedown attempt from Lil III, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tad Ghostal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lil III feints and then cracks Ghostal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ghostal down.
Ghostal throws a low kick but Lil III moves out of range easily.
Ghostal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ghostal throws a leg kick but Lil III checks it.
Donk. Lil III catches Ghostal right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lil III moves away.
Lil III scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lil III checks a leg kick.
Ghostal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lil III throws a hook to the side of Ghostal's head but Ghostal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ghostal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ghostal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ghostal lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lil III throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ghostal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lil III.
Ghostal misses with an uppercut.
Lil III misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil III decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ghostal is looking to control Lil III's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ghostal avoid being mounted?
Lil III is looking to pass Ghostal's guard but actually Ghostal recovers to full guard.
Lil III has gone for a leg lock! Ghostal slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lil III's guard.
Ghostal wants to stand but Lil III has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ghostal is pushing down on Lil III's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lil III is fighting to maintain full guard but Ghostal has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ghostal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ghostal lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil III is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ghostal pulls his head out easily.
Lil III is trying to maintain the position but Ghostal is very close to passing his half guard.
Ghostal trying to pass the guard but Lil III defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Ghostal there.
Lil III taking some punishment here, with Ghostal in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lil III wants to improve his position but Ghostal is controlling well.
Lil III actively working from the bottom here.
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 Ba Lil III will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A big right from Lil III misses.
Ghostal doesn't manage to clinch there - Lil III circles away.
Ghostal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lil III feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ghostals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ghostal misses with a body shot.
Lil III misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Lil III.
Nice uppercut there from Lil III.
Ghostal misses with a body kick.
Lil III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghostal was well out of range. Poor timing from Lil III.
A slow jab from Ghostal misses its intended target.
Ghostal throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghostal was well out of range. Poor timing from Lil III.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lil III.
Ghostal connects with a body shot that sends Lil III's belly button to the back.
Ghostal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lil III paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lil III.
Lil III fails with a takedown attempt.
Lil III lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lil III checks the leg kick.
Lil III lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal lands a jab to the nose.
Ghostal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Decent striking displayed by Ghostal there.
Lil III throws a hook to the side of Ghostal's head but Ghostal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Ghostal misses the target.
Ghostal connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab from Ghostal.
Ghostal misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Lil III there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lil III looks to land a combination. Ghostal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ghostal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lil III. Lil III circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lil III is looking to chop away at Ghostal's legs.
Lil III looks to land a left hand but Ghostal moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lil III.
Lil III with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ghostal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lil III fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ghostal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ghostal lands with a right hand.
Ghostal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lil III slips under a jab from Ghostal.
Ghostal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lil III misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghostal.
Lil III just misses with a punch to the body.
Ghostal throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lil III.
Lil III connects with an inside leg kick.
Ghostal throws a body shot but no joy.
Lil III throws an off balance right hand
and Ghostal counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ghostal walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Ghostal tenderised Lil III's leg. Lil III is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lil III checks the leg kick.
Ghostal tries to score with a low kick but Lil III moves his leg out of the way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghostal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A low kick from Lil III misses
and Ghostal counters with a nice body kick.
Lil III stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ghostal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tad Ghostal just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big left from Lil III misses.
Lil III sizes up Ghostal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lil III connects with a jab.
Lil III is looking to score with low kicks.
Ghostal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lil III sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lil III slips a jab from Ghostal.
Lil III is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ghostal.
Lil III will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lil III motions for Ghostal to come forward. Lil III throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ghostal throws a poor cross that misses
and Lil III counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ghostal pulls Lil III in close to his closed guard and prevents Lil III from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lil III stopping the sweep attempt from Ghostal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III lands a couple of elbows.
Lil III throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ghostal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ghostal trying to control the position here.
Lil III working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ghostal's head.
Lil III wants to control from the top but Ghostal keeps moving.
Lil III postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lil III accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ghostal has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lil III has passed into side control.
Lil III in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Ghostal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lil III working the head with strikes.
Lil III trying to control the action but Ghostal is working from the bottom.
Ba Lil III overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil III is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ghostal has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lil III misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ghostal is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lil III off and has taken his back!
Ghostal controlling well, preventing Lil III from escaping the position.
Lil III looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Ghostal lands shots from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal is hanging on to Lil III's back as he tries to escape.
Ghostal lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Lil III hold on?!
Lil III turns into Ghostal and is now in his guard.
Lil III throwing strikes but missing.
Lil III is looking to work some ground and pound but Ghostal has wrist control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lil III throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghostal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ghostal is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lil III throws a big elbow that misses.
Ghostal is trying to keep Lil III in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ba Lil III had his way with Tad Ghostal in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Donk. Ghostal catches Lil III right on the button with a cross.
Ghostal thumps Lil III with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ghostal misses the target.
Lil III throws an overhand right that lands on Ghostal's shoulder, as Ghostal tries to avoid the shot.
Lil III throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ghostal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ghostal lands a head kick. Lil III smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A punch combination from Ghostal misses.
Lil III takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ghostal throws a combination that misses
and Lil III counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lil III working the strikes but Ghostal uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ghostal won't allow Lil III to pass to mount.
Ghostal wants to control but Lil III is keeping busy.
Ghostal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lil III.
Lil III moves into full mount! Ghostal won't be happy about that!
Lil III scoring with strikes but Ghostal is staying in there.
Ghostal is trying desperately to improve position.
Lil III lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lil III can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ghostal is looking to escape.
Tad Ghostal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lil III.
Ghostal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lil III unloads with some shots from mount but Ghostal bucks and avoids them well.
Ghostal blocking the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lil III jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ghostal is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ghostal and Lil III has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lil III tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lil III wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ghostal keeps working.
Ghostal manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal is trying to get back to full guard.
Lil III throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ghostal wants to control but Lil III is keeping busy.
Lil III trying to control the action but Ghostal is working from the bottom.
Lil III passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ghostal!
Ba Lil III is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lil III looking to control but Ghostal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lil III throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ghostal because Lil III loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ghostal is desperately trying to improve his position but Lil III has a good base and remains in mount.
Ghostal keeps trying to improve his position.
Ghostal is squirming around, avoiding Lil III's attempts to control the action.
Lil III with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Lil III looking to control but Ghostal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lil III 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.
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 fight!
Ba Lil III showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lil III has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ba Lil III!
Ba Lil III retains his featherweight title!
Ba Lil III decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarik Gibson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Gibson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carter Martin!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Gibson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've been informed that Martin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A good leg kick by Martin.
Gibson tried to score with a low kick but Martin checks it.
Gibson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibson.
Martin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gibson scores with a leg kick.
Gibson ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Gibson slips a straight right by Martin.
Gibson throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin throws out a leg kick but Gibson moves out of range and Martin only half commits.
Carter Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Gibson off balance momentarily.
Martin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibson throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gibson slips a straight right by Martin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Martin.
Martin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gibson is able to avoid easily.
Martin slips a straight right by Gibson.
Gibson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gibson tried to score with a low kick but Martin checks it.
Gibson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gibson is looking to chop away at Martin's legs.
A good leg kick by Martin.
Gibson misses with a low kick.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gibson.
Gibson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gibson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Gibson's shoulder, as Gibson tries to avoid the shot.
Martin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A good leg kick by Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Martin.
Gibson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Gibson moves forwards but Martin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gibson tries to clinch up.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Gibson lands a nice shot to the body.
Gibson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martin works over Gibson's head and body with a nice combination.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gibson.
Gibson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gibson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Tarik Gibson has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gibson checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Martin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gibson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gibson tries to score with a low kick but Martin moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Gibson.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibson throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Gibson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gibson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gibson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martin's hands.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martin gets tackled into the ropes by Gibson. Gibson maintains the clinch.
Gibson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Gibson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Martin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Gibson.
Gibson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
Gibson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gibson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gibson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martin up against the ropes.
Martin avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Gibson misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gibson struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
Gibson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gibson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carter Martin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tarik Gibson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martin tries to clinch up but Gibson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gibson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martin at a distance.
Martin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gibson.
Gibson tried to score with a low kick but Martin checks it.
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gibson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin throws a wild body kick that Gibson sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martin, right into the meat.
Gibson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martin's head backwards.
Gibson throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin misses with a shot to the body
and Gibson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by Martin as he checks the leg kick.
Martin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martin is rocked!
A clash of legs there as Gibson blocks the low kick.
Martin is still on wobbly legs! Can Gibson finish him?
Martin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martin throws a hook but Gibson blocks it.
Martin seems to have recovered his senses.
Gibson throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
Martin cracks the inside of Gibson's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin cracks Gibson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gibson scores with a jab to the head.
Martin looks to throw the jab but Gibson is out of range.
Gibson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Gibson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Gibson.
Gibson misses with a hook.
Martin checks a leg kick.
Jab by Martin.
Martin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Martin dodges the punch combination from Gibson.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Gibson throws a low kick but Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson looks to land a right hand but Martin moved out of range.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Martin throws a hook but Gibson avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martin checks a leg kick.
Gibson looks to land a right hand but Martin moved out of range.
Gibson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gibson throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
Martin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Martin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gibson's head.
A combination from Gibson does no damage.
Gibson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gibson loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Nice cross by Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gibson misses its intended target.
Martin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gibson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martin lands with a straight right. Gibson didn't see that one coming.
Gibson scores with a nice right hand.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gibson throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gibson lands a nice looking body shot.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gibson slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Martin. Those never looked like landing.
Gibson throws a body shot but no joy.
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin tried to score with a low kick but Gibson checks it.
Gibson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gibson slips under a jab from Martin.
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Martin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gibson.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Gibson.
Martin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gibson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martin misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gibson can pounce on him.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gibson.
Gibson moves out of range of the strikes.
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 Tarik Gibson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tarik Gibson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gibson is looking to chop away at Martin's legs.
Martin tries to bum rush Gibson with a series of wild strikes but Gibson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gibson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gibson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gibson throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gibson.
Gibson scores with a hook.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
Martin throws a solid leg kick but Gibson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gibson.
Gibson misses with a low kick.
Martin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tarik Gibson is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibson looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Gibson lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson digs a good body shot into Martin's ribs.
Gibson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gibson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gibson lands a left and a right that send Martin crashing to the mat, dazed. Gibson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gibson.
Gibson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gibson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gibson.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Gibson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gibson thumps Martin with a low kick.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gibson wants to land a leg kick but Martin is out of range.
Gibson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson misses with a low kick as Martin jumps back.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gibson.
Gibson moves out of range of the body kick.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin throws a leg kick but Gibson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gibson throws a leg kick but Martin moved away.
Martin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gibson.
Martin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gibson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gibson tries to move into range but Martin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A leg kick checked by Martin.
Gibson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martin throws a hook but Gibson avoids it easily.
Gibson misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gibson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Martin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin throws a head kick that half lands.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gibson.
Gibson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin blocks a head kick by Gibson.
Martin throws a head kick but Gibson moves out of range.
A jab from Martin misses.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin throws the left hand but Gibson avoids the punch easily.
Martin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gibson throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin misses with a combination
and Gibson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gibson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Martin misses with a right hand
and Gibson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gibson, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gibson. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin throws a jab when Gibson was well out of range.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gibson tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Martin misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gibson was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Gibson tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarik Gibson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tarik Gibson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Gibson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martin checks it well.
Gibson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martin.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Gibson moved out of range.
Martin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martin cracks a nice hook into Gibson's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Martin connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Gibson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Martin doesn't seem phased though.
Gibson cracks Martin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gibson moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Martin tries a low kick but Gibson avoids it.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Martin thumps Gibson with a low kick.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson lands with a kick to the temple. Martin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gibson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martin throws a body punch but Gibson moves out of range.
Martin throws out a powerful jab.
Gibson blocks a head kick by Martin.
Gibson motions for Martin to come forward. Gibson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gibson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Martin.
Gibson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gibson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibson.
Martin looks to throw the jab but Gibson is out of range.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin slips under a jab.
Martin swings for the body but Gibson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson misses with a straight right.
Gibson throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Gibson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Martin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Martin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibson.
Gibson misses with the combination.
Gibson scores with a head kick.
Gibson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gibson throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Gibson connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is looking to score with low kicks.
Gibson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
Martin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martin blocks a jab.
Martin lands a glancing blow to the side of Gibson's head.
A nice combination there by Martin.
Gibson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Martin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gibson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin throws a right and a left that Gibson avoids nicely.
Oh Gibson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gibson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gibson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martin can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Gibson.
Gibson seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice shot by Gibson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Gibson down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Martin catches Gibson right on the button with a cross.
Martin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Martin duly obliges.
Martin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gibson.
Martin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Martin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Martin tries to clinch up but Gibson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gibson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin swings for the body but Gibson moves out of range.
Gibson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gibson.
Gibson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gibson looks to land a right hand but Martin moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martin feints and then cracks Gibson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gibson down.
Gibson throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Martin dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tarik Gibson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gibson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martin scores with a jab.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gibson.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy body kick from Martin
and Gibson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gibson is looking to score with low kicks.
Gibson lands a nice shot that snaps Martin's head back.
Gibson misses with a looping right.
Martin misses with a leg kick.
Gibson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Martin swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Gibson to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gibson misses with a leg kick.
Gibson tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Gibson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Gibson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin throws a series of punches but Gibson avoids them all with ease.
Gibson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martin digs a good hook to Gibson's body.
Gibson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good shot there by Gibson.
Martin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gibson's sensitive parts.
Martin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gibson slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
and Gibson counters with a nice leg kick.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Martin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gibson finds it's way round the side to connect with Martin's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martin lands a nice looking body kick.
Gibson tries to score with a low kick but Martin moves his leg out of the way.
Gibson works the jab nicely.
Gibson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tarik Gibson's cut is getting worse.
Gibson throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
Martin throws a jab when Gibson was well out of range.
Gibson missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin blocks the body kick.
Gibson throws a wild body kick that Martin sees coming a mile off.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
Gibson is looking to slow Martin down with leg kicks.
Martin misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a kick to the body.
Gibson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gibson.
Gibson misses with a head kick.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Gibson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gibson.
Martin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gibsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gibson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gibson.
Martin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gibson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Gibson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martin under the eye.
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!
Gibson catches Martin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gibson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin slips under a jab.
Gibson connects with the punch.
Gibson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibson manages to avoid it.
Gibson lands a nice looking body kick.
Martin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gibson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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 Tarik Gibson.
Well Gibson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tarik Gibson!
Tarik Gibson retains his middleweight title!
Carter Martin spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to apologize to all my fans! I went to the strip club last night and I still have a f*****g hangover...plus...My huge penis threw me off balance a few times during the fight, I may tape it to my leg next fight.'.
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